Swartland Refuse Removal Schedule 25 26

Key Takeaways

• Document title/subject: Refuse Removal Guide (Swartland Municipality)
• Coverage period: November 2025 – October 2026
• Collection method: weekly removal based on area colour code from maps
• Public holiday rule: refuse removal occurs on public holidays except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day; those days are shifted to Friday (Afrikaans text) / (English section indicates holiday handling but Christmas/New Year exceptions are explicit)
• Collection start time: 07:30 (Winter/Summer)
• Placement rule: refuse bags must be placed on the sidewalk in time, but not the previous night
• Prohibitions: no building rubble/sand/oil/metal (e.g., engine parts) in bags; no refuse outside the bags
• Household/garden refuse: 240L wheelie bins and refuse bags collected only from the sidewalk; broken glass must be wrapped in thick newspaper
• Riebeek West & Riebeek Kasteel: residents may dispose of max 1/2 ton building rubble at Riebeek West transfer station; larger quantities must go to Highlands landfill site in Malmesbury
• Business refuse (Malmesbury): collected once a week on Wednesdays; restaurants/eateries collected Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays or as agreed; commercial refuse removed after prepayment of a predetermined rate
• Landfill/transfer station hours (Mon–Sat): 08:00–13:00 and 13:30–18:00
• Landfill/transfer station closures: closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day; no dumping outside sites
• Toll-free numbers: Emergency/Ambulance 10177; Police 10111; Swartland Municipality 24-hour Response 022 487 9400; Swartland Hospital 022 482 1161
• Swartland Municipality
• Swartland Hospital
• Riebeek West
• Riebeek Kasteel
• Malmesbury
• Highlands landfill site
• Riebeek West transfer station
• Emergency Services / Ambulance
• Police