The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, has published regulations pertaining to waste classification and management under section 69(1)(a), (b), (g), (h), (m), (q), (r), (s), (dd), and (ee) read with section 73 of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act 59 of 2008. The Waste Classification and Management Regulations, inter alia –
- Provides for the classification and management of waste;
- Establishes a mechanism for the listing of waste management activities that do not require a waste management license;
- Prescribes the requirements for the disposal of waste to landfill; and
- Prescribes general duties of waste generators, transporters and managers.
