Many thanks Cllr Thomans! I have contacted Bertie to request advice. Best regards, Ancois *Assistant to COO, Office Manager*
<http://goog_1464495583/> <http://goog_1464495583/>OBSID<http://obsid.org.za/>: Observatory Improvement District 41 Station road, Observatory [email protected] / [email protected] *tel*: 021 448 7090 *fax*: 086 639 4005 OBSID website <http://www.obs.org.za/improvement-district/> Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/Observatory.Improvement.District> Twitter <https://twitter.com/#%21/OBSID_Obs> ONW Google group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/obsnw> iloveobs Google group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/iloveobs> On 4 October 2011 09:37, Cedric Reginald Thomas < [email protected]> wrote: > The cooperation between the waste recycler and the 'resident' vagrants in > Pinelands is working well and can be a model for similar suburbs. Bertie > Lourens - wasteman and the ward councillor managed the interrelationships > between vagrants and the need to take out recyclates from diminishing > landfill space. > > Yours In Community Service. > Cllr C.R. Thomas. > For all service delivery queries or complaints please make use of the C3 > electronic reporting system. > Call 0860103089 OR > e mail [email protected] OR > SMS 31373 (no more than 160 characters) > Your contact is logged & a unique reference number enables tracking for > progress. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > James > Sent: 03 October 2011 04:52 PM > To: The Observatory Neighbourhood watch > Subject: [obsnw] Re: VS and a vagrant > > Hi all, sorry for the lengthy post... > > I just skimmed over the above comments and couldn't help but think of a > possible solution that might lay the foundations for an organised recycling > program, while also taking a stab at solving the 'harvesting' mess problem: > > If we can establish which items are desirable to the harvesters, then we > could keep these items separate from the general waste which gets collected > and put them out in a separate disposable container - cardboard box? plastic > bag? i say disposable because a permanent box will no doubt be...err... > harvested. I expect that many of these items will be recyclable and will > make their way to the appropriate depot, which is a positive move. > > Since these desirable items are no longer IN the bin, the bin won't need to > be pilfered. Of course, it may take time for the harvesters to catch on, if > at all. > > I foresee that many will respond that doing the above makes more appealing > to the undesirables but I suspect that there is a hierarchy within the > bergie world that will restrict new vagrants from edging in on the > obs-bergie's turf. > > There are certainly some holes in the above, but it won't require much more > work from our side. And who knows? It might get the ball rolling for a > concerted recycling/upliftment program. Either way, it will only really work > if it's a concerted effort. > > I welcome any comments/suggestion/critique/insults etc. > > James > Bowden Road > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en. > > Disclaimer: This e-mail (including attachments) is subject to the > disclaimer published at: > http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/Pages/disclaimer.aspx. Please read the > disclaimer before opening any attachment or taking any other action in terms > of this e-mail. If you cannot access the disclaimer, kindly send an email to > [email protected] and a copy will be provided to you. By replying > to this e-mail or opening any attachment you agree to be bound by the > provisions of the disclaimer. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en.
