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Meeting Details:
Date: 14 July 2016
Time: 08h30 – 15:00
Venue: Turfontein Race Course (Johannesburg)
Name Surname Company E-mail
1 Clarence Hamman (CH) TEDCOR Clarenceh@tedcor.co.za
2 Koebu Khalema (KK) Africa Institute kkhalema@environment.gov.za
3 Mpho Kadi (MK) GDARD Mpho.kadi@gauteng.gov.za
4 Takalani Mavhunga (TM) GDARD Takalani.mavhunga@gauteng.gov.za
5 Boniswa Belot (BB) GDARD Boniswa.belot@gauteng.gov.za
6 Suku Mali(SM) Midvaal Local
Municipality
Sukum@midvaal.gov.za
7 Mashudu Nndwammbi
(MN)
GDARD Mashudu.nndwambi@gauteng.gov.za
8 Zingisa Smale (ZS) GDARD Zingisa.smale@gauteng.gov.za
9 Dean Evans (DE) UD Madikan Evansdean6@gmail.com
10 Nozipho Litabe (NL) Siyawavuma Siyawavuma@gmail.com
11 Zakhele Mdlalose (ZM) DTI Zmdlalose@thedti.gov.za
12 Lettah Koki (LK) South Deep Gold
Mine
Lettah.koki@goldfields.co.za
13 Paul Toana (PT) Growthics
Environment
Paultoana@gmail.com
14 Darryl Alkock (DA) Rappa Holdings Darryl.alkock@rappa.co.za
15 Eksteen Van Wyk (EW) GDARD Eksteen.vanwyk@gauteng.gov.za
16 Salphina Bilankulu (SB) GDARD Salphina.Bilankulu@gauteng.gov.za
17 Innocent Godo (IG) TGRC Innocent@tgrc.co.za
18 Dineo Mokolo (DM) GDARD Dineo.mokolo@gauteng.gov.za
19 Baldwin Mahatlani (BM) GDARD Baldwin.mahatlani@gauteng.gov.za
20 Musa Ntsanwisi (MN) GDARD Musa.Ntsanwisi@gauteng.gov.za
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21 Refiloe Molema (RM) GDARD Refiloe.molema89@gmail.com
22 Loyiso Mkwana (LM) GDARD Loyiso.Mkwana@gauteng.gov.za
23 Cikizwa Fololewe (CF) NGO Cikizwag@gmail.com
24 Veronia Mahlatjie (VM) Balusi Communal
Solution
Makobotsakane@gmail.com
25 Makhosazana Baker (KB) CoJ: Waste Makhosazanab@joburg.org
26 Alfred Mofokeng (AM) Batho Pele Bathopele.c@gmail.com
27 Fairuz Gassiep (FG) GDARD Fairuz.Gasiep@gatueng.gov.za
28 Christa Venter (CV) Pikitup Chrristaventer@pikitup.co,za
29 Neliswa Sibenya (NS) GDARD Nelisawa.Sibenya@gauteng.gov.za
30 Amanda Ndlazi (AN) Ndlazi Recycling and
Energy Solutions
Ndlaziamanda@gmail.com
31 Noelene Zulu (NZ) GDARD Noelene.Zulu@gauteng.gov.za
32 Patricia Schroder (PS) Reclite Patricia@reclite.co.za
33 Pfumelani Sibambo (PS) Gauteng Department
of Health
Pfumelani.Sibambo@gauteng.gov.za
34 Jabulani Dlamini (JD) Sidingulwazi
Holdings
Cynthia.chabalala@gauteng.gov.za
35 Eddy Tshabalala (ET) DEA:SDM Eddyt@sedibeng.gov.za/Etshabalala@envir
onment.gov.za
36 Tondani Tshikolomo (TT) GDARD Tondani.Tshikolomo@gauteng.gov.za
37 Basani Ndindani (BN) GDARD Basani.Ndindani@gauteng.gov.za
38 Tshipio TMS Vaalsafety@tmsg.co.za
39 Dora Madipa (DM) Sinokukhanya
COOP
Deemadipa@gmail.com
40 Elsina Hoane (EH) Sinokukhanya COOP
41 Kainos Hove (KH) GDARD Kainos.Hove@gauteng.gov.za
42 Joseph Mokoena (JM) Gap TB Trading-P
COOP
Joemokoena7@gmail.com
43 Gladys Mokolo (GM) Itsoseng Women’s
Project
Wasteup.itsoseng@gmail.com
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44 Neliswa Ncanywa (NN) Siphumelele
45 Matlhodi Malope (MM) GDARD Matlhodi.malope@gauteng.gov.za
46 Nkululeko Ndyambo (NN) Eco Trading Ndyambon@gmail.com
47 Avasha Papa (AP) GDARD Avasha.Papa@gauteng.gov.za
48 Isaac Qaba NGO
49 Mapasa Moabelo (MM) Moqaka Waste
COOP
50 Khale Hosia (KH) Phaphamang COOP
51 Daniel Tamamane (DT) Kofifi Waste
Recycling
Kofifwaste@webmail.co.za
52 Sibusiso Singo (SS) Recycling Metals Sbnsingo@gmail.com
53 Jabulani Mathambo (JM) Brilliant Recyclers Jabulanikm3@gmail.com
54 Lerato Phejane (LP) Brilliant Recyclers Filiciap@gmail.com
55 Bongani Mpambani (BM) Brilliant Recyclers Bongani@mvulasteel.co.za
56 Grant Baben(GB) OSS Grant.Baben@oilsep.co.za
57 Simphiwe Memela(SM) COJ SimphiweMe@joburg.org
58 Jacob Legadima (JL) GDARD Jacob.Legadima@gauteng.gov.za
59 Fhatuwani Tshikovhi (FT) GDARD Tshikovhip@gmail.com
60 Malcolm Whitehouse (WM) Africa E-Waste (Pty)
Ltd
Malcolm@Africaewaste.co.za
61 Tshifaro Nemakundani(TN) South Deep Gold
Mine
Tnemakundani@gmail.com
62 Nomsa Sekhotha (NS) GDARD Sasa.Sekhotha@gauteng.gov.za
63 Smangele Dlamini (SN) GDARD Smngldlamini@gmail.com
64 Vhutshilo Netshifhire (VM) GDARD Maryvhutshilo@gmail.com
65 Khensani Mahatlaini (KM) GDARD Khensani.Mahatlani@gauteng.gov.za
66 Ruth Mokoena (RM) GDARD Ruth.Mokoena@gauteng.gov.za
67 Neo Morare (NM) Enviro-Pushers Niomorare47@gmail.com
68 Sisonke Ngceba (SN) Sonke Welding and
Suppliers
Ngcebas@yahoo.com
69 John Borcherds (JB) B-Waste Borchardsjohn@gmail.com
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70 Marium Borcherds (MB) B-Waste Borchardsjohn@gmail.com
71 Rhulani Chauke (RC) GDARD Rhulani.Chauke@gauteng.gov.za
72 Jacob Motloung (JM) Leihlo la Afrika
COOP
Motloung.lj@gmail.com
73 Musa Chamane (MC) Ground Work Musa@groundwork.org.za
74 Sabelo Gumede (SG) PTY Sabelo.Caesar@gmail.com
75 Paul Brits (PB) Gauteng Dept. Health Paul.Brits@gauteng.gov.za
76 Sharon Thobagale (ST) PIKITUP Sharonthobagale@pikitup.co.za
77 Fumane Rakaibe (FR) WRDM Fumane.Rakaibe@yahoo.com
78 Delisa Matshilana (DM) Sinokuhkanya Waste
Recycling
79 Jeanette Radebe (JR) Sinokukhanya Waste
Recycling
80 Simphiwe Mbatha(SM) NDPW Simphiwe.Mbatha@dpw.gov.za
81 Emmanuel Takalani (ET) GDARD Emmanuel.Takalani@gauteng.gov.za
82 Stephen Mokoena(SM) Gap-T.B Trading
83 Lilly-Girl Hentcho (LH) D&H Recycling and
Waste Management
dhrecycling@gmail.com
84 Lerato Mphatswe (LM) Sephumelele
85 Hendrick Gomba (HG) Ithubalethu Waste hgomba@yahoo.com
86 Eric Phiri (EP) Thokoza -EcoTrading alistarphiri@gmail.com
87 Cosmos Tlou (CT) Social Infor COOP
88 Sipho Komane (SK) Socio Infor COOP Nikiwemfene@gmail.com
89 Dominic Nyokana (DN) MCLM Dominic.nyokana@mogalecity.gov.za
90 Bernice Somo (BS) ELM Burnices@emfuleni.gov.za
91 Malebo Modiba (MM) Landfill Consult Malebo@landfillconsult.com
92 Maria Radebe (MR) ELM Mariar@emfuleni.gov.za
93 I.S Gwebu (ISG) Stafford MRF Igwebu9@gmail.com
94 Ian Barnard (IB) Stafford MRF Ian.barnard@staffordmrf.co.za
95 Daphney Makgothi (DM) Kofifi Waste
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Management
96 Fikile Nhlabathi (FN) Balusi Communal
Solutions
Fikilenhlabs@gmail.com
97 Angeline Maluleka (EM) Balusi Communal
Solutiopns
98 Sebastian Hain (SH) Esizwe Enviro
Solutions
Sp.Hain@gmail.com
99 Sam Matsela(SM) Bathopele Bathopele.cor@gmail.com
100 Thabang Mokoena(TM) GDARD Theodore.Mokoena@gauteng.gov.za
101 Suzan Oeloftse (SO) CSIR Soelofse@csir.co.za
102 Sipho Ndlazi (SN) Ndlazi Recycling Sipjhomosesndlazi@yahoo.com
103 Wilmarie Coertzen (WC) Tiger Chemicals Wilmarie@tigerdicon.co.za
104 Tshifhiwa Munzhelele (TM) GDARD Tshifhiwa.Munzhelele@gauteng.gov.za
105 Suzan Raboshaba (SR) GDARD Suzan.Raboshaba@gauteng.gov.za
106 Junita Malope (JM) GDOH Juanitah.Malope@gauteng.gov.za
107 Vanessa Mpyatona (VM) PIKITUP Vanessampyatona@pikitup.co.za
108 Wiseman Mzimba (WM) Mogale City
Municipality
Mziwise@yahoo.com
109 Susan Stoffberg (SS) WRDM Sstoffberg@wrdm.gov.za
110 Mpumelelo Mbata (MM) Moqaka COOP M.Luckymbata@gmail.com
111 Priscilla Pitiersen (PP) GDARD Priscilla.Pitiersen@gauteng.gov.za
112 Bronwyn Jones (BJ) Bokashi Bran Bron@bokashibran.co.za
113 Musa Zwane (MZ) WRDM Mzwane@wrdm.gov.za
114 Alfred Ndhlovu (AN) Ukuhle CC Marymasn@gmail.com
115 Teis Mokoena(TM) Gap-TB Trading Teismokoena@yahoo.com
116 Cynthia Chabalala (CC) GDARD Cynthia.Chabalala@gauteng.gov.za
117 Lindokuhle Njoko (LN) GDARD Lindokuhle,Njoko@gauteng.gov.za
118 Ituleng Mogatusi Growndwork Itumelengmogatusi@yahoo.co.uk
119 Z Gudu (ZG) Siphumelele Lebo2015@gmail.com
120 Sifiso Ngobese (SG) Unconventional Sifiso@unconventionalmadis.co.za
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Media
121 Sipho Bhembe (SB) Tokoza Eco Trading Ndyambon@gmail.com
122 Phiki Motshweneng
(PM)
Lesedi Local
Municipality
Phikim@lesedi.gov.za
123 Ntsoaki Letoane (TL) Moquaka Waste
124 Maneo Mareleide (MM) Moquaka Waste
125 Phathu Mulaudzi (PM) Moquaka Waste
126 Simangaliso Vilakazi (SV) Balusi Communial
Solutions
Smangaliso@gmail.com
127 Vusumuzi Khumalo (VK) Enviro - Pushers Enviropushers@gmail.com
128 Vicent Hain (VH) Esizwe Enviro
Solution
Vincehain2016@gmail.com
129 Tankiso L Nnete (TN) Leihlo la Afrika
COOP
Nnetetankisoleqoi@gmail.com
130 Sandile Skosana (SS) GDARD Sandile.Skosana@gauteng.gov.za
131 Eric Mulibana (EM) GDARD Eric.Mulibana@gauteng.gov.za
132 Maria Kgophola (MK) MEGA Maria.Kgophola@mega.gov.za
133 Maanda Ndou (MN) GDARD Maanda.Ndou@gauteng.gov.za
134 Pinkie Mojapelo (PM) GDARD Pinkie.Mojapelo@gauteng.gov.za
135 Romeo Mulaudzi (RM) Duvha Spatial
Solutions
Romeo@duvhasolutions.com
136 Seromo Mofokeng(SM) Lancet Laboratories Seromo.Mofokeng@lancet.co.za
137 Lordwick Mogohlwa (LM) GDOH Lordwick.Magohlani@gauteng.gov.za
138 Dinah Mina (DM) PIKITUP Dinamatseke@pikitup.co.za
139 Sindiswa Xhaso (SX) Sidingulwazi Jeanette.Xhaso@gmail.com
140 Thuli Siboli (TS) Enstra Paper Thuli.Siboli@enstrapaper.co.za
141 Neil Brick (NB) Enviro Serv Neilb@enviroserv.co.za
142 Peace Mohloboli (PM) Bidvest In Pmohloboli@thsg.co.za
143 Malehlohonolo Molefi (MM) Sinokukhanya Molefime23@yahoo.com
144 Welheminah Mavimbela (WM) Sinokukhanya
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145 Vuyisa Mredlane (VM) GDARD Vuyisa.Mredlane@gauteng.gov.za
146 Dalton Mutshinya (DM) PIKITUP Daltonmutshinya@pikitup.co.za
147 Jonathan Malivha (JM) GDARD Jonatha.Malivha@gauteng.gov.za
148 Nolubabalo Solomon (NS) GDARD Babsi.Solomon@gauteng.gov.za
149 Somesh Rastogi (SR) EXTRUPET PTY
LTD
Somesh@extrupet.com
150 Belinda Booker (BB) PETCO Belinda.booker@petco.co.za
151 John Des Lignes (JL) Probiotics Recycling Recyclep@global.co.za
152 Thya Pather (TP) DWA Thyha@dwa.gov.za
153 Pumza Ndlebe (PN) GDARD Pumza.Ndlebe@gauteng.gov.za
154 Mandisa Phosa (MP) ELM Mandisam@emfuleni.gov.za
155 Rofhiwa Mabadzhe (RM) GDARD Rofhiwa.Mabadzhe@gauteng.gov.za
156 Alvin Buhluwau (AB) Gap TB Trading coop Labuhlunya@live.com
157 Thira Dukada (TD) D&H Recycling
&Waste Management
Dhrecycling@gmail.com
158 Philippe Hentcho (PH) D&H Recycling &
Waste Management
Dhrecycling@gmail.com
159 Amos Dube (AD) Siphumelele
Recycling
160 Sipho Radebe (SR) Thokoza Eco Trading Rsipho45@yahoo.com
161 Nikiwe Mfene (NM) Social Infor COOP Nikiwemfene@gmail.com
162 Marriam Mokoena (MM) Phaphamang Env.
Org
163 Jwalane Mofokeng (JM) PEO
164 Muthibi Mofokeng (MM) PEO
165 Nkhumeleni Rammbasa (NR) GDARD Nkhumeleni.Rammbasa@gauteng.gov.z
a
166 Pheko Mofokeng (PM) Pheko Skills
Development Ad
P.Pheko@hotmail.co,za
167 Felicity Raseleka (FR) ELM LebohangR@emfuleni.gov.za
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168 Linki Khubayi (LK) NGO L.Khubs@gmail.com
169 Nonceba Damane (ND) Tshikovha Env.
Consulting
170 Thabo Moletsane (TM) Siyabavuma Siyabavuma@hotmail.com
171 Lihle Mqayi (LM) Rose Foundation Usedoil2010@iafrica.com
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Item Status / Actions Responsibility
1. National Anthem and Opening Prayer: All
The programme director Mr. Emmanuel Takalani welcomed everybody and set the
ground rules to be observed for that day.
The event was opened by singing a national anthem and a silent prayer.
2. Welcome and introductions: The Director: GDARD Pollution and Waste
Management – Ms. Zingisa Smale (ZS)
ZS welcomed representatives from Industries, Municipalities, Research
Institutions, Academia, Waste Management Entrepreneur, Waste Co-operatives,
Non- Governmental Organisations, National and Provincial Officials , including
Department of Health, Department of Water Affairs, officials from other
directorates within the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and
everyone present;
ZS requested everybody to introduce themselves.
Highlighted the purpose of the waste forum meetings ; which was to strengthen
the cooperative governance on waste management in the province, to present a
communication platform between GDARD and Local Government, Industries and
Non-Governmental Organisations on waste management issues; to share
information on waste management best practices and to provide platform for
networking.
However indicated that this particular Waste Forum was to discuss the issue of
Hazardous Waste Management impots into the Gauteng Province.
3. Key note address: The Chief Director: GDARD Sustainable Use of the
Environment (SUE) Branch – Mr. Loyiso Mkwana (LM)
LM acknowledged the presence of the GDARD Head of Department, Deputy
Director General, Transversal, NGOs, industries, academia, businesses, research
institutions, municipalities and everybody present at the forum. Further extended
acknowledgement of waste management offers in all spheres of government and
members of the public.
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He again highlighted the purpose of the meeting.
He indicated that the specific focus of the day today was on the issue of import and
export of hazardous waste into Gauteng that has been picked up from Gauteng
Waste Information System (GWIS).
Encouraged people to think local whilst acting globally.
He highlighted that there were laws and was a system in South Africa. That
Gauteng has a reliable waste information system that is able to see trends, streams
and the movement of waste that comes in and out of the province.
He indicated that the global leaders had a dialogue on 25 September 2015 where
they had a significant outcome; whish was the adoption of sustainable
development goals (SDGs). SDGs replace the MDGs with long term up to 2030.
He further indicated that the global leaders acknowledged that in order to address
global challenges (hunger, poor access to sanitation, water, etc) that cannot be
achieved without partnership, therefore partnership is the instrument that can be
used to achieve these challenges.
He indicated that it was very important that everybody must participate in order to
achieve goals set out at the global, provincial and local level.
He further stated that:
On the National Development Plan (NDP) the blue print of the Republic in chapter
5 says as a country in 2030 there must be a transition to low carbon economy and
resilience future.
Currently the South African economy is very carbon intensive. There is a plan to
achieve a decarbonised economy, importantly to move South Africa to achieve that
decarbonised economy the NDP says that an absolute reduction of waste must be
realised.
The issue of recycling is very important.
On the 8th -9
th of June 2016 The premier launched the Gauteng Economy Plan. The
theme was Partnership. If we are to grow the economy of the country, partnership
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in sustainable economy growth and inclusive is very important.
Acknowledged the expertise from academia, institutions, industries, etc that the
state must not duplicated but through partnership sustainable development can be
achieved.
Emphasise that the State has a duty to take measures to prevent pollution,
environmental degradation and promote sustainable development.
Gauteng is a highly urbanised and industrialised province but there is a challenge
of waste. It is very important for the province to deal with both general and
hazardous waste and more particular hazardous waste.
Gauteng is receiving a huge amount of hazardous waste that includes WEEE,
electronics, PCBs, etc for recycling, recovery and treatment and disposal from
other countries such as Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Ghana, etc
Partnership with NGOs, local government, private sectors is needed to take action
to protect people of Gauteng is required.
Many who deal with this waste are people who do not know the streams and
toxicity of hazardous waste and are thus vulnerable.
Awareness must be done to vulnerable Gauteng communities about the risks of
hazardous waste to their health and to the environment.
These people have a right to an environment that is not harmful to themselves and
to their wellbeing.
They State has a duty to take measures to protect people from environmental harm.
The State must also protect the waste sector players from legal issues that may
emanate from this waste by sharing information, including relevant legislation.
The State and waste industry weigh the impact versus benefit of hazardous waste
imports now and into the future - .
The Gauteng province must take active and decisive action to protect its citizens.
LM posed questions:
Why do we need the import of hazardous in the country?
Which countries are these wastes coming from?
Why is this cheaper for those countries to transport waste to Gauteng?
All
DEA ,
GDARD,
DOL
DEA
Industry /
DEA/GDARD
GDARD
DEA
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Why is it financial viable for waste from another African countries (SADC) to be
shipped into Gauteng?
What are the standards of treatment of waste in the countries that the waste is
generated from?
Given the cost of hazardous waste imports , why is it beneficial to companies who
generate the waste to ship it to South Africa?
What are the risks involved?
What are the mitigation measures in place to deal with the social, economic and
environmental negative impacts?
How many jobs were created from imported hazardous waste?
The challenging part of it is that the precious materials from the waste is returned
back to countries where these waste is coming from and the un-used waste remains
for the country as an environmental legacy to deal with it.
There are high risks of for example mercury, lead , arsenic and other toxic
chemicals from these hazardous waste.
In conclusion LM highlighted that this meeting is a start of a dialogue to deal with
this matter and to take decisive actions to protect the people of Gauteng
Partnership for Sustainable Development is required in doing so.\
4.Presentation on Import of Hazardous Waste into Gauteng Province: Ms
Zingisa Smale (ZS)
ZS indicated that:
The size of Gauteng is small with quarter of people of South Africa staying in
Gauteng.
The size of Gauteng is small.
34 % contribution to the GDP of South Africa.
45% of municipal waste is produced from Gauteng.
19.5 million tons in total of waste reported in GWIS.
14.23 million tons is general waste and 5.22 million is hazardous waste.
The province has competing land uses and people that are in environmental
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planning are challenged on where to put houses, industries, commercials, etc.
Some former mining have been sterilised due to acid mine drainage.
There are constraints in our metropolitan municipalities for landfill airspace.
Waste management has been identified to create jobs but - what type of jobs and
how risky are they?
There has been a marked increase of import of hazardous waste from the SADC -
Botswana, Lesotho, DRC, Ivory Coast, Namibia, Mozambique, Mauritius, etc.
Gauteng has two declared Air Quality priority areas due to industrial pollution
Waste recycled increased in 2013; that is good.Hazardous waste recycling has
increased in 2015. Landfilling of General waste has reduced in 2015.
The question is where does the rest of contaminated waste from recycling
hazardous waste go?
The National DEA Minister called for industrial waste management plans and this
is an opportunity for the Gauteng province to influence the sector.
Globally, 2 pieces of legislation for collection for free of charge in order to
increase the recycling of e-waste and returning of valuable material is recognised.
There is a history of illegal dumping of waste in African countries from the EU.
When one receives waste from anywhere there must be a materials safety data
sheet but there have been imports into Gauteng that that do not have full materials
safety data sheet
Due to the risk of even radioactive waste in some of the imports, all Gauteng
Municipal Waste Management Officers must all purchase Geiger Counter to detect
radio-active waste before accepting it into the landfill site.
Burning of waste on landfill sites must be prohibited at all cost.
Some of the hazardous waste material is bio-accumulates. .
Industries that are dealing with hazardous waste must test the blood of workers
before employment and regularly to monitor lead, mercury etc.as per South
African Occupation Health and Safety Act.
There must be informed consent by workers that she/he fully knows the risk that
comes with the job of handling, treating hazardous waste in recycling facility that
deal with these hazardous waste according to the prevailing legislation.
Municipalities
Waste
industry
Dept of
Labour
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Gauteng does not want to find itself in a situation where it will have to deal with
the costs that would be caused by the impact of hazardous waste import.
There is a lot of e-waste in our homes and offices which need to be dealt with, why
is there a need of taking this waste elsewhere instead of dealing with that already
generated in the country?
What is the cost to communities socially? Environmentally? To health both in
short and long-term?
How many jobs were created with this tons of hazardous waste imported into the
country?
Confirmation of the origin of this hazardous waste needs to be done.
Having hazardous waste all over increases risks to the health and the environment.
Cost of remediating environmental and adverse health effects must be in place..
Gauteng is taking a preventative measure, hence there is a forum.
Unfortunately two waste industry organisations that import waste did not
accept the invitation to present at the forum in order to clarify these issues.
An e-waste association had accepted invitation to present but also did not
come to the forum.
Questions and Comments
a) Vusimuzi Khumalo - EnviroPushers
Thanked GDARD for opportunity to be part of the discussion. He commended
Mr. Loyiso Mkwana when he said that the Department must not outlined the
NGOs on its programme for empowering small and medium enterprises.
b) Mr. Musa Chamane - Ground Work - Waste Campaign Manager:
What is the position of Gauteng on the 2700 tons of mercury that had
been stored in Kwa-Zulu Natal, because there is a plan that they might
be shipped into Britain or at Thermal plant in Gauteng province?
It is very important to break down the terminology by defining them.
Thermal treatment is essentially waste incineration.
c) Sisonke – Welding holdings
There is a huge challenge that the province is facing; the solution is to bring all
DEA
GDARD
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stakeholders such as, scrap metals industries, mining explosive companies,
mine refineries, agricultural fertilisers industries in the forum.
d) Simpiwe Memela – CoJ
Proposed that the province promulgate extended producer responsibility
regulation that will allow the municipalities to monitor and get information on
who are the producers and get data of where is waste coming from.
Responses ZS
a) Noted.
b) ZS indicated that to the matter will be escalated into IGR meeting so that it
can be escalated to National level.
In terms of definitions will be provided at in future.
c) With regards with chemical and pesticides will engage with the National
department.
d) Noted.
LM about three month ago the department has started compiling a database of
NGOs Cooperatives and small and medium enterprises specifically on the
waste recycling space. It is easier to deal with organised group than with
individuals, therefore; people must complete the register so that the
information can be included in the database.
He further indicated that it not easy to deal with Abomagereza because they
are busy every day. The municipality must increase the capacity space at their
areas.
5. Presentation from Air Quality – Air Quality Director and Gauteng Provincial
Air Quality Officer : Mr. Jacob Legadima (JL)
JL indicated that he will be presenting about managing industrial activities
especially around hazardous waste.
He further indicated that:
These industries that are dealing with hazardous waste fall under listed activity and
they require air emission licences to operate.
Air is very important like water, because if the air is polluted it can cause death
GDARD
GDARD
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and negative impacts in the environment and human beings.
Air quality in Gauteng is very poor; therefore government, stakeholders and
industries must take measures to protect it.
The technologies need to be used to further prevent deterioration of air quality.
The air quality is regulated under NEM: Air quality Act no.39 of 2004.
One of the priorities in air quality is to develop measures to ensure that there is
clean air.
Air emission licences must be obtained by the industries.
The air emissions must not come out of the range because of the results on the
deterioration of air quality.
There are special arrangements on government notice no. 777 for hazardous
treatment facility under thermal treatment and the conditions set out in the Air
Quality Licence
The treatment is done at the temperature of 1200 degrees – 1500 degrees Celsius
for some toxic waste such as mercury, lead, etc.
Monitoring of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, etc must be done for 24hrs in
stacks and the gas that comes out must be below 200degrees Celsius.
Detection of heavy metals is also done in the filter where it is taken to an
accredited laboratory for detection.
Some emissions from hazardous waste can reduce human life span.
Environmental degradation, aquatic life and corrosion of infrastructure can happen
due to the emissions from hazardous waste.
The increase in pollution level can contribute to negative impacts on the climate
change and socio-economic issues.
The management and treatment of hazardous waste is very expensive to comply
with.
Tshwane is in between the two priority areas of which it is at a high risk of being
declared the third priority area.
Conclusion
Gauteng Air is already very polluted, the import and treatment of hazardous
DEA
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waste to is not supported.
Questions and comments
a) ZS – provided the definition of the word treatment: is the process that is done
to reduce the hazards of a particular waste before disposal.
b) Tumeleng–Ground Works
How do you monitor the persistence of organic pollutants substance in the
incineration process?
Do you have capacity to conduct monitoring?
How is the alignment of the provincial conditions in the Air quality licence
with that of the National?
c) Jubulani Dlamini- Sidingulwazi
How do you monitor the gas that ends up in the air?
d) What is the progress of staking in those companies, and how the communities
react? Is there any awareness that has been done by Department of
Environmental Affairs with these communities to make them understand the
issue of pollution in their areas?
Answers
b) The industries that have stacks must conduct monitoring on quarterly basis
and submit a report to the district and metropolitan municipalities, failure to
do that is a non-compliance with the condition set in the Air Quality Licence.
GDARD Air quality officials also do site inspection in those industries.
c) With the emissions that end up in the air, the government has ambient air
emission standards that the facility needs to comply with. Weather station are
used together with air monitoring station to trace direction from which
emission are coming. The detected direction of emission is visited by the
officials to conduct inspection and to correlate the emission from the stack
and ambient air
d) Before the Air Licence is issued there is a procedure that is followed. The
industry do a presentation to the department and a site inspection is conducted
by GDARD air quality officials.
All the priority regions declared have Air quality Management Plan. A tasks
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team and community committee has been set to monitor the implementation
of plan.
Pulp and paper is a listed activity there for it requires an Air quality Licence.
6. Presentation from Reclite – Import of hazardous waste: Ms. Patricia Schroder
(PS)
The facility collects and recovers all lighting waste such as fluorescent tubes, CFs,
LED, HID, etc. to recycle.
It is a permitted HH facility that accepts crushed tubes.
It recycles lamps to divert them from landfill sites, and also create jobs,
The hazardous material in a lamp is mercury.
Reclite offers training to workers that handle, package and recycle this type of
waste stream for the recycling process.
Reclite recycle imported waste because of the lack of hazardous landfills in the
neighbouring countries.
No alternatives available for waste reduction (no green solutions available).
Countries exporting hazardous waste to Reclite are Lesotho with 360 tons of
CFL’s to date and Swaziland where 2 tons per month are received. Namibia
projected 5 tons per month. Mozambique has sent a request to send its own to
Reclite recycling facility.
These countries have no funding for this kind of recycling.
Risks of hazardous waste if not managed properly are very high because
contaminate can sink down the soil and into water bodies.
Toxins can penetrate through soil into ground water if it landfilled.
High safety risk to people who crushes it is required.
Mitigation measures of risks are as follows; do not landfill, do not crush, store in
safe containers in dry areas and reduce multiple handling by people.
Reclite recycling has created 2 direct jobs and 10 indirect jobs.
Benefits of importing hazardous waste into Gauteng is that it creates jobs, more
volume and more resources, less environmental impact in the global view (Africa),
create value out of the recycled products and develop new markets and to lead by
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example and show help in neighbouring countries.
Comments and Questions
a) Jabulani Dlamini -
How is the OHS of employees at the plant in terms of planning the facility,
PPE, medical surveillance policy and medical aid benefit?
b) Jacob- what is the company solution to the challenges that the country is
facing?
c) Suzan Oloftse – CSIR
Looking at the amount of waste you receive from Lesotho, Can they not set up
a small plant in their own country?
d) Musa Chamane–Ground Works
Do you know the producers of the lights and do you have relationship with
them?
e) Nomsa Sekhotha – GDARD Compliance and Enforcement
How much of recycled material that you recover from lighting waste?
How much of waste is disposed of onto the landfill site?
Is training that you do reach the large community or is for your employees
only?
How can one get hold of you?
Where are you based?
f)ZS – GDARD Pollution and Waste Management
ZS commended Reclite for being the only company in the waste industry that
accepted the invitation to present at the forum.
She enquired whether the company could not get the amount of lighting waste
from within the country instead of getting from outside the country?
How much money can you save from using the technology doing the recycling?
Confirm if the standards that are in your plant are the same with that which
Sweden is using?
Please confirm if 100% of the mercury recovered from the waste has gone out
of the country?
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g) Boniswa Belot- GDARD Admin
Have you really verified that waste is coming from Lesotho . Lesotho is very
rural.
Answers by Patricia Schroder
a) The plant is an automated and operates under pressure. There is no mercury
vapour emission. Also indoor ambient monitoring is done.
They all have required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Employees are sent to Lancet laboratory for a mercury blood test before they
are employed and a yearly monitoring is conducted to all employees.
The company does contribute towards medical aid of employees, because there
is monitoring of health of employees and if a change is realised then an
employee is sent to the hospital for further medical investigation.
b) The company have to comply with the producer’s law and standards in their
countries. The plant after the call of the Minister developed the Industry Waste
Management Plan which is now with the Department of Environmental Affairs.
c) The Lesotho produces very low volumes of lighting waste. Lesotho does not
have economy scale to manage a kind of lighting waste plant.
d) The company has gone out to engage with the producers of lamps.
e) The communities are not aware of the dangers and hazards of lamps. However;
they are being trained about option to recover and recycle lighting waste
because there is no much that is coming for recycling compared to what is
manufactured.
Trainings are offered to employees, schools and to the facilities staff that they
are involved in packaging and handling of these products.
Training is offered to the clients and staff that handle waste; therefore staff
takes the information back to the communities.
Metals are sent to the local metal recyclers.
The mercury pellets goes back to the lamp producers for reuse.
The crushed florescent are disposed of at the Holfontein landfill site here in
Gauteng.
f) Yes, the standards are the same with those of Sweden plant; however the
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Reclite plant has been modified to improve feeding process. Reclite plant is one
of the top operators in the world.
g) Yes.
6. Presentation from Ground Works – Mr. Musa Chamane
Their main focus of work is on waste pickers in the country. NGO that does
environmental justice group of lawyers, scientists are involved and it works
with all government spheres.
Incineration is not the best way of dealing with waste because there will be
ash as products.
Incineration undermines recycling because in some countries they have an
agreement to bring a certain amount of waste and they end up incinerating
even recyclables.
Recycling and composting create jobs. Government need to request IWMPs
from different industries and approves then.
Dioxins are generated in incineration and they cause health problems.
In Egypt recycling has created more jobs, therefore we believe that more jobs
can be created in the country.
The waste management hierarchy encourages minimisation of waste.
Incineration creates bearers in recycling sector.
There are other waste to energy initiatives other than incineration.
There is a plan for tyres but they are being incinerated at cement
manufactures.
Grond work hopes that Gauteng is not going allow incineration of hazardous
waste that is imported into Gauteng.
Questions and comments
a) Jabulani Ndlamini- there is a need of to look on how to upskill the waste
pickers in order to grow the local economy.
b) Ms. Khosi Baker (CoJ) - surely there are many ways that can be used for
waste into energy other than incineration, therefore there is a need to
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investigate more on technologies that deals with waste to energy.
c) A request/ suggestion to the Gauteng waste management officer to have forum
where different industries can talk about different technologies that can be
used to deal with waste management.
Answers and responses
a) There are innovation ideas on waste to energy initiatives; there are 4 waste to
energy pilot projects in South Africa. However; In terms of controlling who
can benefit from electricity it is for the Government to decide. In some areas it
can happen that electricity can be generated in their areas but there is no
provision of energy.
b) Noted
c) Noted. Investigations about other waste to energy technologies were done;
therefore it is not waste incineration only.
7. Presentation from Africa Institute: Dr. Koebu khalema
Africa Institute is for the environmentally sound management of both general
and hazardous waste. A regional centre was established under Basil
Convention for the whole African regions.
The mandate of the organization is to capacitate the government to implement
its policy, bylaws, standards and legislations.
Majority of African regions do not have capacity to implement their
obligations, therefore this institute was inserted so that it can be a regional
capacity building so that countries can implement their obligations.
Solutions that are there for waste management are of the 20th century and are
not working.
All countries have been talking about waste management and they know what
is to be done.
There is a bottleneck that is preventing the implementation of the good laws in
waste management.
There is a need to acknowledge that there are problems.
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A major problem is the intergovernmental relationship in all spheres of
government.
The policies are better when they are backed up and financially supported.
There is a need of people who are committed in waste institutions.
Corruption is also a bottleneck that delays and prevents the implementation of
the waste management good laws.
Comments and questions
a) Ms. Babsi Solomon– GDARD Compliance
In government, there are dedicated officials to do their work; however it is
not easy to do work because of politics. Most of the time there are people
leaving the public sector because of politics.
b) There is a need for a strong private and public sectors partnerships.
c) Mr. Musa Chamane- Ground Works
Can you as an institute take a municipality or government to court?
Answers and responses
a) There is a need to motivate public servants to be dedicated to their work; the
more you can is to keep working because you cannot change politics. Let us
keep on doing what we are supposed to do.
b) Every forum is the right place as long as you are able to communicate to each
other.
c) The institution cannot take municipality or government to court because of
Co-operative governance issue.
ZS highlighted that the discussions on the issue of import of hazardous waste into
Gauteng Province will be presented at the MEC-MMC for intervention.
.
8. Presentation Ms Simphiwe Mbatha (SM) from National Department
Public Works:
There are different types of hazardous waste, health care risk waste,
pesticides, etc.
DEA/
GDARD
Industry
Municipalities
GDARD
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Hazardous waste can be found even at a general waste disposal site;
coming from households.
Examples of hazardous waste into South Africa, pesticides, e-waste,
mercury, etc.
Some of the hazardous waste imported into South Africa, pesticides,
mercury, e-waste, etc.
GDARD must ensure that all departments are part of the forum because
they all have role and responsibilities towards general and hazardous
waste.
There are good policies for waste management; the question is that are
they being utilized?
The enforcement is to ensure the effective compliance with provision of
regulations.
Involvement of the all departments on import of waste is required.
DEA addresses the dumping of electronic waste; in all state buildings there
is e-waste. What is happening with them?
Basil Convection banned the transportation of hazardous waste but still
there is illegal dumping.
Comments and questions
a) None
9.Presentation from GDARD Legal services: Mr. Eksteen van Wyk (EW)
Highlighted two NEMA principle, NEMA (11) 4(iv) and 4(n)
South Africa Constitution Preamble: improvement of quality of life emphasized
Section 2
Supreme law of RSA
Invalid actions and law
Obligations imposed to be observed
Section 24 everyone has the rights:
to the environment that is not harmful to health or wellbeing
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to have environment protected
Current generation
Future generations
Legislative and other measures
Prevent pollution and ecological degradation
NEMA section 4(n) global and international responsibilities relating to the
environment must be discharged in the national interest
NEMA section 4(p) the costs of remedying pollution, environmental degradation
and consequent adverse health effects and of preventing, controlling or
minimising further pollution, environmental damage or adverse health effects
must be paid for by those responsible for harming the environment.
Basil Convention prohibits exports of hazardous waste.
Comments and questions
a) Dr. Khalema – Africa Institute.
Indicated that ratification of Basil Convention was done on June 2016 by RSA, but not
implemented. Bamako does not have funds for its operation.
10.Presentation from Unconventional Media: Mr. Sifiso Ngobese (SN)
Unconventional media is a social enterprise called Abomagereza, they create
trolleys that are bigger, safer and user friendly to collect waste.
Trolleys were created to solve the challenges that the waste pickers were
facing on daily basis such as breakdown, poor visibility and small amount of
waste.
Trolleys can carry two tons bags of recyclable materials that can make waste
pickers to get more money to make a living.
Trolleys have breaking system, reflective belts for visibility at night to prevent
waste pickers from causing accidents.
Trolleys are made of recycled materials and companies can utilise the sides for
branding.
Trolleys and protective clothing are issued every day to waste pickers to go
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and do the collection and they have to return them to the facility.
Issuing of trolleys is being controlled by a register for accountability.
Moral of business is to provide waste management activities, thereby
providing trolleys on functions and cleaning up the areas.
There is on line waste pickers database.
The project has created lots of jobs for young people.
40 trolleys are used every day.
There is a need of involvement of municipality, private and government in
order to increase in job creation.
11. Presentation of certificates to waste cooperatives trained by GDARD :
Mr. Rofhiwa Mabadzhe
The training was done in 2015-16 financial year. The training areas were
financial management, health and safety and project management courses.
12 people who were trained from different cooperatives received their
certificates
12. Municipal Waste Management Officer`s Feedback
There was no feedback from municipal waste management officers and they
will present in the next forum.
13. Industry Reports and Announcements
No announcement from industry.
14. Announcements
ET announced where lunch will be served.
15.Vote of Thanks and Closure – Ms. Zingisa Smale GDARD Waste
Management Directorate
Thanked everybody for coming and participating in the meeting. All will be
kept abreast of developments regarding this burning issue.
Wished everyone a safe journey while driving back to their respective homes.
The meeting adjourned at 15:15