Waste (left-over or used
water or solid matter) results from the use of resources and products by man.
- This analysis combines the effect of solid waste and
wastewater. West of Orange Farm, a lack of regular refuse removal as well as a lack of
water borne sewers are evident.
- East of Ennerdale in the Weilers Farm area, as well as
southeast of Lenasia in the Lawley area, a lack of refuse and sewerage services combines
to add to already existing waste problems.
- Southeast of Soweto the Freedom Park/Goldev settlements have
waste problems due to a lack of services, combined with industrial effluent from the
Devland area.
- In the south of Soweto, solid waste and sewerage from the
Slovo Park area, combined with industrial effluent from Nancefield, cause waste
pollution.
- Southwest of Roodepoort, including the Roodepoort industrial
area, as well as the Davidsonville, Goudrand and Matoliville settlements, all contribute
to waste pollution.
- The zone surrounding the Jhb CBD has high waste levels, due
to a lack of services as well as the high number of industries and overcrowding in the
area.
- East of Sandton and in Alexandra, high waste pollution is
found due to hazardous industrial effluent, in addition to irregular and insufficient
service provision.
- In the north of GJ the worst areas include the Zevenfontein
settlement where irregular services exist.
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- The above analysis only reflects the large amounts of waste
produced by poorer communities, due to the fact that they do not have access to regular
refuse removal services. There is a lack of data concerning the overuse of products and
resources and high levels of waste production in the higher socio-economic classes of GJ,
especially in the north. Consumption overpopulation (fewer high-income people using more
resources), rather than people overpopulation (more low-income people using less
resources), exists in these areas, and waste production are mostly higher in the more
affluent than in the poorer areas, due to a higher rate of resource use per person.
Two types of
overpopulation based on environmental impact (Miller, 1993)
REFERENCES
Miller, G.T. 1993: Environmental Management: Sustaining the Earth.(4th
ed.). Wadsworth: California. |
