City of Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato brought the "Keep Cape Town Clean" Campaign to Khayelitsha last week in a bid to teach residents how to take responsibility for keeping their community clean. But, as a study last year by the University of Cape Town shows, the rubbish collection system doesn't work for people in informal settlements.
Residents of Site C, Khayelitsha, interviewed in the study argued that dumping rubbish was their solution to dealing with the shortfalls of the refuse removal service provided to their area. The response of the City of Cape Town's Solid Waste Department highlighted some deeper issues with the appropriateness of refuse removal in Khayelitsha.
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