Vyfhonderd ton huishoudelike afval per dag sal \u2019n gesondheidsgevaar vir sowat 600 000 inwoners inhou. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
D\u00edt, indien die Drakenstein-munisi\u00adpa\u00adliteit sou voort\u00adgaan om \u2019n verbrandings\u00adaanleg by die stortingsterrein in Wel\u00adling\u00adton goed te keur \u2013 vir \u2019n groot ekono\u00admiese hupstoot vir die dorp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die munisipaliteit het duidelik nie tred gehou met die kennis van verskeie lede op die Drakenstein-omgewingswag (DEW) nie asook ander kenners (omgewingsbewaring), insluitend \u2019n regsgeleerde en navorsers betrokke by internasionale omgewingsimpakstudies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Paarl Post<\/i> het al verskeie kere berig oor die voorgestelde ver\u00adbrandingsaanleg wat die huidige stor\u00adtingsterrein gaan vervang en waar huishoudelike afval verbrand sal word om elektrisiteit op te wek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens die DEW se intensiewe studie en navorsing oor di\u00e9 beoogde aanleg hou dit meer nadele as voordele in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die munisipaliteit is heeltemal bewus van di\u00e9 planne, maar geen open\u00adbare gesprekvoering soos munisipale wetgewing vereis, is tot dusver gehou nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens \u2019n verteenwoordiger verbonde aan die departement van omgewingsake in die Wes-Kaap, wat die DEW se so\u00adveel\u00adste vergadering verlede week byge\u00adwoon het, het die munisipaliteit regs\u00adprosesse ge\u00efgnoreer om voort te gaan met hierdie aanleg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Niemand van die oorspronklike besluit\u00ad\u00ad\u00adnemers werk meer by die munisi\u00adpaliteit nie en dit be\u00efnvloed gesprekvoe\u00adring tussen die partye. DEW en ver\u00adskeie belangegroepe het hul teleur\u00adstel\u00adling uitgespreek teenoor die munisi\u00adpaliteit wat weinig vergaderings bywoon en nie werklik die inwoners van Welling\u00adton se belange op die hart dra nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die voorsitter van die DEW, Bernus van der Westhuizen, het in verlede week se DEW-vergadering bevestig dat huishoudelike afval \u2019n globale probleem is en nie net tot die Drakenstein se munisipale gebied beperk is nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie manier hoe die stortingsterrein in Wellington tans bestuur word, wek kommer. Veiligheid is on\u00addoel\u00ad\u00adtreffend en die weegbrug by die hoofingang is reeds maande lank stukkend,\u201d het hy ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens Van der Westhuizen het die DEW alle interne bronne uitgeput en die kwessie selfs tot op nasionale vlak geneem. Die munisipaliteit hou die publiek glo doelbewus in die duister oor die beplande ver\u00adbrandingsaanleg asook die newe-effekte daarvan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die gesondheid van die inwoners is uiters kommerwekkend. Volgens \u2019n omgewingsbewaringspesialis, betrokke by Wellington-gemeenskapsorg, is die openbare deelnameproses deur die munisipaliteit inderdaad ge\u00efgnoreer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHul optrede grens aan gruwelike skending van menseregte en \u2019n klag is reeds by die Menseregtekommissie van Suid-Afrika sowel as die openbare beskermer aanhangig gemaak,\u201d het \u2019n man wat anoniem wil bly, ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gesondheidsrisiko\u2019s is groter as die werkgeleenthede wat di\u00e9 aanleg gaan bied \u2013 potensi\u00eble werknemers van die aanleg is nie ingelig oor die impak van uitlaatgas op hul eie gesondheid nie. Die Drakenstein-gebied is een van die grootste omgewings wat vatbaar is vir \u2019n sekere soort kanker wat verder deur die aanleg se uitlaatgas aangevuur en deur asemhaling ingeneem sal word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens \u2019n video deur Groundwork, \u2019n groep ten gunste van omge\u00adwings\u00adbewaring in Suid-Afrika, hou die beplande verbrandings\u00adaanleg groot gesondheidsprobleme vir Wellington in. Die gevare en skade vir menslike gesondheid is ongekend soos dit aan die hand van internasionale navorsing blyk, en is deur die DEW en verskeie rolspelers in die drukgroep teen die Drakenstein-munisipaliteit bevestig. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Huishoudelike afval wat hier ver\u00adbrand gaan word, gaan uit verskeie omliggende dorpe ingevoer word om die winsgewendheid van die aanleg te waarborg ongeag die langtermyngevolge op mense se gesondheid. Drakenstein-munisipaliteit het opdrag van die DEW ontvang om te antwoord oor die besluit oor die aanleg asook antwoorde te verskaf aan die publiek wat volgens bestaande wetgewing daarop geregtig is. Die munisipaliteit moet met \u2019n aksieplan vorendag kom hoe die huidige stortingsterrein optimaal be\u00adstuur gaan word om sy leeftyd te verleng. Die departement omgewingsake het aanbeveel dat die munisipaliteit hom ten opsigte van herwin\u00adning in plaas van verbranding van huishoudelike afval moet inlig en by die beste praktyke gaan kers opsteek.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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