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Tyre recycling facility for Swakopmund
Erwin Leuschner
Swakopmund might get a tyre recycling plant, where old and used tyres will be shredded, grinded, granulated and powderised. Town Council in principle availed a one hectare piece of land for this new facility and at the same time decided against the establishment of a Pyrolysis plant, where old tyres would have been reprocessed into fuel gas.
All over the world tyres, be they small or big, are a huge nuisance. Once they have fulfilled their purpose the disposal of them is extremely difficult. This fact was also reiterated by the Swakopmund municipality which wishes to rid the landfill to the northeast of town of this type of garbage. “Tyres are not desired at landfill sites due to their large volumes, which quickly consume valuable space,” it states in the agenda of the recent meeting. But instead of reprocessing old tyres into fuel gas, town council has instead opted to avail a piece of land to the company AEGO Recycling Solutions, which intends to recycle tyres. The process entails the shredding and powderising of the tyres, where the rubber will be separated from the steel. Thereafter the shredded tyres can be used in children's playgrounds as a form of “rubber mulch.” “The mulch acts as a padded surface for kids in different areas of a playground,” it states. This mulch is advantageous, because it is not affected by weather, provides traction for the kids and also reduces injuries due to the padding it offers. The tyre shreds can also be used at landfill sites as a backfill, operational liners or material for everyday cover. “Shredders can also be used as gravel replacement on roads as it is believed to be less costly than gravel,” it states. After considering the application Town Council in principle approved to lease a one hectare piece of land for a period of nine years and eleven months for the establishment of a tyre recycling plant. The exact location will still be determined. In the same vein Council rejected the application by Greenwise
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Shaningwa - low income groups should get houses at N$500 000 and below Sharlien Tjambari During the 2016 High Level Consultative Retreat held in Swakopmund the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Sofia Shaningwa raised her concern on how a large section of the Namibian population still lives in poverty and informal settlements and does not have access to affordable housing. “While I acknowledge the effort that we have made and continue to make in the area of land and housing delivery, it is a known fact that much more is needed to arrest the backlog in houses and access to affordable serviced urban land. This requires us to revisit our approach and intervention mechanisms with a view to accelerate the development, supply and affordability of housing products and serviced land in the country” said Shaningwa. Shaningwa urged the council to change the ways in which they manage and allocate the land under their jurisdiction and custody. “I have noticed with great concern, from investigations carried by the Ministry in some local authorities, that land is sold or allocated without following prescribed procedures. I have
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