NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: WASTE ACT, 2008 (ACT NO. 59 OF 2008)

PROPOSED REGULATIONS TO EXCLUDE WASTE STREAMS FROM THE DEFINITION OF WASTE

The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Bomo Edith Edna Molewa (MP) give notice of  her intention to make regulations to exclude waste streams from the definition of waste, in terms of  section 69(1)(dd) and (ee), read with sections 1 , 72 and 73 of the National Environmental Management Waste Act, 2008, (Act No. 59 of 2008) as set out in the Schedule hereto.

Members of the public are invited to submit to the Minister, within 30 days after the publication of the notice in the Gazette, written comments or inputs  to the following addresses:

By post to:               The Director -General

Department of Environmental Affairs

Attention: Mr Anben Pillay

Private Bag x447

PRETORIA, 0001

By Hand at: Reception, Environment House, 473 Steve Biko Road, Arcadia , Pretoria, 0083

By Email to: apillay@environment.gov.za, or Tel (012) 399 9827.

Any inquiries in connection with the notice can be directed to Mr Anben Pillay at 012 399 9827

The draft regulations to exclude any waste stream or a portion of a waste stream from the definition of waste  can also be accessed at http://sawic.environment.gov.za, under "Draft Documents for comment".

Comments received after the closing date may not be considered.