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

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National Waste Information Regulations, 2012

Annexures

Annexure 3 : General Waste Types for Reporting to the SAWIS

 

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2 - Major Waste Type

LEVEL 3 - Specific Waste Type

GENERAL WASTE

No.

Name

No.

Name

GW 01

Municipal waste

01


GW 10

Commercial and industrial waste

01


GW 13

Brine

01


GW 14

Fly ash and dust from miscellaneous filter sources

01


GW 15

Bottom ash

01


GW 16

Slag

01

Ferrous metal slag

02

Non-ferrous metal slag

03

Other

GW 17

Mineral waste

01

Foundry sand

02

Refractory waste

03

Other

GW 18

Waste of Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) from which hazardous components/substances have been removed

01

Large Household Appliances

02

Small Household Appliances

03

Office, information and Communication Equipment

04

Entertainment and Consumer Electronics and toys, leisure, sports and recreational equipment and automatic issuing machines

05

Lighting equipment

06

Electric and Electronic tools

07

Security and health care equipment

08

Mixed WEEE

GW 20

Organic waste

01

Garden waste

02

Food waste

03

Wood waste

GW 21

Sewage sludge

01

Sewage sludge

GW 30

Construction and demolition waste

01


GW 50

Paper

01

Newsprint and magazines

02

Brown grades

03

White grades

04

Mixed grades

GW 51

Plastic

01

Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)

02

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)

03

Low-density polyethylene (LPDE)

04

Polypropylene (PP)

05

Polystyrene (PS)

06

Other

GW 52

Glass

01


GW 53

Metals

01

Ferrous metal

02

Non-ferrous metal

GW 54

Tyres

01


GW 99

Other

 

01