CAPRICORN DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN LEPELLE NKUMPI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN – FEASIBILITY REPORT Report No : 6950/6610/3/E FEBRUARY 2005 DISTRIBUTION: 3 Copies - BVI Consulting 1 Copy - Project File 6950 1 Copy - Library Integrated Waste Management Plan Feasibility Study BVI Consulting Engineers ii Capricorn District Municipality EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Integrated Waste Management Plan Feasibility Study BVI Consulting Engineers iii Capricorn District Municipality TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE 1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................... 6 1.1 Background........................................................................................... 6 1.2 Project Objectives................................................................................. 6 1.3 Approach and methodology ................................................................. 6 2 LITERATURE REVIEW ..................................................................... 9 2.1 Regulatory Framework for waste management ................................... 9 2.1.1 The Constitution of South Africa ............................................ 9 2.1.2 National Environmental Management Principles ................. 10 2.1.3 Integrated Pollution and Waste Management for SA .......... 12 2.1.4 National Water Act 1998 ...................................................... 16 2.1.5 Development Facilitation Act................................................ 17 2.1.6 The EIA Regulations ............................................................ 17 2.1.7 The White Paper on Municipal Services Partnerships (MSPs) .................................................................................. 18 2.1.8 Minimum Requirements for Waste Disposal by Landfill – DWAF: Second Edition 1998 ............................................ 20 2.2 Industry examples .............................................................................. 21 2.2.1 Resuscitating waste management services in Lusaka, Zambia, through a public private partnership – 2001/2002............................................................................. 21 2.2.2 Sustainable approach to the design, implementation and management of community based/SMME type Solid Waste Service Provision in the City of Cape Town: 2002 ........................................................................... 22 2.2.3 Establishment of an Integrated Waste Management System in Rural Umkhanyakude, Kwazulu-Natal: The Jozini recycling centre: 2001/2004....................................... 26 2.2.4 240l bin health care risk waste system ................................ 28 3 SUMMARY OF THE STATUS QUO INVESTIGATIONS ..................... 28 4 GAP ANALYSIS .............................................................................. 32 4.1 Benchmarking as an Improvement Tool ............................................ 32 5 NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND PRIORITISATION ................................ 32 5.1 Improving existing waste management services ............................... 34 The strategic objectives/alternatives to facilitate improving of these services are detailed below as follows:...................................... 34 5.1.1 Waste Management Organisation Structure........................ 34 5.1.2 Refuse collection and transportation.................................... 41 5.1.3 Refuse disposal and landfill operation ................................. 42 5.1.4 Revenue collection and tariffs .............................................. 43 5.1.5 Medical waste treatment and handling ................................ 48 5.2 Implementing waste management services in L-NLM ....................... 51 5.2.1 Current waste Quantities...................................................... 52 5.2.2 Future waste quantities ........................................................ 72 5.2.3 Refuse disposal and landfill operations ............................... 77 5.2.4 Refuse storage, collection and transportation ..................... 84 5.3 Employment creation, public information and awareness creation ............................................................................................... 95 5.3.1 Waste Management, minimisation and prevention strategy ................................................................................. 96 BVI Consulting Engineers iv Capricorn District Municipality 5.3.2 Establishment of Municipal Services Partnerships (MSPs) .................................................................................. 96 5.3.3 Establishment of Public Private Partnerships (PPP) ........... 97 6 FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS ......................................................... 97 6.1 Cost Comparison ................................................................................ 97 6.1.1 Scenario 1 ............................................................................ 97 6.1.2 Scenario 2 ............................................................................ 98 6.1.3 Scenario 3 ............................................................................ 99 6.2 Summary of cost comparison ........................................................... 100 7 RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................................. 101 8 CONCLUSIONS............................................................................ 101 9 REFERENCES ............................................................................. 101 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Summary of gap in status quo investigations: Lepelle Nkumpi Local Municipality ............ 29 Table 2 : Summary of Needs Prioritisation ................................................................................... 33 Table 3 : Minimum Requirements for GSB- Landfill Operation ..................................................... 42 Table 4 : Potential revenue for waste management services in L-NLM ........................................... 45 Table 5 : Medical or health care waste generators in L-NLM ......................................................... 48 Table 6 : Guidelines for Estimating Domestic Waste Generation Rates .......................................... 53 Table 7 : Guidelines for Conversion Between Masses and Volumes ............................................... 53 Table 8 : Estimated amount of waste generated by households in L-NLM ...................................... 53 Table 9 : Guidelines for estimating waste generated by schools in L-NLM ..................................... 58 Table 10 : Guidelines for estimating waste generated by crèches in L-NLM ................................... 58 Table 11 : Estimated amount of waste generated by schools and crèches in L-NLM ........................ 58 Table 12 : Guidelines for estimating waste generated by hospitals and clinics in L-NLM................. 65 Table 13 : Estimated amount of waste generated by Hospitals and Clinics in L-NLM ...................... 65 Table 14 : Estimated amount of waste generated by Police Stations and Prisons in L-NLM ............. 66 Table 15 : Estimated amount of waste generated by businesses in L-NLM...................................... 67 Table 16 : Summary of estimated amount of general waste generated in L-NLM ............................ 71 Table 17 : Summary of current estimated amount of general waste generated in L-NLM ................. 72 Table 18 : Estimated population growth rates in L-NLM ............................................................... 75 Table 19 : Estimated future waste quantities in L-NLM ................................................................. 76 Table 20 : Minimum Requirements Landfill size classes ............................................................... 77 Table 21 : Composite structure for L-NLM waste generation Clusters/Zones .................................. 80 Table 22 : Minimum Requirements for Permitting Small and Medium Landfill Sites....................... 81 Table 23 : Advantages and disadvantages for various waste storage systems................................... 87 Table 24 : Advantages and disadvantages for various waste collection and transportation systems ... 91 BVI Consulting Engineers v Capricorn District Municipality Table 25 : Waste collection and transportation routes .................................................................... 93 Table 26 : Scenario 1 cost estimation ........................................................................................... 98 Table 27 : Scenario 2 cost estimation ........................................................................................... 99 Table 28 : Scenario 3 cost estimation ..........................................................................................100 Table 29 : Summary of cost estimation........................................................................................100 Table 30 : Advantages and disadvantages for various MLM waste management services scenarios .100 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 : L-NLM Waste Management Services Needs and Prioritisation Hierarchy ....................... 33 Figure 2 : Full responsibility and management by L-NLM ............................................................. 35 Figure 3 : MSP involvement ........................................................................................................ 36 Figure 4 : MSP and PPP involvement........................................................................................... 37 Figure 5 : Landfill Process..........................................................................................................