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Waste and Recycling

RESIDENTIAL WASTE
Click here for the link to the City of Cape Town's Residential Solid Waste Services.
Click here for the link to the City of Cape Town's Guide to Hazardous Waste in the Home and Community, eg paint, chemicals, pesticides, asbestos, healthcare waste, electronic waste.

The City of Cape Town’s waste trucks collect in the area as follows:

·         Tokai and Zwaanswyk:                                       Wednesday mornings

·         Tokai Hamlet (Keyser River & Vans Roads):         Monday mornings

Residents are requested not to put out their wheelie bins on the night before as this encourages crime to the area.

Bin Theft must be reported to SAPS. Residents may wish to note the serial number of their bin, found under the handle.

Garden Waste Collection
Residents may apply for ad-hoc garden refuse collection through the City of Cape Town’s call centre (see details below). There is a charge for this collection.

Illegal Dumping should be reported to the City of Cape Town with full details: Date, Time, Place, Description of Person/Vehicle, Registration No, Description of 'dump' (eg garden, building waste) etc. Photographic evidence is ideal.   
Call Centre:     0860 103 089
Tel:                 021 400 6157
E-mail:             solidwaste.bylaw@capetown.gov.za 

RECYCLING 

We encourage residents to recycle their CLEAN household waste.  Perishable/wet items, dirty plastic food wrapping, babies' nappies, sanitary items, tissues, etc, are not acceptable.  The following items can be recycled.  (Please see further below for recycling facilities close to Tokai): 

  • Cardboard (flattened wine boxes, large packing boxes, appliance boxes)
  • Paper (some facilities separate into the following categories):
    • 'White office'
    • Glossy (flyers, magazines)
    • General (coloured paper, light card, tin labels, heavily inked paper, egg boxes, till slips, old sandpaper, etc)
    • Newspaper
  • Plastics (the recycling number can be found on the base of the container in a triangular symbol):
    • No 1: Soft drink, juice, water, washing-up bottles
    • No 2: Milk, juice, household cleaning, tablet, shampoo containers
    • No 5: Yoghurt, ice cream, cottage cheese/dip containers and lid
    • Soft: Most plastic and carrier bags, bread packets, etc
  • Glass bottles and jars (with lids - these can be sold on to home industries) NOT shattered windscreens or window panes*
  • Tins and cans (food, drink, deodorant, hairspray, household cleaning aids) NOT tins containing varnish, paint or thinners*
  • Bottle tops and lids (plastic and metal)
  • Tin foil and aluminium trays (cake/dessert containers)
  • Tetrapacks (Juice and long life milk cartons - cleaned and flattened with the plastic top removed - see above)
  • Bread Tags (passed on for the purchase of wheelchairs) 
  • Polystyrene/Styrofoam containers
  • Batteries
  • Ink Cartridges
  • Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs)   

IMPORTANT: ALL ITEMS MUST BE CLEAN/RINSED!!  Dirty items attract vermin and insects.  Any containers with old food will be discarded as rubbish and go to the landfill.  Recycling volunteers do not have the time or facilities to wash-up.  Please help them to help us and our environment!

* Shattered glass and tins holding paint,varnish, etc, must be disposed of at Waste Drop-Off Sites (see below)

RECYCLE DURING SPECIFIED TIMES.  Please do not leave recycling outside a recycling facility when it is closed.  This is classified as DUMPING.  Dumping is illegal and a fine can be implemented (see information above).

FACILITIES WHICH ACCEPT MOST (BUT NOT ALL) ITEMS:

Bergvliet Primary School (behind the school in Alphen Way):

                                            Mon,Tue, Thu, Fri: 7am - 2.30pm, Sat: 7am - 1.30pm

CLOSED:                                Wednesdays, Sundays

Constantia Shopping Centre (depot near Exclusive Books end):

                                           Mon-Sat:    8am - 5pm,     Sundays: 8am - 1pm

SMALLER FACILITIES (RETAIL STORES, GARAGES) WHICH ACCEPT SPECIFIED ITEMS ONLY:

GLASS ONLY:
Behind Pick n Pay, Steenberg Village (next to delivery entrance) 
BP Garage, Tokai Road, Tokai

PAPER ONLY:
BP Garage, Tokai Road, Tokai

BATTERIES, COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHTS (CFLs):
Woolworths, Steenberg Village
Woolworths, Blue Route, Tokai
Builders’ Warehouse Constantiaberg, Main Road, Retreat
Pick n Pay, Main Road, Retreat/Tokai

INK CARTRIDGES, PLASTIC BAGS (CLEAN):
Pick n Pay, Main Road, Retreat/Tokai

BREAD TAGS (FOR WHEELCHAIRS): 
There are 24 drop-off sites around the City where you can take your recycling, garage and garden waste, and clean builder’s rubble.
 General enquiries: 0860 103 089

Garage waste, clean garden waste, motor oil, cans and metal, paper, cardboard, glass bottles, plastic, electronic waste, clean builders rubble, polystyrene and tetrapak.

Drop-Off Site close to Tokai:
Retreat, 10th Avenue
Wynberg, Rosmead Avenue
Hout Bay, Main Road (near Mandela Road)
Muizenberg, Coastal Landfill Site, Baden Powell Drive