National pricing strategy for waste management

The Department of Environmental Affairs has published the National pricing strategy for waste management.  The Strategy is "a legislative requirement of the National Environmental Management Waste Amendment Act (Act No. 26 of 2014) and gives effect to the National Waste Management Strategy (NWMS). The Waste Act, as amended in section 13B, calls for an Act of Parliament to give effect to the pricing strategy, including details on 13B(b) determination of waste management charges and the review of these waste management charges from time to time. Section 13B(c) includes procedures for collection of charges through the national fiscal system.

In line with the requirements of the Waste Amendment Act, this strategy contains guiding methodologies for the setting of waste management charges, aimed at funding the re -use, recycling or recovery of waste; implementation of industry waste management plans (IndWMP) for those activities that generate specific waste streams."