{"id":52382,"date":"2023-05-02T11:46:31","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T09:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/residents-in-cape-town-suburb-furious-about-the-rubbish-being-dumped-at-their-back-door-20221221\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T21:06:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T19:06:00","slug":"residents-in-cape-town-suburb-furious-about-the-rubbish-being-dumped-at-their-back-door-20221221","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/residents-in-cape-town-suburb-furious-about-the-rubbish-being-dumped-at-their-back-door-20221221\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents in Cape Town suburb  &#8216;furious&#8217; about the rubbish being dumped at their back door"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thornton residents are fed-up with dumping which is happening at their back door. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Maryanne Jordaan the canal has been looking like a dumping site for a long time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe do not know who is responsible for scattering the rubbish, but some of the rubbish and other things belong to a few people who sleep under the bridge by the station,\u201d Jordaan says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And more people are gaining ground in Thornton, which we suspect comes from Epping Market, she adds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-illegal-dumping\">Illegal dumping<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This dumping starts from Heldersig Road alongside the canal towards the station side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn numerous occasions, we have emailed Riad, the ward councillor, again this morning (Sunday 18 December). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is supposed to be a Thornton Clean Up that happens, but the canal is always looking like this, and it is getting worse,\u201d Jordaan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_e9a0fe8e\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7972\/bbff92430feb4c3c83fecf73cd5c306d.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3695be801c3840969dcff43c65c6022f.jpg\" title=\"Some of the rubbish and belongings of the vagrants.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Some of the rubbish and belongings of the vagrants.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7972\/6abe6f7af5764f74a9f178725f7b2b2a.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9eddf7e8944941819b2cc9a7a3146a6c.jpg\" title=\"Dumping on the canal.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Dumping on the canal.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Jordaan stated that even the grass is still not cut on the canal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are furious.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPinelands always seems to get their issues fixed, but Thornton is left,\u201d Jordaan said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the City of Cape Town, illegal dumping is the depositing, discharging, spilling, or releasing of any kind of waste in or on any public space. This includes waste that is loose or in boxes, barrels, or bags. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAlthough we have several waste management strategies and services in place for dealing with all types of waste, we have a dumping problem in Cape Town. It is one of the biggest challenges the City faces. 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