CHALLENGES IN DETERMINING THE CORRECT WASTE DISPOSAL SOLUTIONS FOR LOCAL MUNICIPALITES -A SOUTH AFRICAN OVERVIEW

摘要

The changing landscape in South Africa and the drive towards creating a sustainable environment is progressing but not without its own set of challenges. The advent of democracy and the leap towards a transforming nation has sparked the demand for adequate basic services of which waste management is one. Presently there exist a comprehensive legislative framework for waste management such as the National Environmental Management Waste Act (Act 59 of 2008). As Government and the respective tiers of Government pursue in implementing the prescriptions of the Act and associated legislative requirements, the challenge that is currently arising is determining the right choice of disposal or waste management solution at a Municipal level whether it is local or District level.