HARARE is set to receive 2 500 skip bins and a modern fleet of waste-handling equipment to boost service delivery and address the city’s long-standing waste management crisis.
This emerged yesterday during the commissioning of the Geo Pomona’s state-of-the-art waste sorting plant and a fleet of refuse collection trucks.
Mayor Jacob Mafume said the capital city faced critical waste management challenges as evidenced by heaps of garbage in the city centre.
The city operated with just 16 trucks against the required 71, one skip truck instead of nine, and only 55 skip bins, where over 2 000 are needed.
“This project is a major milestone in our journey to restore the pride of Harare, the Sunshine City,” Mafume said.
“The initiative by Geo Pomona Waste Management fits perfectly into our goal to modernise the city’s waste systems and create a cleaner, more sustainable environment.”
Local Government and Public Works acting minister Winston Chitando said the commissioning of the Geo Pomona plant marked a major step in addressing Harare’s waste management challenges.
He said the project aligned with the No Compromise to Service Delivery blueprint, which was launched to guide all local authorities in Zimbabwe towards improved public services.
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“This blueprint was created to ensure municipalities deliver the services our people deserve,” Chitando said.
“One of the key obstacles to service delivery has always been capital both in infrastructure and equipment.
“It is pleasing to see that this gap is now being addressed in a sustainable and innovative way.”
The Geo Pomona project is set to convert the city’s notorious dumpsite into a waste-to-energy facility that will fed up to 22 megawatts of electricity to the national grid.
