Limpopo district vies for green award
Vhembe District leaders are hoping that more than 180 new rubbish bins will help address waste management challenges in the district – and put it closer to achieving targets as part of government’s annual Greenest Municipality Competition Award.
Handed over by Vhembe District Municipality’s Executive Mayor Cllr Tshitereke Matibe, the bins will be distributed in each of Vhembe’s four local municipalities – Musina, Makhado, Thulamela and Mutale.
Based on need, Mutale received slightly more of the green bins bearing the slogan “Keep VDM Clean.”
Aimed at fostering better local waste management, the Greenest Municipality Competition Awards were previously known as the “Cleanest Town Competition” that focused on reducing, reusing and recycling waste.
“Although the Cleanest Town Competition was fairly successful in achieving its primary objectives, there are some municipalities that are struggling to meet the elements dude to budget constraints,” said Matibe, who added that some local municipalities struggle to comply with minimum requirements for waste management due to a lack of resources.
According to Matibe, Vhembe is currently developing bulk waste management infrastructure to bring the district more in line with legislation.
Matibe urged the community to make sure that members played a part in waste management by taking responsibility for their yards as well as the areas in which they lived.
“Let us teach each other that littering is dangerous to our communities,” he told OurHealth. “Such education and awareness must be cascaded to our young people at schools and other forums.”
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Limpopo district vies for green award
by ndivhuwomusetha, Health-e News
July 7, 2014
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