Gabs waste collection rated the worst

Garbage collection; not very impressive
Garbage collection; not very impressive

Gaborone has the lowest regular waste collection, the Botswana Environment Statistics 2013 report focusing on human settlements has revealed.

The report emailed to Mmegi by Statistics Botswana on Tuesday stated that households in Orapa and Selebi-Phikwe enjoyed the highest regular service of waste collection with about 95 percent of households covered, followed by Jwaneng with about 92 percent.

The Gaborone waste collection rate, meanwhile, was measured at 66 percent, meaning on average one in three households reported irregular collection of waste during the period under review.

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