National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008)Chapter 2 : National Waste Management Strategy, Norms and StandardsPart 2 : National norms and standards, provincial norms and standards and waste service standards7. National norms and standards |
| (a) | classification of waste; |
| (b) | planning for and provision of waste management services; and |
| (c) | storage, treatment and disposal of waste, including the planning and operation of waste treatment and waste disposal facilities. |
| (2) | The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, set national norms and standards for— |
| (a) | the minimisation, re-use, recycling and recovery of waste, including the separation of waste at the point of generation; |
| (b) | extended producer responsibility; |
| (c) | the regionalisation of waste management services; and |
| (d) | the remediation of contaminated land and soil quality. |
| (3) | The Minister with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance may, by notice in the Gazette, set national standards in respect of tariffs for waste services provided by municipalities. |
| (4) | The norms and standards contemplated in subsection (1) may— |
| (a) | differentiate between different geographical areas; |
| (b) | differentiate between different classes or categories of waste; |
| (c) | provide for the phasing in of its provisions; and |
| (d) | be amended. |
| (5) | The norms or standards contemplated in subsection (1)(b) may— |
| (a) | differentiate on an equitable basis between— |
| (i) | different users of waste management services; and |
| (ii) | different types of waste management services; |
| (b) | ensure that funds obtained from waste services are used for waste management services; and |
| (c) | provide for tariffs to be imposed to provide for waste management infrastructure or facilities. |
| (6) |
| (a) | Before publishing a notice in terms of subsection (1), (2) or (3), or any amendment to the notice, the Minister must follow a consultative process in accordance with sections 72 and 73. |
| (b) | Paragraph (a) need not be complied with if the notice is amended in a non-substantive manner. |