National norms and standards for disposal of waste to landfill (South Africa), 23/08/2013

This Notice of the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, made under section 7 of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008, provides norms and standards which determine the requirements for the disposal of waste to landfill as contemplated in regulation 8(1) of the Waste Classification and Management Regulations 2013. The requirements concern, among other things: construction of landfill sites; waste acceptance criteria for landfill sites; and prohibited waste.