By: Natasha Archary

Refuse management service provider Pikitup has warned against tipping staff over the holidays, and has asked residents to report any acts of intimidation or criminal activities as a result.
Pikitup says there have been complaints from some residents who were intimidated and threatened for not tipping members of the refuse removal teams when they collect bins from residential areas.
The spokesperson for Pikitup, Anthony Selepe says employees are not allowed to ask for gifts or “Christmas” from residents because such acts have been used by criminals who pretend to be employees of the company.
“It’s best not to respond to Pikitup workers ringing your doorbell or knocking at your gate. If you are intimidated or threatened, or your bins are not emptied, then please send pictures, or CCTV footage from your street cameras.
Take down the waste truck number plate, this is most important, location, date and time and report it.
Be warned of bogus Pikitup employees with dodgt documents wandering around in your streets on non-collection days.”
Pikitup says refuse will be collected on all public holidays during the festive season except on Christmas Day.
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