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National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008)

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Schedule 3 : Defined Wastes

[Repealed] Category A: Hazardous Waste

 

"hazardous waste"

means any waste that contains organic or inorganic elements or compounds that may, owing to the inherent physical, chemical or toxicological characteristics of that waste, have a detrimental impact on health and the environment and includes hazardous substances, materials or objects within business waste, residue deposits and residue stockpiles as outlined below:

 

"business waste"

means waste that emanates from premises that are used wholly or mainly for commercial, retail, wholesale, entertainment or government administration purposes, which include:

 

1. Wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing, food preparation and processing
a) hazardous portion of wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
2. Wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, pulp, paper and cardboard
a) hazardous portion of wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture
b) hazardous portion of wastes from wood preservation
c) hazardous portion of wastes from pulp, paper and cardboard production and processing
3. Wastes from the leather, fur and textile industries
a) hazardous portion of wastes from the leather and fur industry
b) hazardous portion of wastes from the textile industry
4. Wastes from petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal
a) wastes from petroleum refining
b) wastes from the pyrolytic treatment of coal
c) wastes from natural gas purification and transportation
5. Wastes from inorganic chemical processes
a) wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (MFSU) of acids
b) wastes from the MFSU of bases
c) wastes from the MFSU of salts and their solutions and metallic oxides
d) metal-containing wastes
e) wastes from the MFSU of sulphur chemicals, sulphur chemical processes and desulphurisation processes
f) wastes from the MFSU of halogens and halogen chemical processes
g) wastes from the MFSU of silicon and silicon derivatives
h) wastes from the MSFU of phosphorous chemicals and phosphorous chemical processes
i) wastes from the MFSU of nitrogen chemicals, nitrogen chemical processes and fertiliser manufacture
j) wastes from the manufacture of inorganic pigments
k) other wastes from inorganic chemical processes
6. Wastes from organic chemical processes
a) wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (MFSU) of basic organic chemicals
b) wastes from the MFSU of plastics, synthetic rubber and man-made fibres
c) wastes from the MFSU of organic dyes and pigments
d) wastes from the MFSU of organic plant protection products, wood preserving agents and other biocides
e) wastes from the MFSU of pharmaceuticals
f) wastes from the MFSU of fats, grease, soaps, detergents, disinfectants and cosmetics
g) other wastes from the MFSU of fine chemicals and chemical products
7. Wastes from thermal processes
a) hazardous portion of wastes from power stations and other combustion plants
b) hazardous portion of wastes from the iron and steel industry
c) wastes from aluminium thermal metallurgy
d) wastes from lead thermal metallurgy
e) wastes from zinc thermal metallurgy
f) wastes from copper thermal metallurgy
g) wastes from silver, gold and platinum thermal metallurgy
h) wastes from other non-ferrous thermal metallurgy
i) hazardous portion of wastes from casting of ferrous pieces
j) hazardous portion of wastes from casting of non-ferrous pieces
k) hazardous portion of wastes from manufacture of glass and glass products
l) hazardous portion of wastes from manufacture of ceramic goods, bricks, tiles and construction products
m) hazardous portion of wastes from manufacture of cement, lime and plaster and articles and products made from them
8. Waste from the photographic industry
a) hazardous portion of waste from the photographic industry
9. Wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (MFSU) of coatings (paints, varnishes and vitreous enamels), adhesives, sealants and printing inks
a) wastes from MFSU and removal of paint and varnish
b) wastes from MFSU of other coatings (including ceramic materials)
c) wastes from MFSU of printing inks
d) wastes from MFSU of adhesives and sealants (including waterproofing products)
10. Wastes from chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials; non-ferrous hydrometallurgy
a) wastes from chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials (for example galvanic processes, zinc coating processes, pickling processes, etching, phosphating, alkaline degreasing, anodising)
b) wastes from non-ferrous hydrometallurgical processes
c) wastes from sludges and solids from tempering processes
d) wastes from hot galvanising processes
11. Wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics
a) hazardous portion of wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics
b) wastes from water and steam degreasing processes
12. Oil wastes and wastes of liquid fuels (except edible oils)
a) waste hydraulic oils
b) waste engine, gear and lubricating oils
c) waste insulating and heat transmission oils
d) oil/water separator contents
e) wastes of liquid fuels
f) hazardous portion of other oil wastes
13. Waste organic solvents, refrigerants and propellants
a) waste organic solvents, refrigerants and foam/aerosol propellants
14. Other wastes not specified in the list
a) hazardous portion of wastes from end-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance
b) hazardous portion of wastes from electrical and electronic equipment
c) hazardous portion of wastes from off-specification batches and unused products
d) wastes from discarded gases in pressure containers and discarded chemicals
e) wastes from discarded batteries and accumulators
f) wastes from transport tank, storage tank and barrel cleaning
g) spent catalysts wastes
h) oxidising substances wastes
i) aqueous liquid wastes destined for off-site treatment
j) waste linings and refractories
15. Construction wastes
a) wastes from bituminous mixtures, coal tar and tarred products
b) discarded metals (including their alloys)
c) waste soil (including excavated soil from contaminated sites), stones and dredging spoil
d) wastes from insulation materials and asbestos-containing construction materials
e) wastes from gypsum-based construction material
f) wastes from other construction and demolition
16. Wastes from human or animal health care and/or related research (except kitchen and restaurant wastes not arising from immediate health care)
a) wastes from natal care, diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease in humans
b) wastes from research, diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease involving animals
17. Wastes from waste management facilities
a) hazardous portion of wastes from incineration or pyrolysis of waste
b) hazardous portion of wastes from physico/chemical treatments of waste
c) hazardous portion of stabilised/solidified wastes
d) hazardous portion of wastes from aerobic treatment of solid wastes
e) hazardous portion of wastes from anaerobic treatment of waste
f) landfill leachate wastes
g) wastes from shredding of metal-containing wastes
h) wastes from oil regeneration
i) wastes from soil remediation

 

"residue deposits"

means any residue stockpile remaining at the termination, cancellation or expiry of a prospecting right, mining right, mining permit, exploration right or production right;

 

"residue stockpile"

means any debris, discard, tailings, slimes, screening, slurry, waste rock, foundry sand, mineral processing plant waste, ash or any other product derived from or incidental to a mining operation and which is stockpiled, stored or accumulated within the mining area for potential re-use, or which is disposed of, by the holder of a mining right, mining permit or, production right or an old order right, including historic mines and dumps created before the implementation of this Act.

 

Residue deposits and residue stockpiles include:

 

1. Wastes resulting from exploration, mining, quarrying, and physical and chemical treatment of minerals
a) wastes from mineral excavation
b) wastes from physical and chemical processing of metalliferous minerals
c) wastes from physical and chemical processing of non-metalliferous minerals
d) wastes from drilling muds and other drilling operations