COMMUNITY DRIVENWASTE MANAGEMENT TRANSFORMATION

1997 - 2007

10 YEARS at zero cost to the City

What we collected in 10 years

Bursting at the seams

City Community Partnership establishedCity support lacking and project failes

Imagine Hout Bay - Swap Shop 2004-2005

3Rs - Revival of recycling culture 2007 – 2008

Lack of engagement with local initiatives…

Tenders collide

Waste management strategies put in place without consultation

with community, resulting in confusion

instead of consolidation

Community divide reflected in City

approach to waste management

Poor left with no option, but to dump,

whilst the wealthy receive door to door waste and recycling

collection

LOCAL AGENDA 21 City of Aachen Visit

(20 year recycling history)

“best practice for recycling is LOCAL action not government imposed

policy”

Imizamu Yethu community visit to Malmsbury MRF

inspires

co-operative action

Recycling returned to Hout Bay community

Hout Bay Recycling Primary Co-operative

formedJuly 2008

CommunityCity

Business PARTNERSHIP

works and wins!

Jet community award winnerenvironmental category

Education starts with youth

3Rs mentorship program

2007 to present

The message

80% of what we

‘throw away’ can be re used!

Smart Living Handbook

Schools come together to learn about:

•Waste• Water • Energy

• Biodiversity

Consumers take responsibilityfor recycling.

What about producer

responsibility?

If it cannot be recycled, don’t

produce it!

City Solid Waste and Mayor

acknowledge 3Rs for promoting sound waste minimization

practices!

Zero Waste Team 365 DAYS TO KICK OFF

Zero Waste Home

Zero Waste School

Zero Waste Beach

No more plastic poo

Hout Bay beach enjoys ‘green flag’

status!

Zero Waste World Cup Show Jumping Event November 2009

Waste Matters - October 2009Community newspaper monthly column

Listen on the ground…enable people to be part of the solution.

Time bomb still ticking!Zero Waste by when?!

How do we replace black trucks

with green & blue

trucks?

Government?Business?

Community?

“If you want to walk fast, walk alone. If you want to walk far, walk with others.” African proverb

Thank you!