Gweru threatens prosecution over illegal business waste dumping

Gweru council is fed up with trash chaos and is threatening prosecutions if businesses keep dumping rubbish incorrectly.

Council clamps down on waste dumping

• City of Gweru issued a blunt warning to businesses.
• Skip bin dumping after collection is the main issue.
• Officials say hygiene is taking a hit.
• Enforcement is about to get real.

By-laws being enforced

• Public health rules back the crackdown.
• Refuse must sit in approved containers.
• Bins must stay accessible for collectors.
• Lids must remain tightly closed.

Business owners are put on notice

• Vimbai Chingwaramuse laid out expectations.
• Approved bins are mandatory within 14 days.
• No excuses around bin quality.
• Noncompliance leads straight to court.

Collection time rules

• Bins go out between 5 am and 7 am.
• Placement must be in sanitary lanes or pavements.
• Dumping outside windows is illegal.
• Late dumping fuels filth complaints.

Penalty threat spelled out

• Violations breach statutory instruments.
• Prosecution comes without warning.
• Council patience is clearly gone.
• Clean streets are the end goal.