A light delivery vehicle that drops off people with trolleys on waste collecting days is currently active in the Bothasig area.
It is alleged that the people then collect unwanted goods from bins outside homes.
Miquette Temlett, Ward councillor, told the newspaper that she does not have a lot of information at this stage.
“We just know that a vehicle comes into the ward, drops off 10 to 15 people with recycling trolleys, and then collects them again in the afternoon. I have escalated this to the urban waste and law enforcement department,” she says.
Information requested
She says a meeting was held where this information was requested in order to do enforcement. Temlett also asked residents for assistance on her social media page. “We have had reports of a vehicle dropping people with trolleys in our ward on bin days. This has been escalated to the authorities, but we need your help,” she wrote on Wednesday 20 August.
Residents should always phone 021 480 7700 when the trolleys are in the road, obstructing traffic or causing dangerous situations in traffic, as well as bin picking as all the above are bylaw contraventions, she says. In her post Temlett asked that if people do see the vehicle, they should send a WhatsApp to her directly. She requests the registration number, make, model and colour of the vehicle, time and location of the vehicle being spotted and also “any other useful details”.
Temlett thanked the community for working with her in keeping the ward safe and well-managed.
Mario Borchards, Bothasig Community Policing Forum (CPF) chair, says this has been happening for months now. He says the CPF took the matter the police, however, they they were informed that no crime is being committed.
