Implementation of solid waste management at Msunduzi local municipality : exploring household waste separation methods

Abstract

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.