Athlone Refuse Transfer Station (ARTS)
The ARTS facility accepts general waste, hazardous and non-hazardous dry, industrial waste from the southern and central Cape Town areas.About
Where distances to landfills for internal and external refuse collection service providers are too far to travel, they may make use of a transfer station to offload waste. The waste is then compacted into containers and transferred via rail or road to a landfill site.
At the ARTS facility a selection of the general “dirty” waste stream is diverted to the materials recycling facility (MRF) for removal of recyclable material. The process is known as a “dirty” MRF due to the separation of recyclables from the general waste stream. The remaining waste is compacted into sealed containers and taken to Vissershok Landfill on a daily basis, by rail. At ARTS, 50 containers of compacted waste are transported every night after 19:00 to the Vissershok Landfill site. There is also a drop-off facility for recyclables.
Accepted waste material:
- Motor oil
- Garage waste (as part of household hazardous waste)
- Clean garden waste
- Paper and cardboard
- Cans and metal
- Glass bottles
- Plastic
- Household hazardous waste
Waste materials not accepted:
- Tetra pak
- Polystyrene
- E-waste
Materials accepted at our hazardous waste facility:
- Used batteries
- Swimming pool chemicals
- Old paint and brushes
- E-waste
- Used oils
- Asbestos waste material (limited to plant containers, gutters or old cement heaters)
- CFL (compact fluorescent lamps) and other discharge
- Lamps
- Chemical waste products (eg. air fresheners, all-purpose cleaners)
- Pesticide waste
Materials not accepted at our hazardous waste facility:
- Bulk, hazardous household waste from residents’ homes, offices or businesses
- Medical waste (eg. blood-stained bandages and plasters, expired pharmaceuticals)
- Sanitary waste (eg. soiled disposable nappies and adult diapers)
- Any product contaminated by infectious bodily fluids
- Explosive and compressed waste (eg. gas cylinders)
Opening hours
Athlone Refuse Transfer Station
Monday to Friday
07:30 – 16:00
Athlone Refuse Transfer Station drop-off facility
Summer hours (1 September – 30 April)
Monday to Friday
08:00 – 18:30
Winter hours (1 May – 31 August)
Monday to Friday
08:00 – 17:00
Saturday and public holidays
08:00 – 17:00
Sunday (year round)
09:00 - 14:00
Drop-off facility for household hazardous waste
Summer hours (1 September - 30 April)
Monday to Friday
08:00 – 18:30
Winter hours (1 May - 31 August)
Monday to Friday
08:00 – 17:00
Saturday and public holidays (year round)Sunday
08:00 – 17:00
Sunday (year round)
09:00 – 14:00
Location
Off Bunga Avenue, Settlers Way, Athlone
Features and facilities
- General waste disposal facilties
- Low to medium hazardous waste disposal facilities
- Recycling facilities
- Transfer station
Services
- Waste offloading
- Waste compacting
- Transfer to landfill
- General waste disposal
- Low to medium hazardous waste disposal
- Recycling
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