GRDM 3Rd Generation Integrated Waste Management Plan 2020-2025
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Garden Route District Municipality Garden Route District Municipality Integrated Waste Management Plan 3rd Generation 2020 - 2025 FINAL J38216 January 2020 Garden Route District Municipality Integrated Waste Management Plan CONTENTS Chapter Description Page Acknowledgements 4 Contact Information v Revision Status v Distribution List vi Abbreviations / Acronyms / Definitions vi Appendices vii List of Figures vii List of Tables ix 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Definition of Waste 1 1.2 Contents of an IWMP 2 1.3 History of Integrated Waste Management Plans in the Garden Route District Municipality 3 1.4 Objectives of an Integrated Waste Management Plan 3 1.5 Integrated Waste Management Plan Development Process 4 1.6 Scope of the Integrated Waste Management Plan 6 1.7 Context of Roles and Responsibilities 7 1.8 Alignment with other Strategic Plans 8 2 Approach and Methodology 17 2.1 Legislated Requirements for Integrated Waste Management Plans 17 2.2 Methodology 17 2.3 Assumptions and Limitations 21 Rev 5/January 2020 Garden Route District Municipality Final IWMP 3 Legal Requirements Overview 22 3.1 South African Legislation 22 3.2 International Legislation 23 3.3 Key Changes to South African Legislation Since 2014 24 4 Waste Management Performance Review 26 4.1 Implementation of 2014 Integrated Waste Management Plan 26 4.2 Progress towards Compliance with National Waste Management Strategy Goals 32 5 Receiving Environment 36 5.1 Biodiversity 36 5.2 Geology 37 5.3 Water Resources 38 6 Situation Analysis 39 6.1 Scope and Purpose of the Situation Analysis 39 6.2 Overview of Garden Route District Municipality 40 6.3 Demographics 41 6.4 Type of Housing and Access to Services 42 6.5 Local Economy 43 6.6 Waste Profile 44 6.7 Domestic Waste Generation 54 6.8 Hazardous Waste Records 57 6.9 Health Care Risk Waste Generation 61 6.10 Future Waste Generation 61 6.11 Waste Information Systems 62 6.12 Health Care Risk Waste 63 6.13 Waste Services 63 6.14 Waste Recycling 66 6.15 Management of Hazardous Waste 70 Rev 5/January 2020 Garden Route District Municipality Final IWMP 6.16 Organic Waste Management 73 6.17 Waste Management Facilities 77 6.18 Other Waste Management Services 103 6.19 Waste Management Fleet 109 6.20 Waste Management By-Laws 110 6.21 Institutional Management 111 6.22 Financial Management 111 6.23 Institutional Framework 112 6.24 Waste Employee Interviews 113 7 Gap and Needs Assessment 115 7.1 Gaps and Needs Identified in 2014 IWMP 115 7.2 Gaps and Needs Identified in 2020 119 8 Goals, Objectives and Assessment of Alternatives 157 8.1 Goals for GRDM 158 8.2 Alignment with National and Provincial Waste Management Goals 159 8.3 Objectives and Alternatives for Garden Route District Municipality 160 9 Implementation Plan 164 10 Monitoring 169 11 References 170 Introduction 173 International conventions 173 South African Legislation 176 National Policies and Guidelines 190 Local Strategy and Policies 198 Document Control and Disclaimer 218 Rev 5/January 2020 Garden Route District Municipality Final IWMP Acknowledgements GIBB wishes to thank Mr Morton Hubbe and Mr Johan Gie at the GRDM for their support and guidance during the compilation of this third generation IWMP. A further acknowledgement must be given to Mr Dean Gilbert, Mr August Hoon and their team at the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning for provision of waste information and the detailed review and comments on the draft IWMP. Rev 5/January 2020 Garden Route District Municipality Final IWMP Contact Information Please contact the undermentioned should you require further information. GIBB (Pty) Ltd Address: Port Elizabeth Office Port Elizabeth 1st Floor St. George’s Corner 116 Park Drive Central Port Elizabeth 6001 PO Box 63703 Greenacres 6057 Tel: +27 41 509 9150 Fax: +27 41 363 9300 Website www.gibb.co.za Contact Person Kate Flood Environmental Scientist Contact number 041 509 9150 Cell number 084 631 1456 Fax Number 041 363 9300 Email [email protected] Revision Status Approved Rev No. Issue Date # Pages Revision Description Prepared By Reviewed By By 0 04 June 114 Situation Analysis draft K Flood W. Fyvie W. Fyvie 2019 1 29 July 2019 131 Gap and needs K Flood W. Fyvie W. Fyvie assessment and objectives and targets 2 30 July 2019 141 Implementation plan K Flood W. Fyvie W. Fyvie 3 31 July 2019 144 Updated IWMP K Flood W. Fyvie W. Fyvie Page v Rev 6/January 2019 Garden Route District Municipality Final IWMP Approved Rev No. Issue Date # Pages Revision Description Prepared By Reviewed By By 4 02 October 186 Final draft IWMP K. Flood W. Fyvie W. Fyvie 2019 5 18 228 Final IWMP K. Flood W. Fyvie W. Fyvie November 2019 6 06 January 231 Final IWMP (minor K. Flood W. Fyvie W. Fyvie 2020 corrections) Distribution List Copies to: Copy 1 of 4 Mr M. Hubbe (Garden Route District Municipality) Copy 2 of 4 Mr J. Gie (Garden Route District Municipality) Copy 3 of 4 Mr A. Hoon (DEA&DP) Copy 4 of 4 Mr D. Gilbert (DEA&DP) Abbreviations / Acronyms / Definitions BLM Bitou Local Municipality CCA Chromated copper arsenate C&DW Construction and demolition waste COGTA Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs DEA Department of Environmetal Affairs DEA&DP Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning DEFF Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries DM District Municipality DOH Department of Health DoE Department of Education DWS Department of Water and Sanitation (formerly Department of Water Affairs (DWA) ECA Environment Conservation Act (73 of 1989) EMI Environmental Management Inspectorate EPWP Expanded Public Works Programme eWASA e-Waste Association of South Africa FBRR Free Basic Refuse Removal GDPR Gross Domestic Product per Region GLM George Local Municipality GRDM Garden Route Disitrct Municipality GRWMIS Garden Route District Waste Management Information System HCRW Health Care Risk Waste HHW Household Hazardous Waste HLM Hessequa Local Municipality IDP Integrated Development Plan indWMP Industry Waste Management Plan IPWIS Integrated Pollutant and Waste Information System IT Information Technology IWM Integrated Waste Management IWMP Integrated Waste Management Plan. IWMSA Institute of Waste Management South Africa Page vi Rev 6/January 2019 Garden Route District Municipality Final IWMP KLLM Kannaland Local Municipality KLM Knysna Local Municipality LAs Local Authorities (Local and District level authorities) LM Local Municipality MBLM Mossel Bay Local Municipality MEC Member of Executive Council MIIU Municipal Infrastructure Investment Unit MRF Material Recovery Faciliity NEMA National Environmental Management Act NEMWA National Environmental Management: Waste Act (59 of 2008) NWMS National Waste Management Strategy OHSA Occupational Health and Safety Act (85 of 1993) OLM Oudtshoorn Local Municipality PCBs Polychlorinated Biphenyls PE-HD Polyethylene high density PE-LD- Polyethylene low density PET Polyethylene Terephthalate POP(s) Persistent Organic Pollutant(s) PP Polypropylene PS Polystyrene PSC Project Steering Committee PUDSS Permissible Utilisation and Disposal of Sewage Sludge PVC Polyvinyl Chloride RDP Reconstruction and Development Programme ROSE Recycling Oil Saves the Environment RSA Republic of South Africa SABS South African Bureu of Standards SANBI South African National Biodiversity Institute SAWIS South African Waste Information Centre SIDA Swedish International Development Coorporation Agency SOER State of Environment Report UN United Nations WCDoH Western Cape Department of Health WCIWMP Western Cape Integrated Waste Management Plan WHO World Health Organisation WIS Waste Information System WMO(s) Waste Management Officer(s) WWTW Waste Water Treatment Works Appendices Appendix A: Waste Legislation 172 Appendix B: Waste Management Facility Database 199 Appendix C: Newspaper Advertisements 204 Appendix D: Comments and Responses Report 210 List of Figures Figure 1: The waste hierarchy as per the National Waste Management Strategy (DEA, 2011) ............. 4 Figure 2: IWMP planning phases as per the Guidelines for the Development of Integrated Waste Management Plans (DEA) ........................................................................................................................ 4 Page vii Rev 6/January 2019 Garden Route District Municipality Final IWMP Figure 3: Integrated Waste Management Planning Cycle (source, DEA&DP, undated) ......................... 5 Figure 4: Garden Route District Municipality Jurisdictional Area ........................................................... 6 Figure 5: Map to show the critical biodiversity areas, ecological support areas and the protected areas within the Garden Route District Municipality (data source: Western Cape Biodiversity Spatial Plan http://bgis.sanbi.org/SpatialDataset) ................................................................................................... 36 Figure 6: Underlying geology within the GRDM .................................................................................... 37 Figure 7: Garden Route District Municipality water resources (data source: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, NFEPA Rivers 2011 and NFEPA Wetlands 2011: http://bgis.sanbi.org/SpatialDataset/Detail/397 [16 May 2019]). ....................................................... 38 Figure 8: IWMP planning phases – situation analysis ........................................................................... 39 Figure 9: Garden Route District Municipality Geographical Area ......................................................... 40 Figure 10: Ethic profile