Section 03 · Logistics
The economics work because nothing travels far. Waste already arrives at the landfill at municipal cost. The block is made on that footprint. The settlements that need housing are, almost without exception, within twenty kilometres of the site that receives their rubbish.
Typical site footprint
Z1
Weighbridge
Existing municipal infrastructure
Z2
Diversion apron
Tip, spread, first pass
Z3
Picking line
24 to 40 reclaimer roles
Z4
Press bay
Shredder + fusion press
Z5
Block yard
Cure, palletise, dispatch
Approximately 1.5 to 3 ha of hardstand within the existing landfill boundary. No new land acquisition.
Each unit is sized against site intake. Block output scales directly with the plastic fraction diverted, not with new supply chains.
Target under 25 km from block yard to build site. Short, repeatable lanes on existing municipal routes.
Reclaimers formalised into salaried picking, press operation, yard and build crews. Skills transfer is part of the contract.
Blocks are inert and weatherproof. They stockpile outdoors, so production never waits on a build programme.
Flatbed and tipper capacity shared with existing municipal contracts. Backhaul on trucks already returning empty.
Machines built and commissioned in house, so maintenance, spares and operator training stay local. A service hub per province, no overseas dependency.
Waste site to housing need, measured in single digit and low double digit kilometres.
| Block yard | Build corridor | Approx. distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vissershok | Dunoon / Joe Slovo | 12 km |
| Coastal Park | Khayelitsha / Vrygrond | 18 km |
| Robinson Deep | Soweto | 14 km |
| Chloorkop | Tembisa | 9 km |
| Bisasar Road | Cato Manor | 4 km |
| Arlington | Motherwell | 16 km |
Phase 01
One unit at Vissershok. First township build block. Prove the chain end to end and publish the data.
Phase 02
Gauteng and eThekwini sites brought online, using the pilot's proven site template.
Phase 03
All eleven major landfills operating, with provincial service hubs.
Phase 04
Secondary sites deployed, servicing rural district housing programmes.