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

Schedules

Schedule 3 : Defined Wastes

[Repealed] Category B: General Waste
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"general waste"

means waste that does not pose an immediate hazard or threat to health or to the environment, and includes—

a)domestic waste;
b)building and demolition waste;
c)business waste;
d)inert waste; or
e)any waste classified as non-hazardous waste in terms of the regulations made under section 69,

and includes non-hazardous substances, materials or objects within business, domestic, inert, building and demolition wastes as outlined below:

 

‘‘business waste’’

means waste that emanates from premises that are used wholly or mainly for commercial, retail, wholesale, entertainment or government administration purposes, which include:

 

1.Wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing, food preparation and processing
a)wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing not otherwise specified in Category A
b)wastes from the preparation and processing of meat, fish and other foods of animal origin
c)wastes from fruit, vegetables, cereals, edible oils, cocoa, coffee, tea and tobacco preparation and processing; conserve production; yeast and yeast extract production, molasses preparation and fermentation
d)wastes from sugar processing
e)wastes from the dairy products industry
f)wastes from the baking and confectionery industry
g)wastes from the production of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (except coffee, tea and cocoa)
2.Wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, pulp, paper and cardboard
a)wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture not otherwise specified in Category A
b)wastes from wood preservation not otherwise specified in Category A
c)wastes from pulp, paper and cardboard production and processing not otherwise specified in Category A
3.Wastes from the leather, fur and textile industries
a)wastes from the leather and fur industry not otherwise specified in Category A
b)wastes from the textile industry not otherwise specified in Category A
4.Wastes from thermal processes
a)wastes from power stations and other combustion plants not otherwise specified in Category A
b)wastes from the iron and steel industry not otherwise specified in Category A
c)wastes from casting of ferrous pieces not otherwise specified in Category A
d)wastes from casting of non-ferrous pieces not otherwise specified in Category A
e)wastes from manufacture of glass and glass products not otherwise specified in Category A
f)wastes from manufacture of ceramic goods, bricks, tiles and construction products not otherwise specified in Category A
g)wastes from manufacture of cement, lime and plaster and articles and products made from them not otherwise specified in Category A
5.Waste from the photographic industry
a)waste from the photographic industry not otherwise specified in Category A
6.Wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics
a)wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics not otherwise specified in Category A
7.Oil wastes and wastes of liquid fuels
a)oil wastes not otherwise specified in Category A
8.Other wastes not specified in the list
a)wastes from end-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance not otherwise specified in Category A
b)wastes from electrical and electronic equipment not otherwise specified in Category A
c)wastes from off-specification batches and unused products not otherwise specified in Category A
9.Food wastes
a)waste from kitchen and restaurant facilities
10.Wastes from waste management facilities
a)wastes from incineration or pyrolysis of waste not otherwise specified in Category A
b)wastes from aerobic treatment of solid wastes not otherwise specified in Category A
c)wastes from anaerobic treatment of waste not otherwise specified in Category A
d)wastes from shredding of metal-containing wastes not otherwise specified in Category A
e)wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste not otherwise specified in Category A (for example sorting, crushing, compacting, pelletising) not otherwise specified

 

"building and demolition waste"

means waste, excluding hazardous waste, produced during the construction, alteration, repair or demolition of any structure, and includes rubble, earth, rock and wood displaced during that construction, alteration, repair or demolition, which include:

 

11.Building and demolition wastes
a)discarded concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics
b)discarded wood, glass and plastic
c)discarded metals
d)discarded soil, stones and dredging spoil
e)Other discarded building and demolition wastes

 

"domestic waste"

means waste, excluding hazardous waste, that emanates from premises that are used wholly or mainly for residential, educational, health care, sport or recreation purposes, which include:

 

12.Domestic wastes
a)garden and park wastes
b)municipal waste
c)food waste

 

"inert waste"

means waste that—

(a)does not undergo any significant physical, chemical or biological transformation after disposal;
(b)does not burn, react physically or chemically biodegrade or otherwise adversely affect any other matter or environment with which it may come into contact; and
(c)does not impact negatively on the environment, because of its pollutant content and because the toxicity of its leachate is insignificant; and which include:

 

13.Inert waste
a)discarded concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics
b)discarded glass
c)discarded soil, stones and dredging spoil