During April and May, the CCID’s Urban Management department runs its annual public awareness Clean Campaign that also highlights the services the CCID provides in the Central City on a daily basis.
The CCID deploys 60 professionally skilled street sweepers via J&M Cleaning Services and a 300-strong semi-skilled cleaning and maintenance team via the NGO Straatwerk. These are the people who keep “the spaces in between the buildings” in tip-top shape.
The 2016 Clean Campaign highlights the work of the CCID, but also calls on the public to do their bit to ensure the Central City remains the cleanest CBD in South Africa. Look out for the CCID’s street-pole posters in the Central City highlighting issues around litter and for its innovative street theatre performances.
A J&M Cleaning Services member
Making a performance
A few months ago, pedestrians in the Central City were treated to an innovative street activation by the Open Streets team when troupes of performers took to busy intersections to raise awareness around pedestrian safety. The CCID was inspired by Open Streets’ success with this and will be joining forces with the Rainbow Academy during Wednesday lunchtimes in April to entertain CBDers with similar activations based this time around three important Keep it clean messages: don’t litter, don’t dump illegally, and don’t stick up illegal posters. The consequences could get downright dirty. Stay tuned via the CCID and City Views Facebook pages.
A classic case of illegal dumping
How can you help keep the CBD clean?
If you’re a Central City retailer or building manager and want to improve the space outside your premises, or if you need advice on the City’s applications and procedures, contact one of the Urban Management department’s two supervisory managers or three precinct managers on 021 286 0830.
Anybody can transport their waste to a City Bowl drop-off centre or call a company to collect it. This helps take some of the load off the CCID’s cleaning crews and reduces the amount of waste sent to the City’s three landfill sites.
City of Cape Town waste drop-off points
Up to 1 500kg of non-hazardous waste can be taken to any of the City’s 20 drop-off facilities at no cost. The Sea Point facility, in Tramway Road, accepts motor oil, paper and cardboard, Tetra Pak, cans and metal, glass bottles, plastic, polystyrene and e-waste. The Woodstock facility, in Beach Road, accepts all of the above, as well as garage waste, builder’s rubble and clean garden waste. The call centre for all facilities can be reached on 0860 103 089.
Private waste drop-off points or collection services
Drop off glass bottles at the EnviroGlass Bottle Bank in Curtis Street (off Hof Street), Gardens, and other recyclables at Pick n Pay Gardens Centre in Mill Street, Gardens. Or contact these organisations to fetch your waste:
- Abundance Recycling: 021 531 5888
- Clearer Conscience: www.clearer.co.za 082 339 9838
- Mr Recycle: www.mrrecycle.co.za 079 138 9262
- Recycle 1st: www.recycle1st.co.za 083 354 6914
- Virgin Earth: www.virginearth.co.za 072 347 7426
- Urban Wise: www.urbanwise.co.za 084 221 4546
No butts
As part of the Clean Campaign, the CCID will be giving out 32 000 reusable cigarette pouches. They allow you to stash your stompies when there are no bins around. To get yours, look out for distributers wearing CCID T-shirts in these locations:
- 21 and 22 March, 12h00 – 14h00: public spaces including the Grand Parade, Greenmarket Square, Jetty Square, North Wharf, Pier Place, St Georges Mall, the Cape Town Station forecourt and Thibault Square.
- 23 and 24 March, 07h00 – 09h00 and 16h00 – 18h00: traffic intersections including Christiaan Barnard Street and Hertzog Boulevard, Christiaan Barnard Street and Table Bay Boulevard, Buitengracht and Hans Strijdom Avenue, Buitengracht and Riebeek Street, Buitengracht and Walter Sisulu Avenue.
- 28 March, all day: public transport interchanges including Cape Town Station, the Golden Arrow bus terminus along Strand Street, and MyCiTi stations (Adderley, Civic Centre and Thibault).
To meet the Urban Management team, click here.
Check ‘em out on YouTube Join the CCID in April to experience a day in the life of a precinct manager. Follow the CCID on Facebook and Twitter for more info. #KeepItClean
This article first appeared in the autumn 2016 issue of City Views. Read it online.