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Planning for the medicalisation of household waste in informal settlements during the Covid-19 pandemic
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2022.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/125027 Planning for the medicalisation of household waste in informal settlements during the Covid-19 pandemic Van Lille, Gerhard Geyer, Herman Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Geography and Environmental Studies. Refuse and refuse disposal Covid-19 pandemic -- Social aspects City of Cape Town (South Africa) Squatter settlements UCTD Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2022. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The study investigates various challenges that the City of Cape Town (CoCT) has been experiencing regarding waste management relative to illegal dumping and littering that occur in the waste management domain. During the Covid-19 pandemic most governments had to quickly adapt to various challenges brought forward by the pandemic. Solid Waste Management was acknowledged as an Essential service by the South African national government structures so that there could be a continuous and uninterrupted flow of solid waste services during the pandemic, irrespective of national lockdown and social distancing restrictions. However, the management of illegally dumped household waste became a challenge since the removal of waste should continue unabatedly for health reasons, and specific attention should be paid to limit direct contact to potentially infected household waste using best- and well-informed practices. The purpose of the study is to identify and document the challenges that the CoCT and the Provincial Government Western Cape is experiencing and to explore agency responses to the additional problems and demands emanating from waste associated with Covid-19. The research comprised of structured interviews with government officials and local community leaders who have extensive knowledge in waste management practices. The research results indicate that while current waste management legislation did not have to be amended during the pandemic, the government had to adapt existing protocols and guidelines to deal with the increasing household healthcare risk that waste generated during the pandemic, in addition to dealing with the challenges in coordinating disrupted municipal waste removal processes. Despite the amended and new protocols and despite the extensive communication efforts by local government, the household healthcare risk waste of residents infected with Covid was generally mixed with general household waste and discarded illegally. A further challenge was the significant increase in the illegal dumping of waste and littering. Local government could not effectively engage with residents in informal and township settlements because they did not institute new ways of communicating directives to relevant local councillors and communities. Another challenge was that handlers of waste and recyclable material often neglected to wear personal protective equipment including gloves and eye protection while handling solid wastes and that it was a challenge for them to follow recommendations for disinfecting their reusable personal protective equipment. During certain lockdown levels, certain dumping and recycling points were closed, which caused the number of recyclables collected by the informal sector to decrease, resulting in a higher volume of recyclable materials that local authorities had to manage. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING Die studie ondersoek die uitdagings wat Stad Kaapstad se Afvalbestuur ondervind met betrekking tot onwettige storting en rommelstrooiery in die Afvalbestuursketting. Tydens die Covid-19 pandemie het meeste regerings vinnige aanpassings gemaak met betrekking tot die verskeie uitdagings wat deur die pandemie veroorsaak is. Soliede Afvalbestuur is deur die Suid-Afrikaanse nasionale regeringstrukture tot ‘n Noodsaaklike diens verklaar, ten einde ‘n aaneenlopende en ononderbroke vloei van Soliede Afval dienste gedurende die pandemie te verseker, ongeag die nasionale inperkingsvlakke en sosiale afstandsbeperkings wat geplaas is. Die bestuur van die onwettige storting van huishoudelike afval word n uitdaging omdat die werwydering van afval moet voortgaan soos normaal vir gesondheidsdoeleindes, maar dat daar ook verseker moet word dat direkte blootstelling tot potensiele besmette huishoudelike afval beperk word volgens die beste bestuurspraktyke. Die doelwit van die studie is om spesifieke probleme te identifiseer wat die Stad Kaapstad en die Provinsiale Regering Wes Kaap ervaar en om vas te stel hoe hierdie agentskappe gereageer het op die bykomende druk en aanvraag rondom afval wat geassosieer word met Covid-19. Die ondersoek het bestaan uit gestruktureerde onderhoude met regeringsbeamptes en gemeenskapsleiers wie ekstensiewe kennis het rondom Afvalbestuur praktyke. Die navorsingsresultate dui daarop dat die huidige Afvalbestuur wetgewing nie gedurende die pandemie gewysig hoef te word nie, maar dat die regering bestaande protokolle en riglyne gewysig het ten einde die vermeerderde huishoudelike gesondheidsorgafval wat gegenereer word tydens die pandemie, te hanteer, bykomend tot die hantering van die uitdagings in die koördinering van ontwrigte munisipale afvalverwyderingsproses. Ten spyte van die gewysigde en nuwe protokolle en die ekstensiewe kommunikeringspogings deur plaaslike regering, was die huishoudelike gesondheidsorg afval van inwoners wie besmet is met Covid deurgaans gemeng met algemene huishoudelike afval en op ‘n onwettige wyse weggestort. ‘n Volgende uitdaging was die aansienlike toename in die onwettige storting van afval en rommelstrooiery. Die plaaslike regering kon nie die inwoners in die informele en minder formele dorpsareas effektief betrek nie, aangesien hulle nie nuwe maniere vind om riglyne aan die relevante plaaslike raadslede en gemeenskappe te kommunikeer nie. Nog ‘n uitdaging was dat afval en herwinbare materiaal hanteerders en vervoerkontrakteurs dikwels versuim het om persoonlike beskermende toerusting te dra. Gedurende sommige inperkingstydperke was sekere stortingsterreine en herwinningsdepots gesluit en dus het die aantal herwinbare items wat deur die informele sektor versamel is verminder en het tot gevolg gehad dat daar ‘n toename was in die volume van herwinbare materiale wat plaaslike regerings moes hanteer. Masters 2022-02-10T15:25:19Z 2022-04-29T12:50:57Z 2022-02-10T15:25:19Z 2022-02-10 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/125027 en Stellenbosch University 77 pages : illustrations application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Refuse and refuse disposal Covid-19 pandemic -- Social aspects City of Cape Town (South Africa) Squatter settlements UCTD Van Lille, Gerhard Planning for the medicalisation of household waste in informal settlements during the Covid-19 pandemic |
| title | Planning for the medicalisation of household waste in informal settlements during the Covid-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Planning for the medicalisation of household waste in informal settlements during the Covid-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Planning for the medicalisation of household waste in informal settlements during the Covid-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Planning for the medicalisation of household waste in informal settlements during the Covid-19 pandemic |
| title_short | Planning for the medicalisation of household waste in informal settlements during the Covid-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | planning for the medicalisation of household waste in informal settlements during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | Refuse and refuse disposal Covid-19 pandemic -- Social aspects City of Cape Town (South Africa) Squatter settlements UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/125027 |
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