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SA Waste Holdings (Pty) Ltd
Encyclopedia
SA Waste Holdings Ltd is a waste management
company, based in Johannesburg
, South Africa
, in the Gauteng
province. It was launched in 1990, and boasted 626 staff members. The company boasts clients in the retail, commercial, entertainment and gambling sectors. SA Waste is a BEE (Black Economic Empowerment)
conscious company, and has a BEE subsidiary, Kofifi Thusano (Pty) Ltd.
The company and its subsidiaries are listed in a variety of online business directories and government sources. These include FindSA and Firtsier. They are also listed in Business Day's list of companies. On 18 March 2005, they appeared in a Government Notice, on the Schedule of designated employers that have submitted employment equity reports in terms of Section 21, of the Employment Equity Act, Act No. 55 of 1998.
complex in Randburg). It is unclear what services they provide to Sabai, as Pikitup is the only company in Johannesburg that is permitted to collect waste form residential buildings.
According to the April 2000/May 2000 issue of Vodaworld Magazine, Vodacom
also counted themselves as a client. SA Waste was responsible for collecting waste from Vodacom's site on a daily basis, and transporting it to their recycling plant, where it would be sorted and sold to external recycling companies.
SA Waste is in the process (as of March 2008) of tendering for another contract at Pikitup. This one will involve providing of a total refuse removal service (Including round-collected refuse removal, street cleaning, servicing of garden sites, and servicing of informal settlements
) for the Ivory Park
area of Johannesburg. The closing date for bids on this tender was 2008-03-07, at 11:00 SAST, and proposals are currently being considered. More information on this contract can be found at on the Pikitup website.
plant in Marlboro
, near Alexandra
(North of Johannesburg). The company was accused of illegally using their recycling plant to store non-recyclable and unsortable waste. Following the visit, the minister instructed that the site be shut down with immediate effect and be given 14 days to remove all rubbish from the area. This was not the first such warning the company had been issued with. On 29 May 2005, the debacle was reported by the popular wildlife and environmental programme, 50/50. After much effort from SA Waste to clean up their operations, they were granted a conditional green light to resume operations, on 30 September 2005.
On 7 July 2005, SA Waste participated in Reach For a Dream's attempt at the Guinness World Record
for a 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) long birthday cake (An event which took place at Cresta Shopping Centre
in Johannesburg). This attempt was successful, with the official length of the cake being 2666 metres (8,746.7 ft).
Waste management
Waste management is the collection, transport, processing or disposal,managing and monitoring of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity, and the process is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health, the environment or aesthetics...
company, based in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, in the Gauteng
Gauteng
Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...
province. It was launched in 1990, and boasted 626 staff members. The company boasts clients in the retail, commercial, entertainment and gambling sectors. SA Waste is a BEE (Black Economic Empowerment)
Black Economic Empowerment
Black Economic Empowerment is a programme launched by the South African government to redress the inequalities of Apartheid by giving previously disadvantaged groups economic opportunities previously not available to them...
conscious company, and has a BEE subsidiary, Kofifi Thusano (Pty) Ltd.
Business Listings
SA Waste Holdings (Pty) Ltd is a registered recycler with the Gauteng Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment (DACE) as of 30 September 2005, and a registered transporter with the same department, as of 19 September 2007.The company and its subsidiaries are listed in a variety of online business directories and government sources. These include FindSA and Firtsier. They are also listed in Business Day's list of companies. On 18 March 2005, they appeared in a Government Notice, on the Schedule of designated employers that have submitted employment equity reports in terms of Section 21, of the Employment Equity Act, Act No. 55 of 1998.
Known customers (past, present and prospective)
SA Waste is a registered contractor with Sabai (a townhouseTownhouse
A townhouse is the term historically used in the United Kingdom, Ireland and in many other countries to describe a residence of a peer or member of the aristocracy in the capital or major city. Most such figures owned one or more country houses in which they lived for much of the year...
complex in Randburg). It is unclear what services they provide to Sabai, as Pikitup is the only company in Johannesburg that is permitted to collect waste form residential buildings.
According to the April 2000/May 2000 issue of Vodaworld Magazine, Vodacom
Vodacom
Vodacom is a pan-African mobile telecommunications company, and was the 1st cellular network in South Africa. It provides GSM service to more than 35 million customers in South Africa, Tanzania, Lesotho, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Revenue for the year ended 31 March 2008...
also counted themselves as a client. SA Waste was responsible for collecting waste from Vodacom's site on a daily basis, and transporting it to their recycling plant, where it would be sorted and sold to external recycling companies.
Pikitup
In 2006 to 2007, the company was a registered supplier to Pikitup, where they were awarded tender number PU 68/2003, providing hire of labour to the parastatal. This contract ended on 2007-02-28.SA Waste is in the process (as of March 2008) of tendering for another contract at Pikitup. This one will involve providing of a total refuse removal service (Including round-collected refuse removal, street cleaning, servicing of garden sites, and servicing of informal settlements
Shanty town
A shanty town is a slum settlement of impoverished people who live in improvised dwellings made from scrap materials: often plywood, corrugated metal and sheets of plastic...
) for the Ivory Park
Ivory Park, Gauteng
Ivory Park is a place found in the east of Johannesburg, South Africa, in the Gauteng province. It is located in Region 2.Ivory Park is occupied by more than 100 000 black people and is close to Tembisa. Ivory Park has improved since the early 1990s. It has 5 clinics, 8 schools, a police station, 2...
area of Johannesburg. The closing date for bids on this tender was 2008-03-07, at 11:00 SAST, and proposals are currently being considered. More information on this contract can be found at on the Pikitup website.
In the news
The company has not been without its controversy. On May 12, 2005, Gauteng environment minister Khabisi Mosunkutu paid a surprise visit to their recyclingRecycling
Recycling is processing used materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution and water pollution by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse...
plant in Marlboro
Marlboro, Gauteng
Marlboro is part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and is a suburb of Sandton.Marlboro is divided into 2 zones: Marlboro Gardens, a residential area established as a township for Indians, and Marlboro Industrial Township ....
, near Alexandra
Alexandra, Gauteng
Alexandra or Alex for short, nicknamed Gomora is a township located in Gauteng province, South Africa. It is part of Johannesburg, close to the wealthy suburb of Sandton and is bounded by Wynberg on the west, Marlboro and Kelvin on the north, Kew, Lombardy West and Lombardy East on the south...
(North of Johannesburg). The company was accused of illegally using their recycling plant to store non-recyclable and unsortable waste. Following the visit, the minister instructed that the site be shut down with immediate effect and be given 14 days to remove all rubbish from the area. This was not the first such warning the company had been issued with. On 29 May 2005, the debacle was reported by the popular wildlife and environmental programme, 50/50. After much effort from SA Waste to clean up their operations, they were granted a conditional green light to resume operations, on 30 September 2005.
On 7 July 2005, SA Waste participated in Reach For a Dream's attempt at the Guinness World Record
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
for a 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) long birthday cake (An event which took place at Cresta Shopping Centre
Cresta Shopping Centre
Cresta Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located on the border of Northcliff and Cresta. It has gone through eight recent extensions and refurbishments....
in Johannesburg). This attempt was successful, with the official length of the cake being 2666 metres (8,746.7 ft).