"The Department of Waste Management must wake up" - A rebuttal

The issue castigates the Department of Waste Management and Pollution Control for failure to collect waste on time, and goes on to talk about the health hazards likely to be incurred by failure to do so. In the same issue, the Mmegi comment that the department recently gave excuses that it has run out of funds and hence the situation of overflowing rubbish bins.   It is also reported that the Department recently warned that people should not dump household waste at public waste bins. We wish to make it known that the comment above is misdirected, due to the following facts;

*The Department of Waste Management and Pollution Control is not responsible for collection of waste in the city nor anywhere else in the country, it has never been its responsibility now or before. Instead the responsibility of waste collection lies with the respective town or district councils. The department referred to is a national government department which sets policies, standards and guidelines for waste management.