The Environment and Infrastructure Services Department (EISD) in conjunction with Pikitup, the waste management entity of the City, has started to register waste pickers within the City of Johannesburg. Region D was the first of all the City’s regions to start the registration, with 1200 waste pickers already registered. Waste pickers are one of the [...]

On Saturday 19th January 2019, the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Herman Mashaba, kicks off the first A Re Sebestseng clean-up campaign of the year. Last year, residents showed tremendous support for the activations across the city. It is this kind of commitment to community participation in improving their living conditions that [...]

Pikitup, the City of Johannesburg’s waste management entity, would like to advise Joburg residents and business owners that refuse will be collected on all public holidays except on Christmas Day, Tuesday 25 December 2018. There will not be refuse collection on Christmas Day. Residents whose scheduled waste collection day falls on Christmas Day are advised [...]

Dear Residents Pikitup Marlboro depot would like to inform Sandton residents that it is running behind schedule with its waste collection services. Today (28/11/2018) waste collection will be undertaken in the following areas: Lonehill, Magalisig, Paulshoff, Bryanston, Petervale, Morningside, Bhekilanga, Petervale, Rivonia, Kramerville , Benmore, Riverclub, Riverpark and Alexandria Pikitup, appeals to the affected residents [...]

The MMC for Environment and Infrastructure Services Cllr Nico De Jager officially opened two newly refurbished Pikitup Drop off Centres today. The renovations at both the Victory Park Drop off Centre and the Ashburton Drop off Centre are valued at almost R4 million. Speaking during the official opening Cllr Nico De Jager said the City [...]

Tomorrow, on Saturday 27th October 2018, the Executive Mayor for the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Herman Mashaba, continues A Re Sebetseng’s clean-up campaigns in partnership with Global Citizen. The participants who join in the clean-up stand a chance to win tickets to the Global Citizen Festival Mandela 100 on 2nd December 2018 at FNB Stadium. [...]

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