Commercial Services

Pikitup has a temporary storage facility for hazardous waste situated at the Marlboro Depot, Ninth Street, operating hours 07h30-15h30 Monday to Friday. Members of the public are welcome to utilise this temporary storage facility to dispose of batteries and other hazardous waste in very limited quantities. All of Pikitup`s Garden Sites are now equipped to crush, fluorescent tubes, light bulbs and long life bulbs.

Composting
Pikitup has launched several sustainable development initiatives in line with the global aims of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development. One of these initiatives is Pikitup’s composting plant, situated at the Panorama site in Roodepoort. The composting plant processes green waste into soil-enhancing compost, which is sold to either the agricultural sector or to city homeowners for use in suburban gardens.

Compost Plant
The Panorama composting plant situated in Jim Fouche Road, Panorama, was originally established in 1994. The plant is fully operational, the compost has been registered with the Department of Agriculture as a Group 2 Fertilizer in terms of the Fertilizers Act No 36 of 1947.

The site is operational on:

• Weekdays: Monday to Friday 08h00 to 16h00
• Week-ends Saturday and Sunday 08h00 - 13h00.

Special waste services
This type of waste consists of liquid, sludge or solid substances resulting from manufacturing processes, industrial treatment or pre-treatment for disposal purposes of any industrial or mining liquid waste, which may not be discharged into a drain or sewer. Bulky items or any other solid waste generated on your premises, that cannot be attended to through the normal waste collection services, fall within this category. PIKITUP will visit your premises and quote on the collection and disposal thereof.

Special Events
A comprehensive cleaning service can be provided to special event organisers. The cost for the service will be determined by the nature of the event, i.e. sporting events, exhibitions, trade fairs etcThe cost of the service will be determined by the nature of the event and will be agreed to before the event commences.

Waste management consultancy service
This service is based on a "one stop" or integrated approach towards the management of a customers’ waste and in this regard cost effective tailor-made solutions are developed.

Delisted Waste
This is any typeof hazardous waste that can be analysed. Waste is sent to the Department of Waste and Water Affairs (DWAF) for analysis and approval after which it is brought to the landfill for disposal. A delisted cell is a specially prepared piece of land on the landfill site to handle delisted.

Special services (sweeping technology, etc)
These services are provided at special events upon request where mechanical sweepers are used.