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eThekwini Municipality Waste Removal By-law, 2016.

Country/Territory
South Africa
Territorial subdivision
KwaZulu-Natal
Document type
Legislation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Published in KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Gazette no. 1722 on 25 August 2016.
Long title
To make provision for the collection and removal of domestic waste and business waste; to require waste generators to collect and remove bulky waste, building waste, garden refuse, hazardous waste, industrial waste, health care waste, special domestic waste and special industrial waste; to provide for the temporary storage of waste pending collection; to provide for the operation of garden refuse sites; to impose obligations regarding special industrial waste, hazardous waste and health care waste; to provide for proof of disposal of building waste; to impose obligations regarding event waste; to provide for waste management plans; to encourage the recycling of waste; to provide for the conduct at municipal waste disposal sites; to regulate private waste removal contractors; to impose penalties for dumping and other offences and to provide for matters incidental thereto.
Subject
Water, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste disposal Waste management Pollution control Waste prevention Recycling/reuse Hazardous substances Environmental planning Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Policy/planning Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa
Abstract

This By-law of the eThekwini (Durban) Municipality regulates the collection and removal of domestic waste and business waste by the Municipality in order to ensure the efficient and effective provision of this service. It also provides for the collection and removal of other types of waste (industrial waste, hazardous waste and health care waste) and the recycling, re-use, sorting and reduction of waste, and prohibits dumping of waste (depositing, discharging, dropping, spilling, releasing or storing of waste in or at any place for example in a water resource). The Municipality must itself, or through an authorised waste removal contractor, provide a service for the collection and removal of domestic waste and business waste from premises within its area of jurisdiction. An integrated waste management plan must be submitted to the Municipality by waste generators who generate the following types of waste before they begin generating such waste.

Full text
English
Website
openbylaws.org.za