The objects of the Bureau are to—
| (a) | function as a specialist implementing agent within the Department in respect of matters delegated to the Bureau in terms of this Act; |
| (b) | promote and facilitate minimisation, re-use, recycling and recovery of waste; |
| (c) | manage the disbursement of incentives and funds derived from waste management charges contemplated in sections 13B and 34D for the minimisation, reuse, recycling, recovery, transport, storage, treatment and disposal of waste and the implementation of industry waste management plans; |
| (d) | monitor implementation of industry waste management plans and the impact of incentives and disincentives; |
| (e) | progressively build capacity within the Bureau to provide specialist support for the development and implementation of municipal waste management plans and capacity building programmes; and |
| (f) | support and advise on the development of waste management plans, tools, instruments, processes, systems, norms, standards and municipal waste management plans and capacity building programmes. |
[Section 34D inserted by section 13 of Act No. 26 of 2014]
