Annexure A: Logical Framework Analysis Matrix for General Waste Collection
 

DESCRIPTION

VERIFIABLE INDICATORS

MEANS OF VERIFICATION

IMPORTANT AND CRITICAL ASSUMPTIONS

Development Objective

 Reduced generation and environmental impact of all forms of waste, so that the socio-economic development of South Africa, the health of its people and the quality of its environmental resources are no longer adversely affected by uncontrolled and uncoordinated waste management.
  • Reduced generation of waste
  • Reduced negative health, safety and environmental impact resulting from waste
  • Waste Information System
  • Decrease in negative press reports about waste management issues
  • Waste is regarded as a priority issue by Government and other decision makers

Long term objective

 Appropriate, affordable, sustainable and environmentally acceptable general waste collection services in South Africa by 2012.
  • Waste collection services are considered acceptable
  • Payment for services takes place
  • More waste arrives at landfills and/or recycling centres
  • Survey to determine acceptability of waste collection services
  • Records of payment for waste collection service
  • Waste collection at local authority level is financed from service fees
  • IP&WM Policy and NWM Strategy are accepted by Cabinet and all stakeholders by Dec. 1999
  • Existing enabling legislation (ECA/NEMA) is sufficient
  • Clear responsibilities and duties are assigned and accepted by all involved parties by Dec. 2000
  • Relevant CEC and NEAF sub-committees in place by Jan. 2000

Immediate Objective

 Within the period mid-1999 – 2004 covered by this action plan:

Appropriate, sustainable and environmentally acceptable waste collection services initiated and implemented for at least 300 000 households in high density unserviced areas by local government.
  • Local Government implements waste collection services at 300 000 households
  • Reduction in illegal dumping / waste accumulation and littering in project areas.
  • Evaluation reports submitted half-yearly to provincial environmental departments and DEAT by local governments
  • Improved litter situation
  • Improved living conditions
  • Sufficient financial resources available at DEAT by July 1999, at Provincial environmental departments by July 2000 and at Local government by Jan. 2001
  • Sufficient suitably qualified staff are available and retained within DEAT by July 1999, at Provincial level by July 2000 and at Local level by Jan. 2001
  • DEAT, provinces and local governments allocate the necessary resources to implement the action plan at DEAT by July 1999, at Provincial level by July 2000 and at Local level by Jan. 2001
  • Full commitment to public participation procedures from all tiers of government and stakeholders by Jan. 2001
  • Public awareness is created in civil society
  • Payment for services takes place, except in cases of genuine hardship

Outputs

1. Investigations analysing and documenting the experience from existing affordable, sustainable waste collection services by DEAT by December 2000.
  • Investigations undertaken into appropriate waste collection methods
  • Report with conclusions and recommendations available and known by waste managers
  • Capacity building plans developed and implemented by DEAT by Jan. 2001 and by Local government by July 2001
 

2. Guidelines for appropriate waste collection services (which cater for appropriate recycling and set national standards) by DEAT, in consultation with provinces, by December 2001.
  • Guidelines approved and in place
  • Guidelines document available and used by waste managers
  
 

3. Regulations, setting provincial standards for waste collection services, by provincial environmental departments in consultation with local authorities, by June. 2002.
  • Regulations approved and in place
  • Regulations document available, known and adhered to by waste managers
  
 

4. Ongoing waste collection, in accordance with the guidelines, from 300 000 previously unserviced households in high-density areas implemented by local governments with involvement and participation of communities from 2002 onwards.
  • Appropriate waste collection takes place
  • System accepted by communities
  • Reduction in accumulated waste and littering
  • More waste arrives at landfills and/or recycling centres
  • Survey on acceptability of waste collection services provided
  • Improved awareness regarding waste management by Jan. 2002
  • The 300 000 recipient households pay for the waste collection service received
  • Service providers are credible
  • Increased capacity and resources within responsible authorities at local level by Jan. 2001
 

5. Additional people employed to implement waste collection (job creation) at local level, in private and/or public sector, from 2002 onwards.
  • Appropriate waste collection takes place
  • Improved living conditions
  • Improved litter situation
  

Activities
  • Ongoing liaison / information transfer between DEAT, provincial environmental departments and local government
  • Established functioning communication channels between tiers of government
  • Required Committees meet regularly
  • Reports that information has been received by all
  • CEC sub-committee on waste functioning by Jan. 2000
  Ref. 1. Investigation
  • Investigation team identifies all relevant case studies and experience with respect to appropriate waste collection.
  • Analysis of experiences, to determine what has succeeded and what has failed (including the experience of both the implementers and the receiving community).
  • Document the above, with conclusions and recommendations.
  • Investigation team documents on case studies and experience
  • Experiences analysed by investigation team
  • Experiences documented, with conclusions and recommendations
  • Investigation team report
  • Investigation team report
  • Investigation team report, with conclusions and recommendations
  • The investigation team is suitably qualified and capable of identifying relevant case studies and experience
  • The relevant information is accessible

 
 

Ref. 2. Guidelines
  • Review existing guidelines for waste collection (e.g. GDACE).
  • Draft Guidelines for Waste Collection.
  • Consult with provinces
  • Finalise and publish Guidelines for Waste Collection
  • Collection guidelines are reviewed
  • Draft Guidelines in place
  • Comments received from provinces
  • Guidelines published and available
  • Draft Guidelines document
  • Comments report
  • Guidelines document published, distributed and used
  • The relevant information is available
  • Legislative implementing instruments are in place by July 2001
 

Ref. 3. Regulations
  • Ensure possession by provinces of (draft) guideline document
  • Review relevant existing waste collection regulations / by-laws.
  • Draft Regulations for Waste Collection.
  • Consult with local authorities.
  • Finalise and promulgate Regulations
  • All provinces have the guideline document
  • Specific research into regulations is undertaken
  • Draft Regulations in place
  • Comments received from local authorities
  • Regulations approved and in place in all provinces
  • Draft regulations document
  • Comments report
  • Regulations from all provinces in gazette
  • Regulations known and adhered to
  • All the relevant information is available
  • Legislative implementing instruments are in place by July 2001
  Ref. 4 and 5. Implementation of waste collection services
  • DEAT selects first phase areas in consultation with local governments and other stakeholders.
  • Ensure possession by local governments of guidelines and regulations
  • Establish implementing team in local government and local Waste Management Task Team (WMTT)
  • Development of awareness campaign by DEAT
  • Involve all relevant stakeholders in the community
  • Implementation of awareness campaign by local government, in collaboration with provincial environmental departments
  • Develop implementation plan (incl. budget and payment mechanisms)
  • Identify requisite resources (manpower, money, machines and time).
  • Promote establishment of partnerships for service implementation between local government, communities and entrepreneurs)
  • Assign responsibility and plan implementation in detail, in accordance with documented experience and guidelines.
  • Access requisite resources (e.g. recruit additional manpower / appropriate expertise).
  • Selection meeting with stakeholders
  • All local governments have the guidelines and regulations
  • Implementing team and WMTT in place
  • Awareness campaign material produced
  • Stakeholder meetings held
  • Awareness campaigns executed
  • Implementation plan and budget agreed upon
  • Approval of identified resources
  • Approval of assigned responsibility and detailed project plans
  • Approval of budget for additional manpower
  • List of identified criteria
  • Map with first phase areas including links to local authorities
  • Consensus documented
  • Distributed guidelines and regulations known and used
  • Minutes of implementing team and WMTT meetings
  • Awareness campaign material
  • Minutes of stakeholder meetings
  • Survey of improved public awareness
  • Final agreed implementation plan and budget
  • Document with identified resources
  • Document of assigned responsibility and planned projects
  • Approved budget and additional manpower appointed
  • High-density unserviced areas are identified by July 2000
  • Criteria for selection of initial 300 000 households are agreed upon by relevant CEC and NEAF sub-committees.
  • Landfill for disposal of collected waste available
  • Local governments have commitment to implement waste collection services
  • Financial resources (incl. loans or subsidies) are available by Jan. 2002
  • Assigned responsibility and implementation plans are accepted by the implementer by Jan 2002
  • Financial resources are available for awareness campaigns by Jan. 2001
  • Improved awareness and education regarding waste management by Dec. 2003
  • WIS-data available by Jan. 2002
  • Entrepreneurs identified and involved by Jan. 2002
  • Increased capacity and resources for responsible authorities
 
  • Develop and promote system for payment for services
  • Implement system for payment for services
  • Implement waste collection services for first phase 300 000 households.
  • Monitor implementation and operation of waste collection services.
  • Review performance of waste collection services (including payment for services).
  • Review Guidelines based on implementation experience.
  • Review Regulations based on implementation experience.
  • Payment for service system implemented
  • Reduction in illegal dumping/waste accumulation and littering in project area
  • Reduced negative health, safety and environmental impact resulting from waste
  • Waste collection services, Guidelines and Regulations reviewed.
  • Payment for service system taking place
  • Evaluation reports
  • Monitoring and Auditing reports
  • Review Report, including conclusions and recommendations
  • Service providers are credible.
  • Payment for services by Jan. 2002

Inputs

 Staff
  1. DEAT : 2.75 person years spread over 5.5 years in 1999-2004
  2. Provincial environmental departments: 0.3 persons per province from Jan 2001 to June 2002 ( 4.05 person years in total)
  3. Local government: 15 to 18 person years per year over 4 years 2001-2004 (costs calculated using 15)
    
  • Sufficient, suitably qualified staff available and retained within DEAT by July 1999, provincial environmental departments by July 2000 and local government by Jan. 2001
  • Capacity building for implementing general waste collection services to be focussed at DEAT, provincial and local government and community level. DEAT by Jan. 2000, Local by July 2001 and community awareness by Jan. 2002.
  Financial

Estimated costs

      
  DEAT
  • Personnel costs (Guidelines and DEAT project driver)

2.75 person years spread over 5.5 years

2.75 x R 0.15 mil. = R 0.413 mil in 1999-2004
  • Investigation costs = R 0.5 mil. from July 1999 to December 2000
  • Capacity building: R 0.05 mil. from July 1999 to June 2000
  • Awareness campaigns (development)

= R 0.5 mil. in 2000

Funding of staff, research and campaigns from the fiscus

    
  • Funding available
  Provincial environmental departments
  • Personnel costs (Regulations)

0.3 person per province in from Jan 2001 to June 2002

0.3 x 1.5 x R 0.15 mil. = R 68 000 per province. Total of R 0.608 mil.

Funding of staff from the fiscus allocated to provincial environmental departments

    
  • Funding available
  Local Government
  • Personnel costs (management of waste collection):

15 staff members (1 for every 20 000 collection points) over 4 years

15 x 4 x R 0.15 mil = R 9 mil. in 2001-2004
  • Capacity building: R 0.75 mil. in 2000
  • Awareness campaigns (implementation costs):

= R 2.5 mil. from July 2001 to December 2003
  • Collection cost:

R 8 per month per point over 3 years

R 8 x 12 x 3 x 300 000 = R 86.4 mil. in 2002-2004

Funding of staff from fiscus allocated to local government.

Collection service costs funded from payment for service

Loans/subsidies for initial capital investment costs of private and/or public sector service provider will be needed in some cases.

    
  • Funding available
  • Payment for services
  • Mechanisms for financing of initial capital investment costs of collection entrepreneurs by Jan. 2002