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Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989)

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Waste Tyre Regulations, 2009

Part 6 : Storage of Waste Tyres

16. Storage of waste tyres

 

1) The waste tyre storage area for a tyre dealer shall not exceed 500m².

 

2) Any waste tyre storage area must not exceed 30000m².

 

3) A waste tyre storage area plan must be developed by the tyre dealer, waste tyre processor and waste tyre storage site owner.

 

4) The waste tyre storage plan must be approved by the municipal fire department and must be available on site at all times.

 

5) The municipal fire department may exempt the waste tyre storage owner from the provisions in sub-regulation (6).

 

6) The site on which waste tyres are stored must meet as a minimum the following requirements-
a) clearly visible signs with operating hours, contact details and site regulations must be posted near the entrance to the facility;
b) a security attendant trained in fire prevention must be on site at all times;
c) the site manager must be on site at all times when the facility is open:
d) no single pile of waste tyres may exceed a height of 3 metres, a length of 20 metres and a width of 10 metres;
e) all interior firebreaks between piles of waste tyres must be at least five metres wide;
f) the site must be flat and hard packed;
g) the site must make provision for storm water management;
h) the edges of the piles must be at least 8 metres from the perimeter fence, and any buildings, and the area between the piles and the fence and buildings must be clear of debris and vegetation;
i) all firebreaks must be at least 8 metres wide; and
j) waste tyre piles may not be located within 8 metres of a powerline.

 

7) Waste tyres must not be stored on wetlands, flood plains, ravines, canyons, on steeply graded surfaces or anywhere else where they may pose a significant environmental or fire risk.