GEORGE NEWS - Households may put out seven black, four green and an unlimited number of blue bags on their weekly collection day.
Additional tied bundles of branches are allowed if they are shorter than a metre and can be picked up by one person.
Household refuse removal schedule of the festive season
- 15 December 2023 – Collection as per normal schedule
- 25 December 2023 - NO HOUSEHOLD REFUSE WILL BE COLLECTED. The refuse will only be collected on Wednesday, 27 December 2023.
- 26 December 2023 – Collection as per normal schedule
- 27 December 2023 – Collection as per normal schedule as well as collection of refuse for 25 December 2023.
- 28 December 2023 – Collection as per normal schedule
- 29 December 2023 – Collection as per normal schedule
- 1 January 2024 – NO HOUSEHOLD REFUSE WILL BE COLLECTED. The refuse will only be collected on Wednesday, 3 January 2024.
All business refuse will be collected on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, including Christmas (25/12) and New Year's Day (01/01).
Blue bags are for non-soiled recyclable materials, including plastic, paper, cardboard, glass etc.
Green bags are for green waste, including organic kitchen waste such as fruit and vegetable peels, as well as garden waste, including grass cuttings, leaves etc. No soil is allowed in green bags.
Black bags are for ‘wet’ waste, things that cannot be recycled.
All refuse bags must be put out by 07:00 on removal day.
- Please don’t put bags out the day or night before removal.
- Please wrap broken glass in newspaper before placing it in bags, to prevent injuries to workers.
- A pack of 26 black bags is distributed to households quarterly.
Black bags are removed by George Municipality trucks and green and blue bags are removed by service provider Henque Waste’s trucks, all on the same day.
Participating households will receive a maximum of two blue and two green replacement bags per week.
Households or businesses that are actively recycling and require additional blue bags, can collect from the municipality’s Environmental Services Department or Henque Waste at the addresses listed below.
Households that regularly generate more than four green bags per week are advised to make use of a private garden or waste removal service.
Photo: George Municipality
Refuse removal days
Monday: Blanco, Riverlea, Heather Park, Heatherlands, Glen Barrie, Kraaibosch, Groenkloof, Blue Mountain Village, Herold’s Bay, Victoria Bay, Rondevlei area (George side)
Tuesday: Le Vallia, Rosemoor, Conville, Protea Park, Parkdene, Ballotsview, Borcherds, Lawaaikamp, Thembalethu, Wilderness, Constantia Kloof, Kleinkrantz
Wednesday: Camphersdrift, Fernridge, Denneoord, Bo-dorp, Blommekloof, Tweerivieren, Hoogekraal, Hoekwil, Touwsranten farm areas
Thursday: Wilderness Heights, Dormehlsdrift, George South, Le Grand, Bos en Dal, Groeneweide Park, Sinksabrug, Herold, Geelhoutboom, Eselsjacht, Hansmoeskraal, Jonkershoek, Rooirivierrif, Pacaltsdorp, Rosedale, Waboomskraal, Touwsranten village
Friday: Glenwood, Loerie Park, Eden George, Genevafontein, Denver Park, Bergsig, Eastern Extension
BUSINESSES: Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Contact
- George Municipality Environmental Services
- 82 Meade Street, George. Phone 044 802 2900
- Black bag-related enquiries: 044 802 2900
Blue/Clear and green bag enquiries:
Please note, the service provider might sometimes hand out clear bags if they don't have blue bags in stock. The clear bags are only for recycling purposes.
- Contact person name: Douw Bezuidenhout
- Contact number office: 064 905 8180 (also WhatsApp)
- Complaints number: 072 592 6212
- General contact email address: admin@henquewaste.co.za
- Complaints contact email address: douw@henquewaste.co.za
- Factory address: 27 Rand St, George Industria, George, 6536
- Website address: www.henquewaste.co.za
Municipal refuse site
Building rubble, garden waste and other stuff not suitable for bags, can be dropped off at the George Municipality refuse site on the R102 (airport road).
- Open Monday to Friday 07:00 to 18:00
- Saturday 07:00 to 17:00
- All public holidays, except 25 December: 07:00 to 14:00.
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