National Environmental Management Act: National standards for the extraction, flaring or recovery of landfill gas (GN. No. 924 of 2013). Country/Territory South Africa Document type Regulation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Energy, Land & soil, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Energy conservation/energy production Natural gas Soil pollution/quality Waste management Waste disposal Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Monitoring Data collection/reporting Geographical area Africa, Southern Africa Abstract This Notice of the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, made under section 19 of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008, provides norms and standards for the control of the extraction, flaring or recovery of landfill gas at facilities as described in paragraph 4. The standards and norms concern, among other things: planning, design and construction of the facility, operations, management of emergency situations and decommissioning of facilities. The standards also contain Full text English Website www.gov.za References - Legislation Implements National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (No. 59 of 2008). Legislation | South Africa | 2009 Keyword: Basic legislation, Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention, Policy/planning, Hazardous waste, Soil rehabilitation, Recycling/reuse, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX