• National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008)
  • Notice No. 278 of 2009
  • Act
  • Preamble
  • Chapter 1 : Interpretation and Principles
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Objects of Act
    • 3. General duty of State
    • 4. Application of Act
    • 5. Application of National Environmental Management Act
  • Chapter 2 : National Waste Management Strategy, Norms and Standards
    • Part 1 : National waste management strategy
      • 6. Establishment of national waste management strategy
    • Part 2 : National norms and standards, provincial norms and standards and waste service standards
      • 7. National norms and standards
      • 8. Provincial norms and standards
      • 9. Waste service standards
  • Chapter 3 : Institutional and Planning Matters
    • 10. Designation of waste management officers
    • 11. Certain organs of state to prepare integrated waste management plans
    • 12. Contents of integrated waste management plans
    • 13. Reporting on implementation of integrated waste management plans
  • Chapter 3A : Financial Provisions
    • Waste Management Charges
      • 13A. Pricing strategy for waste management charges
      • 13B. Application of pricing strategy
  • Chapter 4 : Waste Management Measures
    • Part 1 : Priority wastes
      • 14. Declaration of priority wastes
      • 15. Consequences of declaration of priority wastes
    • Part 2 : General duty
      • 16. General duty in respect of waste management
    • Part 3 : Reduction, re-use, recycling and recovery of waste
      • 17. Reduction, re-use, recycling and recovery of waste
      • 18. Extended producer responsibility
    • Part 4 : Waste management activities
      • 19. Listed waste management activities
      • 20. Consequences of listing waste management activities
      • 20A. Prohibited or restricted activities in specified geographical areas
    • Part 5 : Storage, collection and transportation of waste
      • 21. General requirements for storage of waste
      • 22. Storage of general waste
      • 23. Waste collection services
      • 24. Collection of waste
      • 25. Duties of persons transporting waste
    • Part 6 : Treatment, processing and disposal of waste
      • 26. Prohibition of unauthorised disposal
      • 27. Littering
    • Part 7 : Industry waste management plans
      • 28. Preparation of industry waste management plans by certain persons
      • 29. Preparation of industry waste management plans by organs of state
      • 30. Contents of industry waste management plans
      • 31. Notification of industry waste management plans
      • 32. Consideration of industry waste management plans
      • 33. Specification of measures to be taken
      • 34. Review of industry waste management plans
    • Part 7A : Waste Management Bureau
      • 34A. Establishment of Waste Management Bureau
      • 34B. Determination of policy
      • 34C. Minister's supervisory powers
      • 34D. Objects of Bureau
      • 34E. Functions of Bureau
      • 34F. Funding of Bureau
      • 34G. Financial management
      • 34H. Reporting and audit
      • 34I. Immovable property
      • 34J. Chief Executive Officer of Bureau
      • 34K. Functions of Chief Executive Officer
      • 34L. Employees of Bureau
    • Part 8 : Contaminated land
      • 35. Application of this Part
      • 36. Identification and notification of investigation areas
      • 37. Consequences of identification and notification of investigation areas
      • 38. Consideration of site assessment reports
      • 39. Orders to remediate contaminated land
      • 40. Transfer of remediation sites
      • 41. Contaminated land register
    • Part 9 : Other measures
      • 42. Recognition programmes
  • Chapter 5 : Licensing of Waste Management Activities
    • 43. Licensing authority
    • 43A. Residue stockpiles and residue deposits
    • 44. Co-operative governance in waste management licence applications
    • 45. Application for waste management licences
    • 46. Appointment of persons to manage waste management licence applications
    • 47. Procedure for waste management licence applications
    • 48. Factors to be taken into account by licensing authority
    • 49. Decision of licensing authorities on waste management licence applications
    • 50. Issuing of waste management licences
    • 51. Contents of waste management licences
    • 52. Transfer of waste management licences
    • 53. Review of waste management licences
    • 54. Variation of waste management licences
    • 55. Renewal of waste management licences
    • 56. Revocation and suspension of waste management licences
    • 57. Surrender of waste management licences
    • 58. Waste management control officers
    • 59. Criteria for fit and proper persons
  • Chapter 6 : Waste Information
    • 60. Establishment of national waste information systems
    • 61. Objectives of national waste information system
    • 62. Establishment of provincial waste information system
    • 63. Provision of information
    • 64. Access to information
  • Chapter 7 : Compliance and Enforcement
    • 65. Compliance powers of Minister responsible for water affairs
    • 66. Waste impact reports
    • 67. Offences
    • 68. Penalties
  • Chapter 8 : General Matters
    • Part 1 : Regulations
      • 69. Regulations by Minister
      • 69A. [Repealed] Regulations for Bureau
      • 70. Regulations by MECs
      • 71. General regulatory powers
    • Part 2 : Consultative process
      • 72. Consultation
      • 73. Public participation
    • Part 3 : Exemptions and appeals
      • 74. Applications for exemption
      • 75. Consideration of applications for exemption
      • 76. Decisions on applications for exemption
      • 77. Review and transfer of exemptions
      • 78. [Repealed] Appeals
  • Chapter 9 : Miscellaneous
    • 79A. Delegation by Minister responsible for mineral resources
    • 79. Delegation and assignment
    • 80. Repeal and amendment of laws, and savings
    • 81. Transitional provisions in respect of permits issued in terms of Environment Conservati
    • 82. Transitional provision regarding listed waste management activities
    • 83. Act regarded as specific environmental management Act
    • 84. Short title and commencement
  • Schedules
    • Schedule 1 : Waste management activities
      • Category A
      • Category B
    • Schedule 2 : Laws repealed or amended
    • [Repealed] Schedule 3 : Defined Wastes
      • [Repealed] Category A: Hazardous Waste
      • [Repealed] Category B: General Waste
• Regulations
  • National Waste Information Regulations, 2012
    • Notice No. R. 625 of 2012
    • Chapter 1 : Interpretation and Purpose of Regulations
      • 1. Definitions
      • 2. Purpose of Regulations
      • 3. Application of Regulations
      • 4. Confidentiality of information
    • Chapter 2 : Registration
      • 5. Application for registration
      • 6. Consideration of applications for registration
      • 7. Changes to registration certificate
    • Chapter 3 : Reporting and Record Keeping
      • 8. Reporting or submission of information
      • 9. Record keeping
    • Chapter 4 : Verification of Information and General Matters
      • 10. Verification of information
      • 11. General matters
      • 12. Offences and penalties
      • 13. Short title and commencement
    • Annexures
      • Annexure 1
      • Annexure 2
      • Annexure 3
      • Annexure 4
      • Annexure 5
  • Regulations regarding the Planning and Management of Residue Stockpiles and Residue Deposits, 2015
    • Notice No. R. 632 of 2015
    • Chapter 1 : Definitions and Purpose of the Regulations
      • 1. Definitions
      • 2. Purpose of the regulations
    • Chapter 2 : Planning, Management and Reporting of Residue Stockpiles and Residue Deposits
      • 3. The assessment of impacts and analyses of risks relating to the management of residue stockpiles and residue deposits
      • 4. Characterisation of residue stockpiles and residue deposits
      • 5. Classification of residue stockpiles and residue deposits
      • 6. Investigation and the selection of site for residue stockpiling
      • 7. Design of the residue stockpiles and residue deposits
      • 8. Impact Management
      • 9. Duties of the holder of right or permit
      • 10. Monitoring and reporting system for residue stockpiles and residue deposits
      • 11. Dust management and control
      • 12. Decommissioning, closure and post closure management of residue stockpiles and residue deposits
    • Chapter 3 : General Matters
      • 13. Transitional arrangements
      • 14. Offences and penalties
      • 15. Short title and commencement
  • Waste Tyre Regulations, 2017
    • Notice No. 1064 of 2017
    • Part 1 : Interpretation, Purpose and Application of Regulations
      • 1. Definitions
      • 2. Purpose of Regulations
      • 3. Application of Regulations
    • Part 2 : Prohibitions and Registration
      • 4. Prohibitions
      • 5. Registration
    • Part 3 : Duties of Tyre Dealers
      • 6. Duties of tyre dealers
    • Part 4 : Waste Tyre Stockpile Abatement Plan
      • 7. Submission and contents of a waste tyre stockpile abatement plan
      • 8. Notification of a waste tyre stockpile abatement plan
      • 9. Consideration of a waste tyre stockpile abatement plan
    • Part 5 : Storage of Waste Tyres
      • 10. Storage of waste tyres
    • Part 6 : General
      • 11. Offences and penalties
      • 12. Transitional arrangements in the event that a waste tyre management plan expires, be withdrawn or be terminated
      • 13. Repeal of regulations
      • 14. Short title and commencement
  • Waste Exclusion Regulations, 2018
    • Notice No. 715 of 2018
    • Chapter 1 : Definitions, Purpose and Application of the Regulations
      • 1. Definitions
      • 2. Purpose
      • 3. Application of these regulations
    • Chapter 2 : Application for Exclusion of a Waste Stream or a Portion of a Waste Stream from the Definition of Waste
      • 4. Persons who may apply for exclusion of a waste stream or a portion of a waste stream from the definition of waste
      • 5. Application for exclusion of a waste stream or a portion of a waste stream from the definition of waste
      • 6. Consideration of applications for exclusion of a waste stream or a portion of a waste stream from the definition of waste 
      • 7. Criteria for exclusion of a waste stream or a portion of a waste stream from the definition of waste
      • 8. Elements of the Risk Assessment
      • 9. Contents of the Risk Management Plan
      • 10. Reporting
      • 11. Review, withdrawal and amendment of exclusion of a waste stream or a portion of a waste stream from the definition of waste
    • Chapter 3 : Register of Waste Stream or Portion of Waste Stream Excluded from the Definition of Waste
      • 12. Register of waste stream or portion of waste stream excluded from the definition of waste
    • Chapter 4 : General Matters
      • 13. Transitional arrangements
      • 14. Offences and penalties
      • 15. Short title and commencement
  • Regulations for the Control of Import and Export of Waste, 2017
    • Notice No. 22 of 2019
    • Chapter 1 : Definitions and Purpose of Regulations
      • 1. Definitions
      • 2. Purpose of the Regulations
      • 3. Application of the Regulations
    • Chapter 2 : Prohibitions
      • 4. General Prohibitions
    • Chapter 3 : Requirements for the Application for the Import, Export or Transit of Waste
      • 5. Requirements when applying for the import of hazardous waste
      • 6. Requirements when applying for the import of non-hazardous waste
      • 7. Requirements when applying for the export of hazardous waste
      • 8. Requirements when applying for the export of non-hazardous waste
      • 9. Requirements when applying for the transit of hazardous waste
    • Chapter 4 : Decision of the Department
      • 10. Decision
    • Chapter 5 : Requirements for the Transboundary Movement of Waste
      • 11. Requirements when applying for the transboundary movement of waste
    • Chapter 6 : Record Keeping
      • 12. Records of waste imported or exported
    • Chapter 7 : General Matters
      • 13. Offences
      • 14. Penalties
      • 15. Short title and commencement
    • Annexures
      • Annexure 1 : Notification document for transboundary movements/shipments of waste
      • Annexure 2 : Movement document for transboundary movements/shipments of waste
      • Annexure 3 : List of abbreviations and codes to be used when completing the Notification document
      • Annexure 4 : Y-codes for use, as per the Basel Convention when completing the Notification document when importing or exporting hazardous waste or waste requiring special consideration
      • Annexure 5 : A-codes, as per the Amended Basel Convention, for use when completing the Notification document when importing or exporting hazardous waste not listed in Annexure 4
      • Annexure 6 : B-codes for use, as per the Amended Basel Convention when completing the Notification document when importing or exporting non-hazardous waste (waste not listed in Annexure 4 or 5)
  • Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations, 2020
    • Notice No. 1184 of 2020
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Purpose of the Regulations
    • 3. Application of the Regulations
    • 4. Registration of producers
    • 5. Extended producer responsibility measures to be implemented by producers
    • 5A. Obligations of a producer responsibility organisation that establishes and implements an extended producer responsibility scheme
    • 5B. Obligations of a producer that establishes and implements its own scheme
    • 6. Minimum requirements and criteria for extended producer responsibility schemes to operate
    • 7. Financial arrangements for an extended producer responsibility scheme
    • 7A. Obligations of a producer that establishes and implements their own scheme
    • 8. Monitoring, reporting and evaluation
    • 9. Performance review of the extended producer responsibility scheme
    • 10. Registration of producer responsibility organisations
    • 11. Requirements and criteria for producer responsibility organisations to operate
    • 12. Offences
    • 13. Penalties
    • 14. Short title and commencement
• Notices
  • [Repealed] List of Waste Management Activities that have, or are likely to have a Detrimental Effect on the Environment
  • National Domestic Waste Collection Standards
    • Notice No. 21 of 2011
    • Definitions
    • 1. Background and purpose
    • 2. Principles
    • 3. Level of Service
    • 4. Collection
    • 5. Drop-off centres for Recyclables
    • 6. Collection vehicles
    • 7. Health and Safety
    • 8. Communication, awareness creation and complaints
    • 9. Waste Collection customer service standards for Kerbside collection
    • 10. General
  • List of Waste Management Activities that have, or are likely to have, a Detrimental Effect on the Environment 
    • Notice No. 921 of 2013
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. General
    • 3. Category A
    • 4. Category B
    • 5. Category C
    • Transitional Provisions
    • 8. Special arrangements
    • 9. Repeal of laws
  • National Norms and Standards for the Sorting, Shredding, Grinding, Crushing, Screening, Chipping or Baling of General Waste, 2017
    • Notice No. 1093 of 2017
    • Chapter 1 : Interpretation, Purpose and Application
      • 1. Definitions
      • 2. Purpose
      • 3. Application
    • Chapter 2 : Requirements for Facilities that Sort, Grind, Crush, Screen, Chip or Bale General Waste
      • 4. Registration
      • 5. Location
      • 6. Construction and Design
    • Chapter 3 : Management of Facilities that Sort, Shred, Grind, Crush, Screen, Chip or Bale General Waste
      • 7. Access control and notices
      • 8. Operation
      • 9. Emergency preparedness plan
      • 10. Monitoring and inspection
      • 11. Auditing
      • 12. Competent authority audits and inspections
      • 13. Reporting
      • 14. Minimum requirements for the Decommissioning Phase
    • Chapter 4 : Miscellaneous
      • 15. Transitional provisions
      • 16. Short title
  • Exclusion of Certain Waste Streams or Portions of Waste Streams from the Definition of Waste for Beneficial Use
    • Notice No. 85 of 2020
    • Schedule 
      • Exclusion of waste streams or portions of waste streams from the definition of waste for beneficial use
      • Applications for the Exclusion of a waste stream or a portion of a waste stream from the definition of waste for certain permitted uses
  • Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme for the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Sector
    • Notice No. 1185 of 2020
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Purpose of the Notice
    • 3. Scope of the Notice
    • 4. The Identification of a product or class of products to which extended producer responsibility applies
    • 5. Identification of the person or category of persons responsible for developing and implementing an extended producer responsibility scheme
    • 6. Responsibilities of producers
    • 7. Targets for each identified waste stream for the products listed in paragraph 4 of this Notice
    • 8. 
    • Annexure 1
  • Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme for the Lighting Sector
    • Notice No. 1186 of 2020
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Purpose of the Notice
    • 3. Scope of the Notice
    • 4. The Identification of a product or class of products to which extended producer responsibility applies
    • 5. Identification of the person or category of persons responsible for developing and implementing an extended producer responsibility scheme
    • 6. Responsibilities of producers
    • 7. Targets for each identified waste stream for the products listed in paragraph 4 of this Notice
    • 8. Mandatory take back of their identified products 
    • Annexure 1
  • Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme for Paper, Packaging and some Single Use Products
    • Notice No. 1187 of 2020
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Purpose of the Notice
    • 3. Scope of the Notice
    • 4. The Identification of a product or class of products to which extended producer responsibility applies
    • 5. Identification of the person or category of persons responsible for developing and implementing an extended producer responsibility scheme
    • 6. Responsibilities of producers
    • 7. Targets for each identified waste stream for the products listed in paragraph 4 of this Notice
    • 8. 
    • Annexure 1
  • Norms and Standards for Organic Waste Composting, 2020
    • Notice No. 561 of 2021
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Purpose
    • 3. Application of the National Norms and Standards
    • 4. Application for the Establishment of an Organic Waste Composting Facility
    • 5. Requirements for the Design and Construction of an Organic Waste Composting Facility
    • 6. Requirements for Security and Access Control
    • 7. Requirements during Operational Phase
    • 8. General Requirements
    • 9. Training and Capacity Building
    • 10. Management of Emergency Situations
    • 11. Monitoring, Auditing and Reporting
    • 12. Requirements during Decommissioning Phase
    • 13. Transitional Arrangements
    • 14. Short Title and Commencement
  • National Norms and Standards for the Treatment of Organic Waste
    • Notice No. 1984 of 2022
    • 1. Definitions and Acronyms
    • 2. Purpose
    • 3. Application
    • 4. Feedstocks and Technologies
    • 5. Minimum requirements for the Design and Planning Phase
    • 6. Minimum requirements for the Construction Phase
    • 7. Minimum requirements for Records and Access Control
    • 8. Operation
    • 9. General Requirements
    • 10. Management of Incidents
    • 11. Operational Monitoring, Auditing and Reporting
    • 12. Minimum requirements during the Decommissioning Phase
    • 13. Training and Capacity Building
    • 14. Transitional Arrangements
    • Annexures
      • Annexure 1: Organic Waste Treatment Technologies
      • Annexure 2: Items to be included in a Standard Operating Procedure
      • Annexure 3: General requirements for Organic Waste Treatment Facilities
  • Notice of Extension of Reporting Period by Identified Producer Responsibility Organisations and Producers to the Extended Producer Responsibility Online System until 31 August 2022
    • Notice No. 2328 of 2022
  • Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme for the Pesticide Sector
    • Notice No. 3177 of 2023
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Scope of Notice
    • 3. Extended Producer Responsibility Measures
    • 4. The identification of a product or class of products whereby Extended Producer Responsibility applies
    • 5. The targets for each identified waste stream for the products listed in paragraph 4
    • Annexures
      • Annexure 1
  • Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme for the Lubricant Oil Sector
    • Notice No. 3178 of 2023
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Scope of Notice
    • 3. Extended Producer Responsibility Measures
    • 4. The identification of a product or class of products where Extended Producer Responsibility applies
    • 5. The targets for each identified waste stream for the products listed in paragraph 4
    • Annexures
      • Annexure 1
  • Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme for the Portable Battery Sector
    • Notice No. 3179 of 2023
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Scope of Notice
    • 3. Extended Producer Responsibility Measures
    • 4. The identification of a product or class of products whereby Extended Producer Responsibility applies
    • 5. The targets for each identified waste stream for the products listed in paragraph 4
    • Annexures
      • Annexure 1: Collection and Recycling targets for all identified products in paragraph 4 of this Notice
  • Determination of the Licensing Authority for the Different Classes of Landfills
    • Notice No. 3968 of 2023
    • Schedule
  • Guideline and Toolkit for the Determination of Extended Producer Responsibility Fees
    • Notice No. 5535 of 2024
    • Executive Summary
    • Acronyms
    • 1. Background
    • 2. Introduction
    • 3. Key Legislature and strategies that informs the determination of EPR fees
    • 4. EPR fee determination
    • 5. Conditions for fee adjustment
    • 6. Toolkit and Supplementary Information
    • Addendums
      • Addendum A: Toolkit User Manual
      • Addendum B: Waste categories and materials covered by the EPR Regulations
      • Addendum C: Monitoring and Evaluation
      • Addendum D: International Best Practice of EPR Schemes by Sectors