Case Study Of Bunker's Hill

ABSTRACT

The areas that were investigated are located in East London, in the Eastern Cape (South Africa). This preliminary investigation identifies the types of solid waste generated by Bunker’s Hill (high income area) and Duncan Village (low income area) and the quantity each of the types of solid waste produced. Once the quantities of waste generated have been established, the waste that is likely to yield the most profit will then be analyzed to generate job opportunities. The job created will form a joint venture between residents of bunker’s Hill and Duncan Village. The job established will comply with the National Environmental Management Act laws, by laws and applicable municipal laws of the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality where
Duncan Village consists mostly of informal settlements. it has a large number of unemployed residents majority of whom depend on social grant as a means of making ends meet. The later are employed some serve as bread winners in their families.

BUNKER’S HILL
Bunker’s Hill is a high income area in East London in the Eastern Cape. The following co-ordinate can be used to locate it: 32.9833o latitude and 27.9167o longitude. Bunker’s Hill consists mainly of apartments/flats, bed and breakfast, guest houses and self catering forms of accommodation. Therefore making it mostly business or tourism orientated It has a population of more than 500 households or residents. Some have described it as having a wonderful view over East London’s golf course and beachfront with stunning vegetation (trees) and having a peaceful quiet atmosphere.

INTRODUCTION

The manner in which waste is managed can either have a positive or negative impact on people as well as the environment in which they reside. The amount and quality of waste and how it is managed can determine the degree of risk posed by the waste. The positive aspect of waste is that it has the ability to create job opportunities by the innovative implementation of the three R’s namely: Reduce, Re-use and Recycle. This article focus on two areas namely high and low income communities as to how waste is being managed and how it can be managed to create
She and her fellow employees recently started a waste management system in their office, which entails waste separation before collection is done. Bins of different colours for paper, cans, general waste (yoghurt cups, hard plastic etc), plastics, degradable/decomposable waste (i.e. anything that rots) and cardboard boxes were placed throughout the office. She delivered a presentation in which all present were educated on the significance of the initiative, as well as the responsibility of each employee. A declaration form was signed as a sign of one’s commitment to be co-operative. Their aim was to reduce the amount of waste they had going to the nearby disposal site in Berlin. Ms Burton than informed the writer of current solid waste management activities taking place in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM) district and insight on possible ways to tackle this preliminary investigation. She also provided the writer with pamphlets on solid waste management (see Appendix A). Ms Burton then directed the Writer to an Informal Recycler (IR) by the name Mr.