The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has said that residents and businesses can expect an improvement in refuse collection this week, following weeks of delay in some areas due to breakdowns in refuse compactors.
This comes after the metro last week prioritised the appointment of service providers to repair the municipal trucks that have been out of commission.
On Sunday, NMBM Public Health Portfolio Head, Thsonono Buyeye, conducted an oversight visit to the workshops in Gqeberha where the trucks are being repaired and stated that a total of eight trucks were expected to be back from repairs today, February 21.
“Over the last couple of weeks we have seen frustration rising amongst residents due to the challenge of delayed refuse collection. I can now confidently say that following my visit to the the workshops on Sunday, a total of eight trucks will be ready for work [today]. At least four of the repaired trucks arrived this morning and hit the ground running,” Buyeye said.
“We would like to apologise to our residents for the inconvenience this challenge has caused. We are appealing for their patience and can assure them that the refuse collection service will be back to normal again. Out of the 36 municipal trucks we have, 34 were out of commission last week.
“The eight trucks we are getting today will make some difference,” he added.
More trucks are expected to be repaired and added to the metro’s fleet, bringing more stability and boosting service delivery, especially in the affected areas.
