• The intensified inspection exercise follows the dumping of various items such as tyres, plastics and a sticky discharge in the drainage.
• Department of Public Health is also engaging companies on taking more measures that will help the city manage waste better.
• Companies are also urged to formulate updated systems that do not only properly manage waste.

Ndola City Council has cautioned companies in the industrial area against dumping waste in the drainages in line with promotion of green cities that are the engines in attaining green jobs and a green economy in Zambia.
In a statement, Council Public Relations Manager Rebecca Mushota said the Local Authority through the Department of Public Health has intensified inspections of companies in the industrial area to check for compliance regarding appropriate disposal of industrial waste.
Ms. Mushota explained that the intensified inspection exercise follows the dumping of various items such as tyres, plastics and a sticky discharge in the drainage on Kabwe Road near in the past weeks by as Global Industries and other companies who have since been engaged by the Council.
She said the Department of Public Health is also engaging companies on taking more measures that will help the city manage waste better.
“The Ndola City Council engaged Global Industries to clear the drainage this week after the company was identified as one of the entities whose waste had been dumped in the drainage. Global Industries engaged and paid Five Star Construction to clear the drainage.”
“Prior to the drainage clearing exercise, the Council discussed with Global Industries the measures the company was taking to manage waste. Global Industries demonstrated to the Council that its new effluent treatment plant would ensure the quality of discharge being produced is within acceptable standards and would not affect the drainage system any further,” Ms. Mushota said.
She warned all companies in the industrial area against careless disposal of waste which eventually affects the drainage system in the city and consequently affects the environment, as any firm found wanting will be penalized.
“Companies are also urged to formulate updated systems that do not only properly manage waste but also reduce the amount of waste produced,” she added.