The City of Cape Town is giving the public an extended opportunity to comment on the proposed location of a new regional landfill site. Interested and affected parties initially had until April 17, 2012 to comment; this period has been extended to 14 May 2012.
Two options are under consideration, sites near Kalbaskraal and near Atlantis.
The City is carrying out a Supplementary Environmental Impact Assessment Report (SEIR) process for the proposed regional landfill site to service the City of Cape Town. Together with various recycling initiatives, this site will assist the City in discharging its Constitutional mandate to provide essential services to its residents with the regard to the disposal of solid waste.
“Considering the rapidly diminishing space available at the current landfill sites, we urgently need a new site in order to meet our responsibilities towards our residents,” said Councillor Shehaam Sims, Mayoral Committee Member for Utility Services.
“As required by the MEC, we last month advertised the start of a review and comment period for Interested and Affected Parties. The period commenced on March 5, 2012 and will now close on May 14, 2012,” said Councillor Sims.
During public meetings held last month, a request was made for the comment period to be extended due to the complex nature of the SEIR. A similar request was made for copies of the document to be made available at more venues than initially announced.
Copies of the SEIR have been lodged at (this list has been expanded to include more venues):
- Cape Town Central Library (City Hall)
- Wesfleur Library Hall (Atlantis)
- Avondale Library Hall (Atlantis)
- Pella Primary School
- Mamre Library
- Witzand Community Hall
- Swartland Municipal Offices (Malmesbury)
- Philadelphia Church Hall
- OJ Erasmus Primary School (Kalbaskraal)
- Klipheuwel Primary School
- Tableview Library
- Koeberg Library
- City of Cape Town – Waste Management Department (38 Wale Street, Cape Town)
- CCA Environmental (Pty) Ltd Office (Cape Town)
- CCA Environmental website
Three open days and information feedback meetings have been held where the updated findings of the SEIR were presented and discussed. No further public meetings are scheduled.
