The collection schedule for the Think Twice recycling service in the northern surburbs of Cape Town and surrounding areas will change from 1 February so that recycling collections will take place on the same day as general refuse collections, according to a media release issued by the City of Cape Town on Friday.
This change follows requests from communities who raised concerns about increased litter and perceived safety risks associated with having separate collection days for recycling and general refuse.
The affected areas include sub-councils two, five, six and seven, according to a media release issued by the City of Cape Town.
By aligning the two services, residents will only need to put their refuse and recycling bins out once a week — aimed at helping to contain littering, among other things.
Collecting recycling on the same day as general refuse is in line with other areas of the City that benefit from Think Twice.
Revised collection schedule
The revised collection schedule applies to the following participating suburbs:
• Subcouncil 2 (Belmont Park; Botfontein Smallholdings; Brackenfell (Central, Common, Heights, Industria, South); Bloekombos; Buh-Rein Estate; Cape Gate; Edenpark; Haasendal; Kraaifontein (including Industria and East); Northpine; Protea Heights; Protea Village; Ruwari; Scottsdene; Wallacedene; Windsor Park and Windsor Estate and Vredekloof.
• Subcouncil 5: Parow Industria and Vredelust (Kuils River).
• Subcouncil 6: Bellair; Blommendal; Blomtuin; Chrismar; De La Haye; Groenvallei; Heemstede; Joubert Park; La Rochelle; Loumar; Meyerhof; Vredelust; Boston; Bosbel; Oakdale; Oakglen and Vredenburg.
• Subcouncil 7: Bothasig; Durbanville and Durbanville Hills; Edgemead; Monte Vista; Panorama; Plattekloof (including Plattekloof Glen); Sonstraal and Sonstraal Heights; Stellenberg; Welgemoed and Uitzicht.
Remove bins after collection
Going forward residents are reminded to not place any bins out earlier than the evening before collection, and to remove bins from the street as soon as possible after collection.
“We thank residents for their willingness to recycle and for their engagement on this issue. We are happy to be able to negotiate a solution to this matter that works for everyone involved,” says Grant Twigg, Mayco member for urban waste management.”Recycling is key to protecting our environment as it helps send less waste to landfill, which reduces carbon emissions,” Twigg says.
