The Minimum Requirements for Waste Disposal by Landfill forms part of the
Department of Water Affairs and Forestry's Waste Management Series that establishes a
reference framework of standards for waste management in South Africa. It also
facilitates the enforcement of the landfill permitting system provided for in terms of
Section 20 of the Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act 73 of 1989). The minimum
requirements (MR) are standards by which environmentally acceptable waste disposal
practices can be differentiated from unacceptable practices. The need for environmentally
acceptable yet cost-effective waste disposal has become a priority in South Africa. This is
because increasing population and urbanisation have resulted in growing waste
generation, placing pressure on the environment. There is also an increasing awareness of
environmental issues and a desire for a clean environment on the part of the public. To
ensure a cleaner environment, the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, with whom
responsibility for waste disposal is currently vested, has been tasked to meet both current
and future waste disposal needs. The aim of the Department is to protect the environment
and the public from the impacts of bad waste disposal practices. It has been found that
whilst there is sound legislation in place, many local authorities do not comply for
various reasons. The Minimum Requirements will be evaluated and a case study
approach and a local authority in the KwaZulu-Natal province will be selected. The
research is envisaged to highlight areas of capacity/incapacity and to identify a set of
resource requirements that may be required to ensure compliance at local authority level
and ultimately to the legislation that promulgates it. / Thesis (MBA)-University of Natal, Durban, 2003.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/4039 |
| Date | January 2003 |
| Creators | Sewpershad, Anusha. |
| Contributors | Thomson, Elza. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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