News Flash No. 25/2017

AMENDMENT OF WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND NORMS AND STANDARDS SORTING, SHREDDING, GRINDING, CRUSHING, SCREENING OR BAILING OF GENERAL WASTE

MacRobert wishes to draw your attention to the following important notice
published on 11 October 2017

Notice 1093 and 1094
Gazette 41175
Date 11 October 2017

The Minister of Environmental Affairs has, in terms of section 19(2)(b) of the NEM:WA, amended the list of waste management activities that have, or are likely to have a detrimental effect on the environment published under GNR 921 of 29 November 2013 (“GNR 921”) by –
  • The deletion of the waste management activity listed under Category A of GNR 921 “the sorting, shredding, grinding, crushing, screening or bailing of general waste at a facility that has an operational area in excess of 1000 m2”; and
  • The insertion of the waste management activity under Category C of GNR 921 of “the sorting, shredding, grinding, crushing, screening or baling of general waste at a waste facility that has an operational area that is 1000m2 and more”.
Furthermore, the Minister of Environmental Affairs has, in terms of section 7(2)(a) of the NEM:WA, set National Norms and Standards for the Sorting, Grinding, Crushing, Screening and Baling of General Waste (“Norms and Standards”).

The Norms and Standards provide, inter alia, that –
  • All new waste facilities must be registered 90 days prior to any construction taking place;
  • Existing waste facilities must register within 90 days of the publishing of the Norms and Standards (i.e. on or before 09 January 2018);
  • Those waste facilities that are already registered do not need to re-register but must comply with the Norms and Standards from 11 October 2017;
  • A waste facility that is less than 1000m2 must, inter alia, register in terms of the Norms and Standards.
For any queries you are welcome to contact our environmental and mining law division:

Kenneth Cameron
(012) 425 3514
kcameron@macrobert.co.za

Caroline Pepermans
(012) 425 3522
cpepermans@macrobert.co.za

Ngeti Dlamini
(012) 425 3622
ndlamini@macrobert.co.za