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

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National Norms and Standards for the Treatment of Organic Waste

6. Minimum requirements for the Construction Phase

 

6.1 Construction of an organic waste treatment facility may not commence without having complied with the following:

 

6.1.1 An organic waste treatment facility must be registered with the relevant Competent Authority in accordance with these Norms and Standards, ninety (90) days prior to commencing with construction;

 

6.1.2 The registration application referred to in subparagraph 6.1.1 must as a minimum include the following:
(a) the name of the organic waste treatment facility;
(b) the company registration number of the organic waste treatment facility
(c) the name of the owner and operator of the organic waste treatment facility;
(d) physical address of the owner and operator of the organic waste treatment facility;
(e) postal address of the owner and operator of the organic waste treatment facility;
(f) contact details of the owner and operator of the organic waste treatment facility;
(g) the name of the landowner;
(h) contact details of the landowner;
(i) the physical address of the organic waste treatment facility;
(j) the location of the organic waste treatment facility in terms of the name of the local municipality, erf number and geographic co-ordinates;
(k) land use or zoning of the property on which the organic waste treatment facility is located;
(I) the size of the operational area of the organic waste treatment facility;
(m) the physical footprint of the organic waste treatment facility;
(n) a layout plan including all operational facets of the organic waste treatment facility;
(o) the proximity of the organic waste treatment facility to the nearest residential area, schools, tertiary institutions and hospitals:
(p) the category and maximum quantities of waste to be processed at the organic waste treatment facility;
(q) distance of buffer zones to the following categories of organic waste:
i. a minimum of 60m for Category 1 organic wastes;
ii. a minimum of 150m for Category 2 organic wastes;and
iii. a minimum of 450m for Category 3 organic wastes.
(r) the category and maximum quantities of waste to be processed at the organic waste treatment facility;
(s) the sources of waste to be processed at the organic waste treatment facility; and
(t) the approved civil engineering designs, where applicable in terms of relevant building Regulations and bylaws.

 

6.1.3 The registration application referred to in subparagraph 6.1.1 must be in a form determined by the relevant Competent Authority.

 

6.1.4 Any other approvals required by law, where relevant, including but not limited to the following:
(a) Planning, zoning, consent use and building plan approvals from the local municipality as required;
(b) Any approvals in terms of local municipal by-laws such as storage, registration of waste contractors, flammable substances storage and transport, permitting of scheduled trades and trade effluent discharge;
(c) Registration in terms of the Fertiliser, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Stock Remedies Act 1947, (Act No.36 of 1947), for any facility producing organic fertiliser or feed for livestock use;
(d) Compliance with the Norms and Standards for the Storage of Waste, 2013, published under Government Notice No.R. 926 in Government Gazette No.37088 of 29 November2013; and
(e) Compliance with the Norms and Standards for the sorting, shredding, grinding, crushing, screening or bailing of general waste, 2017, published under Government Notice No. R. 1093 in Government Gazette No. 41175 of 11 October 2017.

 

6.2 An organic waste treatment facility must submit to the relevant Competent Authority, ninety (90) days prior to commencing with construction, a standard operating procedure detailing the requirements as per Annexure 2 to these Norms and Standards.