The objective of the national waste information system is to—
| (a) |
store, verify, analyse, evaluate and provide data and information for the protection of the environment and management of waste; |
| (c) |
provide information to organs of state and the public — |
| (i) |
for education, awareness raising, research and development purposes; |
| (ii) |
for planning, including the prioritisation of regulatory, waste minimisation and other initiatives; |
| (iii) |
for obligations to report in terms of any legislation; |
| (iv) |
for public safety management; |
| (vi) |
the impact of waste on health and the environment. |
Statistics Act, 1999
