Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning
Question by:
Hon Trudy Dijana
Answered by:
Hon Anton Bredell
Question Number:
9
Question Body:
Whether his Department has introduced any measures to lower the risks associated with the burning of waste at landfill sites; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Answer Body:
The Department manage the burning of waste at landfills through the following actions:
- training and capacity building of municipal waste management staff to make them aware of the environmental and health risk of such practices;
- variation of old waste management authorisations for waste disposal facilities which allow the burning of waste as management practice where there is a shortage of covering material. This was an accepted waste management practise in the late eighties and early nineties;
- during authorities audits and handling of complaints the burning of waste at landfills are seen as a serious offence and are dealt with accordingly; and management of uncontrolled salvaging through compliance auditing.
Date:
Friday, June 10, 2016
