Contingency Fees Act, 1997
R 385.00
National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008)NoticesList of Waste Management Activities that have, or are likely to have, a Detrimental Effect on the Environment4. Category B |
A person who wishes to commence, undertake or conduct a waste management activity listed under this Category, must conduct a scoping and environment impact reporting process set out in the Environment Impact Assessment Regulations made under section 24(5) of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) as part of a waste management licence application contemplated in section 45 read with section 20(b) of this Act.
Storage of hazardous waste
| (1) | The storage of hazardous waste in lagoons excluding storage of effluent, wastewater or sewage. |
Reuse, recycling or recovery of waste
| (2) | The reuse or recycling of hazardous waste in excess of 1 ton per day, excluding reuse or recycling that takes place as an integral part of an internal manufacturing process within the same premises. |
| (3) | The recovery of waste including the refining, utilisation, or co-processing of the waste at a facility that processes in excess of 100 tons of general waste per day or in excess of 1 ton of hazardous waste per day, excluding recovery that takes place as an integral part of an internal manufacturing process within the same premises. |
Treatment of waste
| (4) | The treatment of hazardous waste in excess of 1 ton per day calculated as a monthly average; using any form of treatment excluding the treatment of effluent, wastewater or sewage. |
| (5) | The treatment of hazardous waste in lagoon, excluding the treatment of effluent, wastewater or sewage. |
| (6) | The treatment of general waste in excess of 100 tons per day calculated as a monthly average, using any form of treatment. |
Disposal of waste on land
| (7) | The disposal of any quantity of hazardous waste to land. |
| (8) | The disposal of general waste to land covering an area in excess of 200m2 and with a total capacity exceeding 25 000 tons. |
| (9) | The disposal of inert waste to land in excess of 25 000 tons, excluding the disposal of such waste for the purposes of levelling and building which has been authorised by or under other legislation. |
Construction of facilities and associated structures and infrastructure
| (10) | The construction of a facility for a waste management activity listed in Category B of this Schedule (not in isolatin to associated waste management activity). |
