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A Guide to Managing Waste Within the Law

Learn about the Waste Act (No. 59 of 2008) and understand the regulations and responsibilities for waste management in South Africa. This guide provides an overview of the act, waste management plans, licensing of waste management activities, and obtaining a waste management license.

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A Guide to Managing Waste Within the Law

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  1. A Guide to Managing Waste Within the Law Learning about the National Environmental Management : Waste Act (No. 59 of 2008) Presented by: Quinton Williams

  2. The Waste Act • There is one National Law that governs all waste in South Africa. • The National Environmental Management: Waste Act (no. 59 of 2008) (The Waste Act). Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  3. Amendment • Any substance, whether or not that substance can be reduced, re-used, recycled andor recovered— • that is surplus, unwanted, rejected, discarded, abandoned or disposed of; • which the generator has no further use of for the purposes of production; • that must be treated or disposed of; or • that is identified as a waste by the Minister by notice in the Gazette, • and includes waste generated by the mining, medical or other sector, but— • a by-product is not considered waste; and • any portion of waste, once re-used, recycled andor recovered, ceases to be waste (NEM: Waste Act, 2008). Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  4. Understanding The Waste Act • The Waste Act states that Waste Producers are responsible for the waste they generate. • It also holds businesses involved in waste management and recycling accountable for the waste they manage. • The Waste Act Aims to: • protect human health and the environment • provide for the licensing and control of waste management activities; • provide for national norms and standards for regulating the management of waste; and • provide for a national waste information system Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  5. Waste Management Plans • Chapter 3 (3): The development of an Integrated Waste Management Plan (IWMP) is a requirement for all spheres of government responsible for waste management • Chapter 4 Part 7: The Minister may by written notice require a person, or by notice in the Gazette require a category of persons or an industry, that generates waste to prepare and submit an industry waste management plan to the Minister for approval. Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  6. Waste Management Plan • Phase 1: Introduction, Gaps and Needs Assessment • Phase 2: Best Practice Review • Phase 3: Implementation Plan Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  7. Licensing of Waste Management ACTIVITIES • Storage of waste, • Reuse, recycling and recovery of waste • Treatment of waste, • Disposal of waste, • Storage, treatment and processing of animal waste • Storage of hazardous waste, and • The construction of facilities to undertake the above. Listed Activities Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  8. In-depth look at the Listed Activities • Category A = Basic Assessment • Category B = Scoping and EIA Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  9. Storage of Waste • Temporary or permanent storage of general waste whose total capacity is over 100m3 in a facility at any one time. • 100m3 = 3 Shipping containers (30m3) Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  10. Storage of Waste • Temporary or permanent storage of waste tyres in an area exceeding 500m2 Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  11. Reuse, Recycling and Recovery • A facility that can process more than one ton of general waste per day by means of sorting, shredding, grinding or baling • 1 ton (1000kg) = 20 bags of cement Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  12. Reuse, Recycling and Recovery • Recycling or re-use of general waste of more than 10 tons per month Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  13. Reuse, Recycling and Recovery The recovery of waste including the refining, utilisation or co-processing of waste at a facility that has the capacity to process in excess of 3 tons of general waste or less than 500kg of hazardous waste per day – excluding where this happens as an internal process Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  14. Treatment of Waste • The treatment of effluent, wastewater or sewage with an annual throughput capacity of more than 2000 cubic metres but less than 15 000 cubic meters. • Exceed 15 000 cubic meters triggers a full EIA • Includes the establishment, upgrading and some cases the maintenance of… Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  15. Disposal • The disposal of general waste to land covering an area of more than 50m2 but less than 200m2 and with a total capacity not exceeding 25 000 tons • Exceed 200m2 or 25 000 tons triggers a full EIA • Dispose any amount of hazardous waste triggers a full EIA Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  16. Authority Responsibilities Provincial Government National Government Hazardous Waste Sewage E-waste • General Waste Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  17. Obtaining a Waste Management Licence • If you trigger a listed activity, you will be required to apply for a Waste Management Licence. • The assessment will ensure that the facility does not negatively impact the environment • The legislation requires that an INDEPENDENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL conducts the assessment, • The process will take between 8 and 14 months to complete • Operating without a licence, is considered unlawful and you can be fined or imprisoned. • The maximum fine is R10 000 000 and / or 10 Years imprisonment. Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  18. Environmental Impact Assessment Basic Assessment Scoping & EIA Approximate cost: >R150,000 Time Frame: 9-14 Months • Approximate cost: >R80,000 • Time Frame: 7-9Months Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  19. Waste Information • The National Waste Information Regulations (NWIR) Notice 625 of Government Gazette 35583 promulgated on 1 January 2013 • With the promulgation of the NWIR, it became compulsory that anyone that triggers a listed activity included in Annexure 1 of the Regulation should apply to the DEA for registration on the SAWIS within 90 days of these Regulations being promulgated. Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  20. Thank You Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  21. Basic Assessment Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  22. Basic Assessment Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  23. Basic Assessment Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  24. Basic Assessment Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  25. Scoping & EIA Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  26. Scoping & EIA Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  27. Scoping & EIA Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  28. Scoping & EIA Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  29. Scoping & EIA Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  30. Scoping & EIA Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  31. Scoping & EIA Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  32. Environmental Impact Assessment Basic Assessment Scoping & EIA Approximate cost: >R150,000 Time Frame: 9-14 Months • Approximate cost: >R80,000 • Time Frame: 7-9Months Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

  33. Thank You Jeffares & Green (Pty) Ltd

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