WASTECON 2012 21st Waste Management Conference & Exhibition

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21st Waste Management Conference & Exhibition East London International Convention Centre 9 - 12 October 2012

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Contents

3 IWMSA President’s message

5 IWMSA Chairman’s message

7 Outdoor exhibition floor plan

9 Indoor exhibition floor plan

11 Programme

15 Fast facts

17 Scientific review

18 Abstracts

37 Exhibitors: indoor stands

52 Exhibitors: outdoor stands

55 Acknowledgements

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Message froM the President

It is indeed an honour and a privilege for me to welcome you all to a very special WasteCon 2012. Hosting WasteCon 2012 in the Eastern Cape makes it extra special as this is my home province. I hope that all our delegates to WasteCon 2012 take the opportunity to explore the wealth of the province pre- and post-WasteCon.

The theme for WasteCon 2012 – ‘Wrestling with Waste’ – is very apt, especially at this time for our country. During the WasteCon proceedings, these challenges will be unpacked as well as the lessons learnt. My vision is to see the IWMSA becoming increasingly instrumental in facilitat-ing dialogue and action among key stakeholders in the industry; encouraging others with the same vision and concerns to work together for the greater good of effective and sustainable waste management. The platform at WasteCon provides the ideal opportunity to realise this vision. As an organisation, we all need to be proactive in ensuring that the deliberations at WasteCon 2012 are brought right down to grass-roots level in order for individuals to better understand where they fit into the value chain – to really grasp the fact that waste is a resource and that a sustainable living can be made by nurturing these resources appropriately. We have therefore once again opened up the WasteCon exhibition to the public and students alike.

I would furthermore like to extend a very special welcome to all our government officials. The ongoing collaboration with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has resulted in us having the first WasteCon running back to back with the annual DEA Waste Managers Khoro. I am hoping that the deliberations from the DEA Waste Managers Khoro will carry over to WasteCon 2012 and that sustainable solutions will be found for the waste challenges and opportunities that we are faced with.As an organisation, we are on the brink of exciting changes. The IWMSA appointed the Centre for Environmental Management of the North-West University to conduct research on the fea-sibility and possible modalities available to the IWMSA to establish Quality Assurance arrange-ments for our organisation members. The benefits of implementing a Quality Assurance system for our members will include:• ensuring the reputability of our IWMSA organisation membership• the establishment of appropriate linkages between and within the waste sector and

government• ensuring self-regulation within an appropriate legal framework.During WasteCon 2012 we will be workshopping the various modalities and options for this Quality Assurance scheme and your input to this process is VITAL!

The overall purpose of the IWMSA is to ensure that we remain relevant and service the needs of our members as an organisation – WasteCon being one of the vehicles we utilise to ensure relevance in the industry.

So take the next three days to ‘Wrestle with Waste’ and emerge victorious to tackle the chal-lenges in your environment.

Enjoy WasteCon 2012 in Emonti!

Deidré Nxumalo-FreemanPresident of IWMSA

Message from the president

Deidré Nxumalo-FreemanPresident of IWMSA

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On behalf of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) and the WasteCon 2012 Conference Committee, it is my great pleasure to warmly welcome you to participate in WasteCon 2012 – and more especially to the first WasteCon conference to be hosted in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The Eastern Cape we welcome you, saying “Namkelekile Nonke”

Over the past two decades, WasteCon has grown to become a major international confer-ence and is now the flagship and largest conference gathering and exhibition of the waste sector in Southern Africa and Africa at large.

It is an honour indeed for me to preside over this gathering, which brings together esteemed delegates from all sectors ranging from government, public service, industry, busi-ness, professionals, academic institutions, stakeholders and the general public to deliberate on various hot topics and themes within the broad waste management field.

The theme for this year’s conference is ‘Wrestling with Waste’. We are all constantly faced and challenged with sustainable managing of waste. With stretched and limited financial, technical and other resources, it feels like we are in a wrestling match. During this conference we must join forces, share knowledge, experiences and expertise, and we must resolve and determine to wrestle until we all win.

This conference has brought together high quality, broad national and international best practice, professionals and stakeholders in the waste industry to share all areas of applied waste management through symposia, workshops and exhibitions. The symposium and workshops have been organised to address key issues facing the waste industry, including job creation, societal benefits, partnerships for community improvement, recycling and reuse, legislation, licensing of waste management activities, environmental impacts of waste, innovative technologies and best practice for waste minimisation, recycling, reuse, recovery, treatment, transportation, transfer and disposal of waste. These and more subjects and topics will be deliberated upon during the conference under the three major thematic areas, name-ly employment, environment and engineering.

I am proud to announce that WasteCon 2012 now boasts the largest exhibition of technol-ogy, science and engineering in the waste sector in the history of WasteCon conferences. You are therefore invited to visit the exhibition centre – both indoor and outdoor. In addition to the exhibition, you are also invited to participate in the off-site technical tours at select facilities to see some of these technologies in a real work environment.

The successful organisation of WasteCon 2012 has required the talents, dedication and time of Head Office, the WasteCon Committee, volunteers, sponsors and a strong support team. Special gratitude and appreciation is due to all of you who have worked tireless and done an excellent job to ensure that the conference is run professionally and smoothly.

Finally, we hope that you will find the conference and exhibition both enjoyable and valu-able, and I also invite you to enjoy the hospitality as well as the scenic, cultural and natural beauty of East London and the Eastern Cape.

Steve Kalule

Message from the chairman

Steve KaluleChairman of IWMSA

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Sunset Canapes and Cocktails in Outdoor Exhibition- Cash bar available

WasteCon 2012 - Final Programme (subject to change)

TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER 2012 GOLF DAY - Westbank Golf Course Early Registration in Exhibition Venue (Downstairs) Exhibition Opening & Cocktail Function

DAY 1WEDNESDAY 10 OCTOBER 2012

Registration

Welcome to WasteCon 2012 Simphiwe Gwana - MC

Audio Visual & National Anthem WasteCon 2012 Welcoming Audio Visual

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Welcome Address Conference Chair - Steve Kalule

Mayoral Address Ms Nomasikizi Konza

Keynote Address HOD Economic Development and Environmental Affairs

Outgoing President Address Stan Jewaskiewitz - Past President IWMSA

Inaugural President Address Deidré Nxumalo-Freeman - President - IWMSA

President Awards Stan Jewaskiewitz - Past President IWMSA

Opening Address Luis Diaz - Trends and Challenges in Solid Waste Management

House Rules Simphiwe Gwana - MC

Lunch and Poster Papers in Indoor Exhibition Centre

Technical Tour - Mercedes Benz South Africa

Auditorium Conference Room 01 Conference Room 02

Kobus Otto Aubrey Muswema Richard Emery

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TECHNICAL

Waste Minimisation Policy / Legislation / Bylaws Waste Treatment & Contaminated Sites

14:30 - 15:00

Three not two! How strong is the case for separate organic waste management systems

in the municipal and commercial sector?

National waste classification and management regulations: New approach and legal

requirements for the assessment and disposal of waste to landfill.

Abattoir effluent: Trace the waste

Harro von Blottnitz Bradley Thorpe Olga de Smidt

15:00 - 15:30Source Separation - Is it worth the costs? Wrestling with data - Establishing a National

Waste Information Baseline for South Africa Development of the Vlakfontein waste

treatment and disposal facility.

Jan Palm Hulda Swanepoel Stan Jewaskiewitz

15:30 - 16:00Turning Agricultural Wastes into Resource

The status of waste information in South Africa – Preliminary findings of the Waste

Information Baseline

Vissershok Leachate Treatment Plant: Commissioning and Initial Results

Oluwatoyin Taiwo Suzan Oelofse Chris Wise

16:00 - 16:30

Ensuring sustainable household recycling solutions in developing countries – example

South Africa

National Waste Classification and Management Regulations: Overview of

New Approach and Requirements for the GHS Classification of Waste

The importance of soil properties and baseline concentrations in soil screening for

compliance with NEMWA

Manja Schubert Hanre Crouse Elize Herselman

GALA DINNER - Top GreenOrganisation Awards Ceremony - Department of Economic

Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism - Cash bar available

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THURSDAY 11 OCTOBER 2012

Technical Tour - Supreme Mouldings

Environmental Management Service Delivery Landfill Engineering

Kobus de Meyer Suzan Oelofse Jan Palm

08:30 - 09:00

Innovative technologies and solutions in industrial waste management.

Waste Management Best Practice by Municipal/Environmental Health Services at

Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province

The design and construction of double composite lined waste containment facilities

Steve Kalule Mike Agenbag Jubulile Msiza

09:00 - 09:30

Prevalence of Municipal Waste Burning – The Development of a GIS-Based Air

Emissions Inventory

GIS mapping of waste collection services: Merafong Local municipality.

Why CQA for Geosynthetic Liner Installations Should be Conducted by an Independent

Third Party

Theo Fisher Nick Mannie Stan Jewaskiewitz

Talia da Silva

09:30 - 10:00Global Waste Drivers, Local Waste Solutions

Public Private Partnership Solutions in Waste Management: South African Regulatory

framework for authorities

The geohydrology of the Colenso Fault and implications for selecting a new regional

waste disposal site for the City of Cape Town

Andrew Wilson Chris Liebenberg Roger Parsons

Tea and Poster Papers in Indoor Exhibition Centre

E - Waste Workshop 1 - DEA Waste to Energy

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Addressing the shortage of engineering skills in waste management

Landfill or dump site? Status of landfill sites in the Free State Province, South Africa

Consideration of interface shear strength in the stability of composite lined

barrier systems

Riva Nortje Hester Roberts

Raj Lochan

ʺWaste Reclaimers - Their role in Waste Management in SAʺ

Deidré Nxumalo-Freeman

11:00 - 11:30E-waste: A sustainable Model Energy from waste in South Africa waiting

for launch

Keith Anderson Lindsay Strachan

11:30 - 12:00

Key Challenges and Successes for a One-Stop-Shop e-Waste Management

Solution for South African Households and Businesses

Sustainable Development, Climate Change, and the Potential for Waste-to-Energy from

Municipal Solid Waste in Gauteng

Suzanne Dittke Natalie Kohler

12:00 -12:30Electronic Waste Recycling: A viable business

Onsite food waste valorization: Experiences with an anaerobic digester at a university

residence

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Auditorium Conference Room 01 Conference Room 02

Waste Minimisation / Recycling Legislation Workshop 2 - Waste Management Accreditation System


Ursula Henneberry Wilma Moolman

Waste Management Accreditation system

13:30 - 14:00

The continued quest to better recycling behaviour

Considerations for the Development and Implementation of Alternative Waste Management Options in South Africa

Wilma Strydom D Crouse

14:00 - 14:30

Cleaner Production initiatives in waste minimization, a case study of the National Cleaner Production Centre of South Africa

Wrestling with the Waste Act

Ndanduleni Manthakha Melissa Groenink

14:30 - 15:00

Recovering resources from garden refuse Public Private Partnership (PPP) Procurement of Residual Waste Management Infrastructure

Oscar Simelane Andrew Wilson

Technical Tour - East London Industrial Development Zone


Waste Resources Workshop 3 - Recycling Behaviour Workshop 2 - Waste Management Accreditation System

June Lombard

Waste Recycling Behaviour Part I: Presentation of research findings from CSIR national post-consumer recycling behaviour

survey.

Waste Management Accreditation system

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PATRON & PAST PRESIDENTS COCKTAIL FUNCTION

15:30 - 16:00

Meeting the global resource challenge: European policy changes and tendencies towards resource efficiency and landfill

diversion based on truly Integrated Resource Management

Torben Kristiansen

16:00 - 16:30Waste as a Resource and not Output

Worries Sinkala

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FRIDAY 12 OCTOBER 2012

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08:30 - 09:00The War on Polystyrene Waste in South Africa

Wrestling with Empowerment: A BBBEE (Enterprise Development) case study and model for the waste sector from Durban

Waste characterisation by sieve analysis in order to determine size distribution of various

domestic waste streams

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Wrestling with Waste: Earthworms can – and will – do it!

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality - all hands on waste campaign

BTEX Concentrations and Associated Health Risk Impact at Robinson Deep Landfill Site,

South Africa

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09:30 - 10:00Plastics Recycling in South Africa The school wrestling with waste through

education and action taking

Integrated waste facilities: Operational Challenges with respect to Pollution Control

Measures – Case Study

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10:00 - 10:30Recycling – The truth

Groenspoor and the Schools Recycling Project: educating and empowering children to own a

greener future

Field Measurements and Accelerated Fatigue Testing in the Laboratory on an Extra-Heavy

Commercial (Class 8) Waste Collection Vehicle

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Investigating the Effect of Plastic Shopping Bag Waste Material on Load

Bearing Capacity of Foundation Soils in Civil Engineering

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Wrestling with Industry Waste Management Plans: Are more than one plan per waste

resource sector feasible?

Wrestling with IWMP Implementation: Challenges and lessons learnt (Perspectives

from a consultant/officials)Landfill Development in Tropical West Africa

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Waste Minimisation and Recycling Strategy for the City of Joburg with Emphasis on

Separation of Recyclable Waste at Source

Landfill Covers with Steep Slopes: Requirements on Long-Term Internal Shear

Strength of Geosynthetic Clay Liners

Suzan Oelofse

Waste - An Indicator of efficiency

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WasteCon 2012 Closing Audio Visual Presentation

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Waste Recycling Behaviour Part II: Workshop on establishing a waste behaviour research agenda (specific research questions/needs)

13:30 - 14:00

Making Producer Responsibility work for E-waste in South Africa

National waste classification and management regulations: Overview of new legal

requirements and implications for waste generators, transporters and waste managers.

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Closing ceremony and lucky draw (you must be present to take part in this draw) followed by cocktail function

Poster Papers Waste Management and Green Building Relationship in SA - Nick Mannie

An evaluation of the gaps and barriers between the SA National Environmental Management

Waste Act and its implementation in the Ekurhuleni Municipality.

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Waste Management Accreditation System - Outcome Report from Workshops

Presentation - Ms Nkwenkwezi Rulumeni

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OFFICIAL LANGUAGEThe official language at the conference is English.

AIRPORT TRANSFERSShuttle services can be arranged to and from the East London Airport, the city centre and various suburbs. Enquiries can be made at reception.

DISABLED FACILITIESThe complex is designed for physically challenged visitors, according to international standards.

LIABILITYThe conference secretariat has taken all reasonable care in making arrangements for the conference. In the event of unforeseen disruptions, neither WasteCon 2012, the IWMSA, nor their agents, will be held responsible for any losses or damages incurred by delegates. The programme is correct at the time of going to print, but organisers reserve the right to alter the programme if and when necessary. The conference secretariat shall in no event be held liable for acts or omissions in the event of injury, damage, loss, accident, delays or irregularity of any kind whatsoever during arrangements organised through contractors or by the employees of such contractors. Hotel and transportation services are subject to the terms and conditions under which they are offered to the general public. Delegates should make their own arrangements with respect to personal insurance. The conference organisers reserve the right to make changes as and when necessary, without deemed prior notice, to the parties concerned. All disputes are subject to resolution under South African law.

LIMIT ON NUMBERSAttendance at some sessions, social events and tours will be restricted in numbers. It has been strongly recommended that you confirm your booking for these functions at the registration desk to avoid disappointment.

BUSINESS CENTREA business centre is located at Premier Hotel Regent, which is located adjacent to the ELICC. Business centre services include telephony, facsimile, photocopy, secretarial, postal and courier services.

SAFETY AND SECURITYSecurity teams are on duty 24 hours. Automatic fire detection and sprinkler systems with voice evacuation are installed throughout the building.

Fast FactsLOCATION: EAST LONDON INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTREEast London, also known as Buffalo City, lies at the heart of the Inyathi Buffalo route in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. Although it is one of South Africa’s smallest major cities, East London is filled with historical depth, a variety of cultures, beautiful people and sandy beaches. It is adjacent to one of these spectacular beaches that the East London International Convention Centre (ELICC) is located.

Positioned on the Esplanade, the ELICC has magical views of the Indian Ocean and is only a 15-minute drive from the East London Airport, the Industrial Development Zone and all major industries, and offers a fresh Eastern Cape alternative to the business tourism sector, locally and internationally.

CONTACT DETAILSConference secretariatInsitute of Waste Management of Southern Africa – Head officeGail Smit: [email protected]

Ann Oosthuizen: [email protected]

Marguerite Louw: [email protected]

Sanki Tshabangu: [email protected]

Telephone: +27 (0)11 675 3462 Fax: +27 (0)11 675 3465 Website: www.iwmsa.co.za

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The WasteCon 2012 technical sub-committee was convened under the chairmanship of Steve Kalule and comprised:• Gail Smit • Suzan Oelofse• Jonathan Shamrock • Stan Jewaskiewitz• Deidre Nxumalo-Freeman • Johan Nel.In compiling the scientific programme for WasteCon 2012, every effort has been made to reflect the conference theme, ‘Wrestling with Waste’, and to provide delegates from all waste management disciplines an opportunity to interact on matters in the industry. We trust that all delegates will find the scientific content of the conference informative, meaningful and challenging, and that they will take with them new methods and modern strategies that they can utilise in their environment.

The WasteCon 2012 technical sub-committee oversaw the entire peer review process for the conference. Each member was appointed as an assessor and made use of reviewers selected from leading waste and environmental scientists, engineers, practitioners and professionals, all of whom practise in the waste management field. Every effort was made to ensure that the reviewing process was fair and open, with the aim of maintaining the high standard of

Scientific review

WasteCon and helping authors to develop and improve their work so that the sharing of their experience, expertise and research will enhance the flow of knowledge in the waste management community.

As with previous WasteCon conferences, which have be-come widely recognised as the waste management forum for the industry in Africa, the Committee has strived to continue the tradition of presentations of high quality. In total, 73 ab-stracts were originally submitted; unfortunately it is not pos-sible to accommodate all and regretfully some papers were not accepted. The final programme incorporates 61 oral and one poster paper that will be presented at the conference.

Please take this opportunity to learn from the presenters and take full advantage of the question time allowed to glean the most from the conference. The success of the WasteCon 2012 is dependent on your participation.

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Three not two! How strong is the case for separate organic waste management systems in the municipal and commercial sector?H von Blottnitz

The two-stream approach – recently introduced to many South African residential and commercial waste generators – is often criticised for not paying attention to the organic fraction, which remains destined for disposal. This fraction is the main driver of landfill greenhouse gas emissions and leachate. In a circular economy concept, its nutrient content should be returned to agricultural soils – if it can be kept free of pollutants. Numerous solutions to its management and valorisation are proposed, trialled or commercially availa-ble, including anaerobic digestion, composting, earthworm composting or pickling with effective micro-organisms. To municipal waste managers accustomed to a traditional ap-proach, the possible choices might appear confusing and costly. From a systems perspective, these multiple compet-ing pathways and their interaction with external drivers such as energy costs or organic agricultural production hold much promise, with key internal points of leverage being the cost of disposal and the enforcement of regulation.

National waste classification and management regulations: new approach and legal requirements for the assessment and disposal of waste to landfillBK Thorpe, HP Crous, DA Baldwin

The Department of Environmental Affairs’ proposed new approach to the assessment of waste for disposal to landfill requires a comparison of the leachable- and total concentra-tions of chemical contaminants reasonably believed to be contained therein, with specified threshold limit values in order to determine a ‘risk profile’ for the waste. This assess-ment designates five types of waste, each with specific cor-responding disposal requirements. Particular types of waste are required to be disposed of at one of four new classes of landfill, each with a proposed new pollution containment barrier designs. The standards also include specific waste dis-posal prohibitions aimed at eliminating the disposal of cer-tain wastes within a set period of time. The paper provides an overview of the proposed waste assessment and disposal requirements, as well as a review of implications to waste generators and waste managers alike. Transitional arrange-ments and associated time frames in respect of the changing regulatory environment, so far as concerns the continued operation of existing lawful landfill sites and the establish-ment of new landfill sites, will also be discussed.

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of the data collected, is noteworthy. A total number of 2 358 general waste data points and 810 hazardous waste data points spread over the period 1990 to 2011 were captured. This paper reports on some of the challenges experienced during the data collection and interpretation phase as well as the sources and quality of data collected.

Development of the new Vlakfontein waste treatment and disposal facilitySM Jewaskiewitz

In terms of the development and growth of the Waste Giant group, the need was identified for a comprehensive, integrated waste treatment and disposal facility, which would meet the requirements of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act No 59 of 2008 and the new National Waste Management Strategy (NWMS). Adherence to the waste management hierarchy as described in the MWMS is of particular importance.

This paper describes the process that was followed in se-lecting an appropriate site and the licensing of a new waste treatment and disposal facility located near Vereeniging.

The proposed facility is located within a registered conserv-ancy area, namely the Mount Ridge Conservancy (MRC). The MRC and the facility developer have undertaken to jointly develop the conservancy area. The site will be developed and operated in line with conservancy principles and will be utilised for educational purposes, both in terms of nature conservation and proper waste treatment and disposal.

Turning agricultural wastes into resource OE Taiwo, EI Madukasi, CC lgwe

The agricultural wastes, cocoa pod husks, palm bunch waste and groundnut shells that are normally thrown away have been used in the production of black soap. In contrast to other soaps made from oils and chemicals, black soap is made from oils and agro-wastes ashes. Chemical analysis of liquid extract from the ashes of the different agro-wastes used indicated that the most common ingredient is potassi-um carbonate. The mean value of potassium carbonate was

Source separation – is it worth the costs?JG Palm

The separation of recyclable materials from the waste stream at source is promoted by the statutory regulator and many claims for ‘better prices’ are made for the so-called ‘cleaner’ recyclables. The above increases the pressure on municipalities to implement source separation as means of recycling. But do the ‘benefits’ of source separation justify the costs?

Accumulating data for recycling over the last number of years where black bags and/or clear bags are used as ma-terial source has provided a valuable insight into not only the expected recovery rates, but also into the sales potential and the potential for job creation. This data is clinical and stripped of any emotion.

The successes of the different facilities investigated will be discussed as well as the cost effectiveness for each method applied. Lessons learned will also be shared.

This paper will discuss the realistic volumes of recoverable materials to be extracted economically from the mixed waste stream as well as from the source separated stream and the associated costs and employment opportunities.

From the data provided in this paper a more realistic approach to the sustainability of materials recovery can be made.

Wrestling with data: Establishing a National Waste Information Baseline for South AfricaH Swanepoel, SHH Oelofse, M Schubert, D Sehaswana

Developing a waste information baseline for South Africa, without doing primary data collection, proved to be an enormous task. The project team had to ensure that all available data, whether being reported or not, was col-lected. This process involved contacting custodians of data and reports, meeting with relevant people and extracting data from a host of different sources. Sourcing waste data in South Africa proved to be a difficult task due to the rel-ative unavailability of documents specifically IWMPs. The perseverance of the project team sourcing reports, review-ing close to 500 documents and furthermore making sense

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found to be 58.21±0.14% in cocoa pod ash, 46.03±0.11% in palm bunch ash and 20.77±0.11% in groundnut shell ash. An economically viable option of using agro-wastes ashes as an alkali source for black soap production was investigated in this study. The successful use of these agro-wastes converted waste to resource, thus empowering rural dwellers; in addi-tion to ensuring a cleaner environment.

The status of waste information in South Africa – preliminary findings of the Waste Information BaselineSHH Oelofse, S Graasbøll, E Norby, D Sehaswana

The Waste Act, 2008, places a responsibility on the Minister of Environmental Affairs to establish a National Waste Information System. It is the intention of the South African Waste Information System (SAWIS) to provide a national baseline of the tonnages of waste recycled, treated, land-filled and exported. Waste information thus collected will in-form, among others, education, awareness raising, planning, reporting and public safety management. However, until SAWIS moves from voluntary reporting to enforced report-ing under the planned regulations, the system is unable to provide annual reports on the state of waste.

As such, the Department of Environmental Affairs com-missioned the CSIR in partnership with COWI to develop a waste information baseline for 2011 using existing waste data stored in provincial and national waste information sys-tems, and in public and private reports. This paper presents the preliminary findings of this waste information baseline for South Africa.

Vissershok Leachate Treatment Plant: commissioning and initial resultsC Wise, H Robinson, M Carville, P Novella, G Tong

The extension of the Vissershok Landfill Leachate Treatment Plant in Cape Town required an increase in treat-ment capacity from 80 to 330 m3/day, making it the largest leachate treatment plant in South Africa. The new plant was designed to treat to the Department of Water Affairs Special Limit effluent standard, which is a significantly higher stand-ard than that which the old plant was required to achieve.

Construction of the extended plant was completed in April 2012 and commissioning commenced soon after. The new treatment process incorporates full biological nitrification and denitrification of 2 000 mg/ℓ of ammoniacal-N, incor-porating ultrafiltration for solids separation and a reverse

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osmosis tertiary treatment plant. This paper describes the design and commissioning process for the works. It also de-scribes the membrane plant, as well as some lessons learned during the construction of the plant. An analysis of construc-tion costs showed that the works is relatively inexpensive when measured in terms of ammoniacal-N load. Chemical costs were also found to be only 27% higher than the old nitrification plant.

The commissioning confirmed the value of having previ-ously undertaken detailed treatability trials. Denitrification was achieved within 10 days of commissioning and the plant is an innovative design that is internationally state-of-the-art for broader wastewater treatment, as well as the first in South Africa to denitrify landfill leachate.

Ensuring sustainable household recycling solutions in developing countries – example South AfricaM Schubert, BC Brits

Scientists and engineers need to provide investors and public participants with confidence that whatever integrat-ed waste management solution is chosen will be successful and remain sustainable long enough; firstly that the inves-tors will achieve satisfactory ROI, and secondly that a culture of recycling can become embedded in the affected society.

Due to the overwhelming importance of the human fac-tor, this paper postulates that the success of an IWMS to be implemented can only be effectively ensured if the relation-ship between all contributing and affected elements is un-derstood and optimised for a specific population. In other words, the human (affected society, affecting society, etc.) must be recognised as a critical element within a holistic system and the system must be applied to a well-defined context (population, geographic environment, governmen-tal area, etc.).

Once all the system elements have been identified and the context within which the system is required to operate has been defined, a common understanding of the interrelation-ship between the elements can only be obtained by proper modelling. With a model in place, the optimal solution can be obtained for a given population and a given context. Once a solution has been optimised, it is postulated that sustainability will be ensured by implementation of life cycle management principles.

National Waste Classification and Management Regulations: overview of new approach and requirements for the GHS classification of wasteHP Crous, BK Thorpe

The Department of Environmental Affairs recently published draft Waste Classification and Management Regulations, which include new requirements for the clas-sification of hazardous waste that will replace those of the Minimum Requirements for the Handling, Classification and Disposal of Hazardous Waste. The regulations require that wastes be classified in terms of SANS 10234, the Globally

Harmonised System (GHS) of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, which provides the criteria for classification of waste based on physical, health and environmental hazards. In addition, unlike the Minimum Requirements, the new regulations do not prescribe specific management requirements based on whether a waste is classified as haz-ardous or not, particularly the type of landfill these wastes are to be disposed of. This paper provides an overview of the new waste classification requirements, as well as SANS 10234

The importance of soil properties and baseline concentrations in soil screening for compliance with NEMWAJE Herselman, CE Steyn

The National Environmental Management: Waste Act (NEMWA) clearly identifies the status and risk of contaminat-ed land. The Draft National Framework for the Management of Contaminated Land (Framework) provides national norms and standards (GN233 of 2012) for the practical implemen-tation of remediation activities in compliance with Section 7 (2) (d) of the NEMWA, pertaining to the remediation of con-taminated land and soil quality. The Framework goes a long way in addressing the previously ignored source of environ-mental contamination and follows a risk-based approach in setting screening values for total contaminant concentra-tions in soil. Appropriate screening of contaminated land is imperative to the registration of contaminated land and has significant implications for industry, government and the en-vironment. Soil has the ability to bind specific metal species to render it immobile and therefore reduce the risk to the environment. Important soil properties include organic mat-ter content, clay content, pH, Fe and Mn oxides. Depending on the relative proportions and compositions of these soil constituents, a soil will have more or less capacity to bind a specific heavy metal species.

This paper will address the importance of consider-ing soil properties and baseline concentrations dur-ing initial screening to mitigate the consequences of inappropriate screenings.

Innovative technologies and solutions in industrial waste managementS Kalule

The National Environmental Management: Waste Act of 2008 (Act No 59 of 2008), and the National Waste Management Strategy have ushered in a whole new way of thinking about waste management in South Africa. One of the new key tenets of these legislation and policy is the in-troduction of industrial waste management plans (industry WMPs), premised on the fact that industrial waste pollution prevention, waste minimisation and sustainability. Ever since the Earth Summit of Rio de Janeiro back in 1992, much has been written and continues to be written about ‘sustainabil-ity’. Throughout this time, however, we seem to have lost a direction for measuring sustainability. We need first to think

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about how we can develop sustainable projects and indus-tries, and then think about how we can develop indicators to measure the sustainability or percentage of sustainability within these projects and industries.

With the global economic crisis, increasing tariffs for waste disposal, high costs of raw materials and energy, industry will have to seek to implement new and innovative tech-nologies, which can improve their triple bottom line. The real environmental and economical problem of the 20th century is that scientific and technological developments have increased the human capacity to extract resources from nature, process them and use them, but have not offered parallel and similar insight into how these resources can be returned to their environmental origin or how they could be entered into a new cycle of extraction, processing and use. Much of the resources extracted from nature are used in unsustainable activities and end up as waste. This can be described as a cradle-to-grave scenario in which the resources have a ‘lifetime’ and are disposed of after they are used, ending up in a ‘grave’ (a landfill, for example). If this were to continue unabated, we may end up completely depleting our natural resources. The only way to evade this dead end is to develop newer production and processing techniques that use up resources in an alternative cra-dle-to-cradle scenario.

This paper presents new technologies and innovative ways with a holistic approach to sustainable industry waste management through more efficient and effective resource use using the cradle-to-cradle approach, and a shift the focus from waste management to resource management.

Waste management best practice by municipal/environmental health services at Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape provinceMHA Agenbag

Waste management in South Africa is regulated by var-ious legislation and different role players, including munici-pal/environmental health services (M/EHS) at metropolitan and district municipalities. Although M/EHS is classified by government as a basic service, together with waste and oth-er key services, government is not supporting M/EHS. The service lacks standardised systems, guidelines and tools to ensure proper waste management and to prevent ill health and any negative environmental impact, therefore allowing a perpetuation of poor waste management practices.

The Municipal Health Services (MHS) section at Joe Gqabi District Municipality embraced its mandate and developed

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programmes according to the legislative prescribes to ad-dress the environmental health risks in the district. Among others, the MHS section developed a systematic risk man-agement approach with standardised monitoring tools, sys-tems and routines that optimised the use of resources and alleviated waste challenges in the district.

The design and construction of double composite lined waste containment facilitiesJ Msiza, J Shamrock, T Da Silva

Current South African lining specifications given in the Department of Water Affairs & Forestry’s Minimum Requirements for Waste Disposal by Landfill (2nd Edition, 1998) do not require double composite lining systems for general or hazardous waste cells, but these are required for hazardous waste lagoons. However, cases where the sec-ondary compacted clay in a hazardous cell is replaced by or supplemented with a secondary geomembrane are not rare. Should the Draft National Standards for Waste Disposal to Landfill be promulgated, waste practitioners will be faced with the challenges of designing such systems. These range from, but are not limited to: sophisticated penetrations, in-tricate choice of textured or smooth geomembranes con-sidering the location of the weakest shear interface, choice between natural or geosynthetic protection materials above both geomembranes, and complex anchor trench arrange-ments to limit the size of starter berms while conserving air-space. These elements will be discussed in this paper based on previous experience of designing to current standards and recent experience of the design of a new cell at an H:H site according to the new draft regulations.

Prevalence of municipal waste burning – the development of a GIS-based air emissions inventoryTE Fischer, C van Vuuren, AL Sánchez Piña

A lack of municipal waste collection service delivery has led to the illegal burning of waste by communities and landfill operators alike. A quantification methodology and GIS-based model has been developed and applied to quan-tify likely boundaries for air emissions from municipal waste burning across South Africa. The model takes into account population demographics and changes thereof, waste gen-eration profiles, defined regional service delivery and emis-sions factors. The results of the model suggest that the open burning of ‘uncollected’ waste is a source of major dioxin emission, as well as criteria pollutants. The volumes of air emissions, although less than emissions from household fuel combustion, is of importance in the context of low-income, high-density settlements’ existing fuel combustion and vehi-cle emissions, which are also recognised as major issues to air quality and national health.

The ultimate aim of an emissions inventory is to initiate discussion and investigation into the complexities of this air quality detractor. It is important that this emissions source form part of the stock of emissions inventories formulised

during air quality management plan execution, at least in contextualising this source amongst other air pollutant emission sources.

GIS mapping of waste collection services: Merafong Local MunicipalityN Mannie, K Pretorius, H Viviers

Merafong City Local Municipality engaged Aurecon to investigate and produce a management tool for the im-proved collection of waste in the local municipality. Problems with ad hoc collection and uncollected waste from residents was problematic and displayed to the residents that there was no suitable planning measure in place for the collection of waste. Due to no proper management system, the over-time claims were eroding the department’s budget.

The client was seeking a tool to improve and optimise the allocations of their fleet and staff resources. Presented in this paper is the design and pilot application of a geographical information system for the optimisation of waste collection.

Why CQA for geosynthetic liner installations should be conducted by an independent third partyBL Jewaskiewitz

The primary purpose of a geosynthetic lining system is to ensure minimal or negligible leakage from one entity (e.g. a waste body or lagoon) to an adjacent entity (e.g. natural soil or an engineered structure). The time, money and many other resources committed to the design and installation of a geosynthetic lining system may all be wasted if the liner’s integrity is compromised during construction. It has been shown that 97% of all liner defects are directly related to construction, including liner installation and the placement of drainage and protection layers.

The value of independent Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) services has been realised since geosynthetic liners be-came common use in the 1980s. In some countries, it is a reg-ulatory requirement to have a third-party CQA engineer on-site during the installation of any geosynthetic lining system.

Koerner (1993) describes CQA as: “A planned system of ac-tivities that provides the owner and permitting agency as-surance that the facility was constructed as specified in the design. CQA includes inspections, verifications, audits and the evaluation of materials and workmanship necessary to determine and document the quality of the constructed fa-cility. CQA refers to measures taken by the CQA organisation to assess if the installer or contractor is in compliance with the plans and specifications for a project.”

The main objectives of independent CQA include identi-fying possible non-conformances before and during the in-stallation phase, and initiating and monitoring all remedial work. Even though an independent CQA engineer has little authority over work progress on-site, it is his/her role to pro-vide motivation to the contractor to rectify non-conform-ances, failure of which could result in failure of the project as a whole.

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This paper takes a look at the debate as to who should be responsible for CQA. In South Africa, the responsibility of en-suring quality on a construction project has conventionally rested with the engineering consultants or design engineers for a particular project. Our contention is that this approach to CQA for geosynthetic liner installations is possibly mis-guided and ignores the potential benefits associated with independent CQA.

Global waste drivers, local waste solutionsA Wilson

Local waste management practices are increasing-ly being influenced by the same set of global drivers and have the same global direction of travel: being less landfill oriented, converting waste into a commodity, and promot-ing energy recovery and renewable energy generation. The paper explores the background to these global themes and the impacts they are having on local requirements against a landfill disposal ‘baseline’. The paper then uses a series of case studies from Europe, Canada and South Africa (Gauteng province) to demonstrate how seemingly different waste management, energy and other strategies and policies are producing innovative alternatives to landfill with remarkably similar results. The presentation finishes by reflecting on the biggest changes seen in the waste industry over the past five years and opines on the biggest challenges likely to be faced over the next five years, and the resulting need for a more risk-based approach to decision making.

Public-private partnership solutions in waste management: South African regulatory framework for authoritiesCJ Liebenberg

Pressure to improve waste management and to comply with the requirements of the new Waste Act is increasing con-stantly – especially on the local authorities in South Africa. More sophisticated solutions are being considered due to waste disposal costs increasing constantly, and regulatory and environmental pressure to move away from landfilling.

A number of technical options have been developed and implemented internationally with various degrees of suc-cess. Due to the higher level of technology, the capital costs of these facilities, such as waste-to-energy plants, can be significant compared to the financial funding ability of a lo-cal authority, although it may be financially feasible. A lack of capability to finance, operate and manage such facilities suggests a public-private partnership arrangement with a private partner who will fund, construct and operate the facility. In order to comply with the legal and regulatory re-gime in the country, a local authority needs to comply with a number of South African laws and regulations and National Treasury guidelines and processes.

The geohydrology of the Colenso Fault and implications for selecting a new regional waste disposal site for the City of Cape TownRP Parsons

The City of Cape Town is in the process of identifying a new regional waste disposal facility, with sites at Atlantis and Kalbaskraal being under consideration. Both potential sites have been subject to detailed environmental investigations and assessment, including geohydrological assessment. The proposed Kalbaskraal site is adjacent to the so-called

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Colenso Fault, a geological structure that extends some 150 km from Saldanha almost to Stellenbosch. It is claimed by some that this geological structure is an important aquifer that provides freshwater to ecologically important and sensi-tive wetlands. But is this really the case? This paper examines data pertaining to the position and geohydrological proper-ties of the Colenso Fault and concludes that the water-bear-ing property of the fault are exaggerated and that the fault yields poor-quality water, most of which is unpotable.

Addressing the shortage of engineering skills in waste managementRA Nortjé, Dr A Lawless, Dr D Mkhize

Solid engineering is critical to the environmental per-formance of waste management facilities. South Africa is currently experiencing a shortage of civil engineering skills, which impacts on infrastructure development and service provision, including that related to waste management.

Some of the challenges currently evident in waste management as a result of the engineering skills shortage include a low level of data collection, lack of planning at local government level, a lack of awareness of engineering principles among some environmental practitioners and auditors, and a shortage of engineering skills to review designs submitted as part of waste licence applications. This paper addresses these and other challenges, and draws on suggested remedies to the engineering skills crisis.

Consideration of interface shear strengthin the stability of composite lined barrier systems T da Silva, J Msiza, J Shamrock

The stability of composite lined barrier systems is deter-mined by the shear strength of the weakest interface in a composite liner. Accurate determination and application of the shear strength of this interface is vital for relevant slope stability results. Laboratory results need to be used with cau-tion, and the factors and conditions that influence the test results and implications of their use thoroughly understood.

A case study of the design of a hazardous waste contain-ment facility with the use of a single composite liner high-lights the inherent dangers in using assumed or published values for the interface shear strength, as well as the impor-tance of site-specific testing and appropriate specification and interpretation of laboratory interface shear strength data. A second case study addresses the slope stability im-plications of introducing a second weak interface in double composite liners, as well as the resulting design and specifi-cation challenges.

Low shear strength interfaces in single and double compos-ite lined barrier systems as a result of the use of geosynthetics require careful consideration in design and specification for the use of appropriate lining and protection materials, and consideration of where the weakest shear interface in the composite liner is. If not adequately addressed, these factors will increase the risk of instability in the lining system.

e-Waste: South African reality check 2012Keith Anderson

The e-Waste Assessment of South Africa conducted in 2008 considered three primary e-waste streams: white goods, consumer electronics and information technology (IT). By focusing on several tracer products in these catego-ries – namely, fridges, washing machines, microwaves, TVs, PCs, printers, and mobile phones – it outlines the current e-waste situation in South Africa. It also briefly considers the status of fluorescent discharge lamps and rechargeable bat-teries used in electronic products.

Energy from waste in South Africa – waiting for launchLJ Strachan, G Csepany

“I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty;I woke, and found that life was Duty.”(Beauty and Duty by Ellen S Hooper)

Landfills are the most widely utilised method for the dis-posing of solid wastes in South Africa and Africa as a whole. Indeed, many African landfills may be more accurately de-scribed as dumps. However, the standard of some landfills in South Africa far exceeds the international norm for best prac-tice. Landfills in South Africa currently serve the public’s duty as the most economically appropriate option for the disposal of wastes and will continue to do so for the foreseeable fu-ture. Certainly, it is widely known that most alternative waste management options, such as anaerobic digestion, incinera-tion, pyrolysis, gasification, composting, waste recovery and recycling, generally rely on a landfill for the final disposal of their by-products and process residues. Energy from waste is an attractive concept for South Africa and the advantages may appear ubiquitous, but financial duty presents a wake-up call to the waste and energy industries.

Key challenges and successes for a one-stop-shop e-waste management solution for South African households and businessesM Lawhon, SY Dittke

With e-waste increasingly becoming the focus of better environmental management systems, smaller businesses in particular are struggling to comply with the latest legal re-quirements. This includes compliance with minimum stand-ards as described in the Industrial Waste Management plans, which are currently developed by two independent industry bodies. While they both aim to improve e-waste manage-ment at the national and hence “high-end” political level, a third group is mainly concerned with the development of practical “grass-root” oriented, e-waste management solu-tions for both small and big business and households. This group aims to provide a one-stop shop that satisfies legal re-quirements while being financially feasible and safe with re-gards to data protection, and convenient with regards to col-lection services offered. This paper identifies key challenges

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and opportunities faced by this third group of e-waste en-trepreneurs, including membership growth, policy changes and competition.

Sustainable development, climate change, and the potential for waste-to-energy from municipal solid waste in GautengN Kohler, E Naude

South Africa’s carbon-based energy-intensive economy is due to the reliance on coal-based electricity. Various meas-ures are being considered to reduce the country’s green-house gases and curb climate change. The need to reduce South Africa’s reliance on fossil fuels for energy, as well as the rapidly diminishing landfill airspace in certain areas and environmental burden of landfilling waste, has lead Blue IQ (Pty) Ltd to investigate unlocking the strategic economic potential of utilising waste as a sustainable energy resource in Gauteng. This study was undertaken to gather credible and robust municipal solid waste data that is generated in Gauteng, in order to project the future waste arisings and determine waste treatment and disposal needs. This lead to assessing the waste management mechanisms required to address sustainable development through the efficient use of resources, including the potential development of

waste-to-energy from social, environmental and economic perspectives.

Electronic waste recycling: a viable businessM Binda, B Yose, L Mnyaka

Although electronic waste is difficult to define for uni-versal purposes, its importance is growing and with that comes management problems. While mainly manufactured by the developed world, recently the world has seen big growth of electronic device ownership in the developing world. This, together with the illegal shipment of obsolete electronic devices by the developed countries to develop-ing nations, has exacerbated the need for sound e-waste management in the receiving countries. Considering that e-waste recyclables fetch about R51.00 per desktop comput-er in South Africa, recycling of e-waste has a big potential. Of the components of a desktop computer, only cathode ray tubes have no recycling market in South Africa. However, their disposal is still affordable at between R0.80 and R1.80 per tube, depending on where the business is located. Enabling policies by both government and big business are therefore needed to unlock the e-waste recycling potential and improve job creation.

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On-site food waste valorisation: experiences with an anaerobic digester at a university residence L Naik, H Von Blottnitz, R Melamu

On-site anaerobic digestion of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) has the potential to address a waste management problem while at the same time pro-viding energy. To show that this can be done in urban set-tings, a household-scale anaerobic digester was installed at the Leo Marquard Hall residence of the University of Cape Town in early 2011. Fed on kitchen and canteen wastes, the produced gas is used in the kitchen to supplement cooking energy requirements.

This paper presents operating experiences for the first 13 months, focusing on the productivity and stability of the 6 m3 prefabricated digester. Among the parameters moni-tored were pH, temperature, pressure, burning-time and the type of food fed to the unit. Daily burning times of up to an hour on a 4.5 kW biogas stove have been achievable at times. The type of food waste and its quantity were the primary fac-tors that affected the pH of the unit. High amounts of simple carbohydrate in the feed caused a drop in pH and, at times, lime was added to buffer the reactor back into operating range. The energetic efficiency of the digester as operated was estimated as the ratio of energy in gas burnt to energy content of the food input and found to have increased from 41% during a 5-week winter period fairly early on in the pro-ject to 51% during a 10-week summer period later on.

The study has shown that small-scale biogas production from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste is feasi-ble in an urban setting, as long as strategies are in place to control the feed rate and for quick detection and action to ensure continued productivity after process upsets.

The continued quest to better recycling behaviourWF Strydom

During 2010, a national survey on waste management ser-vice delivery and recycling behaviour among metropolitan households was conducted. WasteCon 2010 conference at-tendees were also surveyed in parallel and on a voluntary basis. This paper reports on results from the WasteCon 2010 survey and compares some of the findings with those from the national survey.

Awareness of the importance of recycling, and having the know-how, improves the possibility that respondents will re-cycle, but the effect size is medium to small (R2=0.25). The theory of planned behaviour explains 44% of the variance in recycling behaviour, which could be ascribed to the more than 90% WasteCon delegates that recycle, compared to the less than 30% of the national survey sample. The effect of convenience on the likelihood to recycle is confirmed by the reasons why people do not recycle. Positive recycling be-haviour is more likely if recyclables are collected at kerbside than when recyclables have to be dropped off at collection points. Further studies on the effect of knowledge and per-ceptions of convenience of recycling is needed in areas with

different socio-economic status to be able to design recy-cling schemes and awareness creation drives for maximum recycling participation.

Considerations for the development and implementation of alternative waste management options in South Africa

D Crous, T Fischer

Internationally, the development and implementation of various legislative, economic and technological mecha-nisms, which promote alternative waste management op-tions and diversion of waste from landfill, have been con-tinuing for many years. Recent regulatory reform in waste management in South Africa presents an opportunity to de-velop alternative waste management options. Considering government’s increasing emphasis on reducing the dis-posal of waste to landfill, as included in the National Waste Management Strategy (2011), and prohibitions on landfill disposal of certain wastes in the draft Standard for Disposal of Waste to Landfill, consideration of waste management al-ternatives are required. The development process of hazard-ous waste management plans is briefly discussed, highlight-ing that it can take many years to develop and is dependent on private sector support and finance. A number of alterna-tive technologies are discussed in brief, covering their opera-tion, waste stream applicability and compatibility within the South African context.

Cleaner production initiatives in resource efficiency and waste minimisation, a case study of the National Cleaner Production Centre of South AfricaHB Nuwarinda, N Raphulu

A successful integration of cleaner production concepts, practices and technologies into business and industries will promote efficient use of resources and promote waste minimisation at source. This requires a significant shift in the way we approach our production operations from raw material consumption to waste disposal, hence a need for more efficient use of resources by industries, manufacturers as well as consumers. However, this approach requires the implementation of cleaner production technologies. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of NCPC-SA in im-plementing cleaner production principles and technologies in South African industries through the Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production methodologies towards waste min-imisation at source.

Wrestling with the Waste ActMA Groenink

Two and half years ago, the National Environmental Management: Waste Act 59 of 2008 came into effect, a much anticipated law that was expected to revolutionise waste

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licensing and waste management in South Africa. Indeed, the Act provides a significantly more detailed legal frame-work for waste management. However, the Waste Act has not lived up to expectations. In practice, there has been much wrestling with the Act, its definitions, listed activi-ties and procedures, and a number of shortfalls have been identified. Currently draft regulations and standards place a number of additional obligations on waste managers, some of which may have costly implications to carry out. This pa-per examines a number of these challenges, including defini-tional challenges, exclusions from the application of the Act, the challenges associated with waste management activities and the transitional arrangements in the Act. Where possible, potential solutions to these difficulties are suggested.

Recovering resources from garden refuseOT Simelane

A study was carried out in Big Bend Swaziland to inves-tigate the possibility using the dome aeration technology (DAT) to treat 350 tonnes of garden refuse that are gener-ated monthly by households. The study was also conducted to establish the amount of plant nutrients, beneficial mi-croorganisms and renewable energy that can be recovered after composting. A two-dome windrow was erected and the waste was composted for 10 weeks. The DAT proved to be adaptable for Big Bend’s subtropical climate. The highest average windrow temperature reached 67.2°C and 69.4°C for dome 1 and dome 2, respectively. After composting, the material was sieved to produce fine compost and course ma-terial. The compost can be used to condition slightly acidic soils, improve soil fertility, brew compost tea and produce effective microorganism. The course material can be reused in the windrow or burnt as biomass to generate electricity.

Meeting the global resource challenge: European policy changes and tendencies towards resource efficiency and landfill diversion based on truly integrated resource managementT Kristiansen

The global economy is expected to face a major paradigm shift that will transform our view on natural resources and waste as we move from an economy limited in growth by the purchasing power of consumers, to possibly an economy limited by the cost of and availability of natural resources. For example, the European Union (EU) is adjusting its poli-cies on resource management, resource supply and resource efficiency, which is expected to become an integral part of waste management in support of the EU’s future ability to provide and maintain important and scarce resources in a circular economy.

The paper also presents the recent policy changes as well as policy tendencies in the EU and leading EU member states with regard to resource efficiency and how this affects, among others, the suitability of conventional waste treat-ment technologies and demands the development of new resource efficient waste management technologies includ-ing defining the quality of various recycling systems to meas-ure the degree of down cycling or true circular recycling of resources.

The paper presents some possible options for a more re-source efficient management of municipal solid and com-mercial waste by municipalities.

Likely long-term future resource scenarios may include detailed management of the “urban stock of resources” (Andersson, Simon et al. 2011, UNEP, 2010) as well as a move away from ownership to leasing of critical resources and materials.

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Waste as a resource not an outputW Sinkala

The misconceptions people have about waste cannot be overemphasized as shown from the 78% of the unin-formed population in a study carried out in Mufulira district of Zambia. Waste is understood as waste in a wrong place, this explains part of the big reason why wrestling with waste is not just a battle for waste managers and those producing waste, but everyone.

Waste as an output declared as no longer valuable is considered the qualification for disposal. In the Mupambe compound of Mufulira district in Zambia, vegetable farmers took the output raw sewage for a resource to fertilise their gardens, this lead to the breakout of diseases in which hundreds of residents of the district were admitted to the hospital. Several options of overcoming this wrestling with waste are discussed.

The war on polystyrene waste in South AfricaA Spangenberg

The polystyrene packaging industry has, through the Polystyrene Packaging Council, established the recycling of polystyrene in South Africa. What started out as an educa-tional program regarding the facts about polystyrene and the recycling of the clean polystyrene soon erupted in a full-scale war.

Even though four companies manufacture products from recycled polystyrene in South Africa, the transport and logistics of the recycling efforts are immense. Technology had to be developed to ensure that the material is correctly transported and recycled.

With the National Waste Management Act in place, this placed even more pressure to recycle the post-consumer material too. Contaminated material poses its own set of challenges, and our developments to address these issues are in place. We are able to increase jobs in this sector with our new strategies and end markets for polystyrene recycling. The Polystyrene Packaging Council is now in a po-sition to take the recycling of polystyrene to the next level by implementing these plans and making it sustainable.

A bigger waste war will be hard to find, but we are now able to succeed and reach our targets!

Wrestling with empowerment: A BBBEE (Enterprise Development) case study and model for the waste sector from DurbanAP Muswema

Small business, including small-, medium- and mi-cro-sized enterprises (SMMEs), is seen as the cornerstone of economic development in South Africa, with reported con-tributions of up to 42% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The South African government recognises the contributions made by this sector and, among other initiatives, has gazet-ted the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE)

Act (53/2003): Codes of Good Practice, to assist in strength-ening and supporting this emerging sector.

This paper discusses a successful case study where an emerging SMME or developing organisation (DevO) in the waste management sector received support in the form of mentorship and training from an established organisation over a three-year period. Lessons learnt from two other failed attempts at developing similar relationships with oth-er DevOs are also discussed. These lessons include the se-lection of beneficiaries for this type of programme and how factors such as physical proximity or location of the stake-holders, frequency of interaction, demonstrated eagerness or enthusiasm for the programme, the setting of milestones and the maturity of the DevO influenced the success or fail-ure of the relationship. The paper also talks about the chal-lenge of showing progress from one assessment period to another, the importance of achieving buy-in from stakehold-ers, the administrative burden and the expectations held by stakeholders.

Waste characterisation by sieve analysis in order to determine size distribution of various domestic waste streamsM Abrahams, T Luyt, HP Silbernagl

With the passing of legislation such as the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No 59 of 2008) (NEMA:WA) and the acceptance of draft National Waste Management Strategy (NWMS) (November 2011) by the Department of Environmental Affairs, the focus in the waste sector with regard to waste management has shifted to waste minimisation (Goal 1 Objective 1 of NWMS, i.e. pack-aging redesign) and reduction of waste disposed at landfill (Goal 1 Objective 2 of NWMS, i.e. promote reuse, recycling, recovery of goods and waste materials). A better under-standing of the waste stream is therefore required. One response is a waste characterisation study by material type (e.g. glass, paper, plastic) as well as screening or sep-aration of the waste by size. It is vital to determine the size distribution of the waste stream as this would determine the type of solid waste treatment technology one would wish to incorporate in meeting the NEMA:WA objectives. The paper reports on the findings of a waste characterisation study by size completed in August 2011 as part of a project under-taken by PD Naidoo & Associates Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd (PDNA) in joint venture with Infrastruktur & Umwelt (I&U) for KfW, the German development bank, at the City of Cape Town. The paper also describes the practical aspects to be considered before and during screening of the waste by size.

Key findings include the variations in recyclables, in organic material and in composition, depending on the household income level. The data attained will be utilised to inform the choice and type of advanced solid waste technology to be considered for treating the waste streams.

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Wrestling with waste: earthworms can – and will – do it!CC Nottingham

The change in global consciousness has brought an about-turn regarding waste: acknowledge it and deal with it – responsibly. There are five basic ‘Rs’ on this journey: the first is to RETHINK: change the mind set of individuals, soci-ety and industry to search for responsible, innovative ways to wrestle with waste. ‘Business as usual’ is undergoing a to-tal rethink. The doors for global change regarding the three Rs – REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE – are open, and with it comes enormous potential for combined initiatives and collaborations to create a ‘cradle-to-cradle’ society. The fifth ‘R’ is REGENERATE: to convert waste (e.g. composting/earth-worms) and to use it to renew, heal, restore the damage done to earth, environment, vegetation and people.

Earthworm waste management provides solutions in en-vironmental regeneration, employment/ entrepreneurship opportunities and uses nature’s technology to safely convert ‘wet’ waste into HUMUS (pathogen-free stable organic mat-ter) that facilitates soil fertility, the foundation of life.

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality – All Hands on Waste campaignA Le Roux, DG Nxumalo-Freeman

In 2007 and 2008, the NMBM was runner-up in the Department of Environmental Affairs’ (DEA) Cleanest Town Competition (Metropolitan Municipality Division) and in-vested the prize money back into the community in the form of this extensive “All Hands on Waste” waste education drive. In 2009, the NMBM won the department’s Cleanest Town Competition and the R1 million prize money has been used for the second phase of the project. After the successful launch of the All Hands on Waste Project in April 2010, the project geared to go into the second phase, which focused extensively on implementation of sustainable waste man-agement programmes in all primary schools in the NMBM. The Department of Education has pledged its support of this schools programme and were part of the project team. Roadshows and campaigns have been conducted at selected

taxi ranks, community halls, libraries, clinics and other public amenities over the period of March to June 2011. The initi-ative has been evolving and improving constantly in order to move the community forward in its endeavour for a more sustainable environment.

Trained facilitators (ward-based representatives) from Phase 1 of the project were utilised to conduct extensive school awareness campaigns in the schools. They trained the educators on how to utilise the facilitator kits and explained how the various tools (waste educations games, posters, flipcharts) are aligned to the national school curriculum. Roadshows were held at all the primary schools and taxi ranks within the NMBM during the campaign period by the All Hands on Waste roadshow team, uti-lising the NMBM’s fully equipped Mobile Exhibition Unit (Education Bus).

BTEX concentrations and associated health risk impact at Robinson Deep landfill site, South AfricaR Moolla, SJ Piketh

Municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills pose a threat to the health of the general public. The process of anaerobic decomposition of organic matter produces hazardous toxic pollutants, leading to serious health impacts. Emissions from landfills have been found to cause CNS depression, organ failure, teratogenic effects and gastrointestinal disorders. The release of gases can also be detrimental as many LFG emissions are carcinogenic agents, attack the respiratory tracts and cause asphyxiation.

The landfill under study in this paper is the Robinson Deep landfill site, in Johannesburg. To determine the potential health risks from this landfill, five hazardous air pollutants will be modelled, namely benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and p- and o-Xylene (abbreviated as BTEX). Modelled data and ambient-air measurements will determine the health risk potential of these emissions from the landfill.

Although initial ambient results indicate that benzene, tol-uene and ethylbenzene are currently within recommended standards, modelled data indicates that benzene (150 ppm) and toluene (1 000 ppm) concentrations pose a danger to

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communities up to 169 m and 68 m, respectively, downwind from the Robinson Deep landfill site. This poses a potential risk to communities and workers, as benzene is considered a Level 1 carcinogen.

Plastics recycling in South Africa SM Pretorius

South Africa is among the best in the world with mechan-ical recycling of plastics waste. In 2010, 18% of all plastics products manufactured locally were recycled into new prod-ucts. The plastics are separated by type of plastic, grade and colour. The granulated plastics products are washed, rinsed and dried. Dried flakes are extruded and pelletised. The bulk of recycled materials are sold locally to convertors to manu-facture new plastic products. The largest volumes find appli-cation in film markets. Injection moulded products like crates, flower pots, furniture and toys also consuming large tonnag-es of recycled materials. Plastics recyclers are under increas-ing pressure to produce a better quality recyclate. Recycling is based on pure economic principles and receives no financial assistance. Recyclate competes with virgin on price only.

A school wrestling with waste through education and action-takingM Buti

The waste management project at Inkwenkwezi High School in Mdantsane forms part of the school’s Enviro Youth Club. It seeks to bring a new vision, imagination, creativity, learning and capability among the youth. Central to this process is enabling participating youth to realise the power within them of changing their environment. It is about open-ing new doors for after-school life by exploring livelihood opportunities in the waste sector. This work is approached with efforts geared at creating learning spaces (curriculum integration), introducing infrastructure (waste separation points) and collaborations (networking with community, civ-il society, public and private sectors).The waste management project has committed itself on various actions, including ongoing school clean-ups, the establishment of a waste sep-aration station, reusing waste materials and efforts at start-ing the ‘junk art’ initiative. Still in its infancy, efforts and plans are under way to generate local community support, particu-larly parents and out of school youth. This project continues to show vast enthusiasm from young people to participate in changing their immediate environment. It has also been re-alised that, to achieve lasting solutions, multiple and flexible approaches are needed.

Integrated waste facilities: operational challenges with respect to pollution control measures – case studyR Emery, C Hall

This paper addresses advances in the recent development of the Kraaifontein (Integrated) Waste Management Facility

in the City of Cape Town, South Africa. The focus of this re-search is ‘pollution control’, with particular emphasis on the management of stormwater and waste-effluent runoff from the facility, while also being pertinent to other waste han-dling facilities of this nature and scope.

The design, objectives, effectiveness, benefits and long-term required maintenance of the existing (new and relative-ly unique) stormwater management options and leak-water infrastructure are presented in the paper, with reference to litter-traps, silt-traps, oil-traps and a bio-swale. The prima-ry purpose of the bio-swale is the treatment of stormwater runoff exclusively from the development (particularly that which has come into contact with waste) before releasing it into the public stormwater system.

Groenspoor and the School’s Recycling Project: educating and empowering children to own a greener future

K Hardy, S Engelbrecht

The School’s Recycling Project and Groenspoor are joint ventures in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan. Their short-term goal is to reduce waste going to landfill by 200 tonnes in 18 months. The long-term goal is to educate and empow-er children in the region on waste reduction and recycling with a view to impact the environment in a positive manner. Schools are encouraged to collect waste for recycling, and businesses are called upon to donate their waste to these schools for this purpose. Various incentives, rewards and prizes are offered to participating schools. The results of the projects so far are impressive, and the predicted impact is one of great promise.

Field measurements and accelerated fatigue testing in the laboratory on an extra-heavy commercial (Class 8) waste collection vehicle

JJA Eksteen, J Vorster, AP Grové, PS Heyns

The University of Pretoria was recently contracted to do field measurements and accelerated fatigue testing in the laboratory on an Autocar Xpeditor waste collection vehicle. The field measurements were conducted with the vehicle in normal operation on public roads, and with the vehicle driv-ing over a test track. The purpose of the field measurements was to enable the university to develop a test track routine that can be used for accelerated fatigue testing of the vehi-cle. Subsequently, a fatigue test was done on the vehicle by simulating the routine on a vehicle in the laboratory using the university’s road simulation facilities. The need was to test only the front end of the chassis and the cab. This was achieved with six servo-hydraulic actuators on the front suspension and a single large vertical actuator on the rear chassis.

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WasteWiseS Käsner, L van Oordt

WasteWise is an integrated waste minimisation education and awareness programme of the Solid Waste Management Department of the City of Cape Town. The programme is designed to raise awareness and encourage action among the general public and businesses of Cape Town to minimise waste, reduce littering, stop illegal dumping and increase recycling.

The WasteWise programme seeks to foster behaviour change and encourage a culture of environmental respon-sibility amongst all Capetonians in a joint effort to reduce waste to landfill and empower citizens to minimise waste and littering.

WasteWise is implemented through strategically tailored campaigns aimed at engaging with communities, schools, commerce and industry and the general public.

The WasteWise initiative is training facilitators using a prov-en methodology to empower community members to take on waste minimisation and work with schools and business-es in their areas to form ‘Green Zone’ partnership entities based on minimising waste and maximising recycling, in-cluding composting and food gardens.

To reach school children and educators, a WasteWise initia-tive in this area aims at:

• raising waste awareness among educators, learners and their families

• enabling educators to raise awareness of the cause and effect of poor waste management and the benefits of inte-grated waste management

• providing environmental tools to enhance quality of life• assisting schools with portfolio development and waste

minimisation projects.A WasteWise focus in the public sphere is to reduce littering. The Zibi character will lead a campaign based on spreading the message: “Be environmentally conscious; take care and be proud of your own environment; put your litter in the Zibi bin.”

WasteWise is about information sharing and therefore this paper is intended to share the lessons learnt and successes thus far.

Wrestling with waste in West AfricaJE Lombard, SY Dittke

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in 2011 to 2012 by a consortium of 18 international partners from 10 countries, funded by the European Commission un-der the Seventh Framework Programme.

The study first established the baseline situation within the project countries that included their existing policy frame-works, the barriers to good waste management, existing infrastructure and waste services, and indicators that would reflect how well waste was managed within those countries. Stakeholder groupings were examined in terms of their roles and functions for the existing and future waste manage-ment systems and practices. Recommendations were made for adopting a strongly participatory approach that would develop integrated waste management action plans that are geared to minimising adverse environmental impacts and optimising socioeconomic conditions through suitable waste beneficiation programmes.

Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and Cote D’Ivoire do not have effi-cient or effective solid waste management systems or strat-egies in place. Current efforts at managing solid waste are constrained by inadequate resources and lack of required and qualified stakeholder involvement. The laws and systems of SWM in these countries are fragmented and therefore in-adequate to meet the changing global trends and changing character of the waste streams. A holistic approach to SWM involving multi-stakeholder participation at every stage of the waste management system and an integrated approach that will sustain a successful SWM system had to be found.

A guideline that identifies methods for the future imple-mentation of policy strategies was developed to support the inclusion of participatory approaches for future integrated SWM. This guideline was used to formulate national and re-gional action plans that will reduce the pressure on the en-vironment and improve the health of the people in the four countries, as well as enable effective participation, formation of partnerships and integration with other policies. Although the recommendations for the four countries differ in the detail (different stakeholder constellations, partly different waste patterns, differences in the legal systems, etc.), the principles and the core elements are universal for emerging economies in West Africa and are applicable to developing countries in other parts of the world.

Investigating the effect of plastic shopping bag waste material on load bearing capacity of foundation soils in civil engineeringFC Chebet, D Kalumba, D Avutia

The production of polyethylene plastic bags continues to increase to meet the insatiable consumer demand for pack-aging plastics owing to their convenience, low weight, dura-bility and lower cost compared to other material types. This has resulted in vast volumes of plastic bag waste generated daily due to widespread use and linear consumption patterns of disposal after only single use. Large-scale reuse of this waste material is necessary in order to counter the produc-tion-disposal rate by lengthening the usage time of the poly-ethylene made from petroleum and natural gas, both non-re-newable natural resources. This study investigated the effect of introducing strips of polyethylene cut from 20 ℓ shopping

bags on the load bearing capacity of a locally sourced sandy soil. Plate loading tests on the soil-plastic composite samples were undertaken in the laboratory, the test results analysed and compared with the load capacity of unreinforced soil. Results obtained reveal larger peak pressures and increases in vertical displacement at failure. This demonstrates higher strength and ductility for plastic reinforced soils, indicating a potential applicability of this material for improvement of foundation soils in civil engineering projects.

Wrestling with Industry Waste Management Plans: Are more than one plan per waste resource sector feasible? AP Muswema, SHH Oelofse

Industry waste management planning has, in the last year, been causing a stir in the popular media, not because of progress towards sustainability in waste management, but due to the controversy surrounding the REDISA indus-try waste tyre plan approved by the minister. Industry waste management plans (IndWMP) are a legal requirement in terms of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act (RSA, 2008) and can be compiled on a voluntary basis or as directed by the MEC or minister as the case may be. A set of draft guidelines for the development of IndWMPs has been compiled by Department of Environmental Affairs to assist with this purpose. However, the question remains: “Are more than one plan per waste resource sector allowed and, if so, is it feasible?

This paper will provide some context to the current debate around industry waste management planning. In addition to the REDISA Integrated Industry Waste Tyre Plan (IIWTP), another two tyre industry plans are being proposed by SATRP and RMI. Two plans are being proposed for e-waste (being compiled under separate processes by the ITA and eWASA). The packaging industry seems to be the only sector to date with only one proposed plan under development to manage paper, plastic, glass, and metal packaging resources. Each plan will be reviewed for its broad objectives and how it relates to the industry.

Wrestling with IWMP implementation: case study challenges and lessons learntAP Muswema

Integrated Waste Management Planning (IWMP) was recognised as a short-term strategy initiative for the pub-lic and private sector in the National Waste Management Strategy as far back as 1999 (DEAT, 1999). Ten years later, through the Waste Act on 1 July 2009, this has become a legal requirement for national, provincial and local govern-ment. Some municipalities saw the benefit of preparing these plans, but implementation of IWMPs at local munici-pality level remains a concern. This study reveals that based on a small sample of local KwaZulu-Natal municipalities, there are serious concerns with how IWMP are translated into effective changes in municipal waste management. There is also concern with regards to how municipal officials

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keep abreast of changing legislation. Four main factors were found to influence implementation in the municipalities sampled. Human capital mobility or staff turnover is also reported by other authors as affecting implementation. Failing to get council approval of the IWMP, or a change in the municipal councils will also negatively affect implemen-tation. Even where the IWMP has been approved by coun-cil, if sufficient detail of projects and budgets is not carried forward into the IDP, this was also identified as a potential barrier to implementation. The paper recommends that ef-fective implementation of IWMP be investigated nationally and also draws attention to the potential role to be played by other government agencies and the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa in addressing these aware-ness and training challenges.

Landfill development in tropical West AfricaPA Smuts

Efforts are made by West African governments, assist-ed by donor organisations, to develop engineered sanitary landfills based on guidelines and pragmatic approaches. When a landfill is to be developed, a race ensues between government, institutions and the general public in search of land either for landfill infrastructure or for housing develop-ment. Negotiations become necessary to ensure harmony between badly needed housing, necessary waste disposal facilities and a safe environment.

Climatic conditions, geology, biodiversity and topography, lack of laboratories, surveyors and inexperienced landfill op-erators demand special involvement from landfill designers. With issues such as the monsoon rains, soil conditions, ac-cessibility and mangroves taken care of in the final designs, as well as the landfill constructed and in place, authorities are faced with the task of operating the facilities in line with accepted sanitary landfilling principles. The question arises as to the operation and maintenance of such a facility and where the funding would come from.

Waste minimisation and recycling strategy for the City of Joburg with emphasis on separation of recyclable waste at sourceZ Mpungose

The National Environmental Management Waste Act of 2008, the National Domestic Waste Collection Standards published in October 2010 and Pikitup’s commitment to the Polokwane Declaration place an obligation on the City of Johannesburg to divert general waste from landfills through, among other initiatives, waste minimisation and recycling initiatives.

On that basis, the City of Johannesburg’s revised waste management strategy reflects three strategic thrusts, i.e. re-duce waste to landfills through waste minimisation and re-cycling; construct and initiate a waste to energy plant, which will divert about 30% of all general waste away from landfill; and obtain additional landfill space for the overflow of gen-eral waste (50% of all general waste).

Pikitup has been tasked with the responsibility to imme-diately focus on the first point, which is the reduction of general waste to landfills through waste minimisation and recycling initiatives. This includes the establishment of a ‘re-cycling economy’ within the city, with the emphasis on im-plementing the separation of recyclable household waste at source. Seven hundred and fifty thousand households, both formal and informal, will be targeted.

Pikitup piloted its Separation at Source project in the Waterval area in November 2009. The basis of the project dictates that residents separate their household refuse for the ultimate purpose of recycling. Residents were provid-ed with an orange bag for paper as well as a clear bag into which plastic, and other recyclable materials were placed. Pikitup and Mpact would collect these bags on the day of refuse collections and transport the recyclables the depot and Mpact respectively. Pikitup will be rolling out the project to four different areas in 2012, these being Zondi, Diepsloot, Orange Farm and Ivory Park. Three receptacle systems will be used for formal households (240 ℓ bin for non-recyclables, an orange bag for paper and a clear bag for glass, plastic and cans).

Landfill covers with steep slopes: requirements on long-term internal shear strength of geosynthetic clay liners K Werth, B Lenze

The stability of landfill barrier systems by the use of geo-synthetic clay liners (GCLs) must be ensured. These compos-ites made from bentonite and geotextiles represent essential elements in such barrier systems. Potential failure modes are given by geotechnical sliding of the barrier system due to low friction or permanent overstressing of geosynthetic compo-nents. Bentonite (sodium montmorillonite) in GCLs naturally has very low shear strength when hydrated and, hence, the stability must be carefully designed for steep slopes of landfill cover system when the GCL is permanently loaded by shear stress. Factors that need to be assessed when considering the stability of cover barrier systems involving GCLs include the internal shear strength (potential failure plane internal the composite) and contact shear strength (potential failure at one of the interfaces in contact with GCL). Evaluation of these two potential failure mechanisms requires geotechni-cal laboratory data and stability analysis. It is essential that the long-term internal strength and the friction to adjacent components are defined under realistic stress conditions. In the paper the authors will describe developments on test-ing methods for long-term internal shear strength of GCLs based on 20 years of experience in European landfill practice. Challenging landfill closures have been realised by the use of needle-punched GCLs under permanent high shear stresses.

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Making producer responsibility work for e-waste in South AfricaJ Perry, R van Rensburg, S Bushnell, E Tanguy

Central to the principle of producer responsibility is to ensure that a consumer can return end of life electrical and electronic products (e-waste) at no cost for recycling. It is essential that the producers be central to any legislation or plan as they will fund their market share of the appropriate environmental management and treatment of e-waste.

All parties and stakeholders (local and global producers, importer, retailer, distributor, operator, consumer, refurbish-er, recycler, government, etc.) should play their part in the establishment of a sustainable solution for e-waste. This will help avoid ‘free riders’ and will result in long-term environ-mental and societal benefits.

A sustainable solution should ensure a level playing field between all actors in the value chain and encourage healthy competition within the e-waste recycling sector. A sustain-able e-waste solution in South Africa will deliver significant economic value through job creation in growing a green in-dustry sector.

National Waste Classification and Management Regulations: new legal requirements and implications for waste generators, transporters and waste managersHP Crous, BK Thorpe

The national Department of Environmental Affairs has re-cently published draft Waste Classification and Management Regulations, together with two standards that specify the re-quirements for the assessment and disposal of waste to land-fill. The new regulations and standards would, to a large de-gree, replace the Minimum Requirements for the Handling, Classification and Disposal of Hazardous Waste, as well as the Minimum Requirements for the Disposal of Waste to Landfill. The regulations and standards represent a notable paradigm shift from the previous principles and approach to the clas-sification, management and disposal of waste contained in the Minimum Requirements, and places several obligations on waste managers, transporters and those operating waste management facilities. This paper provides an overview of the new requirements, the associated transitional arrange-ments and time frames, and the implications to the waste industry.

Waste – an indicator of efficiencyS Käsner

This paper explores the concept of waste as an indicator and demonstrates the applicability of various assessment tools in order to do so. The tools that have been used with-in the case study conducted in 2010 at a company located in Port Elizabeth include Cleaner Production, Material Flow Cost Accounting and the Eco-Efficiency tools. Analysing the waste information utilising these tools provides a good over-view of the true cost of waste as well as how much waste is

generated per 100 good parts manufactured. The company has since implemented a new manufacturing process that has resulted in positive improvements in terms of environ-mental efficiency and cost savings. These savings were pri-marily brought about by recognising the opportunities of using waste as an indicator.

An evaluation of the gaps and barriers between the South African National Environmental Management Waste Act and its implementation in the Ekurhuleni Municipality MNF Tembon, M Tekere,

Implementation of sustainable waste management prac-tices is a known global challenge. Although guiding policies and Acts, such as the South African National Environmental Management: Waste Act No 59 of 2008, are in place, chal-lenges are still encountered by South African municipalities during the implementation at municipal local levels. This research evaluated the challenges faced by the Ekurhuleni Municipality’s waste management sector, in Gauteng, South Africa. Data collected on the waste management scenario through questionnaires, interviews and observation re-vealed that limited public knowledge on sustainable waste management practices, the non-payment of tariffs by some residents, insufficient skilled waste employees, the lack of in-clusivity in waste management process and the absence of recycling facilities in some instances, among others, led to the barriers towards sustainable waste management among other factors. Inequality in service provision levels between the formal and the informal areas were also realised.

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For further information, contact Barry Chester at +27 (0)12 004 8270 or+31 (0)650 490 692E-mail [email protected]. Visit www.hyva.com

advertorial: hyva

Hyva’s waste handling equipment provides a turnkey solution to its clients in the waste industry. Hyva’s products are very robust, thanks to the equipment design cri-teria, materials of construction, years of experience and know-how. According to Barry Chester, the regional manager for Southern Africa, the company has a common sense approach of ‘keeping it simple’. In this way, Hyva’s equipment continues to deliver with low maintenance and vehicle downtime, which in turn maximises efficiency.

The company’s clients regularly provide testimony to how the products contribute to their profitability and enhance the operations of their business. The biggest endorsement, how-ever, is the steady stream of repeat orders that Hyva enjoys. Additionally, it has adopted the approach of introducing a more holistic offering providing complete waste handling solu-tions from collection to disposal, which creates mutually ben-eficial partnerships with its customers. This has served Hyva Mechanics in China extremely well in its 15 years of operation, elevating the company to the market leader in the solid waste sector. Many of the issues now seen in Africa, with its diverse culture and rapidly developing economies, were present in the wide and varied Chinese market and are therefore applicable to waste solutions in Africa.

From waste collection to disposal, Hyva has developed inte-grated systems that can be customised to meet the individual requirements of the customer. The company has implemented solutions to involve street harvesters at collection and separa-tion, recycling systems, transportation efficiency, transfer sta-tion design and construction, waste and vehicle tracking, data-base systems and analysis, as well as appropriate size, type and position of landfill or incinerator.

Making waste payHyva is strengthening its commitment to the

Southern Africa region and explains how choosing

Hyva as a preferred supplier can help add to a com-

pany’s bottom line.

Indeed, this approach is already paying dividends for Hyva and its customers within the Middle East and Africa. There are several large projects currently under consultation, with cost savings already clearly identified – in addition to the overall op-erational enhancements and efficiencies.

By the end of this year, Hyva will have established a fully func-tioning network in South Africa that will enable it to support past, present and future customers in the region. Chester ex-plains: “A strong network with local operations in South Africa is a key part of our strategic plan for the Southern African region, which we believe is essential to enhance our already strong position in the market and will enable us to introduce more products from our range with complete confidence of full product support.”

About the Hyva GroupHyva Group is a leading global provider of innovative and high-ly efficient transport solutions for the commercial vehicle and environmental service industries. The company is committed to the development, production, marketing and distribution of components used in hydraulic loading and unloading systems on trucks and trailers. Its products are used worldwide across a range of sectors including transport, construction, materials handling and environmental services providers.

Founded in 1979 in the Netherlands, Hyva has significant manufacturing facilities in Brazil, China, Germany, India, Italy and the Netherlands. Operating in more than 130 countries, the company has more than 2 400 employees around the world, encompassing 36 subsidiaries and 13 production facilities. Hyva has more than 25 000 customers.

When customers ask “where will the product be manufac-tured?” or “which factory will it come from?” – for reasons of quality or perceived cost savings – our answer is simple: wher-ever it is made it is “Hyva quality”, with no compromise on com-ponent cost and overall quality. No product that could poten-tially damage the reputation or the brand is sold.

In the past 30 years, Hyva has enjoyed particular success on the African continent and has already established a subsidiary company in Morocco, with agents in South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Algeria, Egypt and Sudan.

Hyva welcomes visitors to any of its stands – C7 and C9 – at the WasteCon 2012 for an informal chat and further informa-tion on how the company can help you “make waste pay”. Hyva will also display some of its equipment on outdoor stand 11, including the RCB unit and hookloader.

ABOVE The HyvaPress 12 m3 Refuse Collection Body, one of many now operating in the Middle East and Africa

ABOVE The HyvaLift NG2012-TA, a 12 t skip loader with telescopic

arms, hard at work recycling

BELOW EMR (Hyva UK) hook loader truck with

sheeting system

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StrapExhibitorS - indoor

3S Media Stand A35

Contact person: Martin HillerAddress: PO Box 92026, Norwood, 2117

E-mail: [email protected]: +27 (0)11 233 2600

Fax: +27 (0)11 234 7275Website: www.3smedia.co.za

3S Media is a print and electronic media company that offers businesses and professionals in various spheres the leading edge to grow and develop their vocations, disci-plines or companies. 3S Media publishes RéSource, the official magazine of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa. RéSource promotes integrated resource management, with a special interest in waste manage-ment and cleaner production.

600SA Holdings Stand C10, C12

Contact person: Sidney Crampton

Address: PO Box 600, Kempton Park, Gauteng, 1620E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)11 573 2300Fax: +27 (0)11 573 2304

600sa Holdings is a division of Eqstra industrial holdings. Our company is one of the largest suppliers of equipment to waste companies in South Africa, as well as all the countries on our borders and Africa. We supply all sizes of compactor, roll-on roll-off units lifting up to 42 t, skip loaders and road sweepers.

Akura Manufacturing Engineering Company (Pty) Ltd Stand A13, A14

Contact person: Kevin MatthewsAddress: PO Box 425, Paarl, 7620


Fax: +27 (0)21 872 2837Website: www.akura.co.za

Akura manufactures and supplies world-class mechanical solutions to recovery recyclates, recycle materials and han-dle waste. Our solutions include material recovery facilities, waste transfer stations, balers, compactors, containers, conveyor systems, industrial shredders and many more.

WasteCon 2012 Indoor ExhibitorsAltech Fleetcall Stand E10

Contact person: Marietjie van BiljonAddress: PO Box 7526, Centurion, 0046


Fax: +27 (0)12 663 4206Website: www.fleetcall.co.za

Altech Fleetcall is the leading commercially available ICASA licensed trunking radio network in South Africa. We offer national, multiregional and local coverage for both voice and data services. Our 24/7 control room is located in Centurion, supporting over 170 high sites that are na-tionally deployed, providing adequate channel capacity.

Amathole District Municipality Stand D6

Contact person: N Tshika and S Yoko

Address: PO Box 320, East LondonE-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)43 703 5832/14Fax: 086 642 0525

Website: www.amathole.gov.za

Amathole District Municipality is an authority for region-al landfill sites as mandated by the Local Government Structures Act. Section 84 of the Municipal Structures (Act 117 of 1998) deals with the division of functions and pow-ers between district and local municipalities. The district is also responsible for the support of local municipalities under its jurisdiction as mandated by Section 83 of the mentioned Act.

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Autocar Trucks (Pty) Ltd Stand E11

Contact person: S Ryan Billet

Address: Second Floor Corporate Place, 13 Mispel Road, Bellville, 7530

E-mail: [email protected]: +27 (0)79 809 1411 / +1 847 778 0829/ +27 (0)21 957 5360

Fax: +27 (0)21 957 5386Website: www.autocartruck.com

Autocar is the premier North American supplier of purpose-built waste collection vehicles with a customer base that includes many of the world’s largest private and municipal refuse collection fleets. At WasteCon 2012, we are proud to be formally introducing the Autocar Xpeditor – an American truck with an African design.

Aquatan Linings Stand A16

Contact person: Hein Jansen van VurenAddress: PO Box 633, Isando, Kempton park, 1600

E-mail: [email protected]: + 27 (0)11 974 5271

Fax: + 27 (0)11 974 4111Website: www.aquatan.com

Aquatan Linings is an internationally recognised company that specialises in professional installation of geomem-brane linings to liquid containment (process solutions in the mining industry, sewage treatment and potable water) and waste containment facilities. Our material is of the highest quality and our installations are carried out with pride and are of superior quality.

Barloworld Equipment Stand A24

Contact person: Juanita WattsAddress: PO Box 11, Isando, 1600


Fax: 086 678 8608

Barloworld Equipment is Caterpillar’s Southern African dealer for Cat earthmoving equipment, engines and electric power generation systems. We also represent complementary brands, including Metso Mobile crushing and screening solutions.

Purpose-built Cat machines meet high production demands in waste handling, construction, mining and general industry.

Bell Equipment Company Stand C8

Contact person: Lee Elgar

Address: Private Bag X20046, EmpangeniE-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)35 907 9239Website: www.bellequipment.com

Bell Equipment is Southern Africa’s premier provider of earthmoving, construction, mining and materials handling equipment, serving customers across a diverse range of industries.

The acquisition of the local distribution rights for the world’s leading range of road building and compaction equipment, Bomag, provides Bell Equipment unri-valled coverage of the entire construction industry’s machinery needs.

Bosch Stemele (Pty) Ltd Stand A34

Contact person: Felicity Mostert

Address: PO Box 2009, Durban, 4000E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)31 535 6081Fax: +27 (0)31 535 6012

Website: www.boschstemele.co.za

Bosch Stemele provides specialised multidisciplinary engi-neering services through focused business units embrac-ing roads, urban engineering services, water, agriculture/irrigation, wastewater, housing, environmental and sol-id waste. The company provides innovative engineering and project management services that are supported by an ISO 9001/2008 certified quality management system.

Bottle Craft (SA) Stand A22

Contact person: Jo KearneyAddress: PO Box 232, Grabouw, 7160


Fax: 086 543 9208Website: www.bottlecraft.co.za

Bottle Craft SA is the sole manufacturer and distributor of the Business-in-a-Box Bottle Cutting Kit, machinery and ac-cessories – an ideal business opportunity for home-based entrepreneurs. We also manufacture a wide range of funky, fun utility items as well as socially responsible gifts from recycled glass bottles.

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Buffalo City Metro Municipality Stand E6

Contact person: Nosi SikweyiyaAddress: PO Box 134, East London, 5200

E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]: +27 (0)43 721 1969/80

Fax: +27 (0)43 721 2018Website: www.buffalocity.gov.za

The Solid Waste Management Services department is re-sponsible for protecting the environment and the citizens of Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality. The department renders the following services:• waste minimisation programmes• street sweeping• refuse removal• disposal of waste.

Budget Industrial Waste Management CC Stand D8

Contact person: Johan van Zyl and Quinton Griessel Address: Suite 288, Private Bag X02, Honeydew, 2040

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Tel: +27 (0)11 265 9945

Fax: 086 622 4861Website: www.budgetwaste.co.za

Budget Industrial Waste Management CC is a specialist in industrial and hazardous waste management, with a focus and emphasis on recycling. Our waste management servic-es include legal compliance waste management plans, waste sorting, recycling, dangerous goods transportation, waste disposal and 24-hour hazmat response. We are proud members of IWMSA, CAIA, Waste Hub and we are a Level 3 BEE compliant company.

Collect-A-Can Stand A3

Contact person: Zimasa VelaphiAddress: PO Box 30500, Kyalami, 1684


Fax: 086 661 0462Website: www.collectacan.co.za

Our goal is to be the most successful, self-sustaining, one-way packaging company in Southern Africa, dedicated to the realisation of a land where metal cans are able to exist in harmony with the environment.

Ctrack Fleet Solutions Stand A33

Contact person: Marcel Blokland

Address: PO Box 68270, Highveld Park, 0169E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: 086 033 3444Fax: +27 (0)12 450 2497

Website: www.ctrack.com

Ctrack is a leading telematics company and subsidiary of DigiCore Holdings, a JSE-listed company that provides its global client base with intelligent mobile asset tracking and management solutions.

CSIR Stand E1

Contact person: Suzan Oelofse

Address: PO Box 395, Pretoria, 0001E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)12 841 4333Fax: +27 (0)12 842 7017Website: www.csir.co.za

As a research council, the CSIR focuses on directed re-search that contributes to the improvement of the quality of life of all South Africans. Research in pollution and waste is focused on waste and society, technology intervention through waste treatment, and utilisation and assessing the impacts on human health. Research is supported by CSIR’s environmental laboratories, offering routine testing facilities in accredited laboratories.

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Desco Electronic Recyclers Stand D11

Contact person: Malcolm Whitehouse

Address: PO Box 7426 Bonaero ParkE-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)11 979 3017Fax: +27 (0)11 979 1938

Website: www.desco.co.za

Desco Electronic Recyclers offers collection, processing and recycling services to electronic equipment importers, IT, telecommunications industries, corporations, gov-ernment, education and medical institutions. We offer a sustainable one-stop convenience, assurance of secure premises, controlled recycling processes, data protection and destruction. We are ISO 14001 certified and a Level 1 BBBEE contributor.

Dube Ngeleza Wiechers Environmental Consultancy (Pty) Ltd Stand A23

Contact person: Dr Herman Wiechers

Address: PO Box 197, Ferndale, 2160, South AfricaE-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)11 886 5709; +27 (0)82 953 7977Fax: 086 684 2735

Website: www.dnw.co.za

DNW is a small South African enterprise that provides specialist environmental and project management servic-es both in South Africa and internationally. DNW focuses on environmental aspects of water, wastewater and solid waste management. DNW has access to, and associations with, a number of local and international environmental specialists, including ecologists, social impact practition-ers, public participation facilitators, limnologists, hydro-geologists and engineers. By utilising teams of specialists with appropriate expertise, the company provides a comprehensive environmental management service.

East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ) Stand C1, C2

Contact person: Vernon MoonieyaAddress: PO Box 5458, Greenfields, East London, 5208


Website: www.elidz.co.za

The ELIDZ was established 10 years ago as an operator of an industrial park for the purpose of attracting foreign direct investment as well as local investment to stimulate economic growth through sustainable industrial devel-opment for job creation and export opportunities. The zone is permitted for light industrial development ideal for targeting cleaner, higher value-adding industries for products or services that include, but are not limited to:• the automotive sector (including automotive compo-

nent manufacturing)• the agro processing sector• the pharmaceutical sector• the aquaculture sector• the information technology sector• business process outsourcing• the renewable energy sector• the general manufacturing sector.The ELIDZ offers a cluster strategy that allows investors to take advantage of shared services and facilities, as well as maximise resources from the synergies that are derived by being in the zone that include:• sub zoned parkland• customised specifications• warehousing and distribution• close proximity to port and airport• utilities supply and discharge infrastructure for – water – electricity – telecommunications – wastewater discharge• integrated waste management• perimeter security and access control• clinic services• landscape maintenance services • maintenance fire breaks and road verges.

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Ecocycle Waste Solutions (Pty) Ltd Stand B8

Contact person: Sifiso KhuzwayoAddress: PO Box 518, Pinetown, 3600


Fax: +27 (0)31 701 6388Website: www.ecocyclewaste.co.za

Ecocycle is a full service company providing safe and cost-effective (cradle-to-grave) management of medical waste in Pietermaritzburg. We operate a brand new state-of-the-art environmentally friendly microwave disinfection system that produces no harmful emissions and no liquid effluents. We are 100% BEE compliant.

Engineered Linings (Pty) Ltd Stand D12

Contact person: Jaqueline Sterrenberg & Joanne Smit (Gauteng)

Address: PO Box 36614, Chempet, 7442E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)21 551 2430; +27 (0)11 657 6045Fax: +27 (0)21 552 5928; +27 (0)11 822 8478

Website: www.engineered-linings.co.za

Engineered Linings, a specialist civil contracting company, concentrates on the supply and installation of geomem-brane linings and associated geosynthetic products for containment, environmental and corrosion protection. The company was established in 1984, with offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg. We are active throughout Southern and sub-Saharan Africa, and are ISO9001:2008 certified.

Envitech Solutions (Pty) Ltd Stand A37

Contact person: Stan Jewaskiewitz and Brendon JewaskiewitzAddress: 22 Seventh Avenue, Northmead, Benoni, 1501

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)11 425 2810Fax: +27 (0)11 425 4731

Website: www.envitech.co.za

Envitech provides specialist environmental technolo-gy solutions to the public and private sectors, and has expertise in landfill site selection, waste disposal/treat-ment facility engineering and licensing, CQA for geosyn-thetic lining applications, landfill gas-to-electricity CDM projects, integrated waste management, alternative waste treatment technologies, mine waste management and geotechnical engineering.

Fibertex South Africa (Pty) Ltd Stand A12

Contact person: Rod Claus

Address: PO Box 20, Hammarsdale, 3700, KwaZulu-NatalE-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)31 736 7100Fax: +27 (0)31 736 7115

Website: www.fibertex.com

Fibertex South Africa manufactures a comprehensive range of needle-punched geotextiles from either virgin polypropylene or polyester polymers. In addition, it recy-cles polyester staple fibre filaments at its state-of-the-art production facility in Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal. Fibertex has been used in South Africa since the early 1980s. Fibertex is manufactured in accordance to the international DQS ISO 9001:2008 quality management system. The geotextiles are ideally suited for use in civil engineering, waste contain-ment and building applications. The products are available direct from Fibertex South Africa in Durban and Geotextiles Africa in Johannesburg and Cape Town.

GAST International SA (Pty) Ltd Stand B3

Contact person: Jandrie van Staden

Address: P O Box 9516, Centurion, 0046E-mail: [email protected]: +27 (0)12 660 2093

Fax: +27 (0)12 660 2093Website: www.gast.co.za

Gast provides a complete spectrum of services from design and supply to installation in both civil and con-struction industries. Gast is a premier provider of over 250 products, servicing different countries worldwide.

Gibb Engineering & Science Stand A20

Contact person: Yolande van RooyenAddress: PO Box 2700, Rivonia


Fax: +27 (0)11 807 5670Website: www.gibb.co.za

GIBB has been independently rated as a market leader in the consulting engineering industry. We have been oper-ating since 1923, with the South African chapter of GIBB starting in 1956. The company delivers world-class solutions across a diverse range of markets and has the technical know-how to achieve the best results for its clients.

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Interwaste (Pty) Ltd Stand E13, E14

Contact person: Natasha Willcocks

Address: Private Bag X23, Northriding, 2162E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)11 323 7300Fax: +27 (0)11 792 8998

Website: www.interwaste.co.za

Interwaste is a holistic waste management service pro-vider, offering cost-effective and environmentally sound services. We strive to assist our clients to ensure full com-pliance with ever-changing legislation, finding a balance between the utilisation of cutting-edge technology and the ongoing need for sustainable job creation.

Intsikayethu Local Municipality Stand A21

Contact person: Y Mniki

Address: 201 Main Street, Cofimvaba, 5380E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)47 874 8700Fax: +27 (0)47 874 0010

Website: www.intsikayethu.gov.za

The municipality, through the Community Services Department, is in charge of waste collection, removal and disposal in Cofimvaba and Tsomo towns. The municipality has a permitted landfill site and transfer station. Waste is sorted, bailed and marketed to various markets. The mu-nicipality is registered with the Waste Information System and reports as required.

Landfill Equipment cc Stand A6

Contact person: Mervyn CherringtonAddress: PO Box 159, Isando, 1600


Fax: +27 (0)11 974 1796Website: www.tana.fi

Landfill Equipment cc is the sole distributor of TANA Landfill Compactors in Southern Africa, including parts and maintenance.

Golder Associates Africa (Pty) Ltd Stand A36

Contact person: Louisa SmitAddress: PO Box 6001, Halfway House, 1685

E-mail: [email protected]: +27 11 254 4800

Fax: +27 11 315 0317Website: www.golder.com

Golder Associates is a respected, employee-owned, global company providing consulting, design and construction services in our specialist areas of earth, environment and the related areas of energy. We have over 40 years of experience in the waste industry, successfully completing over 900 waste management facilities in 22 countries and on six continents.

Hyva MEA FZE Stand C7-9

Contact person: Barry Chester

Address: PO Box 17846; Office No 121 & 122, Technopark Building B, Jebel Ali Freezone, Dubai, UAE


Fax: +971 4 8163 800Website: www.hyva.com

Exhibited on our external stand is some of our range of solid waste handling equipment, including the world-lead-ing HyvaLift skip and hook-loaders, and our HyvaPress compactors for truck, mobile and static applications. Please visit us on either stand to discuss the benefits of using Hyva equipment in your operation.

Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa Stand B4 Contact person: Gail Smit

Address: PO Box 79, Allen’s Nek, 1737E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)11 675 3462Fax: +27 (0)11 675 3465

Website: www.iwmsa.co.za

The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is a multidisciplinary non-profit association that is committed to supporting professional waste management practices. Education and training in the realm of effective and efficient waste management is also a key focus for us.The IWMSA comprises voluntary members who promote environmentally acceptable, cost-effective and appropri-ate waste management practices, striving towards the protection of the environment. Become a member now; visit our website for more information.

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Lefatse Vehicle Solutions Stand D7

Contact person: Tumelo Sithole

Address: PO Box 1558, Marlboro, 2063E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)11 786 0306Fax: +27 (0)11 786 9930

Lefatse is proud to announce the launch of the Dennis Eagle Elite 2 vehicle to the market. Lefatse offers customised solu-tions tailored to individual waste requirements. In addition to value-added services such as fuel management, special-ised vehicle rentals, insurance, licensing, reporting and fleet consulting, a full maintenance lease is offered. Different rental agreements with the option to purchase are available, giving clients the option to budget accordingly.

M&L Laboratory Services (Pty) Ltd Stand D10

Contact person: Alison AckermanAddress: PO Box 82124, Southdale, 2135


Fax: +27 (0)11 496 2238

M&L Laboratory Services (Pty) Ltd is wholly owned by the France-based global company, the Bureau Veritas Group. M&L is a leading test laboratory in South Africa and servic-es many sectors from environmental to water, including waste classification. M&L, based in Johannesburg, is one of the few labs able to perform the entire waste classification target analysis under one roof. The lab is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and is accredited by SANAS according to ISO 17025.

Mercedes-Benz South Africa Stand C11

Contact person: Natasha Naidoo

Address: PO Box 1717, Pretoria, 0001E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)12 677 1500Fax: +27 (0)12 677 1900

Website: www.mercedes-benzsa.co.za

Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the global company Daimler AG, which is dedicated to sustainable mobility. Currently, MBSA manufactures Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedans for the local and US markets. Under its commercial vehicles division, MBSA has Mercedes-Benz trucks, vans and buses, as well as Freightliner, Fuso and Western Star.

Mfangano Solutions cc Stand A5

Contact person: James Kamau

Address: PO Box 2465, Rivonia, 2128E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)11 440 2072Fax: 086 665 5664

Website: www.mfangano.co.za

Mfangano Solutions, through its diverse skills base and strategic partnership, seeks to provide effective and sus-tainable value-added services to enable identified clients to become more efficient in their operations and competi-tive in their respective market environments.

We are solution driven and seek to provide a complete solution to our client in our areas of operation and strate-gic partnerships, namely:• waste management solutions• environmental equipment supply and solutions• professional services.

Molok South Africa Stand E3, E4

Contact person: Vuokko Laurila

Address: PO Box 6321, RustenburgE-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)14 533 1994Fax: +27 (0)14 533 1994

Website: www.molok.com

Molok Deep Collection System represents modern waste management practices at its best. Already implemented in 40 countries worldwide, this vertical design allows for two thirds of the container to be positioned underground. This ingenious design innovation gives many addition-al benefits for users compared to the traditional waste management systems: more capacity, longer emptying intervals, improved hygiene, improved convenience and space saving above ground profiles.

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Mpact Plastic Containers Pty Ltd Stand A30, A31

Contact person: Lance Kallis

Address: PO Box 1551, Dassenberg, 7350E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)21 573 9400Fax: +27 (0)21 577 3399

Website: www.mpcsa.co.za

Mpact Plastic Containers is a leading supplier of plastic containers in Southern Africa. The Environmental division focuses on fully integrated solutions for domestic, indus-trial and municipal waste management systems. Products include litter bins, two- and four-wheeled refuse bins, and bulk collection banks. All products are practical, durable and manufactured to the highest standards.

Mpact Recycling (Pty) Ltd Stand E7

Contact person: Samantha du Preez

Address: PO Box 83566, South Hills, 2136E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)11 538 8600Fax: +27 (0)11 613 4715

Website: www.mpact.co.za

Mpact Recycling, a division of Mpact Limited, offers a variety of collection services for recovered paper and plastics from the commercial and domestic sectors.Our vision is to be a leading business with the highest ethical standards that delivers exceptional value for our customers, our employees, our communities and our shareholders.

MTM Bodies (Pty) Ltd Stand A7

Contact person: EA de WetE-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)86 110 6123Fax: +27 (0)11 824 1116

Website: www.mtmbodies.co.za

We offer cradle-to-grave solutions to the waste collection industry. Our products include the McNeilus range of products, RELs, FELs, skip-loader and hook lifts, and the Dulevo range of sweepers. We focus on quality and service. Roadside assistance and on-site maintenance helps us deliver better after-sales service.

National Cleaner Production Centre of South Africa Stand A4

Contact person: Jeffrey Manthakha and Petro de Wet

Address: PO Box 395, Pretoria 0001E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)12 841 2506/4168Fax: +27 (0)12 841 5039

Website: www.ncpc.co.za

The NCPC-SA is a key industrial sustainability programme of the dti, hosted at the CSIR. Its mandate is to assist South African industry to become competitive and sustainable through more efficient and greener production. It achieves this through two focus areas, namely Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production, and the Industrial Energy Efficiency Improvement Project.

Odour Control Group Stand A32

Contact person: Johan de BruynAddress: PO Box 72603, Lynnwood Ridge, 0040

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]: 086 066 6367

Fax: 086 036 7287Website: www.odorcure.com

OdorCure specialises in Odour Control Solutions. We offer a total solution (from evaluation to complete installation) to your odour problems and pride ourselves on long-term relationships with our customers.Our main activities include:- commercial & industrial odour control systems- grease and fat trap maintenance programmes- suppliers & installers of ITT Flugt pumps - water treatment chemicals & industrial odour control - mega-lab products.

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Oilkol (Pty) Ltd Stand A17, A18

Contact person: Pieter SteynAddress: PO Box 1126, Krugersdorp, 1740

E-mail: [email protected]: 086 110 1961

Fax: +27 (0)11 762 4830Website: www.oilkol.co.za

Oilkol ensures the ISO 14001 certified collection, handling, transportation, storage and delivery of used lube oil, waste oil, used oil filters and SANS10228 classified dangerous goods throughout Southern Africa to Oilkol operated storage facilities, approved reprocessors and users. The collected used oil and waste oil is disposed of at approved ISO14001 certified refiners.

Otto Waste Systems (Pty) Ltd Stand B9, B10

Contact person: Leon HerbstAddress: PO Box 746, Isando, 1600


Fax: +27 (0)11 974 5143Website: www.ottowaste.co.za

Otto Waste Systems is the pioneer of the Otto Wheelie Bins in South Africa, and is the renowned supplier of high-qual-ity waste bins carrying long-term warranties, importantly also SABS and ISO certified.

P D Naidoo & Associates Stand B5

Contact person: Shenaz MoolaAddress: PO Box 7707, Johannesburg, 2000

E-mail: [email protected]: +27 (0)11 566 8300/8481

Fax: +27 (0)11 566 8600Website: www.pdna.co.za

PDNA is one of the foremost multidisciplinary consultancies in the built environment. Headquartered in Johannesburg, with offices around the country, its consulting engineer-ing activities range from civil and structural, electrical and mechanical, traffic, transportation and roads to water and wastewater, management services, mining and industrial, waste management and related environmental services.

Petrel Engineering (Pty) Ltd Stand B1, B2

Contact person: Peter Coop

Address: PO Box 742, Howard Place, Pinelands, 7450E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)21 820 7660/71/73Fax: +27 (0)21 552 6883

Website: www.petrel.co.za

Petrel Engineering is a mechanical engineering company with integrated design and manufacturing facilities, focus-ing on custom-made machinery for the marine, mining, energy, oil & gas, waste management, petrochemical and fishing industries.

Petrel manufactures to the highest quality standards, in accordance with ISO 9001:2008 and International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) members standards. We comply with the OSH Act (85 of 1993), have NOSA accreditation and our future achievement is OHSAS 18001.

Pikitup Johannesburg SOC Limited Stand A25 to A28

Contact person: Michelle Alexander

Address: Private Bag X74, Braamfontein, 2017E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)11 712 5200Fax: +27 (0)11 712 5322

Website: www.pikitup.co.za

Pikitup Johannesburg SOC Limited was established in 2001 as an independent municipal entity, wholly owned by the City of Johannesburg, to serve and provide waste management services in the Greater Johannesburg area. Pikitup’s vision is: “To be the leading integrated waste management company in Africa”.

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Plastics|SA Stand D1

Contact person: Douw Steyn

Address: Private Bag X68, Halfway House, MidrandE-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)11 314 4021Fax: 086 515 7005

Website: www.plasticsinfo.co.za

Plastics|SA, the umbrella organisation for the plastics industry in South Africa, plays an active role in the growth and development of the South African plastics industry. Together with our associations, we strive to address plas-tics-related issues, influence role players and make plastics the material of choice.

PRASA (Paper Recycling Association of South Africa) Stand E2

Contact person: Ursula Henneberry

Address: PO Box 1608, JohannesburgE-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)11 803 5063Fax: +27 (0)11 803 6708

Website: www.prasa.co.za; www.thepaperstory.co.za

The Paper Recycling Association of South Africa (PRASA) is passionate about paper – because it is renewable and recyclable. Paper recycling reduces costs and creates jobs. PRASA represents just over 90% of major paper recyclers in South Africa, which collectively recover more than a million tonnes of recyclable paper every year.

Sanitech Stand D2

Contact person: Pierre WilhelmAddress: PO Box 13072, Witfield, Boksburg, 1467


Fax: +27 (0)11 823 6064Website: www.sanitech.co.za

Sanitech Hygiene supplies, sells and maintains bathroom as well as change room fitments. It also offers products and services related to washing and drying hands, sanitis-ers, bins and fragrances.Informal settlementThis division specialises in providing sanitation to govern-ment-sponsored projects, such as informal settlements, where there is no proper sanitation facilities in place.Additional sales and servicesSanitech has extensive experience in the servicing of septic and other tanks.We also service customer-owned toilet units.

Probiokashi (Pty) Ltd Stand C5

Contact person: Nicky

Address: PO Box 3269, Matieland, 7602E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)21 865 2832Fax: 086 671 6627

Website: www.bokashi.co.za

Probiokashi is the exclusive distributor of SCD Probiotics in South Africa

SCD Probiotics is a global provider of probiotic products, manufactured using the principles of effective and benefi-cial microorganisms applied science.

Through continually investing in probiotics technology, SCD Probiotics is committed to developing sustainable solutions for human health, home and garden, agriculture, livestock health, industrial waste and bio‐remediation, and aquaculture applications.

RSM Software Stand A8

Contact person: Richard Ashcroft, Juanita Lubbe

Address: Mazars House, Century City, Cape Town, 7441E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)87 943 4877Website: www.rsmsa.co.za

RSM Software offers an industry-specific holistic solution in waste management software that covers all aspects of operations management: customer booking, job confir-mation and invoicing, route scheduling and optimisation, vehicle tracking and cost control. It is an internet applica-tion; no capex required.

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Sinkmaster SA (Pty) Ltd Stand A19

Contact person: Garth McFarlaneAddress: PO Box 3687, Cresta, 2118


Fax: +27 (0)11 476 8787Website: www.sinkmaster.co.za

The Waste Act, and why and how are we involvedWhat is Leachate? The problem (water pollution/old landfill) The solution ( geo-tech landfill – the cost) Can we afford? Solution: reduce the volume of waste to landfillQuestion: Recycling – can food waste disposers help?What does a food waste disposer do? – simply grinds and flushes the food waste into the sewage system.Is this allowed? • in 1998, the Department of Water Affairs approved

its application• many city councils have given written approval.With legislation enforcing recycling, how can we create a win/win for all?a) Wet food waste– is a health hazard– ‘dry’ waste polluted with food waste cannot be recycledb) Domestic dry waste is, on average, 15% food waste,

60% paper and board, and 25% glass, plastic and tins. In 2008, there was a shortage of 2.4 million tonnes of waste paper.

c) Sustainable job creation – in the collection, which is more hygienic– separation for recycling (refer to Hout Bay)d) Cheaper raw material – saving on forex for raw materialse) Less landfill – less cost to ratepayers (us) – saving of

approximately 75%.

SLR Consulting (Pty) Ltd Stand D9

Contact person: Prevanie Govender

Address: PO Box 422, Westville, 3629E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)31 266 8083Fax: 086 600 5186

Website: www.slrconsulting.com

SLR specialises in the energy, waste management, mining and minerals, infrastructure, planning and development, and industrial sectors. We also provide expert sustainabil-ity advice and project management support that spans all of these sectors. SLR is a leading global provider of environmental consultancy services to the waste manage-ment sector, giving advice to a range of clients including waste producers, the waste management industry and its regulators, as well as investors.

Solid Waste Technologies SA (Pty) Ltd Stand A9

Contact person: Natasha WilliamsAddress: PO Box 5007, Tygervalley, 7536


Fax: +27 (0)21 556 9168Website: www.swtsa.co.za

SWTSA is a national medical waste management organisation offering the full cradle-to-grave service. We host two treatment facilities using electro-thermal deactivation to treat HCRW and render it harmless, along with five branches across the country. We offer the full waste management service, training and consultation for the generator.

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SRK Consulting Stand C6

Contact person: Jaya Omar

Address: PO Box 55291, Northlands, Johannesburg, 2116E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)11 441 1111/027Fax: +27 (0)11 880 8086Website: www.srk.co.za

Africa’s leader in natural resource and development solu-tions, SRK Consulting provides a comprehensive range of technical consulting services to the natural resource industries. Its mission is to provide focused advice and solutions to clients requiring specialised services, mainly in the fields of exploration, mining, tailings and waste, water, environmental and social, geotechnical, civil and structural engineering, and rail.

Talbot Laboratories Stand A10

Contact person: Megan Schlebusch

Address: PO Box 3391, Pietermaritzburg, 3201E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)33 346 1444Fax: +27 (0)33 346 1445

Website: www.talbot.co.za

Talbot Laboratories is a commercial SANAS-accredited labo-ratory, which specialises in the chemical and microbiological analysis of water and wastewater. It is equipped to test a multitude of water and waste samples, covering an extensive list of quality parameters across a diverse range of industries. Talbot Laboratories is a business division of Talbot & Talbot, which offers a holistic approach to water management.

TFM Industries (Pty) Ltd Stand D13, D14

Contact person: John Reyneke, Shaun Harrop, Renier Jansen

van Rensburg and Ndzo MtyiAddress: PO Box 1200, Olifantsfontein, Gauteng, 1665

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]: +27 (0)11 316 2620

+27 (0)82 459 0985 (John Reyneke) +27 (0)82 901 4274 (Shaun Harrop)

+27 (0)82 905 2994 (Renier Jansen van Rensburg) +27 (0)83 691 0805 (Ndzo Mtyi)

Fax: +27 (0)11 316 2627Website: www.tfm.co.za

We supply, manufacture and support a wide range of waste handling equipment, including truck-mounted RELs, FELs, Rotopress, side loaders and Econoloaders, as well as static compactors, balers, transfer station installations, container handling equipment, trailers and bins for skip-loaders and roll-on roll-offs, tippers, truck-mounted road sweepers, reductions equipment (composting). We also offer on-site repairs, service facilities and spares.Our overseas partners are:• Heil USA – rear end loaders and front end loader

compactors• Marathon USA – static compactors, balers, waste reduc-

tion equipment• FAUN Germany – rear end loaders, Rotopress, front end

loaders, sweepers• Meiller Germany – roll-on roll-off, skiploaders and tippers• Doppstadt Germany – slow and fast speed shredders,

screens and chippers• PZB Italy – PTOs and pumps• Presona Sweden – balers

Tecmed Africa (Pty) Ltd Stand A2

Contact person: William Sykes

Address: PO Box 4229, Halfway House, 1685E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)11 653 2000Fax: +27 (0)11 653 2100

Website: www.tecmed.co.za

Tecmed Africa is the leading South African supplier of high-quality medical equipment into not only South Africa but the entire Southern African region. From surgical instruments to high end MRI systems, our portfolio will en-sure the highest quality medical products for your facility.

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The Glass Recycling Company Stand E12

Contact person: Theodorah Modise Address: PO Box 623, Paulshof 2056

E-mail: [email protected]: +27 (0) 11 803 0767Fax: +27 (0)11 803 0421

Website: www.tgrc.co.za

The Glass Recycling Company is an industry initiative responsible for promoting the sustainable recycling of glass to protect the environment through education and capacity building. The company propagates glass recycling through the placement of glass banks and assisting entre-preneurs to get involved in glass recycling.

UD Trucks Southern Africa Stand D5

Contact person: Carien de Wit, Johannes Pretorius and Roome

KirstenAddress: PO Box 911362, Rosslyn, 0200

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)12 564 9500Website: www.udtrucks.co.za

UD Trucks is a leading manufacturer and exporter of com-mercial vehicles in Southern Africa.

The company is committed to providing ongoing support throughout a product’s life cycle by providing innovative transport solutions, genuine parts and quality after-sales service and support, built on trust, in-depth industry knowledge and a strong technical skills set.

For more information, visit www.udtrucks.co.za

USK Consulting Stand A1

Contact person: Steve Kitumba Kalule

Address: 23 Ray Craib Crescent, Beacon Bay, East London, 5241 OR 1018 Ruimsig, Roodepoort 1739 E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)43 748 5545/67 Fax: +27 (0)43 748 1114

Website: www.uskconsulting.com

We are leaders in environmental & waste engineering and management, offering the full range of environmen-tal engineering and sciences from planning, design and development of integrated waste management solutions to environmental authorisation, waste licences, pollution monitoring, environmental toxicology for hazardous waste and substances classification, contaminated site remedia-tion, ecological risk assessment and training.

Walo Bertschinger AG Stand E9

Address: PO Box 1155, Zurich, 8021E-mail: [email protected]: +41 44 745 23 11

Fax: +41 44 740 31 40

Construction is our passion, satisfied clients our goal – hence our focus on quality, precision and expertise. Our company combines stability with innovation and is constantly seeking forward-looking concepts. Our broad portfolio of services means we can offer optimal solutions to complex challenges in almost all aspects of the con-struction process. Our services include: road construction, civil engineering, specialist foundation engineering, build-ing construction, dam and landfill construction, mastic asphalt, noise control, industrial and decorative flooring, underground construction, trackwork and rail engineering, concrete rehabilitation, sports surfaces, TC infrastructure and hydraulic engineering.

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The Waste Group (Pty) Ltd Stand B7

Contact person: Suzette OosthuizenAddress: PO Box 314, Bon Accord, 0009


Fax: +27 (0)12 562 0335Website: www.wastegroup.co.za

Vision: Managing waste for a friendlier environment.Mission: We offer peace of mind through the most professional people, systems and technology in waste management

The Waste Group has built a solid track record of suc-cesses and professionalism in the domestic, industrial, commercial, municipal and mining sectors, where we specialise in the five ‘Rs’ of recycling: rethink, reduce, reuse, recycle and remove.

The core essence of our company is offering a sustain-able solution for a ‘greener tomorrow’. We are proud to be a unique leader in the waste management industry, where emphasis is placed on exceptional services to all clients, irrespective of size, at the most affordable prices and solutions.

Our operations and solutions are based on the core practices encouraged in the National Environmental Management Act and embrace the principles prescribed in ISO14001. The Waste Group is an active member of the Institute of Waste Management of South Africa (IWMSA). Wasteman Holdings (Pty) Ltd Stand A15

Sustainable technology solutions for a greener future

Contact person: Colleen VlotmanAddress: Suite 402, Private Bag X10010, Edenvale, 1610


Fax: +27 (0)11 524 8990Website: www.wasteman.co.za

Wasteman is a leader in South Africa for the provision of integrated waste management solutions to the commer-cial, industrial and public business sectors. Our compre-hensive range of services include collection of all waste types, recycling, treatment, specialised industrial cleaning, pipe surveying, emergency spill response and customised on-site total waste management systems.

WorleyParsons RSA (Pty) Ltd Stand A11

Contact person: Chris LiebenbergAddress: PO Box 22, Menlyn, 0063


Fax: +27 (0)12 745 2001Website: www.worleyparsons.com

WorleyParsons provides a full range of engineering, pro-curement, project and construction management services across its four customer sector groups: Infrastructure and Environment, Power, Hydrocarbons, and Minerals & Metals. WorleyParsons specialises in the following: • landfill design and waste management licensing • waste management planning • environmental impact assessments • mining authorisation and engineering projects • water use authorisations.

INTELLIGENT RECYCLING SOLUTIONSINTELLIGENT RECYCLING SOLUTIONS

Material Handling Systems for the Recycling and Demolition

Industries

ELB HEAD OFFICE: 14 Atlas Road Anderbolt Boksburg (011) 306-0700 • e-mail: [email protected] • www.elbequipment.com

BLOEMFONTEIN: (051) 432-3594 • BRITS: (012) 250-1565 • CAPE TOWN: (021) 933-2383 DURBAN: (031) 464-6522 • EAST LONDON: (043) 748-1469

GEORGE: (044) 878-0874 • KIMBERLEY: (053) 841-0040 • MIDDELBURG: (013) 246-2312NELSPRUIT: (013) 755-1003 • POLOKWANE (015) 293-1978

PORT ELIZABETH: (041) 451-0232 • WOLMARANSSTAD: (018) 596-3032

DEALERS: NAMIBIA: (00264) 61-234-052 • SWAZILAND: (00268) 518-5348ZAMBIA: (00260) 212-210-642 • ZIMBABWE: (00263) 4 485 771/2/3/4

A member of the ELB Group

South African Distributor:

EQUIPMENTLIMITED

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Strapexhibitors - outdoor

600SA Holdings Outdoor stand 1

Contact person: Sidney Crampton Address: PO Box 600, Kempton Park, Gauteng, 1620


Fax: +27 (0)11 573 2304

600sa holdings is a division of Eqstra Industrial Holdings. Our company is one of the largest suppliers of equipment to waste companies in South Africa, as well as all the countries on our borders and Africa. We supply all sizes of compactor, roll-on roll-off units lifting up to 42 t, skip loaders and road sweepers.

Autocar Trucks (Pty) Ltd Outdoor stand 8

Contact person: S Ryan Billet

Address: Second Floor Corporate Place, 13 Mispel Road, Bellville, 7530

E-mail: [email protected]: +27 (0)79 809 1411 / +1 847 778 0829 / +27 (0)21 957 5360

Fax: +27 (0)21 957 5386Website: www.autocartruck.com

Autocar is the premier North American supplier of purpose-built waste collection vehicles with a customer base that includes many of the world’s largest private and municipal refuse collection fleets. At WasteCon 2012, we are proud to be formally introducing the Autocar Xpeditor – an American truck with an African design.

Bell Equipment Company Outdoor Stand 17

Contact person: Lee ElgarAddress: Private Bag X20046, Empangeni


Website: www.bellequipment.com

Bell Equipment is Southern Africa’s premier provider of earth-moving, construction, mining and materials handling equipment, serving customers across a diverse range of in-dustries. The acquisition of the local distribution rights for the world’s leading range of road building and compaction equipment, Bomag, provides Bell Equipment unrivalled cov-erage of the entire construction industry’s machinery needs.

WasteCon 2012 Outdoor ExhibitorsDuncanmec (Pty) Limited Outdoor stand 4

Contact person: Hendri GeyerAddress: PO Box 159, Alberton, 1450


Fax: +27 (0)11 900 2502Website: www.duncanmec.co.za

Duncanmec designs and manufactures a range of mobile and static equipment for the collection, transportation and disposal of household and industrial waste. The equipment includes skip units, roll-on units, front and rear loader packers, transfer stations, aluminium walking floors and tippers, and a complete range of bins and containers. Repair and service facilities are also available.

Hyva MEA FZE Outdoor stand 11

Contact person: Barry Chester

Address: PO Box 17846; Office No 121 & 122, Technopark Building B, Jebel Ali Freezone, Dubai, UAE


Fax: +971 4 8163 800Website: www.hyva.com

Exhibited on our external stand is some of our range of solid waste handling equipment, including the world-lead-ing HyvaLift skip and hook-loaders, and our HyvaPress compactors for truck, mobile and static applications. Please visit us on either stand to discuss the benefits of using Hyva equipment in your operation.

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exhibitors - outdoor

J&J Fabrications Outdoor stand 10

Contact person: Ann JonesAddress: PO Box 166660, Brackendowns, 1454


Fax: +27 (0)11 908 3618Website: www.jjfabrications.co.za

J&J Fabrications are manufacturers of: skip waste bins, compactors, bailers, tanks, skip bodies, and roll-on bins.We are also able to repair all types of waste handling equipment and offer skip truck rentals.

Lefatse Vehicle Solutions Outdoor stand 3

Contact person: Tumelo Sithole

Address: PO Box 1558, Marlboro, 2063E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)11 786 0306Fax: +27 (0)11 786 9930

Lefatse is proud to announce the launch of the Dennis Eagle Elite 2 vehicle to the market.

Lefatse offers customised solutions tailored to individual waste requirements. In addition to value-added services such as fuel management, specialised vehicle rentals, insurance, licensing, reporting and fleet consulting, a full maintenance lease is offered. Different rental agreements with the option to purchase are available, giving clients the option to budget accordingly.

MAN Truck & Bus (SA) (Pty) Ltd Outdoor stand 2

Contact person: Patience DumisaniAddress: 105 Andre Greyvenstein Avenue, Isando, 1601


Fax: +27 (0)86 680 4646Website: www.mantruckandbus.co.za

MAN Truck & Bus (SA) (Pty) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of MAN Truck & Bus AG in Germany, is a leading manufac-turer of medium, heavy and extra-heavy trucks, as well as commuter buses and luxury coaches.

Mdantsane Refuse Collectors CC Outside stand 13 & 14

Contact person: Khanyisa CazaAddress: PO Box 8174


Fax: +27 (0)43 761 4751

Mdantsane Refuse is a waste management solutions com-pany servicing the greater Buffalo City Metropolitan area. MRC is a 100% BEE company. The services offered include domestic , industrial and commercial waste removal and the removal of builders rubble and garden refuse. We also offer on-site waste management.

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Mercedes-Benz South Africa Outdoor stand 6

Contact person: Natasha NaidooAddress: PO Box 1717, Pretoria, 0001

E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +27 (0)12 677 1500

Fax: +27 (0)12 677 1900Website: www.mercedes-benzsa.co.za

Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the global company Daimler AG, which is dedicated to sustainable mobility. Currently, MBSA manufactures Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedans for the local and US markets. Under its commercial vehicles division, MBSA has Mercedes-Benz trucks, vans and buses, as well as Freightliner, Fuso and Western Star.

Manitou SA (Pty) Ltd Outdoor stand 9

Contact person: Morné van EmmenesAddress: PO Box 1310, Isando, 1600


Fax: +27 (0)11 975 4646Website: www.manitou.co.za

Manitou Southern Africa, the material-handling equipment reference, offers a diverse product range, including tele-scopic handlers, skid-steer loaders, access platforms, rough terrain forklifts, warehousing equipment, truck-mounted forklifts and conventional diesel/electric forklifts. We serve a range of industries, such as farming, mining, materials handling and construction. Manitou machines embody economy, ease of use, efficiency and versatility. Palfinger Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd Outdoor stand 12

Contact person: Anton du PlessisAddress: PO Box 7092, Albemarle, 1410


Fax: 086 625 8182Website: www.palfinger.co.za

Suppliers of hook lifts, skip loaders, cranes tail lifts and transportable forklifts, Palfinger is the world’s largest producer of hook lifts and truck-mounted cranes with a three-year warranty on all load bearing parts. With service centres in Southern Africa, and complete units and spare parts in stock, we offer a world-leading product with service to match.

exhibitors - outdoor

TFM Industries (Pty) Ltd Outdoor stand 5

Contact person: John Reyneke, Shaun Harrop, Renier Jansen van Rensburg and Ndzo Mtyi

Address: PO Box 1200, Olifantsfontein, Gauteng, 1665E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

Tel: +27 (0)11 316 2620 +27 (0)82 459 0985 (John Reyneke) +27 (0)82 901 4274 (Shaun Harrop)

+27 (0)82 905 2994 (Renier Jansen van Rensburg) +27 (0)83 691 0805 (Ndzo Mtyi)

Fax: +27 (0)11 316 2627Website: www.tfm.co.za

We supply, manufacture and support a wide range of waste handling equipment, including truck-mounted RELs, FELs, Rotopress, side loaders and Econoloaders, as well as static compactors, balers, transfer station installations, container handling equipment, trailers and bins for skip-loaders and roll-on roll-offs, tippers, truck-mounted road sweepers, reductions equipment (composting). We also offer on-site repairs, service facilities and spares.

Our overseas partners are:• Heil USA – rear end loaders and front end loader

compactors• Marathon USA – static compactors, balers, waste reduc-

tion equipment• FAUN Germany – rear end loaders, Rotopress, front end

loaders, sweepers• Meiller Germany – roll-on roll-off, skiploaders and tippers• Doppstadt Germany – slow and fast speed shredders,

screens and chippers• PZB Italy – PTOs and pumps• Presona Sweden – balers

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aCknowledgeMents

AcknowledgementsWasteCon 2012 wishes to thank its loyal patrons and sponsors for their valued support,

assistance and sponsorship. Their contribution is vital to the ongoing success of the

IWMSA biennial event.

Oilkol (PTY) LTD: Delegate bags

Johnson & Johnson (Pty) Ltd:Delegate lanyards and name badges

South African Breweries:Outdoor refreshment networking area

DQS South Africa:Brochure in delegate bags

SA Council for Natural Scientific Professions:Brochure in delegate bags

Sanitech:Brochure in delegate bags

Wasteman Holdings (Pty) Ltd: Brochure in delegate bags

Waste Giant Investment Holdings:Water sippy bottles

Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism:Awards event

Amathole District Municipality:Gala dinner

Talbot and Talbot (Pty) Ltd:Notepads and pens

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TECHNICAL TOURS

East London Industrial Development Zone

Mercedes-Benz South Africa

Supreme Mouldings

Sigma Car Rental:Transport for technical tours

GOLF DAY

Rose Foundation:Golf prizes and gifts for scholars

Sanitech:Golf prizes

The Waste Trade Company:Golf caps

All sponsors are acknowledged for their support, the companies listed were finalised at the time of going to print. Any sponsors secured after this are acknowledged and thanked for their support.

G E O S Y N T H E T I C S & G E O M E M B R A N E S

S I M P L I C I T Y = P E R F E C T I O N

GAST is the premier provider of geosynthetic products and installation services. We provide complete service and support for any geosynthetic requirement.

GAST offers extensive experience and superior quality, innovative products. Detail drawings, as well as extensive technical and estimating support can be provided to assist with designs for the most economical and constructible configuration which meets the project requirements.

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www.gast .co .za • info@gast .co .zaTEL: +27 (12) 660 1616 • FAX: +27 (12) 660 2093

Global Innovative SolutionsSpecialist consulting engineering services through focused business units to meet client requirements in the fi elds of:

Working hand in hand with municipalities to provide service delivery outcomes that balance the technical and social needs of the community we serve.

• Water • Wastewater• Agriculture / Irrigation • Roads & Development• Housing• Environmental and Solid Waste• Electrical and Building Services• Project and Construction Management

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Services include:• Water and Wastewater Services• Solid Waste and Environmental Services• Geographic Information Systems• Underground Services Location• Infrastructure Refurbishment• Turnkey Solutions

Tel: +27(31) 535 6000 | Email: [email protected] www.boschmunitech.co.za

Tel: +27(31) 535 6000 | Email: [email protected] www.boschstemele.co.za

SOLID WASTE TECHNOLOGIES SA

• The treatment of HCRW at international standards with an Electro Thermal Deactivation Unit. A system that reduces health risk and ensures a safer working environment.

• Quality products for the storage of medical/hazardous waste that are compliant with the legal requirements as stipulated by Government.

• Approved training system designed to educate all people on the preservation of the environment and the reduction of risk to human health.

• Assistance on all health, environmental and transport related matters.

We offer:

Killarney Gardens, Cape Town • City Deep, Johannesburg • Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape • George,

Southern Cape • Kimberley, NorthernCape • Durban, Kwazulu Natal • Bloemfontein, Free State

www.swtsa.co.za • [email protected] H/O +27 21 556 9167

Medical Waste DisposalYour leader in hazardous waste management

Our core business is the treatment of HEALTH CARE RISK WASTE

Waste Treatment & Disposal is our business

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WASTECON 2012 21st Waste Management Conference & Exhibition