National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008)NoticesNational Norms and Standards for the Treatment of Organic Waste7. Minimum requirements for Records and Access Control |
| 7.1 | Any organic waste treatment facility must keep records of the following: |
| 7.1.1 | Contact details of waste generators from whom organic waste originate; |
| 7.1.2 | Contact details of transport operators delivering organic waste; |
| 7.1.3 | Contact details of recipients of the treated organic material; |
| 7.1.4 | Category, tonnages and source of all organic waste accepted onto the organic waste treatment facility; |
| 7.1.5 | Tonnages of treated organic material exiting the organic waste treatment facility; and |
| 7.1.6 | Tonnages of non-organic waste,removed from organic waste, that exit the organic waste treatment facility. |
| 7.2 | Records contemplated in 7.1.1 - 7.1.6 must be kept at the organic waste treatment facility for a minimum of five (05) years. |
| 7.3 | The facility owner must put into place provisions ensuring strict access control to the organic waste treatment facility, including the following areas: |
| 7.3.1 | Areas used for receiving, storing and processing of organics, process residuals and contaminated materials; and |
| 7.3.2 | All areas used to store flammable materials or chemicals. |
| 7.4 | The facility owner / management must put in measures to control: |
| 7.4.1 | Scavenging animals, birds, flies and/or vermin that may be attracted to the feedstock storage areas; |
| 7.4.2 | Wind-blown litter; |
| 7.4.3 | Fire management; |
| 7.4.4 | Storm water management, and |
| 7.4.5 | Odour management. |
| 7.5 | A notice board must be placed at all entrances to the organic waste treatment facility detailing the name of the organic waste treatment facility, accepted waste type(s),operating hours, contact details, including contact details in emergency situations. All notice boards must be written in at least two languages, one of which should be the predominant local language of the area. |
| 7.6 | Safe disposal certificates, including waste manifests, must be kept on site at all times and retained for a minimum of five (5) years. |
| 7.7 | If a weighbridge is installed for measuring quantity, it must be correctly installed, calibrated, certified and must, where practicable, be operational at all times. |