SA Waste Holdings (Pty) Ltd is a waste management company, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, in Gauteng Province. It was launched in 1990, and as of 2003[update] boasted 626 staff members.[3] The company boasts clients in the retail, commercial, entertainment and gambling sectors.[4] SA Waste is a BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) conscious company, and has a Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) subsidiary, Kofifi Thusano (Pty) Ltd.[5]
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| Company type | Proprietary Limited Liability Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Waste disposal |
| Founded | Johannesburg, South Africa (1990) |
| Headquarters | , South Africa |
Number of locations | 2 branches (2008)[citation needed] |
Area served | Gauteng, South Africa |
Key people | Herman Ackermann (Director),[1] Renox Molatedi (Unknown Designation)[2] |
| Services | Waste collection and disposal |
Number of employees | 626 (2000) |
| Website | https://www.sawaste.co.za |
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,[6] and a registered transporter with the same department, as of 19 September 2007.[7]
The company and its subsidiaries are listed in a variety of online business directories and government sources such as FindSA,[8] Firstier,[9] and Business Day's list of companies.[10] 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.[11]
Known customers (past, present and prospective)
SA Waste is a registered contractor with Sabai (a townhouse complex in Randburg).[12] 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,[13][14] 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.[15]
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.[2] More information on this contract can be found at on the Pikitup website.[16]
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.[1][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 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) 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 2,666 metres (8,747 ft).