In order to address the growing waste concerns facing South Africa, the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) published the National Waste Management Strategy in 2012. The ultimate aim of the strategy is to effect the realisation of the objectives of the National Environmental Management Waste Act (NEMWA). The NEMWA is a sector environmental law based on the waste management hierarchy and its provisions apply to waste management activities in all three government spheres amongst others. The NWMS provides for eight distinct goals with accompanying targets to be met by 2016. Some of these goals and targets speak directly to the solid waste management mandate of local government. Concerns about the capacity of municipalities to see the execution of this mandate however, raise questions about the likelihood of some NWMS goals and targets being met by 2016. The North West Province serves as a case in point where recent reports by the office of the Auditor General have highlighted significant non-compliance in local government with the provisions of the existing waste law and policy framework of South Africa. It appears form these reports that a number of performance gaps and capacity constraints exist as far as it concerns municipal solid waste management. Against this back ground the study questions the governance strategies necessary within the municipalities of the North West Province to: a) address the existing performance gaps and capacity constraints and b) progressively move towards meeting the NWMS goals and targets as far as it concerns solid waste management. The study will explore the objectives, goals and targets of the NWMS against the background of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) and NEMWA, with a specific focus on solid waste management. The study will further review the documented performance gaps and capacity constraints as a far as it concerns solid waste management in municipalities in the North West province, specifically. / M. Environmental Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014

In order to address the growing waste concerns facing South Africa, the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) published the National Waste Management Strategy in 2012. The ultimate aim of the strategy is to effect the realisation of the objectives of the National Environmental Management Waste Act (NEMWA). The NEMWA is a sector environmental law based on the waste management hierarchy and its provisions apply to waste management activities in all three government spheres amongst others. The NWMS provides for eight distinct goals with accompanying targets to be met by 2016. Some of these goals and targets speak directly to the solid waste management mandate of local government. Concerns about the capacity of municipalities to see the execution of this mandate however, raise questions about the likelihood of some NWMS goals and targets being met by 2016. The North West Province serves as a case in point where recent reports by the office of the Auditor General have highlighted significant non-compliance in local government with the provisions of the existing waste law and policy framework of South Africa. It appears form these reports that a number of performance gaps and capacity constraints exist as far as it concerns municipal solid waste management. Against this back ground the study questions the governance strategies necessary within the municipalities of the North West Province to: a) address the existing performance gaps and capacity constraints and b) progressively move towards meeting the NWMS goals and targets as far as it concerns solid waste management. The study will explore the objectives, goals and targets of the NWMS against the background of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) and NEMWA, with a specific focus on solid waste management. The study will further review the documented performance gaps and capacity constraints as a far as it concerns solid waste management in municipalities in the North West province, specifically. / M. Environmental Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014

Waste management is a global challenge due to high waste generation resulting from high industrialization, urbanization and challenges relating to the efficient implementation of waste management policies acts and standards. Although South Africa has established a number of good waste management policies and related acts and standards, most municipalities still find it challenging to efficiently implement waste management strategies. Ekurhuleni Municipality is facing challenges with the implementation of effective waste management strategies and compliance to the National Environmental Management Waste Act (2008), (NEMWA) (Act No 59 of 2008). An evaluation of the gaps that exist between NEMWA and the local implementation in the formal and informal parts of the Ekurhuleni Municipality was undertaken in this study. Data on the waste management scenario as collected through questionnaires, interviews and observations revealed that differences relating to the poor establishment of an integrated approach to waste management exist between NEMWA and the local implementation of the act. This was realized through the fact that there is limited community education on waste management, no waste recycling facilities in some residences, irregular and insufficient collection of waste and non compliance with tariff payments for most informal residents and some formal residents. Differences also exist in the waste management strategies between the formal and informal areas of the municipality primarily due to the fact that the informal settlements are mostly unplanned and considered illegal. According to this study, informal residents are not billed for waste management services and as such most of them do not pay for waste management services. To that end, waste is not efficiently managed due to municipal financial constraints. Waste management challenges in Ekurhuleni Municipality are also attributed to lack of or insufficient knowledge regarding sustainable waste management practices and its benefits amongst the waste generators and some waste management employees. / Environmental Sciences / M.A. (Environmental Management)

Os Planos Municipais de Gestão Integrada de Resíduos Sólidos PMGIRS são um dos instrumentos da Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos (Lei n° 12.305/2010) e se apresentam como instrumento de planejamento dos municípios para a gestão dos resíduos sólidos, tendo assim grande importância na tomada de decisão do poder municipal. Nesse contexto, o estabelecimento de indicadores de desempenho operacional e ambiental é obrigatório em PMGIRS, e esta ferramenta auxilia no constante acompanhamento de diversos processos inerentes à gestão resíduos sólidos nos municípios. Este trabalho objetivou a proposição e avaliação da aplicação de um grupo de indicadores de desempenho que podem ser estabelecidos e utilizados em Planos Municipais de Gestão Integrada de Resíduos Sólidos e utiliza como unidade de estudo a Unidade de Gerenciamento de Recursos Hídricos (UGRHI-13). O grupo de indicadores proposto foi obtido a partir de revisão bibliográfica, elaboração de pré-lista de indicadores, consulta e análise de especialistas, e por fim a elaboração da lista final do grupo de indicadores. Em paralelo foi realizada a obtenção e análise dos Planos Municipais de Gestão Integrada de Resíduos Sólidos da UGRHI-13. Os resultados mostraram que a presença de indicadores em Planos Municipais, não é totalmente obedecida, os PMGIRS contemplam uma gama heterogênea de indicadores, na maioria das vezes não contemplando todos os grupos de resíduos classificados quanto à sua origem. O grupo de indicadores de desempenho proposto contempla 40 indicadores relacionados a todos os grupos de resíduos classificados quanto à origem. Os indicadores com melhor aderência, estão relacionados com a taxa de geração/coleta de resíduos domiciliares, resíduos da construção civil e resíduos de serviços de saúde, com base nos dados do PMGIRS analisados. Ao comparar os indicadores mais citados nos PMGIRS e o grupo de indicadores proposto no presente trabalho, cinco dos sete indicadores estão contemplados no grupo proposto, o que sugere que o grupo de indicadores está em consonância, em alguns aspectos, com os principais indicadores contidos nos PMGIRS já elaborados, e assim contempla aspectos importantes da gestão municipal. A utilização de um grupo de indicadores que contemple todos os resíduos tenta suprir a demanda de criar um conjunto de indicadores para PMGIRS para facilitar a elaboração de diagnósticos de Planos Municipais de Gestão Integrada de Resíduos Sólidos e para serem propostos em PMGIRS para o levantamento de dados ao longo do tempo na gestão municipal de resíduos sólidos. Além disso, pode proporcionar a criação de uma série histórica de dados, a possibilidade de comparação entre gestões de diferentes municípios, a identificação de pontos de melhoria do sistema e a economia de recursos a médio/longo prazo. A utilização de ferramentas como os indicadores de desempenho, pode ter um caráter fundamental para o planejamento e para a gestão municipal, e pode contribuir para a efetiva implantação da Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos de modo a alcançar o objetivo da proteção da saúde pública e da qualidade ambiental e a gestão integrada de resíduos sólidos. / The Integrated Waste Management City Plan (IWMCP) are one of the instruments of the National Waste Policy (NWP), Law n. 12.305/2010, regulated by Decret n. 7.404/2010 and presented as a planning tool for the municipalities and thus have great importance in the decision making of municipal power. The operational and environmental performance indicators establishment is mandatory in IWMCP, and this tool assists in the constant monitoring of several processes inherent in solid waste management in municipalities. The objective of this research was the proposing and evaluating the application of a performance indicators group that can be established and used in Integrated Waste Management City Plan and uses the 13th Hydric Resources Management Unit (HRMU) as a unit of study. The proposed group of indicators was obtained from a bibliographical review, preparation of an indicators pre-list, consultation and analysis of experts, and finally the preparation of the performance indicators final list. Another step was the collection and analysis of the Integrated Waste Management City Plan of UGRHI-13. Results show the presence of indicators in City Plans is not fully complied with, the IWMCP contemplate a heterogeneous range of indicators, most of the time not considering all the waste groups classified according to their origin. The group of performance indicators proposed includes 40 indicators related to all waste groups defined for origin. The indicators with better adherence are related to the rate of household waste collection, construction waste and solid waste from healthcare services, based on IWMCP data analyzed. When comparing the most cited performance indicators in the IWMCP and the group of indicators proposed in the present study, five of the seven indicators are included in the proposed group, which suggests that the group of indicators is in line with the main indicators contained in the IWMCP and it has important aspects of municipal management. The use of a minimum set of indicators that contemplate all the residues suggests a demand to create a set of indicators for IWMCP to facilitate the elaboration of diagnoses of Integrated Waste Management City Plans and for the purposes in IWMCP for the collection of data over time in municipal solid waste management. In addition to it can provide a creation of a historical data series, a reference point between management of different municipalities, an identification of points of improvement of the system and a resources saving in the medium/long term. The use of tools such as performance indicators can be fundamental for municipal planning and management and can contribute to the effective implementation of the National Waste Policy in order to achieve the objective of protecting public health and environmental quality and integrated solid waste management.

Os Planos Municipais de Gestão Integrada de Resíduos Sólidos PMGIRS são um dos instrumentos da Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos (Lei n° 12.305/2010) e se apresentam como instrumento de planejamento dos municípios para a gestão dos resíduos sólidos, tendo assim grande importância na tomada de decisão do poder municipal. Nesse contexto, o estabelecimento de indicadores de desempenho operacional e ambiental é obrigatório em PMGIRS, e esta ferramenta auxilia no constante acompanhamento de diversos processos inerentes à gestão resíduos sólidos nos municípios. Este trabalho objetivou a proposição e avaliação da aplicação de um grupo de indicadores de desempenho que podem ser estabelecidos e utilizados em Planos Municipais de Gestão Integrada de Resíduos Sólidos e utiliza como unidade de estudo a Unidade de Gerenciamento de Recursos Hídricos (UGRHI-13). O grupo de indicadores proposto foi obtido a partir de revisão bibliográfica, elaboração de pré-lista de indicadores, consulta e análise de especialistas, e por fim a elaboração da lista final do grupo de indicadores. Em paralelo foi realizada a obtenção e análise dos Planos Municipais de Gestão Integrada de Resíduos Sólidos da UGRHI-13. Os resultados mostraram que a presença de indicadores em Planos Municipais, não é totalmente obedecida, os PMGIRS contemplam uma gama heterogênea de indicadores, na maioria das vezes não contemplando todos os grupos de resíduos classificados quanto à sua origem. O grupo de indicadores de desempenho proposto contempla 40 indicadores relacionados a todos os grupos de resíduos classificados quanto à origem. Os indicadores com melhor aderência, estão relacionados com a taxa de geração/coleta de resíduos domiciliares, resíduos da construção civil e resíduos de serviços de saúde, com base nos dados do PMGIRS analisados. Ao comparar os indicadores mais citados nos PMGIRS e o grupo de indicadores proposto no presente trabalho, cinco dos sete indicadores estão contemplados no grupo proposto, o que sugere que o grupo de indicadores está em consonância, em alguns aspectos, com os principais indicadores contidos nos PMGIRS já elaborados, e assim contempla aspectos importantes da gestão municipal. A utilização de um grupo de indicadores que contemple todos os resíduos tenta suprir a demanda de criar um conjunto de indicadores para PMGIRS para facilitar a elaboração de diagnósticos de Planos Municipais de Gestão Integrada de Resíduos Sólidos e para serem propostos em PMGIRS para o levantamento de dados ao longo do tempo na gestão municipal de resíduos sólidos. Além disso, pode proporcionar a criação de uma série histórica de dados, a possibilidade de comparação entre gestões de diferentes municípios, a identificação de pontos de melhoria do sistema e a economia de recursos a médio/longo prazo. A utilização de ferramentas como os indicadores de desempenho, pode ter um caráter fundamental para o planejamento e para a gestão municipal, e pode contribuir para a efetiva implantação da Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos de modo a alcançar o objetivo da proteção da saúde pública e da qualidade ambiental e a gestão integrada de resíduos sólidos. / The Integrated Waste Management City Plan (IWMCP) are one of the instruments of the National Waste Policy (NWP), Law n. 12.305/2010, regulated by Decret n. 7.404/2010 and presented as a planning tool for the municipalities and thus have great importance in the decision making of municipal power. The operational and environmental performance indicators establishment is mandatory in IWMCP, and this tool assists in the constant monitoring of several processes inherent in solid waste management in municipalities. The objective of this research was the proposing and evaluating the application of a performance indicators group that can be established and used in Integrated Waste Management City Plan and uses the 13th Hydric Resources Management Unit (HRMU) as a unit of study. The proposed group of indicators was obtained from a bibliographical review, preparation of an indicators pre-list, consultation and analysis of experts, and finally the preparation of the performance indicators final list. Another step was the collection and analysis of the Integrated Waste Management City Plan of UGRHI-13. Results show the presence of indicators in City Plans is not fully complied with, the IWMCP contemplate a heterogeneous range of indicators, most of the time not considering all the waste groups classified according to their origin. The group of performance indicators proposed includes 40 indicators related to all waste groups defined for origin. The indicators with better adherence are related to the rate of household waste collection, construction waste and solid waste from healthcare services, based on IWMCP data analyzed. When comparing the most cited performance indicators in the IWMCP and the group of indicators proposed in the present study, five of the seven indicators are included in the proposed group, which suggests that the group of indicators is in line with the main indicators contained in the IWMCP and it has important aspects of municipal management. The use of a minimum set of indicators that contemplate all the residues suggests a demand to create a set of indicators for IWMCP to facilitate the elaboration of diagnoses of Integrated Waste Management City Plans and for the purposes in IWMCP for the collection of data over time in municipal solid waste management. In addition to it can provide a creation of a historical data series, a reference point between management of different municipalities, an identification of points of improvement of the system and a resources saving in the medium/long term. The use of tools such as performance indicators can be fundamental for municipal planning and management and can contribute to the effective implementation of the National Waste Policy in order to achieve the objective of protecting public health and environmental quality and integrated solid waste management.

Waste management is a global phenomenon and a challenge to all nations. There is a need to ensure that waste is handled in an environmental friendly and healthy manner. The high rate of unemployment in South Africa leads to elevated poverty, which is one of the most serious socio-economic problems in developing countries. This leads to people opting to work anywhere, particularly in the informal sector for survival. Waste picking is classified as a type of informal employment. In South Africa, the last stage in the life cycle of waste disposal is at the landfill sites. Landfill sites are normally located on the outskirts of towns and away from communities for safety and health reasons. This study researched the working conditions and health status of waste pickers working at some landfill sites in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, namely Ga-Rankuwa, Onderstepoort and Hatherly. The study used a multi method approach, where both qualitative and quantitative factors of research were utilized. Data was gathered through survey questionnaire with a sample of 176 waste pickers at three landfill sites, together with unstructured interviews with municipal workers. The researcher also observed how waste pickers work at the landfill sites. Some of the findings of this study are that: • About 66 % of waste pickers at the landfill sites were females with an average age of 45 years. • A majority (93 %) of waste pickers did not reach matric and were not employable in the formal sector • Most waste pickers (53%) work 5 days and a few (41%) work 6 days per week. • Only 22% of participants reported injury at work and 41% consulted the clinic or hospital due to injury or illness. Descriptive statistical results of the study revealed that waste pickers view their health to be fair as compared to their peers but were not satisfied with their working conditions. Waste pickers are aware of stigma including health challenges associated with working at a landfill site and the need of acting appropriately in protecting themselves / Department of Environmental Sciences / M. Sc. (Environmental Management)

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Holistic environmental policies, which emerged from a mere combination of technical activities in waste management some 40 years ago, constitute the most advanced level of environmental policies. These approaches to environmental policy, among them the policies in integrated waste management, attempt to guide economic agents to an environment-friendly behaviour. Nevertheless, current holistic policies in waste management, including policies on one-way drinks containers and waste electrical and electronic equipment, and implementations of extended producer responsibility with further applications to waste electrical and electronic equipment, reveal more or less severe deficiencies – despite some positive examples. This article relates these policy failures, which are not necessarily the result of an insufficient compliance with the regulations, to missing constitutive elements of what is going to be called an ‘integrated environmental policy’. This article therefore investigates – mostly from a practical point of view – constitutive elements, which are necessary for a holistic policy to serve as a well-functioning allocation mechanism. As these constitutive elements result from a careful ‘integration’ of the environmental commodities into the economic allocation problems, we refer to these policies as ‘integrated environmental policies’. The article also discusses and illustrates the main steps of designing such a policy – for waste electrical and electronic equipment and a (possible) ban of Glyphosat in agriculture. As these policies are dependent on economic and political stability with environmental awareness sufficiently developed, the article addresses mostly waste management policies in highly industrialised countries.

Waste management is a global challenge due to high waste generation resulting from high industrialization, urbanization and challenges relating to the efficient implementation of waste management policies acts and standards. Although South Africa has established a number of good waste management policies and related acts and standards, most municipalities still find it challenging to efficiently implement waste management strategies. Ekurhuleni Municipality is facing challenges with the implementation of effective waste management strategies and compliance to the National Environmental Management Waste Act (2008), (NEMWA) (Act No 59 of 2008). An evaluation of the gaps that exist between NEMWA and the local implementation in the formal and informal parts of the Ekurhuleni Municipality was undertaken in this study. Data on the waste management scenario as collected through questionnaires, interviews and observations revealed that differences relating to the poor establishment of an integrated approach to waste management exist between NEMWA and the local implementation of the act. This was realized through the fact that there is limited community education on waste management, no waste recycling facilities in some residences, irregular and insufficient collection of waste and non compliance with tariff payments for most informal residents and some formal residents. Differences also exist in the waste management strategies between the formal and informal areas of the municipality primarily due to the fact that the informal settlements are mostly unplanned and considered illegal. According to this study, informal residents are not billed for waste management services and as such most of them do not pay for waste management services. To that end, waste is not efficiently managed due to municipal financial constraints. Waste management challenges in Ekurhuleni Municipality are also attributed to lack of or insufficient knowledge regarding sustainable waste management practices and its benefits amongst the waste generators and some waste management employees. / Environmental Sciences / M.A. (Environmental Management)

Essa dissertação tem como tema central o Consórcio Intermunicipal para Gestão de Resíduos Sólidos Urbanos de Curitiba (Conresol) e o projeto intitulado Sistema Integrado de Aproveitamento de Resíduos (Sipar). A análise de conteúdo, por meio da comparação de notícias de jornais e documentos oficiais, buscando relacionar o processo comunicativo do que foi veiculado e o que foi efetivamente feito é o objetivo desse trabalho. A pesquisa é predominantemente exploratória quanto aos objetivos, envolve a pesquisa bibliográfica e documental e utiliza-se a análise de conteúdo para tratar os dados coletados. A coleta de dados foi feita no jornal Gazeta do Povo e em acervos de órgãos públicos, tendo como material de análise notícias do referido jornal, leis, processos e atas referentes ao processo de licitação. Após a leitura, análise e disposição em uma linha do tempo, foi feita a análise de conteúdo no material selecionado. Por meio dessa análise, foi constatada a relação entre os atores (empresas, imprensa, estado, prefeituras, cidadãos e órgãos jurídicos) envolvidos no imbróglio do Sipar. Os resultados dessa pesquisa mostram que o instrumento de uma política pública, a Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos Urbanos (PNRS), não foi efetivamente implantado por interesses particulares e conflitos de entendimento entre os atores terem influenciado diretamente nos acontecimentos. Como conclusão, entende-se que apesar de cumprir o papel esperado, que é veicular informações a respeito de assuntos de interesse público, a imprensa direcionou a cobertura a determinados grupo de interesse, de acordo com o acontecimento. Por fim, por meio da relação dos acontecimentos, a complexidade e a questão de interesses particulares dificultou e impossibilitou a implantação do Sipar. / This dissertation is centered on the Intermunicipal Consortium for Solid Urban Waste Management of Curitiba (Conresol) and the project entitled Integrated System of Waste Utilization (Sipar). Content analysis, by comparing newspaper news and officialdocuments, seeking to relate the communicative process of what was conveyed and what was actually done is the purpose of this work. The research is predominantly exploratory regarding the objectives, involves the bibliographical and documentary research and the content analysis is used to treat the data collected. The data collection was done in the newspaper Gazeta do Povo and in collections of public agencies, having as material of analysis news of said newspaper, laws, processes and minutes referring to the bidding process. After reading, analyzing and arranging in a timeline, content analysis was done on the selected material. Through this analysis, the relationship between the actors (companies, press, state, city halls, citizens and legal bodies) involved in the Sipar imbroglio was verified. The results of this research show that the instrument of a public policy, the National Policy on Urban Solid Waste (PNRS), was not effectively implemented by private interests and conflicts of understanding between the actors directly influencing events. As a conclusion, it is understood that despite fulfilling the expected role, which is to convey information on matters of public interest, the press directed the coverage to certain interest groups, according to the event. Finally, through the relation of events, the complexity and the question of private interests made it difficult and impossible to implement Sipar.