National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008)NoticesList of Waste Management Activities that have, or are likely to have, a Detrimental Effect on the Environment3. Category A |
A person who wishes to commence, undertake or conduct a waste management activity listed under this Category, must conduct a basic assessment process set out in the Environment Impact Assessment Regulations made under section 24(5) of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) as part of a waste management licence application contemplated in section 45 read with section 20(b) of this Act.
Storage of waste
| (1) | The storage of general waste in lagoons. |
Recycling or recovery of waste
| (2) | [Paragraph 3(2) repealed by section 2 of Notice No. 1094 of 2017] |
| (3) | The recycling of general waste at a facility that has an operational area in excess of 500m2, excluding recycling that takes place as an integral part of an internal manufacturing process within the same premises. |
| (4) | The recycling of hazardous waste in excess of 500kg but less than 1 ton per day calculated as a monthly average, excluding recycling that takes place as an integral part of an internal manufacturing process within the same premises. |
| (5) | The recovery of waste including the refining, utilisation, or co-processing of waste in excess of 10 tons but less than 100 tons of general waste per day or in excess of 500kg but less than 1 ton of hazardous waste per day, excluding recovery that takes place as an integral part of an internal manufacturing process within the same premises. |
Treatment of waste
| (6) | The treatment of general waste using any form of treatment at a facility that has the capacity to process in excess of 10 tons but less than 100 tons. |
| (7) | The treatment of hazardous waste using any form of treatment at a facility that has the capacity to process in excess of 500kg but less than 1 ton per day excluding the treatment of effluent, wastewater or sewage. |
| (8) | The remediation of contaminated land. |
Disposal of waste
| (9) | The disposal of inert waste to land in excess of 25 tons but not exceeding 25 000 tons, excluding the disposal of such waste for the purposes of levelling and building which has been authorised by or under other legislation. |
| (10) | The disposal of general waste to land covering an area of more than 50m2 but less than 200m2 and with a total capacity not exceeding 25 000 tons. |
| (11) | The disposal of domestic waste generated on premises in areas not serviced by the municipal service where the waste disposed exceeds 500kg per month. |
Construction, expansion or decommissioning of facilities and associated structures and infrastructure
| (12) | The construction of a facility for a waste management activity listed in Category A of this Schedule (not in isolation to associated waste management activity). |
| (13) | The expansion of a waste management activity listed in Category A or B of this Schedule which does not trigger an additional waste management activity in terms of this Schedule. |
| (14) | The decommissioning of a facility for a waste management activity listed in Category A or B of this Schedule. |