Pikitup the waste management entity of the City of Johannesburg has managed to significantly reduce waste removal backlogs that residents of the City’ experienced in the past two to three weeks. Pikitup employees will continue to work over weekends and overtime until all the backlogs are cleared including illegal dumping spots. The backlog that affected [...]

Dear Residents, Please note that the City of Johannesburg, Pikitup, Green Development Foundation and Phambili Environmental Services Officials will be visiting households in Vorna Valley on the 19th of October 2018 for the promotion of the Separation@Source programme (S@S) and the A Re Sebetseng voluntary clean-up campaign that will take place on the 20th October [...]

02 October 2018 Release: Immediate Today, Pikitup will be operating with limited capacity throughout Johannesburg due to the failure to manage the transition of our ad hoc fleet contracts in Pikitup. The ad hoc fleet contract serves to provide additional vehicles to the City to compensate for the attrition of Pikitup’s aged fleet. In order [...]

Orange Farm Refuse Collection plan for 21st and 22nd September 2018.   FRIDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER 2018 SATURDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 2018 Lakeside Ext 1, 2, 3 Stratford Ext 10, 6 Orange Farm Ext 3, 4 Stratford Ext 3, 5,7,8,9 Orange Farm Proper Orange Farm Ext 1      

REFUSE COLLECTION SCHEDULE FOR THE UPCOMING PUBLIC HOLIDAY –   MONDAY, 24TH SEPTEMBER 2018   DATES REFUSE COLLECTION       YES OR NO STREET CLEANING       YES OR NO COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS   YES OR NO   COLLECTION OF BULKY WASTE   YES OR NO GARDEN SITES       (Operating or [...]

Today, the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Herman Mashaba, is pleased to officially launch the City of Johannesburg’s partnership with Global Citizen for A Re Sebetseng clean-up campaigns. The partnership was announced last month, which bolsters efforts by the City to improve the environment, cut plastic use, and embrace a healthy lifestyle. [...]

  CRUM: COMMUNITY A RE SEBETSENG PLAN OF ACTION: CLEAN UP DATE 15 SEPTEMBER 2018 REGION A: REGIONAL DIRECTOR: ABIGAIL NDLOVU     CONTACT DETAILS:  083 584 3883        EMAIL ADDRESS: abigailnd@joburg.org.za Ward Names and contact details of Stakeholders/Residents Associations/Councillors  that will be Participating Number of participants expected Physical Addresses of areas to be cleaned Confirmed Yes/No Starting Time [...]

06 September 2018 Release: Immediate This afternoon, I was informed of the arrest of five suspects for the attempted murder of a Pikitup General Manager. The suspects were part of protesters picketing outside Pikitup offices since Monday, demanding that they be employed by the City’s waste management company. It is alleged that, on Monday, the [...]

Pikitup employees are yet again prevented from servicing some parts of the City of Johannesburg as a result of the ongoing protest demonstrations outside some depots including a planned march to its head office. The affected depots today, are Zondi, Central Camp, Selby, Waterval, Midrand and Avalon. The disruptions to Pikitup services follows demands made [...]

The City of Johannesburg has experienced the misfortune of illegal and violent protests since July 26, 2018. The protestors are demanding that Pikitup give them permanent employment regardless of the resources and capacity available. The illegal protestors have stoned Pikitup and Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) trucks, petrol bombed and caused serious damage to Pikitup depots, [...]