EXISTING LEGISLATION: SOLID WASTE
- The Environment Conservation Act 73 of 1989 (S20) principally
administers solid waste. In administering the Act, the Minister of Water Affairs has to
maintain a register in which all waste disposal sites are recorded for which permits have
been issued. The problem is that not all disposal sites are duly permitted.
- The Advertising of Roads and Ribbon Development Act 21 of 1940
prohibits the deposition of waste near specified roads.
- The National Building Regulations And Building Standards Act 103 of
1977 empowers local authorities to prohibit the erection of a building on an area covered
with refuse
- The Rural Areas Act 9 of 87 allows the Minister of Housing to plan
for a town commonage to make provision for the dumping of soil.
- The Minerals Act 50 of 1991 governs solid waste generated by the
mining sector
- The Local Government Transition Act 209 of 1993: prescribes the
powers and duties of Metropolitan Councils in relation to issues like waste disposal
facilities.
REFERENCES
EMLC, SMLC 1997: Land Development Objective. EMLC: Sandton.
Inner City Committee 1998: Investigation into the delivery of municipal waste
collection and disposal services and the identification of possible alternative delivery
options for the inner city. GJMC: Jhb.
Miller, G.T. 1993: Environmental Science: Sustaining the Earth. (4th ed).
Wadsworth: California.
SMSS 1997: Inner City Project Final Report.
Theron P.F. 1992: Municipal Solid Waste-A Position Paper. |
