The Richsterveld Local Municipality reported that refuse and/or waste in the Port Nolloth area is collected once a week using a compactor truck. The RLM argued that this truck is old and needs to be upgraded. In the rural towns, waste is collected in open trucks except for the Lekkersing area which has a roof-covered truck. The RLM informed the Committees that there are recycling operators operating from the Port Nolloth dumpsite. Furthermore, the RLM said that a waste management system has been set up for it in accordance with the white paper on Integrated Pollution and Waste Management for South Africa. The RLM added that an application has been made through the De Beers Social and Labour Plan for such a system to be put in place and for the improvement of the landfill site infrastructure.