Illegal dumping and its impacts on the health and environment (and our water)
Illegal dumping and its impacts on the health and environment (and our water)
“Illegal dumping is one of the biggest challenges we face as environmental health petitioners on a daily basis. The reason for this is that illegal dump sites causes the spread of bacteria, diseases, causes rodent infestations, causes water, soil, and air pollution and it also blocks our water network systems. Our plea with you today is to help us protect the health of the community, to help us protect your health. Please report any illegal damping to your local municipalities. And please dispose of your waste in an approved manner. Let’s be the changes in our communities and let’s curb illegal dumping together.” Jessica Erasmus, Environmental Health Practitioner, Garden Route District Municipality.
To report illegal dumping in your area, contact:
๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ฎ ๐ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐: Call 028 713 8020 or e-mail info@hessequa.gov.za
๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐: Call 044 606 5143 or 044 606 500 or 44802 (SMS) or e-mail admin@mosselbay.gov.za
๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐: Call 044 801 6350 or e-mail sprins@george.gov.za
๐๐ป๐๐๐ป๐ฎ ๐ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐: Call 044 302 6405 / 081 556 3974 (WโApp) or e-mail rloxton@knysna.gov.za
๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐: Call 044 501 3174/5 or e-mail customercare@bitou.gov.za
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ข๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐: Call 044 203 3900 or 044 203 7800/1
๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐: Call 078 409 9064
Read more about Environmental Health Practitioners here: https://www.gardenroute.gov.za/municipal-health-services/
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