Waste Classification and Waste Management System

STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP 30

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JULY 2010

Objectives

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DEA Objectives –

– To report on the success of national waste policy in moving waste up the hierarchy from landfilling to reuse, recycling and recovery – – Identify the impact of policies and waste management interventions Identify waste streams requiring further management intervention

To achieve this objective, DEA needs to know –

– – – What waste are currently generated in SA?

How much waste are we generating? How is the waste currently being managed ?

Can answer questions by generating the following reports:

– Tonnages of waste finally treated, recycled, recovered or landfilled • Achieved by waste management facilities reporting under specific waste • management category Reporting on specific waste types managed 2

Waste Categorisation

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Identifies waste management facilities that must report Identifies codes under which the facilities must report Provides a list of waste types which must be reported on Identifies waste generators that are required to register Requirements are implemented through the WIS regulations

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WHO REGISTERS

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Registration

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All waste management facilities are required to register under specific codes and sub-codes

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Codes:

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R: for recycling and recovery of waste

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T: for treatment of waste not for disposal i.e. final treatment

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D: for disposal of waste

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Sub – codes

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R1 - R6

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T1 - T4 D1 - D5 All generators of hazardous waste generating in excess of 20kg of hazardous waste/day are required to register and receive a registration number All major generators of HCRW (i.e. > 20kg/day) are required to register and receive a registration number

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Waste Management facilities required to register & registration codes

Code

D5

Description

Recycling and Recovery R1 Direct recovery of energy from waste R2 R3 Direct recovery of raw material from waste Regeneration or rejuvenation of waste (solvents, carbons, acids & alkalis) R4 R5 Recycling of organic substances (oil) Recycling of metals and metal compounds R6 Recycling of other inorganic materials

Treatment (treatment not for the purposes of disposal)

T1 T2 T3 T4

Disposal

D1 D2 D3 D4 Biological treatment (e.g. biodegradation, composting, biogas generation) Physical treatment Chemical treatment Thermal treatment (incineration, pyrolysis etc.) Disposal of waste to land (e.g. specially engineered landfill) Disposal of waste to landfill (e.g. non-engineered landfill) Storage/disposal of waste in surface impoundments (e.g. placement of liquid or sludge discards into pits, ponds, lagoons etc.) Release of waste into water bodies (except seas/oceans) Permanent storage (stabilization, micro-encapsulation, macro-encapsulation) 6

WHO REPORTS ON WHAT

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Reporting

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All WM facilities identified in the wm codes must report not all facilities requiring a waste licence will report i.e. waste separators, bulking & transfer facilities – the final handler or user will report i.e. the recycler or recoverer Reporting is required on three levels

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level one – waste classification Level two – major waste type Level three – specific waste type The WM facility must report per waste generator if the generator has a WIS registration number (i.e. if the generator generates in excess of 20kg of hazardous waste per day) Information will be available from the manifest system which is required in terms of the WC & M regulations

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DEAT RegNo Data

Information required to be reported

Year Month Province Municipality DEA Reg number Waste Type Recycled, recovered treated etc. Quantity in tonnes Description DEAT Registration number: Unique reference to a registered facility Year to which waste data applies Month to which waste data applies Province from which the waste comes Municipality from which the waste comes Generator from which the waste comes Waste type in terms of the reporting categories; Level 1 level 2 and level 3 Quantity of waste in tonnes 9

General Waste Reporting Categories LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 – Major waste type No Name GW01 Municipal Waste GW10 Commercial and Industrial waste GW13 GW14 GW15 Brine Fly ash and dust from miscellaneous filter sources Bottom ash GW16 Slag GW17 GENERAL WASTE GW18 GW20 GW21 GW30 GW50 Mineral Waste Waste of Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Organic waste Sewage sludge Construction and demolition waste Paper

03 01 02 03 01 01 02 01 01 01

LEVEL 3 – specific waste tyre No Name

01 01 01 01 01 01 02 Ferrous metal Slag Non-ferrous metal slag Others Foundry sand Refractory waste Others Garden Waste Food waste Newsprint and magazines

GW51 Plastic GW52 GW53 Glass Metals GW54 GW99 Tyres Other

01 02 01 01 02 03 04 01 02 01 Brown grades White grades Mixed grades PETE Others Ferrous Non - ferrous

Hazardous Waste Reporting Categories

LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 - Major Waste Tyre No Name HW 01 Gaseous waste LEVEL 3 - Specific Waste Type No Name 01 02 01 Gases (excluding Greenhouse gases) Obsolete ozone depleting gases Liquid waste containing mercury HW 02 Mercury containing waste HW 03 HAZARDOUS WASTE HW 04 Batteries POP Waste 02 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 01 02 Solid waste containing mercury Lead Batteries Mercury batteries Ni/Cd batteries Manganese dioxide and alkali batteries Lithium & Lithium ion batteries Nickel-metal hydride batteries Mixed batteries PCB containing waste (>50mg/kg) Other POP-containing waste 01 Liquid and sludge inorganic waste HW 05 Inorganic chemical waste HW 06 HW 08 HW 09 HW 10 Asbestos containing waste halogens and sulphur HW 11 Other organic waste without halogen or sulphur 02 03 01 01 01 01 01 01 02 03 Solid inorganic waste Spent pot lining (inorganic) Asbestos containing waste sulphur Solvents without halogens and sulphur Liquid and solid organic chemical waste Solid orgnaic chemical waste Spent pot lining (organic)

Hazardous Waste Reporting Categories

LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 -Major Waste Type No HW 12 Name Tarry and Bituminous waste LEVEL 3 - Specific Waste Type No 01 Name Tarry waste 02 01 Bituminous waste Brine HW 13 HW 14 Brine Fly ash and dust from miscellaneous filter sources Bottom ash 01 Fly ash HAZARDOUS WASTE HW 15 HW 16 HW 17 HW 18 HW 19 HW 20 HW 21 HW 99 Slag Mineral waste Waste of Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Metal scrap Health Care Risk Waste Sewage sludge Miscellaneous 01 01 02 03 01 02 03 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 01 01 02 03 01 01 Bottom ash Ferrous metal slag Non-ferrous metal slag Other Foundry sand Refractory waste Other Large Household Applicances Small Household Applicances Office, informaton & Communciation Equipment Entertainment & Consumer Electronics and toyrs, leisure, sports & recreational equipment and automatic issuing machines Lighting equipment Electric and Electronic tools Security & health care equipement Mixed WEEE Contaminated scrap metal waste Pathological waste Infectious waste and sharps Chemical waste Sewage treatment sludge Miscellaneous

Any Questions or Comments?

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