In this document the following definitions apply unless the context indicates otherwise:

"Basic Refuse Removal Service"

means a baseline service level as established under Clause 9.1 of the National Policy on the Provision of Basic Refuse Removal to indigent Households.

"Building Rubble"

means waste produced during the construction, alteration, repair or demolition of any structure, and includes rubble, earth, rock and wood displaced during such a construction, alteration, repair or demolition.

"Collection"

means the act of collecting domestic waste at the place of waste generation or storage by an approved service provider or the municipality.

"Collection Vehicle or Equipment"

means any vehicle or equipment used in the collection of domestic waste.

"Domestic Health Care Waste"

means waste generated in a household for medical purposes and includes waste such as syringes, unused medicines and pills, used bandages, etc. that could cause a health hazard when not appropriately disposed of.

"Domestic Waste"

means waste, excluding hazardous waste, that emanates from premises that are wholly or mainly for residential, educational, health care, sport or recreational purposes. Domestic waste can be classified into recyclable and reusable, compostable and also non-recyclable or non-usable waste. Domestic waste for the purposes of the standards does not include commerciaI and industrial waste, building rubble and 'hard' or non-compostable garden waste.

"Hard or Non-compostable Garden waste"

means branches and tree stumps that needs to be shredded in order to become compostable.

"Hazardous Waste"

means any waste that contains organic or inorganic clements or compounds that may, owing to the inherent physical, chemical or toxicological characteristics of that waste, have a detrimental impact on health and the environment.

"Household"

means a collection of individuals staying on a distinctive property and/or premises regardless of their relationships to one another.

"Municipality"

means a municipality as defined by the Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000).

"Receptacle"

is the container designated solely for the purpose of temporary storage of household waste at the household, either provided by the municipality or the household, until such time of collection by the service provider/municipality.

"Service Provider"

means the providers of the domestic waste collection service, be it the municipality, external entity or community that is contracted by the municipality to render a municipal service.

"Standard"

for the purposes of this document is a list of principles, procedures, processes and benchmarks established for ensuring that domestic waste collection services is fit for its intended purpose and performed in the manner it was intended for. The Standards further define quality and establish safety criteria.