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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 88449, member: 27"]
The trash setup is wrecking health, land, and wallets, and South Africa keeps feeding the same busted loop.

How bad it looks
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[*]South Africa kicks out 122 million tonnes yearly.
[*]Barely 10 percent gets reused or recovered.
[*]Landfills, dumping, and burning eat the rest.
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What is getting wrecked
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[*]Bernice Swarts said every community gets hit.
[*]Methane from dumps heats the climate mess.
[*]Rivers and oceans get jammed with plastic.
[*]Hazardous leftovers can hurt people and wildlife.
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Why the system keeps failing
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[*]Municipalities are swamped by overfilled dump sites.
[*]Rural areas often miss steady pickup services.
[*]Townships keep seeing trash tossed anywhere.
[*]Weak enforcement and thin funding keep dragging.
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What Swarts wants changed
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[*]Bernice Swarts pushed reuse before dumb dumping.
[*]Companies need stronger pressure on packaging waste.
[*]Schools, homes, and offices need sorting programs.
[*]Composting and waste-to-energy projects need cash.
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Who could gain
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[*]Recycling work can open jobs for youth.
[*]Women could get more chances through upcycling.
[*]Informal waste pickers need safer backing.
[*]Communities need better habits around littering.
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Targets and next moves
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[*]The National Waste Management Strategy set goals.
[*]By 2028, landfill dumping should drop halfway.
[*]By 2050, landfill use should hit zero.
[*]Producer rules could force brands to clean up.
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