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Towards attaining the Polokwane waste reduction goals – where are we?
The concept of sustainable waste management has increased in momentum as it attemptsto deal with society’s waste in an environmentally efficient, economically affordable andsocially acceptable manner. Rapid population growth, the use of high-tech materialsand the tendency to concentrate in large cities have resulted in increasing amounts ofwaste being generated. The resultant effect is increasing pressure on waste managementresources, such as landfills, collection and disposal services and the environment. ThePolokwane Declaration set targets of zero waste to landfills by 2022 and to reduce the sameby 50% by the year 2012. The set target of zero waste to landfills was recently revised to 70%waste to landfills by 2022. It is four years before the first target date, and progress madethus far has not been very encouraging. This article examines and analyses the progressmade against these targets using the data from the City of Johannesburg, and evaluatesthe possibility of achieving both the 2012 and the 2022 targets. Evidence presented in thearticle points to the following possibilities: the set targets are too ambitious and may notbe achieved in the set time frames and, if these targets are to be achieved, significantresources and effort will need to be expanded to make the necessary progress. The articleends by drawing certain conclusions and making recommendations aimed at assisting theauthorities in South Africa to make reasonable progress in this noble intention.
Towards attaining the Polokwane waste reduction goals – where are we?
The concept of sustainable waste management has increased in momentum as it attemptsto deal with society’s waste in an environmentally efficient, economically affordable andsocially acceptable manner. Rapid population growth, the use of high-tech materialsand the tendency to concentrate in large cities have resulted in increasing amounts ofwaste being generated. The resultant effect is increasing pressure on waste managementresources, such as landfills, collection and disposal services and the environment. ThePolokwane Declaration set targets of zero waste to landfills by 2022 and to reduce the sameby 50% by the year 2012. The set target of zero waste to landfills was recently revised to 70%waste to landfills by 2022. It is four years before the first target date, and progress madethus far has not been very encouraging. This article examines and analyses the progressmade against these targets using the data from the City of Johannesburg, and evaluatesthe possibility of achieving both the 2012 and the 2022 targets. Evidence presented in thearticle points to the following possibilities: the set targets are too ambitious and may notbe achieved in the set time frames and, if these targets are to be achieved, significantresources and effort will need to be expanded to make the necessary progress. The articleends by drawing certain conclusions and making recommendations aimed at assisting theauthorities in South Africa to make reasonable progress in this noble intention.
Towards attaining the Polokwane waste reduction goals – where are we?
Taiwo, Oluwatoyin (author) / Otieno, Fred (author) / Venter, Christa (author)
2008-11-30
Town and Regional Planning; Vol. 53 (2008); 25-31 ; 2415-0495 ; 1012-280X
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
710
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