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

Chapter 4 : Waste Management Measures

Part 7 : Industry waste management plans

30. Contents of industry waste management plans

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(1)The Minister, in a notice contemplated in section 28(1) or 29(1), or the MEC, with the concurrence of the Minister, in a notice contemplated in section 28(2), must specify the information that must be included in the industry waste management plan.

[Subsection 1 amended by section 9 of Act No. 26 of 2014]

 

(2)The information that the Minister or MEC specifies in terms of subsection (1) may include—
(a)the amount of waste that is generated;
(b)measures to prevent pollution or ecological degradation;
(c)targets for waste minimisation through waste reduction, re-use, recycling and recovery;
(d)measures or programmes to minimise the generation of waste and the final disposal of waste:
(e)measures or actions to be taken to manage waste;
(f)the phasing out of the use of specified substances;
(g)opportunities for the reduction of waste generation through changes to packaging, product design or production processes;
(h)mechanisms for informing the public of the impact of the waste-generating products or packaging on the environment;
(i)the extent of any financial contribution to be made to support consumer-based waste reduction programmes;
(j)the period that is required for implementation of the plan;
(k)methods for monitoring and reporting; and
(l)any other matter that may be necessary to give effect to the objects of this Act.