The management of waste disposal poses a critical problem in society. The
Pietermaritzburg landfill site has a limited capacity, and it is estimated to expire
within the next two years. The South African national government aims to prevent
and minimise waste generation through the separation of domestic waste. This is not
only a prerequisite for successfully minimising waste generation but is also a
requisite according to the Waste Act of 2008. However, the residents of
Pietermaritzburg do not practice household solid waste source separation.
This study evaluated solid waste management (SWM) practices at the Msunduzi
Local Municipality. This was achieved by employing two main structures of research
enquiry, namely qualitative inferences and conceptual research. Data was collected
from a wide range of secondary literature sourced from articles, books, journals,
legislative prescripts, and reports. The data was collected in three different ways: by
performing a review of literature through online search engines; by collecting textual
data from books, legislative prescripts, and reports; and by extracting quantitative
data applicable to the study. Since the study was conceptual in nature, the content
analysis of existing literature and documentation was applied as a data analysis
method.
The study found that household solid waste source separation has still not been
widely introduced and implemented within the Msunduzi Local Municipality due to
various waste management challenges. Since this landfill capacity is reducing fast,
household solid waste source separation is crucial. The study recommended that the
Msunduzi Local Municipality needs to acknowledge waste reduction as the highest
priority for long-term sustainable integrated waste management by implementing
household solid waste source separation on a full scale within all wards using a twobag
system.
Ukuphathwa kokulahlwa kukadoti kudala inkinga enkulu emphakathini. Indawo
okulahlwa kuyo udoti eMgungundlovu inomthamo olinganiselwe, futhi kulinganiselwa
ukuthi izophelelwa yisikhathi kungekudala. Uhulumeni kazwelonke waseNingizimu
Afrika uhlose ukuvimbela nokunciphisa ukwenziwa kukadoti ngokuhlukanisa udoti
wasekhaya. Lokhu akukhona nje kuphela okudingekayo ekunciphiseni
ngempumelelo ukukhiqizwa kwemfucuza, kodwa futhi kuyimfuneko yoMthetho
Wokungcola ka-2008. Izakhamizi zaseMgungundlovu, nokho, azikazijwayezi
ngokuhlukaniswa kwemithombo yemfucuza eqinile yasendlini (HSW).
Lolu cwaningo luhlolisise izindlela zokuphathwa kwemfucuza eqinile kuMasipala
Wendawo uMsunduzi. Lokhu kufezeke ngokusebenzisa izinhlaka ezimbili
eziyinhloko zophenyo locwaningo, okungukuthi okutholakele okuchazayo
nangokomqondo okuqoqwe ngemibuzo, izingxoxo, noma ngokubona kanye
nocwaningo oluphathelene nemiqondo nemibono engaqondakali. Imininingwane
iqoqwe emibhalweni eyahlukahlukene enjengemibiko, amajenali, izincwadi, imiyalelo
yokushaywa komthetho kanye nama-athikili.Imininingwane yaqoqwa ngezindlela
ezintathu ezihlukene: ngokwenza ukubuyekeza imibhalo ngezinjini zokucinga ezikuinthanethi;
ngokuqoqa imininingwane yemibhalo ezincwadini, emibikweni
nasezincwadini zomthetho; nangokukhipha imininingwane ngendlela yokubala noma
yezinombolo esebenzayo esifundweni. Njengoba lolu cwaningo lwalunomqondo
ngokwemvelo, ukuhlaziywa kokuqukethwe kwezincwadi ezikhona kanye nemibhalo
kwasetshenziswa njengendlela yokuhlaziya imininingwane.
Ucwaningo luthole ukuthi ukwahlukaniswa kwemithombo ye-HSW akukaze
kwethulwe kabanzi futhi kwaqaliswa ngaphakathi kuMasipala Wendawo uMsunduzi,
ngenxa yezinselelo ezahlukahlukene zokuphathwa kwemfucuza. Njengoba lo
msebenzi wokulahla udoti uncipha ngokushesha, ukwehlukaniswa kwemithombo ye-
HSW kubalulekile.Ucwaningo luphakamisa ukuthi uMasipala Wendawo uMsunduzi
ukwamukele ukuncishiswa nokuphungulwa kwemfucuza njengento eseqhulwini
ekuphathweni kwemfucuza ehlanganisiwe yesikhathi eside ngokuqalisa
ukuhlukaniswa kwemithombo ye-HSW ngokugcwele, kuzo zonke izigaba
zokuphatha, kusetshenziswa uhlelo lwezikhwama ezimbili.
Taolo ya ditlakala tšeo di lahlilwego e baka bothata bjo bogolo setšhabeng. Lefelo la
go lahlela ditlakala la ka Pietermaritzburg ke le lennyane, gomme go akanywa gore
le tlo emiša go šoma ka moso e se kgale. Mmušo wa bosetšhaba wa Afrika Borwa o
ikemišeditše go thibela le go fokotša tšweletšo ya ditlakala ka go aroganya ditlakala
tšeo di tšweletšwago ka malapeng. Se ga se fela senyakwa sa go fokotša tšweletšo
ya ditlakala ka katlego, eupša gape ke senyakwa go ya ka Molao wa Ditlakala wa
2008. Badudi ba Pietermaritzburg, le ge go le bjale, ga ba aroganye ditlakala tše
thata tša ka malapeng(HSW).
Dinyakišišo di sekasekile ditiro tšba taolo ya ditlakala tše thata ka Masepaleng wa
Selegae wa Msunduzi. Se se fihleletšwe ka go diriša dibopego tše pedi tše kgolo tša
go dira dinyakišišo, e lego sa tšhišinyo ya boleng le dinyakišišo tša dikgopolo.
Tshedimošo e kgobokeditšwe go dingwalwa tša mehutahuta tša go swana le dipego,
ditšenale, dipuku, dingwalwataelo tša semolao le diathekele. Tshedimošo e
kgobokeditšwe ka ditsela tše tharo tše di fapafapanego: ka go dira tekodišišo ya
dingwalwa ka go diriša difala tša inthaneteng tša dinyakišišo; ka go kgoboketša
tshedimošo ya ka dingwalweng go tšwa dipukung; le go ntšha tshedimošo ka bontši
yeo e amanago le dinyakišišo. Ka ge dinyakišišo di be di le tša boikgopolelo,
tshekatsheko ya diteng ya dingwalwa tša bjale le ya dingwalo e dirišitšwe bjalo ka
mokgwa wa tshekatsheko ya tshedimošo.
Dinyakišišo di utollotše gore karoganyo ya mothopo wa HSW ga se ya tsebagatšwa
ka bophara go fihla mo lebakeng le le go tsenywa tirišong ka Masepaleng wa
Selegae wa Msunduzi, ka lebaka la ditlhohlo tša mehutahuta tša taolo ya ditlakala.
Ka ge mothamo wa ditlakala o fokotšega ka lebelo, karoganyo ya methopo wa HSW
e sa le bohlokwa. Dinyakišišo di šišinya gore Masepala wa Selegae wa Msunduzi o
lemoga bohlokwa bja go fokotša ditlakala le wa phokotšo ya dilahlwa bjalo ka seo o
se beago pele kudu ka go lenaneo la lebaka le letelele la taolo ya ditlakala ka go
tsenya tirišong karoganyo ya methopo wa HSW ka bphara, ka diwateng ka moka, ka
go šomiša lenaneo la mekotlana ye mebedi.
