SA Waste Holdings explained

SA Waste Holdings (Pty) Ltd
Type:Proprietary Limited Liability Company
Foundation:Johannesburg, South Africa (1990)
Location City:Johannesburg
Location Country:South Africa
Area Served:Gauteng, South Africa
Num Employees:626 (2000)
Key People:Herman Ackermann (Director),
Renox Molatedi (Unknown Designation)[1]
Industry:Waste disposal
Services:Waste collection and disposal
Homepage:https://www.sawaste.co.za
Locations:2 branches (2008)

SA Waste Holdings (Pty) Ltd is a waste management company, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, in Gauteng Province. It was launched in 1990, and boasted 626 staff members.[2] The company boasts clients in the retail, commercial, entertainment and gambling sectors.[3] SA Waste is a BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) conscious company, and has a Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) subsidiary, Kofifi Thusano (Pty) Ltd.[4]

Business Listings

SA Waste Holdings (Pty) Ltd is a registered recycler with the Gauteng Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment (DACE) as of 30 September 2005,[5] and a registered transporter with the same department, as of 19 September 2007.[6]

The company and its subsidiaries are listed in a variety of online business directories and government sources such as FindSA,[7] Firstier,[8] and Business Day's list of companies.[9] On 18 March 2005, they appeared in a Government Notice, on the Schedule of designated employers that have submitted employment equity reports in terms of Section 21, of the Employment Equity Act, Act No. 55 of 1998.[10]

Known customers (past, present and prospective)

SA Waste is a registered contractor with Sabai (a townhouse complex in Randburg).[11] It is unclear what services they provide to Sabai, as Pikitup is the only company in Johannesburg that is permitted to collect waste form residential buildings.

According to the April/May 2000 issue of Vodaworld Magazine,[12] [13] Vodacom also counted themselves as a client. SA Waste was responsible for collecting waste from Vodacom's site on a daily basis, and transporting it to their recycling plant, where it would be sorted and sold to external recycling companies.

Pikitup

In 2006 to 2007, the company was a registered supplier to Pikitup, where they were awarded tender number PU 68/2003, providing hire of labour to the parastatal. This contract ended on 28 February 2007.[14]

SA Waste is in the process (as of March 2008) of tendering for another contract at Pikitup. This one will involve providing of a total refuse removal service (Including round-collected refuse removal, street cleaning, servicing of garden sites, and servicing informal settlements) for Johannesburg's Ivory Park area. The closing date for bids on this tender was 7 March 2008, at 11:00 SAST, and proposals are currently being considered. More information on this contract can be found at on the Pikitup website.[15]

In the news

On 12 May 2005, Gauteng environment minister Khabisi Mosunkutu paid a surprise visit to their recycling plant in Marlboro, near Alexandra (North of Johannesburg). The company was accused of illegally using their recycling plant to store non-recyclable and unsortable waste.[16] [17] Following the visit, the minister instructed that the site be shut down immediately and be given 14 days to remove all rubbish from the area.[18] This was not the first such warning the company had been issued with.[19] On 29 May 2005, the debacle was reported by the popular wildlife and environmental programme, 50/50.[20] After much effort from SA Waste to clean up their operations, they were granted a conditional green light to resume operations, on 30 September 2005.[21]

On 7 July 2005,[22] SA Waste participated[23] in Reach For a Dream's attempt at the Guinness World Record for a 2.6km (01.6miles) long birthday cake (An event which took place at Cresta Shopping Centre in Johannesburg).[24] This attempt was successful, with the official length of the cake being 2666m (8,747feet).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MINUTES OF THE INFORMATION MEETING FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE TOTAL STREET CLEANING SERVICES FOR IVORY PARK . 2008-02-11 . Pikitup (Pty) Ltd . 24 January 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080227094731/http://www.pikitup.co.za/upload/files/PU185bMinutes(2).pdf . 27 February 2008 . dead .
  2. Web site: SA Waste Holdings (Pty) Ltd. 2007-12-16.
  3. Web site: SA Waste Holdings (Pty) Ltd – Customer Service . 2007-12-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090527012728/http://www.sawaste.co.za/customerservice.htm . 27 May 2009 .
  4. Web site: SA Waste Holdings (Pty) Ltd – Black Economic Empowerment. 2007-12-16.
  5. Web site: Gauteng DACE Waste Management – Registered Recyclers . Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment, Gauteng Provincial Government . 2007-12-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080610161037/http://www.gdace.gpg.gov.za/wis/list_register.asp?regtype=R . 10 June 2008 .
  6. Web site: Gauteng DACE Waste Management – Registered Transporters . Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment, Gauteng Provincial Government . 2007-12-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080610161040/http://www.gdace.gpg.gov.za/wis/list_register.asp?regtype=T . 10 June 2008 .
  7. Web site: co.za directory by category waste s . https://archive.today/20120708174423/http://findsa.co.za/directory/category/waste/page_s.php . dead . 2012-07-08 . FindSA . 2007-12-16 .
  8. Web site: Firstier :: Online Business Directory & Internet Service Provider(ISP) – South Africa. Firstier. 2007-12-16.
  9. Web site: Companies.pdf . Business Day . 2007-12-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080227094724/http://www.businessday.co.za/downloads/Companies.pdf . 27 February 2008 . dead .
  10. Web site: Department of Labour – Public Registry Notice . South African Department of Labour . 2007-12-16 . 18 March 2005 . Mdladlana, Membathisi Mphumzi Shepherd . https://web.archive.org/web/20080227094723/http://www.info.gov.za/gazette/notices/2005/27404.pdf . 27 February 2008 . dead .
  11. Web site: Sabai – Our Team . Sabai . 2007-12-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070305224046/http://www.sapropex.com/sabai/our_team.html . 5 March 2007 .
  12. Web site: RECYCLING that e-mail you printed! . Explore South Africa . 2007-12-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071113112624/http://www.explore-southafrica.co.za//natures_window/vodacom/recycle_email.htm . 13 November 2007 .
  13. Web site: RECYCLING that e-mail you printed!. Vodaworld Online. Harding, James. 2007-12-16.
  14. Web site: Contracts Register. Microsoft Excel . Pikitup . 2007-12-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071029184116/http://www.pikitup.co.za/upload/files/ContractsRegister.xls . 29 October 2007 . dead .
  15. Web site: PU185b/2008: TOTAL REFUSE REMOVAL FOR IVORY PARK AND ITS ENVIRONS . 2008-02-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080227094724/http://www.pikitup.co.za/upload/files/Pu185bArea.pdf . 27 February 2008 . dead .
  16. Web site: Govt cracks down on illegal Alexandra waste site . Mail & Guardian Online . 24 May 2005 . 2007-12-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120819175908/http://mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=241529&area=%2Fbreaking_news%2Fbreaking_news__national . 19 August 2012 .
  17. Web site: SA Waste Management Company to get final warning from MEC Mosunkutu . Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment, Gauteng Provincial Government . 23 May 2005 . 2007-12-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060923182903/http://www.gpg.gov.za/docs/pr/2005/pr0523.html . 23 September 2006 .
  18. Web site: Jo'burg waste recycler runs into trouble . Mail & Guardian Online . 12 May 2005 . 2007-12-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050912175840/http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?area=%2Fbreaking_news%2Fbreaking_news__national%2F&articleId=238038 . 12 September 2005 .
  19. Web site: Time running out fast for Gauteng's Polluters . Business Day . 25 May 2005 . 2007-12-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071110004316/http://bcrcpretoria.org.za/June05.htm#time . 10 November 2007 . dead .
  20. Web site: Illegal Waste Site Closed Down . 29 May 2005 . 50/50 BushBuzz . Afrikaans . 2007-12-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060926000601/http://www.5050.co.za/inserts.asp?ID=6392 . 26 September 2006 .
  21. Web site: SA Waste (PTY) LTD business no longer a threat to health of local communities . 30 September 2005 . Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment, Gauteng Provincial Government . 2007-12-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604092128/http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2005/05093012451002.htm . 4 June 2011 .
  22. Web site: Dream Day ideal to pig out. Tonight Reporter. Tonight. 4 July 2005. 2008-01-04.
  23. Web site: Guinness World Record Attempt: 2.6 km Birthday Cake. Reach for a Dream. 2007-12-16.
  24. Web site: A WORLD LONGEST DREAM COMES TRUE ON 7 JULY . Reach for a Dream . 2008-01-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051104113247/http://reachforadream.org.za/birthdaypage.php . 4 November 2005 .

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