Council resist calls for removal of Pomona dumpsite

Harare city council has reportedly resisted the calls by environmentalists for the relocation of Pomona dumpsite.

Harare Residents Trust said the City of Harare finally resisted to relocate the Pomona dumpsite despite calls made by environmentalist and other stakeholders.

"City of Harare Engineer Phillip Pfukwa said the Council is going to improve their management and some of the waste are going to be recycled. The Council is casting a blind eye on the fact that some of the waste cannot be recycled," said the trust.

"The Pomona dumpsite has been a problematic child to residents in North and North-Western suburbs of Harare.Constant fire outbreaks at Pomona dumpsite shows the inability of the Council to adequately manage the dumpsite.It has became a health threat to residents in Mount Pleasant,Marlborough, Avondale and Avonlea."

The trust said the Council's decision shows that they take residents' health status for granted.Residents has the right to clean environment which is not harmful.