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Debswana's commitment to sustainable waste management in host communities

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Orapa, Letlhakane, and Damtshaa Mines (OLDM) recently supported the Boteti District Council with the rehabilitation of the Letlhakane dumping site to address hazardous waste management.

The site was in poor condition due to improper waste disposal, rendering it inaccessible and causing a health hazard. OLDM assisted with machinery to help push waste deposited along the entrance and scattered within the dumping site to the prepared cells and push back rubble accumulated at the entrance.

Boteti District Council Principal Environmental Officer Kitsiso Kontle commended Debswana for continuously supporting their district to deliver on its mandate. He said the landfill was in a deplorable state, and causing a health hazard to those trying to access it. “The rehabilitation of the landfill by Debswana has really helped put the landfill in a good condition and exemplary for waste management in the district,” he added.

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