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National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008
National norms and standards for disposal of waste to landfill, 2013
Government Notice R636 of 2013
- Published in Government Gazette 36784 on 23 August 2013
- Commenced on 23 August 2013
- [This is the version of this document as it was from 23 August 2013 to 6 November 2024.]
Chapter 1
Interpretation and purpose
1. Definitions
In these National Norms and Standards, any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act has that same meaning, and unless the context requires otherwise—“the Act” means the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008);“the Regulations” means the Waste Classification and Management Regulations, 2013.2. Purpose and application
These Norms and Standards determine the requirements for the disposal of waste to landfill as contemplated in regulation 8(1)(b) and (c) of the Regulations.Chapter 2
Standard containment barrier design, waste acceptance and waste disposal requirements
3. Landfill classification and containment barrier design
4. Waste Acceptance Criteria for Disposal to Landfill
Waste Type | Landfill Disposal Requirements |
Type 0 Waste | The disposal of Type 0 waste to landfill is not allowed. The waste must be treated and re-assessed in terms of the Norms and Standards for Assessment of Waste for Landfill Disposal. |
Type 1 Waste | Type 1 waste may only be disposed of at a Class A landfill designed in accordance with section 3(1) and (2) of these Norms and Standards, or, subject to section 3(4) of these Norms and Standards, may be disposed of at a landfill site designed in accordance with the requirements for a Hh / HH landfill as specified in the Minimum Requirements for Waste Disposal by Landfill (2nd Ed., Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, 1998). |
Type 2 Waste | Type 2 waste may only be disposed of at a Class B landfill designed in accordance with section 3(1) and (2) of these Norms and Standards, or, subject to section 3(4) of these Norms and Standards, may be disposed of at a landfill site designed in accordance with the requirements for a GLB+ landfill as specified in the Minimum Requirements for Waste Disposal by Landfill (2nd Ed., DWAF, 1998). |
Type 3 Waste | Type 3 waste may only be disposed of at a Class C landfill designed in accordance with section 3(1) and (2) of these Norms and Standards, or, subject to section 3(4) of these Norms and Standards, may be disposed of at a landfill site designed in accordance with the requirements for a GLB+ landfill as specified in the Minimum Requirements for Waste Disposal by Landfill (2nd Ed., DWAF, 1998). |
Type 4 Waste | Type 4 waste may only be disposed of at a Class D landfill designed in accordance with section 3(1) and (2) of these Norms and Standards, or, subject to section 3(4) of these Norms and Standards, may be disposed of at a landfill site designed in accordance with the requirements for a GLB- landfill as specified in the Minimum Requirements for Waste Disposal by Landfill (2nd Ed., DWAF, 1998). |
Listed Waste | Landfill Disposal Requirements |
(i) Domestic waste.(ii) Business waste not containing hazardous waste or hazardous chemicals.(iii) Non-infectious animal carcasses.(iv) Garden waste. | Disposal only allowed at a Class B landfill designed in accordance with section 3(1) and (2) of these Norms and Standards, or, subject to section 3(4) of these Norm and Standards, at a landfill site designed in accordance with the requirements for a GLB+ landfill as specified in the Minimum Requirements for Waste Disposal by Landfill (2nd Ed. DWAF, 1998). |
(v) Post-consumer packaging.(vi) Waste tyres. | Disposal only allowed at a Class C landfill designed in accordance with section 3(1) and (2) of these Norms and Standards, or, subject to section 3(4) of these Norms and Standards, at a landfill site designed in accordance with the requirements for a GLB+ landfill as specified in the Minimum Requirements for Waste Disposal by Landfill (2nd Ed., DWAF, 1998). |
(vii) Building and demolition waste not containing hazardous waste or hazardous chemicals.(viii) Excavated earth material not containing hazardous waste or hazardous chemicals. | Disposal allowed at a Class D landfill designed in accordance with section 3(1) and (2) of these Norms and Standards, or, subject to section 3(4) of these Norms and Standards, at a landfill site designed in accordance with the requirements for a GLB- landfill as specified in the Minimum Requirements for Waste Disposal by Landfill (2nd Ed., DWAF, 1998). |
Listed Waste | Landfill Disposal Requirements |
(i) Asbestos Waste.(ii) Expired, spoilt or unusable hazardous products.(iii) PCBs (or rather PCB containing waste (>50ppm))(iv) General waste, excluding domestic waste, which contains hazardous waste or hazardous chemicals.(v) Mixed, hazardous chemical wastes from analytical laboratories and laboratories from academic institutions in containers less than 100 litres. | Disposal only allowed at a Class A landfill designed in accordance with section 3(1) and (2) of these Norms and Standards, or, subject to section 3(4) of these Norms and Standards, at a landfill site designed in accordance with the requirements for a Hh / HH landfill as specified in the Minimum Requirements for Waste Disposal by Landfill (2nd Ed., DWAF, 1998). |
Waste | Landfill Disposal Requirements |
Hazardous Waste - Hazard Rating 1 or 2 | Disposal only allowed at a Class A landfill designed in accordance with Section 3(1) and 3(2) of these Norms and Standards, or, subject to Section 3(4) of these Norms and Standards, at a landfill site designed in accordance with the requirements for a HH landfill as specified in the Minimum Requirements for Waste Disposal by Landfill (2"d Ed., DWAF, 1998). |
Hazardous Waste - Hazard Rating 3 or 4 | Disposal only allowed at a Class A landfill designed in accordance with section 3(1) and (2) of these Norms and Standards, or, subject to section 3(4) of these Norms and Standards, at a landfill site designed in accordance with the requirements for a Hh landfill as specified in the Minimum Requirements for Waste Disposal by Landfill (2"d Ed., DWAF, 1998). |
Hazardous Waste - Delisted | Disposal only allowed at a Class B landfill designed in accordance with section 3(1) and (2) of these Norms and Standards, or, subject to section 3(4) of this Norms and Standards, at a landfill site designed in accordance with the requirements for a GLB+ landfill as specified in the Minimum Requirements for Waste Disposal by Landfill (2nd Ed., DWAF, 1998). |
General Waste | Disposal only allowed at a Class B landfill designed in accordance with Section 3(1) and (2) of these Norms and Standards, or, subject to Section 3(4) of these Norms and Standards, at a landfill site designed in accordance with the requirements for a general waste site, G S/M/L B-/B+ as specified in the Minimum Requirements for Waste Disposal by Landfill (2nd Ed., DWAF, 1998). |
5. Waste disposal restrictions
Waste Prohibited or Restricted in terms of Disposal | Compliance Timeframe |
(a) Waste which, in the conditions of a landfill, is explosive, corrosive, oxidizing (according to SANS 10234 or SANS10228). | Immediate |
(b) Waste with a pH value of <6 or >12. | Immediate |
(c) Flammable waste with a closed cup flashpoint lower than 61° Celsius. | Immediate |
(d) Reactive waste that may react with water, air, acids or components of the waste, or that could generate unacceptable amounts of toxic gases within the landfill. | Immediate |
(e) Waste compressed gases (according to SANS 10234 or SANS 10228). | Immediate |
(f) Untreated Healthcare Risk Waste (HCRW). | Immediate |
(g) (i) POPs pesticides listed under the Stockholm Convention.(ii) Other waste pesticides. | Eight (8) yearsFour (4) years |
(h) Lead acid batteries. | Immediate |
(i) Other batteries. | Eight (8) years |
(j) Re-usable, recoverable or recyclable used lubricating mineral oils, as well as oil filters, but excluding other oil containing wastes. | Four (4) years |
(k) Re-usable, recoverable or recyclable used or spent solvents. | Five (5) years |
(l) PCB containing wastes (>50 mg/kg or 50 ppm). | Five (5) years |
(m) Hazardous Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) - Lamps. | Three (3) years |
(n) Hazardous Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) - Other. | Eight (8) years |
(o) Waste tyres: Whole. | Immediate |
(p) Waste tyres: Quartered. | Five (5) years |
(q) Liquid waste-(i) Waste which has an angle of repose of less than 5 degrees, or becomes free-flowing at or below 60 °C or when it is transported, or is not generally capable of being picked up by a spade or shovel; or(ii) Waste with a moisture content of >40% or that liberates moisture under pressure in landfill conditions, and which has not been stabilised by treatment. | Six (6) years |
(r) Hazardous waste with a calorific value of:(i) > 25 MJ/kg.(ii) > 20 MJ/kg.(iii) > 0 MJ/kg.(iv) > 6% TOC. | Four (4) yearsSix (6) yearsTwelve (12) yearsFifteen (15) years |
(s) Brine or waste with a high salt content (TDS > 5%), and a leachable concentration for TDS of more than 100 000 mg/l. | Eight (8) years |
(t) Disposal of garden waste:(i) 25% diversion from the baseline at a particular landfill of separated garden waste.(ii) 50% diversion from the baseline at a particular landfill of separated garden waste | Five (5) yearsTen (10) years |
(u) Infectious animal carcasses and animal waste. | Immediate |
Prohibited or Restricted Waste Disposal Activities | Timeframe |
(a) Disposal of-(i) Type 1 Waste that has been treated, with waste listed in paragraph (2)(a) of Annexure 1 to the Regulations;(ii) Waste classified as hazardous in terms of regulation 4(1), or waste listed in paragraph (2)(b) of Annexure 1 to the Regulations, with waste listed in paragraph (2)(a) of Annexure 1 to the Regulations; and(iii) Type 4 Waste with any waste other than Type 4, unless part of treatment. | Five (5) yearsFive (5) yearsFive (5) years |
(b) Macro-encapsulation of waste, meaning the isolation (or long-term storage) of waste through containment in containers within a sealed or reinforced cell in a specifically prepared and engineered area within a permitted hazardous waste landfill. | Eight (8) years |
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