Kupferberg landfill site

CoW needs N$308 million to extend Kupferberg dumping site lifespan

CoW needs N$308 million to extend Kupferberg dumping site lifespan

Erasmus Shalihaxwe The City of Windhoek (CoW) needs to commit approximately N$308 million to extend the Kupferberg landfill site's lifespan and create more dumping sites to deal with the ever-growing city waste. The capital city’s mayor, Queen Kamati, made this revelation on Wednesday during the stakeholders' engagement workshop for the European-funded project to improve solid waste management. Windhoek and the free Hanseatic city of Bremen are jointly implementing the project. She said the municipal area's rapid population growth has led to a surge in monthly waste generation, thereby placing pressure on the available airspace and lifespan of the existing landfills.…
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