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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: WASTE ACT (59/2008) - EXTENSION OF TIME TO COMMENT ON THE DRAFT NATIONAL NORMS AND STANDARDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ORGANIC WASTE

Posted 20 July 2021

The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries & the Environment hereby extends, by an additional 30 days, the comment period on the draft National Norms & Standards for the treatment of organic waste as published under GNR 275 on 29 March 2021, to 30 July 2021.

The Norms & Standards aim at controlling the processing of organic waste material in order to avoid, prevent or minimize potential negative impacts on the biophysical environment.