WASTE MANAGEMENT BUREAU WMB Chemicals and Waste Management

WASTE MANAGEMENT BUREAU (WMB) Chemicals and Waste Management

Presentation Outline • Legislative background • Context • Waste Management Bureau • Progress

Legislative background Constitution, 1996 National Environmental Management Act (1998) White Paper on IP&WM (2000) NEM: Waste Act, 2008 and Amendments, 2014 Waste Regulations, Standards

CONTEXT • The National Waste Management Strategy outlined the following main challenges facing waste management: • A growing population and economy, which means increased volumes of waste generated - pressure on waste management facilities; • Increased complexity of waste streams because of urbanisation and industrialization; • A historical backlog of waste services for, especially, urban informal areas, tribal areas and rural formal areas; • Limited understanding of the main waste flows and national waste balance;

CONTEXT • A policy and regulatory environment that does not actively promote the waste management hierarchy and provide the policy certainty for industry to invest in waste management technologies; • Absence of recycling infrastructure which will enable separation of waste at source and diversion of waste streams to material recovery and buy back facilities.

CONTEXT • The waste baseline report shows that South Africa generated approximately 108 million tonnes of waste in 2011, of which 98 million tonnes was disposed of at landfill. • 59 million tonnes was general waste • 48 million tonnes was unclassified waste and the remaining 1 million tonnes was hazardous waste • Approximately 10% of all waste generated in South Africa was recycled in 2011. • 90% was disposed of at landfills • Need for accelerated intervention…

CONTEXT • In general, waste management challenges are centralised on: • • Lack of human capacity Funding Technical capacity at local government level Lack or limited waste infrastructure Equipment Lack of coordination of initiatives Lack of monitoring and evaluation

WASTE MANAGEMENT BUREAU • The National Environmental Management: Waste Amendment Act, Act No. 26 of 2014 was enacted on the 2 nd June 2014 • Section 34 A(1) established an implementation Bureau dealing with waste management to be known as the ‘‘Waste Management Bureau’’ , within the Department, as a juristic person. • The purpose was to build dedicated capacity within the Department to fast track the recycling economy and drive the implementation of Industry Waste Management Plans

BUREAU – OBJECTIVES & FUNCTIONS • Function as a specialist implementing agent within the Department in terms of the NEMWA • Promote and facilitate minimisation, re-use, recycling and recovery of waste; • Manage the disbursement of incentives and funds derived from waste management charges for the minimisation, reuse, recycling, recovery, transport, storage, treatment and disposal of waste and the implementation of industry waste management plans; • Monitor implementation of industry waste management plans and the impact of incentives and disincentives;

BUREAU – OBJECTIVES • Progressively build capacity within the Bureau to provide specialist support for the development and implementation of municipal waste management plans and capacity building programmes; and • Support and advise on the development of waste management plans, tools, instruments, processes, systems, norms, standards and capacity building programmes.

IN PRACTICE • The Bureau will be a link between Government and the Product Responsibility Organisations (PROs) envisaged in the National Pricing Strategy for Waste Management • It will manage the disbursement of funds from the National Treasury for the implementation of approved Industry Waste Management Plans (Part 7 of the NEMWA) • The PRO will submit an annual Business Plan and request funds for the implementation and achievement of targets set in the approved Ind. WMP

BUREAU - EMPLOYEES • Section 34 L of the NEMWA provides for the appointment of employees must have the following specialist expertise: a) b) c) d) e) resource economics; financial accounting; financial management; process chemistry or engineering; and technical expert knowledge in the waste and environmental resource management fields.

SETTING-UP THE BUREAU • The NEM Amendment Act provides for: o The determination of a policy within which the Bureau must exercise its powers and functions o The Minister’s oversight or supervisory powers in relation to the Waste Management Bureau; o The objects, functions, funding, financial management, reporting and auditing, immovable property of the Waste Management Bureau; o The employees of the Waste Management Bureau; including the appointment and functions of the Chief Executive Officer of the Waste Management Bureau;

INDUSTRY WMPS • The Minister has prioritised the following three waste streams to be managed through Industry Waste Management Plans: 1. Paper and Packaging 2. Lighting and 3. Waste Electronic and Electric Equipment • The Bureau will oversee the development and implementation of these Plans • Section 28(5) Notice will be gazetted before end of July for public comment

PROGRESS • The Bureau will be accommodated within the Green Building with the appropriate signage • Advert for CEO has been drafted • Recruitment process has commenced with the advertisement of two section 40 specialists to be appointed • Some critical staff may be seconded to the WMB to assist with the operations • The Branch: Chemicals and Waste will perform the functions of the Bureau in the interim.

PROGRESS • The Department is in the process of developing a Policy for the Bureau • The Business case for the Bureau is in draft format • The Legal mechanisms for the linkages between the Bureau and Product Responsibility Organisation (PRO) is being developed. • The approach on the flow of funds has been finalised from collection through to disbursement • Ongoing engagement with the National Treasury, DPSA and other role players for the operationalisation of the Bureau

Thank you for your attention Anben Pillay Tel: 012 399 9827 Cell: 083 324 2564 apillay@environment. gov. za Visit: www. environment. gov. za http: //sawic. environment. gov. za