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

Notices

National Norms and Standards for the Treatment of Organic Waste

11. Operational Monitoring, Auditing and Reporting
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11.1An organic waste treatment facility must register on SAWIS, or a provincial waste information system if one is available,and must provide quarterly reporting information in the format required on registration.

 

11.2The relevant Competent Authority must be given access, to audit or inspect the site, at any time and at such frequency as the relevant Competent Authority may decide.

 

11.3Any records or documentation pertaining to the management of the organic waste treatment facility must be made available to the relevant Competent Authority upon request during an audit or inspection, as well as any other information which may be required.

 

11.4A certificate of compliance with the relevant SANS standards must be kept on file at the site at all times regarding the installation of above ground or underground waste storage containers, above ground or underground supplies storage containers, processing machinery and equipment and any other infrastructure that may be used in a specified form of treatment/storage of organic waste.

 

11.5A record of any non-compliance findings by the relevant Competent Authority and the manner in which the non-compliance was addressed must be kept on file at the site at all times.

 

11.6Internal audits detailing the environmental performance of the organic waste treatment facility must be conducted bi-annually and official reports thereof must be prepared. Each of the internal audits must be made available to the external auditor referred to in subparagraph 11.7 and to the relevant Competent Authority or any relevant authority on request.

 

11.7External audits of the facility must be conducted biennially by an independent auditor and the auditor must prepare an official audit report documenting the audit findings. The external audit report must be submitted to the relevant Competent Authority within one (1) of completion of the report and must include, but not be limited to, the following:
11.7.1The extent of compliance or non-compliance of the organic waste treatment facility to these Norms and Standards;
11.7.2The extent of compliance or non-compliance to any relevant legislative requirements regulating the treatment of organic waste;
11.7.3An interpretation of all available data and test results regarding the operation of the organic waste treatment facility and its impacts on the environment;
11.7.4Target dates for the implementation of any remediation or recommendations to achieve compliance;
11.7.5The extent of compliance or non-compliance to the provisions of section 30 of the NEMA for any Incidents that occurred and details of the manner in which the incidents were addressed;
11.7.6The extent of compliance or non-compliance that hazardous waste is separated from non-hazardous waste and that the hazardous waste is removed to a facility authorised to accept such waste;
11.7.7The extent of compliance or non-compliance to the presence of records of safe disposal certificates for all hazardous waste removed from the organic waste treatment facility; and
11.7.8The extent of compliance or non-compliance that non-organic solid waste that is not considered hazardous must be disposed at a facility authorised to accept such waste.