As Tsandi continues to grow, the town council is working to strengthen waste management and sanitation systems while encouraging residents to take greater responsibility for keeping their surroundings clean.
The council currently manages wastewater through oxidation ponds with a capacity of 5 000 population equivalents (PE), while solid waste is handled through a designated dumping site.
“The Council has Oxidation ponds of 5000 PE capacity which will be feeding the Treatment Plant to manage the wastewater,” the council said.
For solid waste, the council said it has an established dumping site and contracts companies to collect waste within the town.
“The Council has a Solid Waste Dumping Site,” it said, adding that “the Council contracts companies for waste collections in town.”
The council is also maintaining the existing dumping site to ensure it can continue to accommodate waste generated in Tsandi.
“Maintaining the Solid Waste Dumping Site to make sure it is accommodating the waste,” the council said.
As the town develops, however, sanitation infrastructure remains an important area requiring investment.
The council said the construction of a 5 000 PE wastewater treatment plant is planned to improve wastewater management.
The project is also expected to have a financial component, with the council indicating that it will need to recoup its return on investment once the facility is operational.
“Construction of the Wastewater Treatment Plant and recoup the return on investment,” the council said.
Beyond waste collection and wastewater treatment, Tsandi faces environmental challenges linked to its terrain.
The council identified flooding as one of its key environmental concerns, saying: “Low ground level prone to floods at one portion of townland.”
While infrastructure and municipal services remain important, the council says residents also have a role to play in keeping the town clean.
It is encouraging households and businesses to keep their waste in dustbins and dispose of it at designated dumping sites.
The council said residents should make use of dustbins “to keep the waste at their houses and businesses” and should “dump the waste at the Dumping Sites.”
It also urged residents to “avoid littering.”
The council further conducts an annual cleaning campaign as part of its efforts to maintain a clean environment.
“The Council host cleaning Campaign every year,” it said.
With Tsandi continuing to develop, the council’s waste-management efforts will increasingly have to keep pace with the town’s growth. The combination of waste collection, maintenance of the dumping site, improved wastewater treatment and community participation is expected to remain central to keeping the town clean and environmentally sustainable.
For the council, however, maintaining a clean Tsandi is not only a municipal responsibility. Residents and businesses also have a part to play by disposing of waste properly and avoiding littering.
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