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DESCRIPTION |
VERIFIABLE INDICATORS |
MEANS OF VERIFICATION |
IMPORTANT AND CRITICAL ASSUMPTIONS |
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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 impacts resulting from waste |
Waste Information System operational
Decrease in negative reports about waste management issues. |
Waste is regarded as a priority issue by Government and other decision makers |
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Long Term Objective |
All future waste management in South Africa carried out in accordance with approved integrated waste management plans by 2012 |
Adequate, co-ordinated integrated waste management plans developed and published.
Integrated waste management plans in place as background for commencing major waste management projects |
Waste management plans available
Reduction of resistance to waste management by public |
Existing enabling legislation (NEMA) is sufficient to support the integrating waste planning system
Clear responsibilities and duties are accepted by all involved parties by December 2001
Organisational set up in place by
National by July 1999
Provincial by January 2001
Local January by 2001
Sufficient financial resources available
National by July 1999
Provincial by January 2002
Local by January 2002
Sufficient suitably qualified human resources are available within DEAT, Provinces and Local Governments
National by July 1999
Provincial by January 2002
Local by January 2002
DEAT, Provinces and Local Governments allocate the necessary resources to implement the Integrated Waste management planning system.
National by July 1999
Provincial by January 2002
Local by January 2002
Awareness is ensured in civil society by December 2004
Full commitment to the public participation process by all tiers of government and stakeholders by January 2001 |
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Immediate Objectives |
1. Regulations and guidelines for integrated waste management planning by DEAT by December 2001
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- Regulations and guidelines published
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Government Gazette containing Regulations and published Guidelines document
Regulations enforced by DEAT and Provincial environmental departments |
IP&WM Policy and NWMS approved by Cabinet and accepted by all stakeholders by December 1999
CEC and Mintech Workgroup 3 established and functioning by January 2000
All stakeholders involved cooperate throughout the Regulations and Guidelines drafting processes
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2. First generation integrated hazardous waste management plans developed and approved by provincial environmental departments within the period 2002 - 2004. Ready for implementation January 2005
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- Integrated hazardous waste management plans developed, approved and submitted
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Integrated hazardous waste management plans available and ready for implementation
Waste managers take actions according to the hazardous waste management plans
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- All stakeholders involved cooperate during all stages of the planning process
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3. First generation integrated general waste management plans developed, approved and submitted by local government in the period 2002 - 2004. Ready for implementation by January 2005
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- Integrated general waste management plans developed, approved and submitted
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- Integrated general waste management plans are available.
- Waste managers take action according to the integrated general waste plans
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- All stakeholders involved cooperate during all stages of the planning process
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4. First generation integrated Waste Management Plans for industries, including mines and power stations (that currently disposed of their waste on private and/or dedicated disposal sites) prepared by developers / owners and submitted to provincial environmental departments according to agreed time schedule. Plans submitted by all developers / owners by December 2004
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- Integrated Waste Management Plans developed and submitted by defined industries.
- Percentage of coverage
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Integrated waste management plans available.
90% of defined industries have submitted plans by December 2004
The relevant waste generators take actions according to the integrated waste management plans
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- All stakeholders involved cooperate during all stages of the planning process
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Outputs
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1. Regulations (or other appropriate legal instruments) to enforce co-ordinated, integrated waste management planning developed by DEAT by December 2001.
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- Government Gazette containing Regulations.
- Relevant stakeholders act according to the regulations
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- Capacity building plans embraced, developed and implemented by all tiers of government and in civil society according to Action Plan for Capacity Building
National July 2001
Provincial January 2002
Local January 2002
- Regulations incorporated in the law reform process on IP&WM (Pollution and Waste Law) by December 2001
- Regulations are integrated / in line with other relevant planning legislation (e.g. legislation relating to Structure Plans) by December 2001
- Drafting teams for the Regulations and Guidelines understand what the issues are and how to address them by July 1999
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2. Guidelines for preparing integrated waste management plans for general, hazardous and industrial (including mining and power generation) waste by DEAT by December 2001.
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- Guidelines finalised timeously and distributed.
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- Guideline document available
- Relevant stakeholders use the guidelines
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3. Awareness campaigns concerning integrated waste management planning initiated by DEAT and implemented by Local Government for general waste and initiated by DEAT/Province and implemented by Province for hazardous waste during planning period. Implementation from January 2002 to December 2004
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- Participation by I&APs in Public Participation Process
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- Number of participants and quality of analysis by stakeholders
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4. First generation integrated hazardous waste management plans, formulated in accordance with regulations and guidelines, submitted by each province to national government, for review, during 2004.
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- Approved integrated hazardous waste management plans submitted
- Number of plans relative to number of provinces
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Integrated hazardous waste management plans ready for implementation according to PIP
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- The Public Participation Process is accepted by all parties by December 2004
- Sufficient WIS Data for the year 2001 available by July 2002
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5. First generation integrated general waste management plans , formulated in accordance with regulations and guidelines, submitted by each local authority to the relevant provincial environmental departments, for review, during 2004.
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- Approved integrated general waste management plans submitted
- Number of plans relative to number of local authorities
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- Integrated general waste management plans ready for implementation according to PIP
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6. Agreed time schedules for the submission of integrated waste management plans for industrial (including mining and power generation) waste
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- Time schedules agreed upon.
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- Relevant parties work according to time schedules.
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7. First generation integrated waste management plans for industrial, including mining and power generation, waste (currently disposed of at private/dedicated disposal facilities) prepared by developer/owner and submitted to provincial environmental departments by December 2004.
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- All integrated waste management plans submitted and reviewed
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- Concurrent implementation of integrated waste management
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- Required institutional setup for integrated planning accepted by all involved parties by January 2001
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Activities |
- Ongoing liaison / information transfer between national, provincial environmental departments and local government
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- Established functioning communication channels between tiers of government.
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- Required Committees meet regularly
- Reports that information has been received by all.
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- CEC functioning by January 2001
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Section 3.5.1 |
- Constitute the Regulations Working Group.
- Draw up Terms of Reference (including Project Plan) for Regulations Working Group.
- Review existing legislation on waste management planning (preferably as part of the Pollution & Waste Law Reform Process).
- Publish draft Regulations for comment.
- Finalise and promulgate Regulations.
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- Regulations Working Group (RWG) in place.
- Project plan and terms of reference for RWG finalised.
- Draft regulations finalised and published.
- Comments received
- Regulations gazetted.
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- Minutes from Regulations Working Group (RWG)
- Project plan and terms of reference.
- Draft regulation document.
- Published regulations incorporating comments.
- Regulations.
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Section 3.5.2 |
- Constitute the Guidelines Working Group.
- Draw up Terms of Reference (including Project Plan) for Guidelines Working Group in consultation with the different tiers of government & stakeholders.
- Review existing Guidelines on integrated waste management planning
- Draft Guidelines.
- Publish draft Guidelines for comment.
- Finalise and publish Guidelines.
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- Guidelines Working Group (GWG) in place.
- Project plan and terms of reference for GWG finalised.
- Existing guidelines reviewed
- Draft guidelines finalised.
- Draft guidelines published.
- Final Guidelines published.
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- Minutes from Guidelines Working Group (GWG).
- Project plan and terms of reference document.
- Draft guidelines document
- Published draft guidelines.
- Guidelines document.
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Section 3.5.3 |
- DEAT develops awareness campaigns for integrated waste management planning (current initiatives continue)
- Provinces implement awareness campaigns for hazardous and industrial waste
- Local governments implement campaigns for general waste
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- Campaign material developed and distributed to local governments
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- Interview of the public
- Improved litter situation
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Section 3.5.4 |
- Integrated Hazardous Waste Management Plans
- Distribute Guidelines document to Provinces.
- Provinces commence process of drafting hazardous waste management plans, in accordance with the Guidelines, and ensure integration with general waste and other environmental management plans
- Liaise with relevant provincial structures & stakeholders when determining the status quo of hazardous waste generation & management and preparing the Situation Analysis & Needs Assessment (SA&NA) Report.
- Develop integrated hazardous waste management strategy for province.
- Draft provincial integrated hazardous waste management plans and circulate for stakeholder comment.
- Finalise and submit provincial hazardous waste management plan.
- Review of provincial hazardous waste management plans by CEC and Mintech Workgroup 3 and preparation of review report
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- All provincial environmental departments have the guideline document.
- Integrated hazardous waste management plans are developed.
- Comments received on hazardous waste management plans.
- Hazardous waste management plans submitted.
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- Guideline document received by provinces
- 9 integrated Hazardous waste management plans.
- Comments report to be incorporated in waste management plans
- 9 Integrated hazardous waste management plans.
- Consensus on review report
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- WIS Data for the year 2001 available by July 2002
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Section 3.5.5 |
- Integrated General Waste Management Plans
- Distribute Guidelines document to Local Authorities.
- Local Authorities commence process of drafting general waste management plans, in accordance with the Guidelines, and ensure integration with hazardous waste and other environmental management plans
- Liaise with relevant provincial environmental department & local structures & stakeholders when determining the status quo of general waste generation & management and preparing the Situation Analysis & Needs Assessment (SA&NA) Report.
- Develop integrated general waste management strategic plan for local authority.
- Draft integrated general waste management plan for local authority and circulate for stakeholder comment.
- Finalise and submit local integrated general waste management plan.
- Provincial environmental departments review the integrated general waste management plans submitted by local authorities, and prepare a review report.
- Provincial environmental departments prepare summaries of the general waste plans for incorporation in their environmental and waste management plans
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- Guideline documents distributed to all local authorities.
- General waste management plans are developed
- Comments received on general waste management plans
- General waste management plans submitted
- Provincial environmental departments’ Review Reports.
- Summary documents on integrated general waste management plans submitted
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- Guideline document received by local authorities
- Draft integrated general waste management plans.
- Integrated general waste management plans.
- 9 Summary documents on integrated general waste management plans
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- WIS Data available by July 2002
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Section 3.5.6 |
- Integrated Waste Management Plans for industries including mines and power stations
- Agree on time schedules for the submission of integrated waste management plans for defined industries including mines and power stations.
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- Approved time schedules available
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Section 3.5.7 |
- Integrated Waste Management Plans for industries including mines and power stations
- Distribute Guidelines to industries / mines / power stations.
- Each defined industry will commence process of drafting integrated waste management plan, in accordance with the Guidelines, and ensure integration with general & hazardous waste and other environmental management plans
- Draft integrated waste management plan for industry and circulate for stakeholder comment.
- Finalise and submit integrated waste management plan for industry.
- Provincial environmental departments review the integrated waste management plans submitted by defined industries, and prepare a review report.
- Provincial environmental departments prepare summaries of the integrated industrial waste management plans for incorporation in their environmental and waste management plans.
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- Guideline documents distributed to all defined industries.
- Integrated industrial waste management plans are developed
- Comments received on industrial waste management plans
- Integrated industrial waste management plans submitted
- Provincial environmental departments Review Report.
- Summary documents on integrated industrial waste management plans submitted
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- Guideline document received by industries
- Draft Integrated industrial waste management plans.
- Comments report.
- Integrated industrial waste management plans.
- 9 Summary documents on integrated industrial waste management plans
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- Defined industries (including mines and power stations) cooperate and support this initiative
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Inputs |
Human Resources
Staff
DEAT:
5 x 1.5 = 6.5 person years
Provincial environmental departments:
2 staff x 3 years x 9 Provinces = 54 person years
Local Government:
1 person year per Local Government
= ± 800 person years
Financial Resources
Financed from fiscus and allocated to provincial environmental departments and local government according to draft budget. Government to develop mechanisms to finance integrated general waste planning.
Estimated Costs:
DEAT
Regulations & Guidelines:
5 person years x R 0.15m = R 0.75 million from July 1999 to Dec. 2001
Review of Hazardous Waste plans:
1.5 person years x R 0.15 m = R 0.225 million from July 2003 to December 2004
Awareness campaign: R 1 million over 2000 - 2001
Capacity Building: R 1 million from July 1999 to June 2001
Provincial environmental departments
Capacity Building:
R 9 million over 2001 - 2002
HW plans & Review Team:
54 person years x R 0.15m = R 8.1 million from January 2002 to December 2004
Awareness campaign: R 3.0 million from January 2002 to December 2004
Local Government
Capacity Building:
R 16 million from July 2001 to June 2003
Integrated general waste plans:
± 800 person years x R 0.15m = R 120 million from January 2002 to December 2004
Awareness campaign: R 5 million from January 2002 to December 2004 |
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- Sufficient resources in place at DEAT level by July 1999
- Sufficient resources in place at provincial environmental departments level by January 2002
- Sufficient resources. in place at local government level by January 2002
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