Focus On: Refuse collection during the Festive Season

GEORGE NEWS - Households may put out 7 black, 4 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.

Please take note of the household refuse removal schedule over the festive season:

16 December 2024 – Collection as per normal schedule - Monday
25 December 2024 - Collection as per normal schedule - Wednesday
26 December 2024 – Collection as per normal schedule - Thursday
27 December 2024 – Collection as per normal schedule - Friday
30 December 2024 – Collection as per normal schedule - Monday
31 December 2024 – Collection as per normal schedule - Tuesday
1 January 2025 – Collection as per normal schedule - Wednesday

All business refuse will be collected on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, including Christmas Day (25 December 2024) and New Year’s Day (1 January 2025)

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 in bags to prevent injuries to workers.
A pack of 26 black bags is distributed to each household quarterly.
Black bags are removed by George Municipality trucks and green and blue bags are removed by service provider Henque Waste 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 municipal 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.

Refuse removal area schedule

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, Groeneweidepark, 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 details

Refuse collection:

George Municipality Environmental Services
82 Meade Street, George.
Phone 044 802 2900
Black bag-related enquiries: 044 802 2900

Blue and green bag enquiries:

Contact person: Douw Bezuidenhout
Phone office: 064 905 8180 (also WhatsApp)
Complaints: 072 592 6212
Email general: admin@henquewaste.co.za
Email complaints: douw@henquewaste.co.za
Factory address: 27 Rand St, George Industria, George, 6536
Website: www.henquewaste.co.za

Municipal refuse site

Building rubble, garden waste and other stuff that are not suitable for bags, can be dropped off at the George Municipality refuse site on the R102 (airport road).

Opening hours: