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BCC engages private firm to assist in refuse collection
13 Dec 2011 at 13:03hrs | Views
BULAWAYO ' The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has engaged a private company, Waste Management Services, to assist in refuse collection as the local authority battles to clear piling garbage.
Waste Management Services would be given eastern areas to collect refuse and council will concentrate on high-density suburbs and all commercial and industrial areas including the central business district (CBD).
The engagement of WMS will also see refuse collection in western areas being done fortnightly. The company will also supply the local authority with plastic bins to every household.
The absence of refuse bins had also resulted in residents dumping their garbage at almost every open space. According to the latest council report, Waste Management Services (WMS), which has been awarded a 12-month contract, would concentrate of refuse collection in the city's eastern areas.
The tenure of the contract awarded to Waste Management Services will be 12 months, instead of six months.
Most suburbs in Bulawayo are littered with illegal dumpsites because of council's failure to collect refuse frequently. Currently, refuse collection is done fortnightly in eastern areas and once in every month in the western areas.
Waste Management Services would be given eastern areas to collect refuse and council will concentrate on high-density suburbs and all commercial and industrial areas including the central business district (CBD).
The engagement of WMS will also see refuse collection in western areas being done fortnightly. The company will also supply the local authority with plastic bins to every household.
The absence of refuse bins had also resulted in residents dumping their garbage at almost every open space. According to the latest council report, Waste Management Services (WMS), which has been awarded a 12-month contract, would concentrate of refuse collection in the city's eastern areas.
The tenure of the contract awarded to Waste Management Services will be 12 months, instead of six months.
Most suburbs in Bulawayo are littered with illegal dumpsites because of council's failure to collect refuse frequently. Currently, refuse collection is done fortnightly in eastern areas and once in every month in the western areas.
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