In fact, PRUNIT growth has realised the low cost remediation of several defunct ‘dumps’ throughout the e’Thekwini Municipal Area, while saving the municipality significantly on rehabilitation costs. This provides indigenous vegetation for the rehabilitation of the peripheral ‘buffer zone’ areas of Mariannhill, as well as for the ongoing rehabilitation of the Bisasar Road Landfill Site. This has resulted in the establishment of several ‘cells’ that hold waste, while the vegetation that is removed is placed in a large holding nursery called the Plant Rescue Unit. What is unique about this landfill is that it is environmentally friendly, so much so that it has achieved Conservancy status.
This represents about 15% of the EMA’s total waste. The Mariannhilll Landfill Conservancy receives 450 tonnes of general municipal waste per day from the Pinetown, Westville, Queensborough, Kloof area. Via public meetings the tension was resolved, and in 1996 the infrastructure for the landfill Outcomes and Impacts Initially, the Council, environmental Non Governmental Organisations and the community were in conflict about the location of the landfill. A lot of negative energy was directed at the determination of a site for the landfill because of landfills’ association with foul smells and pollution. The main obstacle encountered by the Mariannhill Landfill Conservancy arose while the site location was being selected. Other stakeholders include the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa, the Mariannhill Landfill Monitoring Committee, Mariannhill Monastery, Siyenza Engineers and the Ratepayers Association who provided input and voiced their concerns during the planning and implementation stages of the Mariannhill Landifill Conservancy initiative. The Provincial Ezemvelo KwaZulu -Natal Wildlife Board was responsible for granting Mariannhill its conservancy status and guided this process. The Mariannhill Landfill Conservancy project was driven by the Cleansing and Solid Waste Branch of the e’Thekwini Municipality, under the leadership of the Deputy Head, John Parkin and was made possible through ‘Carbon Finance,’ which is channelled through the World Bank’s Prototype Carbon Fund (PCF)-a public-private partnership with participants from several countries worldwide.Įnviros UK did some consulting for Mariannhill on leachate treatability. Where the municipality did not have the expertise, consultants and contractors were appointed. The results of the research led to the establishment of the priorities. Research was then conducted as to determine solutions. Via this dialogue the concerns of the communities and the Environmental NGOs were identified. A strategy was devised whereby one on one meetings were held with the affected communities and NGOs. Initially the objective was to change the attitude of the community and the Environmental Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) as the Mariannhill site would be operational for some 25 years. Finally an educational facility was established to educate people about waste management. Odours were problematic and gas extraction by means of a Sequential Batch Reactor was utilised in the leachate treatment process to curtail the escape of gas which was a major contributor to the odour plume. The main priority was to ensure that no pollution of the environment occurred and to save on costs the Plant Rescue Operation was started immediately. The landfill was a compromise between environmental and waste management goals. The normal route was to have a foul smelling landfill that was a health hazard and an eye sore to settlements close by. The EMA contains over a third of the KwaZulu -Natal province population and the municipality has to dispose of waste within this area. There are two land uses which often battle to obtain new land amidst the developmental pressures of urbanisation: land for conservation purposes and land for new waste disposal sites. It sets out objectives and activities aimed at minimizing waste, maximizing environmentally sound recycling and promoting safe waste disposal and treatment. This song is sung by Singer's Edge Karaoke.The United Nations Agenda 21 observed that waste management is among the issues of greatest concern to the global community.
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