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[email protected] REPORT ON WASTE MANAGEMENT LICENSE APPLICATION FOR THE ZIMCO ALUMINIUM COMPANY (ZIMALCO), A DIVISION OF THE ZIMCO GROUP (PTY) LTD, BENONI, GAUTENG PROVINCE FINAL SCOPING REPORT & PLAN OF STUDY FOR EIA DEA Ref. No: 12/9/11/L1290/3 Report No : 12984-46-Rep-004-FSR-Rev0 Submitted to: Zimco Aluminium Company, a Division of the Zimco Group (Pty) Ltd P.O. Box 5044 Benoni South 1502 DISTRIBUTION: 2 Copies - Zimco Aluminium Company, a Division of the Zimco Group (Pty) Ltd 1 Copy - Zitholele Consulting (Pty) Ltd – Library 1 Copy - Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality November 2013 12984 Directors : S Pillay (Managing Director); N Rajasakran (Director); Dr RGM Heath (Director) November 2013 i 12984 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction The existing Zimco Aluminium Company (Zimalco), a Division of the Zimco Group (Pty) Ltd, is a secondary aluminium smelter situated in the Benoni Industrial Sites, Benoni, in the Gauteng Province. The study site is situated in the jurisdiction of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. The operation recycles aluminium scrap and primary metal to produce aluminium foundry ingot, powder and master alloys which are then sold. The facility also processes aluminium dross to extract the metallic aluminium. The site is approximately 43 000m2 in extent. The processing of aluminium dross occurs in an area of approximately 10 000m2 in size. Activities undertaken on site are listed in Government Notice 718 of 2009 (List of Waste Management Activities that have, or are likely to have a detrimental effect on the environment) and therefore environmental authorisation in the form of a Waste Management License is required in terms of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act (Act 59 of 2008) [NEMWA].