sacn reference group 07 august 2013

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SACN REFERENCE GROUP

07 AUGUST 2013

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LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT

• Constitution– Section 24 (b) of the Constitution: All South Africans

have a Constitutional right to an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being, and to have the environment protected, for the benefit of present and future generations

– Part B of Schedule 5 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa allocates the responsibilities of providing waste management services to local government.

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LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT

• Waste Act– Section (3) states that all organs of states must follow

the Waste hierarchy in fulfilling the waste management obligations i.e. reduce, re-use, recycle, treat and then disposal

– Section (9) (2) States that Municipalities when providing waste services must

• Comply with all National and Provincial norms and standards

• Integrate the waste management plans (IWMP) with the integrated development plans (IDP);

• ensuring access to all communities • Be affordable• sustainable • keeping separate financial statements, including a

balance sheet of the services provided.

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LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT

• Waste Act – Section 10– Section 10 (3) Each municipality must designate in

writing a Waste Management Officer (WMO) from its administration to be responsible for co-ordinating matters pertaining to waste management in that municipality and in accordance to the National Waste Management Strategy (NWMS).

– Section (5) (a) Each municipality must submit its integrated waste management plan (IWMP) to the MEC for approval and include the IWMP in the IDP as a sector plan for waste management

• Municipal Systems Act– Section 26 (d) The IDP must be aligned with national or

provincial sectoral plans and planning requirements binding on the municipality in terms of legislation;

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NATIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY, 2012

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GOAL 1: Promote waste minimization, re-use, recycling and recovery of waste.Targets (2016): 25% of recyclables diverted from landfill sites for re-use, recycling or recovery.All metropolitan municipalities, secondary cities and large towns have initiated separation at source programmes.Achievement of waste reduction and recycling targets set in IndWMPs for paper and packaging, pesticides, lighting (CFLs) and tyres industries.ProgressCurrently 10% of waste diverted from landfill.Some Metros and secondary cities have piloted separation at source.DEA will also be piloting further separation at source in selected municipalities as part of the youth jobs in waste programme.One IWMP for waste tyres approved by the Minister in November 2012 and is currently in implementation. Other waste streams to follow in future.A model waste by-law has been developed to assist municipalities to develop their own.DEA has commissioned a study to look at waste to energy status quo with a view to implementing a waste to energy flagship project.


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GOAL 1: Promote waste minimization, re-use, recycling and recovery of waste.Challenges: Delays in the development and implementation of Industry Waste Management Plans will delay implementation and reporting on the diversion targets.Separation at source requires infrastructure and equipment investments.


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GOAL 2: Ensure the effective and efficient delivery of waste services.Targets (2016): 95% of urban households have access to adequate levels of waste collection services.80% of waste disposal sites have permits.ProgressCensus 2011 shows waste service delivery to be 62,1DEA study 2012/13 shows waste service delivery to be 65%There were 341 unlicensed disposal sites in SA in 2009. Currently 122 of them have been licensed.

DEA funded the licensing of 56 sites in 2012/13. In 2013/14 DEA will fund an additional 15 sites.

Challenges•Waste services data is not aligned to the National Domestic Waste Collection Standards.•Regular and consistent reporting to ensure reliability of the data•Municipalities not submitting licensing applications

ACCESS TO WASTE SERVICES

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GOAL 3: Grow the contribution of the waste sector to the green economyTargets (2016): 69 000 new jobs created in the waste sector2 600 additional SMEs and cooperatives participated in waste services delivery and recycling.Progress•Currently the recorded number of formal Jobs in the Waste sector is 21 000 (DEA 2012/13)

•Through the Youth Jobs in Waste (YJW) an estimated 1000 youth will be employed in 5 provinces i.e. Free State and North West (All Municipalities), KZN, Limpopo and EC (Selected Municipalities).

•Through the waste tyre IWMP an estimated 10, 000 jobs will be created over a 5 year period.

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GOAL 3: Grow the contribution of the waste sector to the green economyChallenges•Currently there is no record of the number of informal Jobs in the Waste sector.•Different Departments and role players contribute to the creation of jobs in this sector. However, there is no system to consolidate and monitor all the Jobs created.


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GOAL 4: Ensure that people are aware of the impact of waste on their health, well-being and the environment.Targets (2016): 80% of municipalities running local awareness campaigns.80% of school implementing waste awareness programmes.Progress•DEA will undertake an awareness programme as part of the Youth Jobs in Waste Project.•DEA will develop a recycling guideline for schools.•Indaloyethu initiated awareness programmes on waste (Make Mzansi beautiful).•DEA has been running a councillor training for the past 2 financial years (2011/12 – 248; 2012/13 - 244 councillors).•Another training was conducted in 2012/13 for the CFOs and relevant Directors (237 officials).


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GOAL 4: Ensure that people are aware of the impact of waste on their health, well-being and the environment.Challenges•Lack of funds.•Winding up of Indaloyethu.•Poor attendance for the planned training programmes.


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GOAL 5: Achieve integrated waste management planning.Targets (2016): All municipalities have integrated their IWMPs with their IDPs, and have met the targets set in IWMPs.All waste management facilities required to report to SAWIS have waste quantification systems that report information to WIS.Progress•DEA has commissioned the development of 5 District municipal IWMPs (John Taolo Gaetsewe, Pixley ka Seme, Sedibeng, Namakwa, Gert Sibande) in 2012/13.•DEA will commission a further 5 district municipal IWMPs this financial year.•DEA has also developed an IWMP portal to assist municipalities to develop their IWMPs.Challenges:•Lack of funds for the development of IWMPs.•Poor IWMPs.•Lack of reporting on the SAWIC by municipalities.


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GOAL 6: Ensure sound budgeting and financial management for waste services.Targets (2016): All municipalities that provide waste services have conducted full-cost accounting for waste services and have implemented cost reflective tariffs.

Progress•DEA developed a tariff model, strategy and guideline document to assist municipalities to conduct full cost accounting and cost reflective tariffs. •Training given to 357 officials.

Challenges:•Lack of uptake from the municipalities.


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GOAL 7: Provide measures to remediate contaminated land.Targets (2016): Assessment complete for 80% of sites reported to the contaminated land register.Remediation plans approved for 50% of confirmed contaminated sites.Progress:•Norms and standards were gazetted for commenting and will be gazetted for implementation.•GIS database for contaminated land in the country developed.


DESIGNATIONS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT OFFICERS

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Province Designation of WMO

Limpopo 10

Western Cape 14

North West 14

Free State 23

Northern Cape 3

KwaZulu-Natal 19

Mpumalanga 2

Gauteng 9

Eastern Cape 7

TOTAL 101

CONCLUSION

Municipalities are encouraged to: •License the unlicensed waste disposal site•Designate WMO•Use IWMP’s as a tool for waste planning•Use the tools developed by the DEA (e.g. Tariff model, IWMP portal, Model by-law)•Contact DEA for further assistance or recommendations on further interventions.

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THANK YOU!

Malcolm Mogotsi

Director : Municipal Waste Support

Tel: 012 – 310 3155/083 319 2212

E-mail: [email protected]

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sacn reference group 07 august 2013

Documents

recovery of waste

waste tyres

waste minimization

waste programme

waste hierarchy

waste streams

waste management services

waste management obligations