Gas Regulator Levies Act, 2002
R 385
National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008)NoticesNorms and Standards for Organic Waste Composting, 20204. Application for the Establishment of an Organic Waste Composting Facility |
| (1) | An application to establish an organic waste composting facility must be submitted to the relevant provincial authority. |
| (2) | An environmental management programme compiled by the facility owner or environmental consultant must clearly describe the composting processes and measures to be put in place to protect both people and the environment. |
| (3) | The environmental management programme must form part of the application to be approved by the provincial authority. |
| (4) | Approval of the design plans, waste types to be composted and operational processes to be used must be obtained from the provincial authority before commencing with any composting activity. |
| (5) | Building plans approved by the local authority for the establishment of an organic waste composting facility must be submitted with the application to the provincial authority. |
| (6) | The provincial authority has a period of 90 days to process an application and it is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that all the necessary documents are submitted to the provincial authority with the application. |
| (7) | A compost facility operator must notify the local authority 14 days prior to commencement of construction of a composting facility to obtain proof of permission from the local authority, to construct and operate the composting facility prior to commencement of construction. |
