The
Mossel Bay Municipality provides 39 free garbage bags to households quarterly.
These bags are distributed door to door. The first distribution for 2024
started on 1 February. Further quarterly distribution takes place in May,
August and November. Free refuse bags are however not available to businesses.
At housing complexes or flats, bags are given to management or the caretakers
to be issued to the occupants.
It has come to the municipality’s attention that
residents are visiting the municipal yard in Schoeman Street, requesting
additional bags over and above their quarterly quota. This is not permitted as
it places tremendous strain on resources and budgets.
Members
of the public are reminded that bags will only be issued from the waste
management offices in the following cases - new residents arriving in Mossel
Bay after the quarterly distribution has been done; or if by chance, residents
have been passed over with the quarterly distribution.
Should
residents be new in Mossel Bay or have been passed over during refuse bag
distribution, kindly contact Sanele Mbayisa (044 606-5143 or smbayisa@mosselbay.gov.za) or
visit the offices of the waste management department, Plaza Aquada, 97 Marsh
Street, Floor 6 - room 102.
HELP
US RECYCLE
Mossel
Bay Municipality encourages residents to contribute to the municipality's
efforts to recycle by using the three-bag system, which calls on residents to
assist in the segregation of refuse.
Free
refuse bags are allocated as follows:
Green
bags = garden waste only (13)
Blue
bags = all recyclable garbage (13)
Black
bags = all non-recyclable household waste (13)
Additional
blue bags may be requested from the waste management department, in an effort
to encourage residents to aid in the municipality’s recycling efforts. However,
residents requiring more black (non-recyclable household waste) or green
(garden waste) refuse bags are encouraged to purchase them at Mikeva or
Agriland SSK.
HAZARDOUS
HOUSEHOLD WASTE
Members
of the public are reminded not to place any hazardous household waste, such as
syringes, in any of the above bags. This can be done at the open days for the
disposal of hazardous household waste offered by the municipality. This is a
free service offered to the public and the list of items accepted includes
e-waste; motor oil, oil filters, brake fluid and used antifreeze; paint,
paint thinner and turpentine; pesticides or herbicides; household batteries;
CRTs, old television sets and miscellaneous electronics; tyres; and fluorescent
tubes and globes. The following will not be accepted: explosives; ammunition;
radioactive materials; and controlled substances.
This
year, this service is being extended to include a third venue, which will
alternately be the Kwanonqaba and Asla community halls. The drop off time is
from 08:30 to 14:00.
Dates
are as follows:
March
2024:
·
26 March – Kwanonqaba community hall
·
27 March – Mossel Bay town hall
·
28 March – Great Brak rivier municipal offices
June
2024:
·
26 June – Asla Park community hall
·
27 June – Mossel Bay town hall
·
28 June – Great Brak River municipal offices
September
2024:
·
25 September – Kwanonqaba community hall
·
26 September – Mossel Bay town hall
·
27 September – Great Brak River municipal offices
December
2024:
·
4 December – Asla community hall
·
5 December – Mossel Bay town hall
·
6 December – Great Brak River municipal offices
