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08 August 2025 Media Release: GRDM Empowers Bitou Interns Through Waste Management Training

Media Release: GRDM Empowers Bitou Interns Through Waste Management Training

 8 August 2025

Earlier this week the Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) Waste Management Section conducted a waste management training session for graduate interns from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment, currently placed at the Bitou Local Municipality. This initiative forms part of a broader effort to strengthen waste management practices and the Implementation of GRDM Integrated Waste Management Plan.

Education and awareness are among the priority projects in an Integrated Waste Management Plan Implementation Plan.

The training sessions was presented by Innocentia Sikweyiya, GRDM District Waste Management Officer and focused on critical aspects of waste management legislation, including waste minimization, refuse collection, street cleaning, landfill operations, education and awareness, as well as littering and Illegal dumping. Participants included two officials from the Waste Management Section and eight interns from Bitou Local Municipality.

Through ongoing initiatives like these and collaborating with various other stakeholders, GRDM continues to strengthen its efforts to reduce waste, encourage responsible disposal practices, and support the goals outlined in its Integrated Waste Management Plan.

Featured image caption: GRDM District Waste Management Officer, Innocentia Sikweyiya, engages graduate interns during a waste management training session at Bitou Local Municipality.

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