Chamber of Mines to utilise F/town landfill

Francistown City Council landfill. PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG
Francistown City Council landfill. PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG

FRANCISTOWN:Botswana Chamber of Mines (BCM) has indicated that plans are underway to use the Francistown City Council (FCC) Dumela landfill to dispose of chemicals used by its members.

More than a year ago, the Chamber announced that it intended to build a plant for the disposal of  chemicals used by its members, at its plot, which is also located in Dumela.

The BCM chief executive officer, Charles Siwawa says the plan to build the plant has been temporarily halted and in the interim, they would use the FCC landfill to dispose of chemicals for its members.

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