ADOPT-A-SPOT
PROGRAMME
Presented by
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Purpose
• Adopt-A-Spot concept
• Establish PPP
• Opportunity for social responsibility
• Address Environmental Injustice
• Take ownership of the environment
Scope of Environmental
Legislation
•Regulatory framework
- National Environmental Management
Act (NEMA)
- National Environmental
Management:
Air Quality Act
- National Environmental Management:
Protected Areas Act
- Provincial and municipal by-laws
Scope of
Environmental
Legislation (cntnue)
– Environment Conservation Act
– Waste Management Bill
• Compliance promotion w.r.t environmental
matters;
• Creating deterrence through visible
existence (routine inspections)
Scope of Environmental
Legislation (cntnue)
• Direct enforcement through (e.g. spot
fines)
• Information gathering & profiling
Potential benefits
• Compliant community
• Credibility to the City’s regulatory function /
mandate
• Anti-litter behaviour
• Public Private Partnership
Adopt-A-Spot
Concept
• An initiative by Council to enable
industries, companies or members of the
public to adopt any open space belonging
to Council at no cost.
• The “adoptee” will then be responsible to
clear the area of any alien vegetation,
illegal dumping etc, as well as to maintain
it.
Difference with leasing
open space
• Pay for the rights to utilise the area for
private use
• AAS does not give the adoptee the right to
restrict public access to the area
• Areas remain public domain
Which areas?
• Any unused road reserve, servitude,
walkway and other open spaces,
• Areas worthy of conservation would be
promoted.
Why should we ‘adopt’?
• Marketing initiative corporate responsibility
• Landscaping companies can showcase
• Contribute towards Environmental
programs
• Play a role on Climate Change
Why should we ‘adopt’?
(cntnue)
• Cleaner environment for City of Tshwane
residents.
• Job creation.
• Economic development.
• Poverty relief.
• Capacity building
• Skills transfer
Application process
• Application form
• An agreement will be drawn and signed by
both parties
• The “Adoptee” will take care and maintain
the area for a specified period.
• The area can be rehabilitated or
landscaped with indigenous vegetation
Application process
(cntnue)
• The applicant could partner with
community groups or individuals to
maintain the area
• “Adoptee” could be entitled to advertise its
involvement in the initiative subject to
approval and Council’s Advertising ByLaws
• Certificate – Executive Mayor
Progress registered
• Establishment of a Steering Committee
• Draft: Terms of Reference (copies available for
comments)
• Adopt-a-Spot process flow plan
• Zoning certificates obtained
• 13 Recommendations for approval by SED
done
• 10 Applications declined
Milestones
• Capacity Outsourcing has adopted a spot for
rehabilitation as a park in Ga-Rankuwa.
• This site was a hot spot for illegal dumping
and also contributing to crime.
• Launch of AAS program
Milestones (before
development)
Milestones (process on
development)
Milestones (launch)
• AAS program was launched on the 04th June 2010
Milestones (after
development)
Few of the illegal
dumping hot spot to be
adopted.
Van der Walt Street
Struben Street
illegal dumping hot spot to be
adopted (cont…
Timber City:
Cnr Paul Kruger and Bloed
Cnr Jacob Mare and
Mandela Drive
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