The Waste Regulations, 2000  
Legal Notice No.31 of 2000  
Gazetted 21st April 2000  
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 18 of the Swaziland Environment Authority Act 1992 , and 
in consultation with the Authority, the Minister for Tourism, Environment and Communications makes the 
following Regulations - 
PART I: PRELIMINARY  
1. Citation and commencement  
2. Application  
3. Interpretation  
PART II: GENERAL PROVISIONS  
4. General prohibiti on and duty of care  
5. Disposal of Waste  
6. Import, export and trade in waste  
PART III: ADMINISTRATION  
7. Functions of the Authority  
8. Functions of Local Authorities  
PART IV: STORAGE, COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE IN URBAN AREAS  
9. Storage of waste  
10. Collection and disposal of household waste  
11. Collection of commercial and industrial waste  
PART V: STORAGE, COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE IN WASTE CONTROL AREAS  
12. Designation of Waste Control Areas  
13. Duties of producers of waste in Waste Control Areas  
PART VI: CARRIAGE OF WASTE  
14. Special Waste Carrier Licences  
15. Consignment notes for Special Waste  
PART VII: WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES  
16. Construction and operation of a waste disposal facility  
PART VIII: WASTE MANAGEMENT LICENCES  
17. Prohibition  on unlicensed operation of a waste disposal facility  18. Applications for waste management licences  
19. Surrender of a waste management licence  
20. Transfer of a waste management licence  
PART IX: SPECIAL WASTE  
21. Storage and Collection of Special Waste  
22. Classification of Special Waste  
23. Special Waste Management licences  
24. Clinical Waste Generators  
PART X: RECOVERY OF WASTE  
25. Waste separation at approved waste disposal facilities  
26. Commercial waste recovery  
27. Waste collection for recovery purp oses 
PART XI: LITTERING AND ABANDONED VEHICLES  
28. Littering  
29. Receptacles in public places and buses  
30. Abandoned Vehicles  
PART XII: WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS  
31. Solid Waste Management Plans  
PART XIII: ENFORCEMENT  
32. Authorised Officers  
33. Enforcement Notices  
34. Enforcement of Special Waste Management Licences  
35. Revision of Licences and Permits  
36. Abatement Notices  
PART XIV: FINAL PROVISIONS  
37. Fees  
38. Transitional Provisions  
SCHEDULE ONE Minimum Standards for Landfill Sites  
39. Location  
40. Land Use Impacts  
SCHEDULE TWO - Form of Consignment Note  
41. CONSIGNMENT NOTE FOR SPECIAL WASTE (Waste Regulations 2000)  
PART A. CONSIGNMENT DETAILS  
PART B. CARRIER'S COLLECTION CERTIFICATE  PART C. CONSIGNOR'S COLLECTION CERTIFICATE  
PART D. CONSIGNEE'S ACCEPTAN CE CERTIFICATE  
SCHEDULE THREE  
PART A: HAZARDOUS WASTE LIST  
PART B: HAZARDOUS PROPERTIES  
PART C: THRESHOLDS FOR CERTAIN HAZARDOUS PROPERTIES  
PART D: RULES FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF THIS SCHEDULE  
SCHEDULE FOUR - Schedule of Fees  
PART I: PRELIMINARY  
Citation and Commencement  
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Waste Regulations, 2000 and shall come into operation on the 
date of publication in the Gazette.  
Application  
2. These Regulations regulate the management of solid waste and liquid waste disposed of on land, and are 
binding on the State.  
Interpretation  
3. (1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires - 
"adverse effect" means any harmful or detrimental effect on the environment, whether actual or potential:  
(a) that is, or may in futu re be, more than trivial or insignificant;  
(b) that impairs, or may in future impair, human health; or  
(c) that results in, or may in future result in, an impairment of the ability of people and communities to 
provide for their health, safety, and cultural  and economic well -being, that is more than trivial or 
insignificant, and the risk of a potential adverse effect occurring shall be deemed to be significant if either it 
is reasonably likely that the adverse effect may occur, or if it is unlikely that the adverse effect will occur 
but if it did occur it would be serious and/or irreversible;  
"approved waste disposal facility" means, in respect of any category of waste, a facility which has been 
licensed by the authority under these Regulations as a facility at which that type of waste may be 
permanently disposed of, and includes a landfill site and an incinerator;  
"clinical waste" means any waste produced by hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, doctor's offices, medical 
laboratories, medical research facilities  and veterinarians which is infectious or potentially infectious, and, 
without limitation, includes: microbial wastes such as cultures and stocks of infectious wastes; human 
blood and blood products; pathological wastes of human origin such as tissues, org ans and body parts; 
contaminated animal wastes including animal carcasses, body parts and bedding which have been exposed 
to infectious agents; isolation wastes associated with animals or humans which have been isolated as a 
result of being infected with a  disease; and contaminated and uncontaminated sharps including hypodermic 
needles, scalpels and broken glassware;  "commercial waste" means waste from premises used wholly or mainly for the purposes of a trade or 
business or for the purposes of sport, recre ation or entertainment, but excluding: household waste; 
industrial waste; waste from any mine or quarry; and waste from premises used for agriculture;  
"disposal" of waste includes deposit of waste into or onto land, and incineration of waste, but does not 
include temporary storage of waste, pending collection, in accordance with these Regulations;  
"environmental compliance certificate" means an Environmental Compliance Certificate issued under and 
in accordance with the Environmental Audit, Assessment and Review Regulations 2000 ; 
"hazardous waste" means any waste - 
(a) which is listed in Part A of Sched ule Three  and to which a six digit waste code has been assigned in that 
Schedule, and which displays any of the properties specified in Part II of Schedule Three ; or 
(b) which displays any of the following hazardous properties as defined in Part II of Schedule Three : highly 
"flammable" (only liquid substances and preparations having a fl ash point below 21oC), "irritant", 
"harmful", "toxic", "carcinogenic" or "corrosive", unless the waste does not exceed any of the threshold 
criteria for certain hazardous properties set out in Part C of Schedule Three ; 
"household waste" means waste from any of the following premises - 
(a) a home, that is to say, a building or self -contained part of a building which is used wholly for the 
purposes of living accommodation, o r a caravan or a mobile home;  
(b) premises forming part of a university or school or other educational establishment;  
(c) premises forming part of a residential home, hospital or nursing home, but does not include commercial, 
industrial or hazardous waste,  sand, earth, effluent, or garden waste;  
"industrial waste" means waste from a factory or from any premises used for the purposes of, or in 
connection with, the provision to the public of: transport services by land, water or air; gas, water, 
electricity o r sewerage services; or postal or telecommunications services;  
"litter" means any waste which is discarded in any public place or vacant land, other than in a waste 
receptacle;  
"local authority" means a municipal council or a town council established under  Part II of the Urban 
Government Act 1969, or a town board established under Part XIII of that Act, and in relation to a 
company town, means the company that controls the town;  
"local waste disposal site" means a site designated for the disposal of waste i n a waste control area in 
accordance with regulation 12 ; 
"local waste collection site" means a site designated for the collection of waste in a waste control area in 
accordan ce with regulation 12 ; 
"occupier" means, in relation to any land or premises, any person in actual occupation, in charge of, or 
responsible for managing, the land or premises , and includes a person occupying a portion of Swazi Nation 
Land with the permission of a Chief, and in respect of Swazi Nation Land which has not be allocated to a 
particular person, the Chief of that area;  
"premises" means any building or part of a build ing and the land used or occupied in connection with it;  
"recovery" in relation to waste, means the recycling, re -use or reclamation of waste or any other process 
which is applied to waste with a review to extracting secondary raw materials, or generating heat or any 
other form of energy, from the waste;  "special waste" means hazardous waste and clinical waste;  
"statutory nuisance" means any state of affairs or matter which is defined in any legislation as constituting a 
nuisance or a public nuisance;  
"urba n area" means an area within the area or jurisdiction of a local authority;  
"waste" means any substance or thing that the holder discards or disposes of, or intends or is required to 
discard or dispose of, irrespective of its value to anyone, and any subst ance or thing deemed by a regulation 
to be waste; and for the purposes of this definition: "holder" means a person in possession of the waste, or a 
person whose activities produced the waste, or a person who carried out pre -processing, mixing or other 
operations that changed the nature or composition of the waste;  
"waste control area" means an area designated as such by the Minister in accordance with regulation 12(1) ; 
"waste disposal facility" means a landfill site, incinerator or any other facility at which waste is 
permanently disposed of;  
"waste regulation authority" means:  
   (i) in respect of an urban area, the local authority responsible for that area;  
   (ii) in respect  of a waste control area, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; or the body to which 
responsibility for the management of waste in the waste control area has been delegated under regulation 
12(2); and  
   (iii) in any other area, the Office of the Deputy  Prime Minister.   
PART II: GENERAL PROVISIONS  
General Prohibition and Duty of Care  
4. (1) A person shall not collect, transport, sort, recover, treat, store, dispose of or otherwise manage waste 
in a manner that is likely to result in an adverse effect.  
(2) Every person who imports, produces, collects, recovers, transports, keeps, treats or disposes of waste 
must take all reasonable measures to prevent any other person contravening sub -regulation (1) in relation to 
that waste.  
(3) Any person who contravenes  sub-regulations (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction 
to a fine not exceeding twenty five thousand Emalangeni and on a second or subsequent conviction, to a 
fine not exceeding fifty thousand Emalangeni and, in the case of a natural per son, to imprisonment for a 
term not exceeding two years, or to both imprisonment and a fine.  
Disposal of Waste  
5. (1) Subject to sub -regulation (2), no person shall dispose of:  
(a) commercial or industrial waste, or household waste produced in urban areas,  except at an approved 
waste disposal facility;  
(b) special waste except at an approved waste disposal facility;  
(c) any household waste produced in a waste control area except at a local waste disposal site or a local 
waste collection site designated by t he Authority under regulation 12(3) or at an approved waste disposal 
facility.  (2) The following acts do not contravene sub -regulation (1):  
(a) the discharge directly into a water body of commercial or industrial waste, other than special waste, in 
the for m of effluent in compliance with the [Water Pollution Control Regulations 2000] or  
(b) the emission into the atmosphere of commercial or industrial waste, other than special waste, in the 
form of gas or particulates, in compliance with the [Air Pollution C ontrol Regulations 2000].  
(3) Any person who contravenes sub -regulation (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine 
not exceeding twenty five thousand Emalangeni and on a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not 
exceeding fifty thous and Emalangeni and, in the case of a natural person, to imprisonment to a term not 
exceeding two years, or to both imprisonment and a fine.  
Import, export and trade in waste  
6. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), no person shall import, export or trade in waste without the written 
permission of the Authority and subject to the terms and conditions imposed by the Authority  
(2) The import of hazardous waste into Swaziland is prohibited.  
(3) Any person who contravenes sub -regulation (1) or (2) commits an offence and  is liable on conviction to 
a fine not exceeding twenty five thousand Emalangeni and on a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine 
not exceeding fifty thousand Emalangeni and imprisonment to a term not exceeding two years, or both.  
PART III: ADMINISTRATI ON 
Functions of the Authority  
7. The Authority shall - 
(a) prepare a national waste strategy;  
(b) give general or specific directions to waste regulation authorities regarding their functions relating to 
the collection and disposal of waste in their areas,  in order to promote the protection of the environment 
and the wise use of resources;  
(c) monitor the management of waste in waste control areas in accordance with Part V;  
(d) issue special waste carrier licences under Part VI and keep a register containin g details of all persons to 
whom such licenses have been issued;  
(e) inspect all waste disposal and recovery facilities in respect of which a waste management licence is in 
force at least once every six months;  
(f) issue special waste management licences u nder regulation 23;  
(g) issue waste recovery licences and waste separation permits under Part X;  
(h) issue waste management licences under Part VIII;  
(i) regulate the management of waste in accordance with Part VIII;  
(j) regulate the management of special waste in accordance with Part IX;  
(k) monitor compliance with licences issued under these Regulations;  
(l) take enforcement action where necessary, including variation, revocation and suspension of licences in 
the case of breach of licence conditions;  
(m) review and monitor the implementation by local authorities of waste management plans; and  
(n) collect and analyse statistical data on waste produced and waste composition in Swaziland and include 
the findings of this research and appropriate recommendation s in the annual report of the Authority.  
Functions of local authorities  
8. (1) Each local authority shall, within the local authority's area of jurisdiction - (a) collect, or arrange for the collection of, all household waste at least once per week and ens ure that it is 
disposed of at an approved waste disposal facility;  
(b) ensure that all waste is collected, transported and disposed of in accordance with these Regulations;  
(c) take all practical measures to promote and support the recovery of waste, parti cularly at the point at 
which it is produced;  
(d) provide litter receptacles in public places in accordance with regulation 29; and  
(e) prepare waste management plans in accordance with regulation 31.  
(2) Each local authority shall report annually to the A uthority on the quantity of household, commercial, 
industrial, hazardous and clinical waste generated and disposed of within its area of jurisdiction and on the 
implementation of its waste management plan.  
PART IV: STORAGE, COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE  
IN URBAN AREAS  
Storage of Waste  
9. (1) Every occupier of premises in an urban area shall provide suitable waste receptacles in accordance 
with sub -regulation (2), for the reception and storage of waste produced upon the premises, and shall 
ensure that suc h waste is deposited in these waste receptacles.  
(2) If the occupier fails to provide suitable waste receptacles the local authority may provide the necessary 
receptacles and recover the cost from the occupier or owner of the premises.  
(3) Every occupier o f premises in an urban area shall:  
(a) provide and use separate receptacles for the reception and storage of each of the following categories of 
waste which it produces:  
   (i) household waste:  
   (ii) industrial and commercial waste;  
   (iii) waste which is to be recycled; and  
   (iv) special waste;  
(b) maintain all receptacles in good condition; and  
(c) ensure that the receptacles are covered at all times (except when waste is being deposited in or removed 
from a receptacle) and are located so as not to c ause a statutory nuisance or be unnecessarily offensive to 
the occupiers of adjacent plots.  
(4) Every owner of a plot in an urban area containing four or more residential or commercial units shall 
provide an enclosure for the storage of individual waste re ceptacles or common waste receptacles for all 
occupiers of that plot producing the same type of waste.  
(5) Any person who contravenes sub -regulations (1), (3) or (4) commits an offence and is liable on 
conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty five thousan d Emalangeni and on a second or subsequent 
conviction, to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand Emalangeni and, in the case of a natural person, to 
imprisonment to a term not exceeding two years, or to both imprisonment and a fine.  
Collection and Disposal of  Household Waste  
10. (1) Every local authority shall ensure that skips or common receptacles are placed along access routes 
to and from any premises within its area or jurisdiction that are inaccessible to waste collection vehicles, 
for the collection of h ousehold waste.  (2) Every occupier of premises located in areas which are inaccessible to waste collection vehicles shall 
ensure that all household waste produced on their premises is transported to, and disposed of in, the skips 
or common receptacles prov ided by the local authority in accordance with sub -regulation (1).  
(3) Every local authority shall ensure that all household waste produced within its area of jurisdiction is 
collected from the waste receptacles provided in accordance with regulation 9 and  the skips and common 
receptacles provided in accordance with this regulation, at least once per week and is disposed of at an 
approved waste disposal facility or treated in accordance with these Regulations.  
(4) The owner or occupier of any premises situa ted in an urban area in which a mechanised waste 
collection service is operated by the local authority or an operator licensed by the local authority, shall, on 
the days and at the times stipulated by the local authority, place the waste receptacles contai ning the 
household waste generated on the premises in front of their premises in a place accessible to the waste 
collection vehicles and shall remove all empty receptacles within twelve hours of the collection of the 
waste.  
(5) Any person who contravenes s ub-regulations (1), (2), (3) or (4) commits an offence and is liable on 
conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty five thousand Emalangeni and on a second or subsequent 
conviction, to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand Emalangeni and, in the case of a nat ural person, to 
imprisonment to a term not exceeding two years, or to both imprisonment and a fine.  
Collection of Commercial and Industrial Waste  
11. (1) The owner or occupier of any premises upon which commercial or industrial waste is produced shall 
arrange for the waste to be collected and transported to an approved waste disposal facility and disposed of 
at that facility or treated in accordance with these Regulations.  
(2) Any owner or occupier of premises upon which commercial or industrial waste is pr oduced may make a 
written request to the local authority to arrange for the collection of all or any of such waste.  
(3) Upon receipt of a written request under sub -regulation (2), the local authority shall notify the applicant 
in writing with ten days whet her or not it is able to collect the waste in question and where it is able to do 
so, the local authority shall enter into a written agreement with the owner or occupier of the premises or the 
producer of the waste, under which the local authority undertak es, for a fee, to collect the waste and to 
transport it to an approved waste disposal facility for disposal in accordance with these Regulations.  
(4) Unless otherwise provided under a written agreement referred to in sub -regulation (3), the local 
authority  shall act as the agent of the producer of the waste in handling, transporting and disposing of the 
waste.  
PART V: STORAGE, COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE 
IN WASTE CONTROL AREAS  
Designation of Waste Control Areas  
12. (1) Where the Minister for the Enviro nment, acting on the advice of the Authority, and after 
consultation with the competent authority or organ of Government responsible for rural development 
considers that the disposal of waste in any non -urban area is resulting in an adverse effect, or ther e is a 
significant risk that it will result in an adverse effect, the Minister for the Environment may, by notice in 
the Gazette, designate the area as a waste control area.  (2) The organ of Government or public body that has primary responsibility for was te management in a 
waste control area - 
(a) shall prepare and submit to the Authority for approval, a plan for the management of waste in the waste 
control area that conforms to the requirements of the Authority including any national waste strategy 
publis hed by the Authority;  
(b) shall designate one or more local waste disposal sites or local waste collection sites within each waste 
control area;  
(c) shall inform the public within the waste control area of the location of these designated waste disposal 
and waste collection sites; and  
(d) may request the Minister for the Environment to prescribe guidelines for the disposal of waste within 
the waste control area, either by regulation or in the form of a code of practice issued in accordance with 
section 87; and 
(e) shall report at least once annually to the Authority on the implementation of its waste management plan.  
(3) An organ of Government or public body with primary responsibility for waste management in a waste 
control area may, with the consent of the  Minister responsible for environmental affairs, delegate some or 
all of its functions under this section to another organ of Government, public body, chief or traditional 
authority, or to an organisation which is representative of the people in the waste control area.  
Duties of producers of waste in Waste Control Areas  
13. (1) Every person in a waste control area shall dispose of any household waste which the person 
generates - 
   (i) in a local waste disposal site or at a local waste collection site desig nated by the Authority; or  
   (ii) within the boundaries of the site which they occupy, by burying the waste in a pit in the ground which 
is located at a safe distance from human living areas and drinking water sources.  
(2) Every person in a waste control area shall comply with directions by the Authority regarding the proper 
management and safe disposal of waste, of which they are notified or which are widely publicized in the 
waste disposal area.  
(3) Any person who contravenes sub -regulations (1) or (2) c ommits an offence and is liable on conviction 
to a fine not exceeding twenty five thousand Emalangeni and on a second or subsequent conviction, to a 
fine not exceeding fifty thousand Emalangeni and, in the case of a natural person, to imprisonment to a 
term not exceeding two years, or to both imprisonment and a fine.  
PART VI: CARRIAGE OF WASTE  
Special Waste Carrier Licences  
14. (1) No person shall transport special waste except under and in accordance with a special waste carrier 
licence issued by the Autho rity under this regulation.  
(2) A person wishing to obtain a special waste carrier licence shall submit a written application to the 
Authority together with the fee prescribed in Schedule Four and the application shall include - 
(a) a description of the ty pes of special wastes which the applicant wishes to transport;  
(b) the anticipated volume of special waste to be transported annually;  
(c) a description of the containers and vehicles which will be used to transport the special waste;  
(d) a description of the measures which will be taken to minimise any potential danger to the environment 
or to human health (including the safety of workers) arising from the handling and transportation of the 
special waste;  (e) a description of the emergency contingency plan s which the carrier has or will establish to deal with any 
accidental escape of special waste or any other unexpected threat to human health or the environment 
arising from the transportation of special waste; and  
(f) any other information which the Author ity may reasonably require in order to determine the application.  
(3) The Authority shall consider the application and if necessary request additional information from the 
applicant and within thirty days of receiving the application, or any additional inf ormation requested, shall 
decide whether or not to issue a special waste carrier licence and notify the applicant in writing of its 
decision.  
(4) If the Authority is satisfied, firstly that the carriage of the special waste will not cause an adverse effect , 
and secondly that the carrier will take all reasonable precautions to minimise the risk of causing an adverse 
effect, the Authority shall issue a special waste carrier licence subject to whatever terms and conditions the 
Authority considers appropriate, but if it is not satisfied on both these counts, it shall refuse the application 
giving reasons for the refusal.  
(5) A special waste carrier licence shall be valid for a period of three years, unless revoked in accordance 
with regulation 33(4).  
(6) This Pa rt shall not apply to waste oil from motor vehicles.  
(7) Any person who contravenes sub -regulation (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine 
not exceeding twenty five thousand Emalangeni and on a second or subsequent conviction, to a fin e not 
exceeding fifty thousand Emalangeni and, in the case of a natural person, to imprisonment to a term not 
exceeding two years, or to both imprisonment and a fine.  
Consignment notes for Special Waste  
15. (1) For the purposes of this regulation, in relat ion to a consignment of special waste - 
"carrier" means the person who collects that waste from the premises at which it is being held and 
transports it to another place;  
"consignee" means the person to whom that waste is transported;  
"consignment note" me ans a note in a form corresponding to the form set out in Schedule 2, and includes 
any additional material accompanying the note; and "consignor" means the person who causes that waste to 
be removed from the premises at which it is being held.  
(2) Five cop ies of a consignment note shall be prepared for each consignment of special waste, and in 
accordance with this regulation, one copy shall be retained by the consignor, one copy by the carrier, one 
copy by the consignee, and the consignee shall send two cop ies to the consignee's waste regulation 
authority.  
(3) The consignee's waste regulation authority shall retain one copy of the consignment note and, if 
applicable, shall send the other to the consignor's waste management authority.  
(4) Before a consignment  of special waste is removed from the premises at which it is being held - 
(a) five copies of the consignment note shall be prepared and the consignor shall ensure that Part A 
(consignment details) and Part C (consignor's collection certificate) is complet ed on each of the copies;  
(b) the carrier shall ensure that - 
   (i) Part B (carrier's collection certificate) is completed on those five copies;     (ii) one copy of the consignment note on which parts A, B and C have been completed is given to the 
consign or before the consignment is removed; and  
   (iii) he or she receives four of the copies on which Parts A, B and C have been completed and gives them 
to the consignee before or at the time the consignee receives the consignment.  
(5) Subject to sub -regulati on (7), the consignee shall on receiving a consignment - 
(a) ensure that Part D (consignee's acceptance certificate) is completed on the four copies of the 
consignment note which the consignee receives;  
(b) retain one completed copy;  
(c) ensure that one co mpleted copy is immediately given to the carrier; and  
(d) ensure that the remaining two copies are given, within 7 days of receipt of the consignment, to the waste 
regulation authority for the area to which the consignment has been transported.  
(6) A waste  regulation authority that receives copies of a consignment note for waste that has been 
transported from an area under the control of another waste regulation authority, shall immediately send a 
copy of that consignment note to the waste regulation author ity for the area from which the consignment 
was transported.  
(7) If a consignee refuses to accept delivery of a consignment of special waste, the requirements of sub -
regulation (5) shall not apply to the consignee, and if the consignee has been given copie s of the 
consignment note, the consignee shall, without completing Part D - 
(a) retain one copy;  
(b) ensure that two copies, accompanied by a written explanation of the reasons for not accepting delivery 
are given immediately to the waste regulation author ity for the area to which the special waste has been 
transported; and  
(c) ensure that the other copy is returned to the carrier.  
(8) Where a consignee refuses to accept delivery of a consignment of special waste, as described in 
paragraph (7), the carrier shall ensure that the consignment of waste is - 
   (i) returned to the consignor; or  
   (ii) delivered to another consignee designated by the consignor.  
(9) Where a consignment of special waste is delivered to a consignee other than the consignee originall y 
named in Part A of the consignment note, as described in paragraph (8) (ii) above, the carrier shall amend 
Part A of the consignment note accordingly and the consignor shall sign the amended Part of the 
consignment note before the new consignee may accep t the consignment of waste.  
(10) The consignor and the carrier shall retain their copies of the consignment note for a minimum period 
of five years and the consignee and the consignee's waste regulation authority shall retain their copies of the 
consignmen t note for a minimum period of ten years.  
(11) The Authority may at any reasonable time inspect the consignment notes and records relating to the 
movement of special waste held by a consignor, carrier, consignee, or waste regulation authority.  
PART VII: WA STE DISPOSAL FACILITIES  
Construction and Operation of a Waste Disposal Facility  
16. (1) A person shall not construct or operate a waste disposal facility, other than a local waste disposal 
site or a local waste collection site, except under and in accordan ce with the terms and conditions of an 
environmental compliance certificate.  (2) An applicant for an environmental compliance certificate for a waste disposal facility, shall submit to 
the Authority the following information - 
(a) a description of the site ; 
(b) the anticipated volume and categories of waste to be disposed of at the site annually;  
(c) in the case of a landfill site, evidence that the site - 
   (i) meets the minimum requirements set out in Schedule One ; 
   (ii) is not located in an area referred to in sub -regulation (3)(b); and  
   (iii) is located and designed and is capable of being operated in such a way as to ensure that any leachate 
or gaseous emission, w ill not cause any adverse effect.  
(3) The Authority shall not issue an environmental compliance certificate for a new landfill site or the 
upgrading of an existing site unless the Authority is satisfied that - 
(a) subject to sub -regulation (4), the site me ets the minimum requirements set out in Schedule One ; 
(b) the site is not located within - 
   (i) a national park, game reserve or any other protected area or area having  national historical or 
archaeological significance;  
   (ii) an area which is flooded on average at least once every 25 years; or  
   (iii) an area in which geological faults occur  
(c) the site is located and designed and is capable of being operated in suc h a way as to ensure that any 
leachate or gaseous emission, will not cause any adverse effect.  
(4) The Authority may grant exemptions from the minimum requirements in Sche dule One  in respect of a 
specific site where it is satisfied, based on the results of the environmental impact assessment and 
accompanying comprehensive mitigation plan, that there are good reasons for doing so and that the 
granting of the exemption will not result in any adverse effect.  
(5) Any person who contravenes sub -regulation (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine 
not exceeding twenty five thousand Emalangeni and on a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not 
exceeding fif ty thousand Emalangeni and, in the case of a natural person, to imprisonment to a term not 
exceeding two years, or to both imprisonment and a fine.  
PART VIII: WASTE MANAGEMENT LICENCES  
Prohibition on unlicensed operation of a Waste Disposal Facility  
17. (1 ) A person shall not operate a waste disposal facility except under and in accordance with a waste 
management licence issued by the Authority under regulation 18.  
(2) Any person who contravenes sub -regulation (1) commits an offence and is liable on convict ion to a fine 
not exceeding twenty five thousand Emalangeni and on a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not 
exceeding fifty thousand Emalangeni and, in the case of a natural person, to imprisonment to a term not 
exceeding two years or to both impri sonment and a fine.  
Applications for Waste Management Licences  
18. (1) Every person wishing to be granted a waste management licence shall submit an application to the 
Authority setting out details of - 
(a) the applicant (including name and contact details ); 
(b) the site, including relevant land use in the surrounding area;  
(c) the proposed management and operating methods;  
(d) the technical expertise and experience of the applicant and its staff in undertaking the waste management activities for which the licence is required;  
(e) the actual and/or anticipated environmental impacts of the operation of the facility unless such 
information has already been submitted to the Authority in compliance with the requirements of the 
Environmental Audit, Assessment and  Review Regulations 2000;  
(f) the fee prescribed in Schedule Four;  
(g) the anticipated categories and quantities of waste to be handled and disposed of at the facility; and  
(h) any other information which the Authority may reasonably require.  
(2) Where the  applicant intends to operate a waste disposal facility, the applicant shall include, with the 
application, a facility operating plan for the waste disposal facility that shall as a minimum include:  
(a) a set of facility rules and standards relating to the  operation of the facility;  
(b) a list of the types and volumes of waste which may be accepted at the facility;  
(c) the technical standards of the facility  
(d) the staffing of the facility including security and monitoring measures; and  
(e) the overall man agement of the facility.  
(3) Upon receipt of an application for a waste management licence the Authority shall inspect the site and 
may require the applicant to provide further information to enable the Authority to properly evaluate the 
application.  
(4) T he Authority shall evaluate each application for a waste management licence and any other relevant 
information submitted to it in connection with the issuing of an environmental compliance certificate, and 
shall within sixty days of receipt of the applicat ion and all other information required by the Authority, 
either - 
(a) grant a licence if the Authority is satisfied that the applicant has sufficient expertise to operate the waste 
disposal facility in accordance with guidelines prescribed by the Authority  and in a manner which will not 
cause any adverse effect; or  
(b) reject the application giving its reasons in writing to the applicant.  
(5) The Authority shall issue a waste management licence subject to whatever terms and conditions the 
Authority consider s appropriate to ensure that the site is properly managed and the waste is disposed of 
without causing any adverse effect. These terms and conditions may be incorporated in the waste 
management licence by reference to the facility operating plan which shal l form part of the waste 
management licence.  
(6) The Authority may by written notice to the holder of a waste management licence, amend the terms and 
conditions of the licence (including the provisions of the facility operating plan) if the Authority consi ders 
that the amendments are necessary to avoid or mitigate any adverse effect.  
(7) A waste management licence may not be surrendered by the holder except in accordance with 
regulation 19.  
(8) A waste management licence is not transferable by the holder bu t the Authority may transfer it to 
another person under regulation 20.  
(9) A waste management licence shall remain in force until it is revoked by the Authority under regulation 
33(4) or its surrender is accepted by the Authority under regulation 19.  
(10) The operator of a waste disposal facility shall - 
(a) take all reasonable steps to ensure that the disposal of waste at the site is carried out in such a manner as 
to avoid any adverse effect;  
(b) refuse to accept special waste at the facility unless it is  delivered by the holder of a valid special waste 
management licence and special waste carrier licence and is accompanied by four copies of a consignment note in accordance with regulation 15;  
(c) ensure that special waste is disposed of separately in acco rdance with the requirements of the Authority;  
(d) monitor the site to ensure that the waste is being disposed of in accordance with the licence and without 
causing any adverse effect;  
(e) keep records on any monitoring for the duration of the waste manage ment licence; and  
(f) submit any proposed amendment to the facility operating plan to the Authority for approval.  
(11) No amendment to the facility operating plan shall be effective unless approved by the Authority in 
writing and incorporated into the wast e management licence.  
Surrender of a Waste Management Licence  
19. (1) The holder of a waste management licence may not surrender the licence unless the Authority 
accepts the surrender in accordance with this regulation.  
(2) The holder of a waste management  licence may apply to the Authority for permission to surrender the 
licence and shall provide any information that the Authority may reasonably require to determine the 
application.  
(3) Upon receipt of an application for the surrender of a waste management  licence in respect of a waste 
disposal facility, the Authority shall inspect the facility, and the site, and where the Authority is - 
(a) satisfied that there is no significant risk of any adverse effects being caused directly or indirectly by the 
waste d isposed of at the site, it shall accept the surrender of the licence;  
(b) not satisfied under paragraph (a), it shall refuse to accept the surrender of the licence, and shall notify 
the applicant of the measures that the Authority requires the applicant to  take to remove the risk of any 
adverse effects, in order for the Authority to accept the surrender of the licence.  
(4) If the holder of the licence fails to take the measures referred to in sub -regulation (3)(b), the Authority 
may take the measures and re cover the costs incurred in doing so from the licence holder.  
(5) Where the surrender of a licence is accepted under sub -regulation (3), the Authority shall issue to the 
applicant a certificate of completion stating that it is satisfied as stated in sub -regulation (3)(a) and, on the 
issue of that certificate, the licence shall cease to have effect.  
Transfer of a Waste Management Licence  
20. (1) A waste management licence may be transferred to another person only in accordance with this 
regulation.  
(2) Where  the holder of a waste management licence wishes to transfer the licence to another person ("the 
proposed transferee") the licence holder and the proposed transferee shall jointly make an application to the 
Authority and shall provide whatever information the Authority may reasonably require to determine the 
application.  
(3) If the Authority is satisfied that the proposed transferee has sufficient expertise to operate the waste 
disposal facility in accordance with guidelines prescribed by the Authority and in a manner which will not 
cause harm to the environment or human health, the Authority shall effect a transfer of the licence to the 
proposed transferee, and if it is not so satisfied it shall refuse the transfer application.  
(4) The Authority shall effec t a transfer of a licence under the sub -regulation (3) by causing to be endorsed 
with the name and other particulars of the proposed transferee as the holder the licence of the licence from 
such date specified in the endorsement as may be agreed with the a pplicants.  PART IX: SPECIAL WASTE  
Storage and Collection of Special Waste  
21. (1) The owner or occupier of every premises upon which special waste is produced shall ensure that all 
special waste is separated from other waste, and is stored in separate cont ainers pending disposal, in 
accordance with Authority's requirements.  
(2) Any person who contravenes sub -regulation (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine 
not exceeding twenty five thousand Emalangeni and on a second or subsequent con viction, to a fine not 
exceeding fifty thousand Emalangeni and, in the case of a natural person, to imprisonment to a term not 
exceeding two years, or to both imprisonment and a fine.  
Classification of Special Waste  
22. Where a person is unable to determin e whether or not any particular waste is hazardous waste, clinical 
waste or other waste, that person shall refer the matter to the Authority whose decision shall be final.  
Special Waste Management Licences  
23. (1) A person shall not keep, treat or dispose of special waste except under and in accordance with a 
special waste management licence issued under this regulation.  
(2) Every owner or occupier of any land or premises on which special waste is kept, treated or disposed of 
shall make a written applicatio n to the Authority for a special waste management licence accompanied by 
payment of the fee prescribed in Schedule Four, and if the waste is kept, treated or disposed of within an 
urban area, shall simultaneously submit a copy of the application to any loc al authority concerned.  
(3) An application for a special waste management licence shall include details of - 
(a) the chemical composition, nature and volume of the waste which is being, or will be, produced;  
(b) the industrial process, trade or activity gi ving rise to the waste;  
(c) the frequency of disposal of the waste;  
(d) the number of persons employed on the premises;  
(e) the way in which the applicant proposes to keep, treat or dispose of the special waste, including storage 
and handling procedures;  
(f) a copy of the special waste carrier licence or an application for such a licence, relating to the transport or 
proposed transport of the special waste, regardless of whether or not the carrier and the applicant are the 
same person;  
(g) the precautions w hich will be taken to avoid any adverse effects being caused by the special waste; and  
(h) any other matter, including testing and laboratory analyses, which the Authority may reasonably require 
in order to determine the application.  
(4) After receipt of t he application, the Authority may require the applicant to provide further information 
to enable the Authority to evaluate the application properly.  
(5) The Authority shall evaluate each application for a special waste management licence and any other 
relevant information submitted to it, and shall within twenty days of receipt of the application and all other 
information required by the Authority, either - 
(a) grant a special waste management licence if the Authority is satisfied that the proposed method o f 
keeping, treating and disposing of the special waste will not cause any adverse effects; or  
(b) reject the application giving its reason in writing to the applicant and require the applicant to submit a revised application.  
(6) The Authority shall issue a special waste management licence subject to whatever terms and conditions 
the Authority considers appropriate to ensure that the waste is stored, handled, treated and/or disposed of 
without causing any adverse effects.  
(7) The terms and conditions referr ed to in paragraph (6) shall be specified in the licence, and may include 
conditions requiring the applicant - 
(a) to treat the waste in order to render it non -hazardous or less hazardous in accordance with standards and 
procedures prescribed by the Author ity, at the place where it is produced;  
(b) to ensure that adequate records are kept and contractual arrangements concluded to enable the Authority 
to track any consignment of waste from the place where it is produced to the place where it is finally 
dispo sed of and to determine which party had custody of the waste at each point;  
(c) to take any other measures in respect of the waste which the Authority considers appropriate to ensure 
that the waste does not cause any adverse effects.  
(8) The Authority may,  by written notice to the holder of a special waste management licence, amend the 
terms and conditions of the licence if the Authority considers that the amendments are necessary to avoid or 
mitigate any adverse effects.  
(9) A special waste management lice nce shall remain in effect for a period of five years, provided that the 
holder of the licence shall notify the Authority of any significant change in the volume or nature of the 
waste during the licence period and upon such notification the Authority may alter the licence as necessary 
to ensure that the waste is kept, treated, and/or disposed of, without causing any adverse effects.  
(10) Any person who contravenes sub -regulation (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a 
fine not exceeding twe nty five thousand Emalangeni and on a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine 
not exceeding fifty thousand Emalangeni and, in the case of a natural person, to imprisonment to a term not 
exceeding two years, or to both imprisonment and a fine.  
Clinical W aste Generators  
24. (1) The owner or occupier of any land or premises on which clinical waste is produced shall ensure that 
all clinical waste produced on the premises is immediately placed in heavy duty plastic bags or other 
containers prescribed by the A uthority which are colour coded in accordance with sub -regulation (2).  
(2) All plastic bags and containers containing clinical waste shall be colour coded and labelled as follows - 
(a) all clinical waste which has not been sterilised and rendered non -infec tious shall be placed in heavy 
duty red plastic bags at the point of generation;  
(b) all clinical waste which has been sterilised by autoclave, microwave, chemical or other non -burning 
method, shall be placed in heavy duty yellow plastic bags;  
(c) all shar ps, whether sterilised or not, shall be placed in rigid, sealed, plastic containers clearly marked 
"Clinical Waste - Sharps" in red lettering.  
(3) All clinical waste shall be sterilised prior to final disposal in accordance with the requirements of the 
Authority, either on the premises where the waste was produced or at an authorised waste disposal facility.  
(4) Every owner or occupier of premises on which clinical waste is produced shall provide periodic training 
on proper clinical waste handling procedure s to all employees who may come in contact with clinical 
waste, in accordance with the requirements of the Authority.  
(5) No person shall place clinical waste in any container that is not colour coded in accordance with sub -regulation (2).  
(6) Any person w ho contravenes sub -regulations (1), (3), (4) or (5) commits an offence and is liable on 
conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty five thousand Emalangeni and on a second or subsequent 
conviction, to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand Emalangeni and, in t he case of a natural person, to 
imprisonment to a term not exceeding two years, or to both imprisonment and a fine.  
PART X: RECOVERY OF WASTE  
Waste separation at approved Waste Disposal Facilities  
25. (1) No person shall sort or separate any waste for the purpose of recovery at an approved waste disposal 
facility, except under and in accordance with - 
(a) a waste management licence in respect of that waste disposal facility;  
(b) a waste recovery licence issued under regulation 27(4); or  
(c) a waste separati on permit issued under this regulation.  
(2) Any person wishing to obtain a waste separation permit shall apply in person to the Authority or to the 
local authority or any other body to whom the Authority has delegated authority to issue waste separation 
permits.  
(3) Any person who contravenes sub -regulation (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine 
not exceeding twenty five thousand Emalangeni and on a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not 
exceeding fifty thousand Emalangeni.  
Com mercial Waste Recovery  
26. (1) A person shall not undertake a business which involves the recovery of waste and which employs 
more than ten people, except under and in accordance with a waste recovery licence issued by the 
Authority.  
(2) A person wishing t o obtain a waste recovery licence shall submit a written application to the Authority 
that shall include - 
(a) details of the applicant;  
(b) a description of the site(s) at which the recovery operations will be conducted and whether or not they 
are within an existing waste disposal site;  
(c) a description of the material(s) the applicant wishes to recover;  
(d) the anticipated volume of the materials;  
(e) a description of the proposed manner of recovery;  
(f) the number of persons to be employed in the operat ion; 
(g) a description of storage containers to be used, their location and frequency of collection; and  
(h) a health and safety plan for all sorting workers to include safety clothing and training.  
(3) If the waste recovery business is to be undertaken pa rtially or wholly within an approved waste disposal 
facility, the application under sub -regulation (2) shall in addition, include:  
(a) details of the precautions which will be taken to avoid disruption of the normal operation of the waste 
disposal facility ; and  
(b) confirmation that all sorting activities shall conform to the facility operating plan.  
(4) The Authority shall consult with any local authority in whose area of jurisdiction the waste recovery 
business is to be undertaken and if any part of the b usiness is to be undertaken within an approved waste disposal facility, with the operator of the waste disposal facility and, taking their views into account, the 
Authority shall by written notice to the applicant copied to the parties consulted, either - 
(a) issue a waste recovery permit subject to such terms and conditions as the Authority considers 
appropriate; or  
(b) refuse the application giving reasons for the refusal.  
(5) If the Authority is satisfied that waste recovery activities within an approved  waste disposal facility will 
increase the operating costs of the waste disposal facility the Authority may require the applicant to pay a 
fee to the operator of the waste disposal facility as a condition of the issue of the waste recovery licence.  
(6) A w aste recovery permit issued for sorting at an approved waste disposal facility shall be valid for a 
period of five years, unless revoked in accordance with regulation 33(4).  
(7) Any person who contravenes sub -regulation (1) commits an offence and is liable  on conviction to a fine 
not exceeding twenty five thousand Emalangeni and on a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not 
exceeding fifty thousand Emalangeni and, in the case of a natural person, to imprisonment to a term not 
exceeding two years, or t o both imprisonment and a fine.  
Waste collection for Recovery Purposes  
27. (1) No person shall place any specialised containers (other than a waste receptacle referred to in 
regulation 10) on any land, street or public place, for the purpose of sorting, st oring or collecting recyclable 
materials such as paper, plastic, tins or glass bottles, or food waste for animal consumption, without a 
permit issued by the waste regulation authority for the area.  
(2) An application for a permit under sub -regulation (1) s hall include the following information - 
(a) a description of the materials to be sorted, stored or collected;  
(b) a description of the containers to be used for storing, storing or collecting those materials, and their 
specific location;  
(c) the schedule for, and method of, collecting the materials; and  
(d) the methods to be employed to control litter around the container(s);  
(3) Upon receipt and evaluation of an application for maintaining, sorting, storing or collecting containers 
under this regulation, the local authority or the Authority may by written notice:  
(a) accept and approve of the application as submitted;  
(b) attach such conditions to the approval of the application as the local authority or the Authority considers 
necessary to avoid or mitiga te any adverse effects; and/or  
(c) reject the application and order the removal of any existing containers.  
(4) Any person who contravenes sub -regulation (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine 
not exceeding twenty five thousand Emalan geni and on a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not 
exceeding fifty thousand Emalangeni.  
PART XI: LITTERING AND ABANDONED VEHICLES  
Littering  
28. (1) No person shall dispose of waste in such a manner that it becomes litter or is likely to become li tter. 
(2) The driver and the owner of a vehicle from which litter is discarded in contravention of sub -regulation 
(1) shall be strictly, and jointly and severally, liable for the offence.  (3) Every person shall take all reasonable measures to prevent any c ontravention by any other person of 
sub-regulation (1).  
(4) Any person who contravenes sub -regulation (1), (2) or (3) commits an offence and is liable on 
conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty five thousand Emalangeni and on a second or subsequent 
convi ction, to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand Emalangeni and, in the case of a natural person, to 
imprisonment to a term not exceeding two years, or to both imprisonment and a fine.  
Receptacles in public places and buses  
29. (1) Every local authority shall  cause litter receptacles to be placed in public places within its area of 
jurisdiction where littering is likely to occur, including parks, public markets, commercial shopping areas, 
bus and train stations, and shall cause such receptacles to be emptied b efore they reach full capacity and in 
any case at least once per week.  
(2) The owner of any commercially operated bus, minibus or taxi shall ensure that it is equipped with litter 
receptacles and that notices are displayed in conspicuous places in the vehi cle informing all passengers that 
littering is an offence under the laws of Swaziland.  
(3) Any person who contravenes sub -regulation (2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine 
not exceeding twenty five thousand Emalangeni and on a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not 
exceeding fifty thousand Emalangeni.  
Abandoned Vehicles  
30. (1) A person shall not place, throw, discard or abandon any vehicle or vehicle scrap upon any street, 
public place or unoccupied land.  
(2) If a vehicle or v ehicle scrap has been abandoned on any street, public place or unoccupied land in an 
urban area and has not been moved in at least thirty days, the local authority shall make reasonable efforts 
to identify the owner of the vehicle or vehicle scrap.  
(3) If the owner is identified the local authority shall give a written notice to the owner requiring the owner 
to remove the vehicle or vehicle scrap within 10 days. (4) If the owner cannot be identified or does not 
comply with a notice given under sub -regulatio n (3), the local authority may remove the vehicle or vehicle 
scrap and may serve an order on the owner requiring the owner to reimburse the local authority for the 
costs of removing the vehicle or vehicle scrap.  
(5) If the owner fails to pay the costs spec ified in the notice the local authority may recover these costs as a 
liquidated debt by way of summary judgement proceedings.  
(6) Any person who contravenes sub -regulation (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine 
not exceeding twenty fi ve thousand Emalangeni and on a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not 
exceeding fifty thousand Emalangeni.  
PART XII: WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS  
Solid Waste Management Plans  
31. (1) Each local authority shall prepare and submit to the Authority for app roval, a long -term plan for the management of waste that conforms to the requirements of the Authority including any national waste 
strategy published by the Authority.  
(2) Every solid waste plan shall include the following components - 
a. details of the quan tity and composition of household, commercial, and industrial waste 
currently produced in the area;  
b. projections of the quantity and composition of solid waste generation over the next 10 
years;  
c. a description of current methods of solid management includi ng collection, transportation, 
recycling, intermediate processing and disposal;  
d. details of the capacities and remaining life of existing disposal facilities; and  
e. a timetable for upgrading current solid waste management facilities, and goals for the 
manag ement of solid waste over the next 10 years.  
PART XIII: ENFORCEMENT  
Authorised Officers  
32. (1) The Director may designate in writing any public officer, official of a municipality or representative 
of a traditional authority, either by name or ex officio , as an authorised officer for the purpose of enforcing 
these Regulations.  
(2) An authorised officer may - 
(a) without a warrant - 
   (i) enter, inspect and search any premises, other than a building used exclusively as a dwelling house, if 
the authorised officer has reason to believe that the provisions of these Regulations are being contravened 
or are reasonably likely to be contravened;  
   (ii) stop, enter and search any vehicle, vessel of aircraft which he has reasonable grounds to believe may 
be transp orting waste in contravention of these Regulations;  
(b) inspect, seize and take copies of any documents which may constitute evidence of the commission of an 
offence under these Regulations;  
(c) remove any waste deposited in contravention of these Regulati ons. 
Enforcement Notices  
33. (1) If the Authority believes that any condition of any licence or permit granted under these Regulations 
is being breached or that any adverse effect is being caused, or is likely to be caused, by operations or 
activities carr ied out under the licence or permit, the Authority may serve a notice on the licence holder 
requiring that person to remedy the breach and/or to take specified measures to prevent or mitigate the 
adverse effect, within a reasonable period stipulated in the  notice.  
(2) The Authority may by notice in writing to the holder of a licence or permit suspend the licence or 
permit with immediate effect if the Authority considers that this is necessary to prevent or mitigate a 
significant risk of a potential adverse effect occurring.  
(3) If the licence or permit holder fails to remedy the breach or to take the measures specified in the notice, 
within the period stipulated in the notice, the Authority may suspend the licence or permit, and give a 
further notice to the licence or permit holder that if the breach is not remedied, or the specific steps are not 
taken, within a further period of time stipulated in the notice, the licence or permit will be revoked.  (4) If the breach is not remedied, or the specified steps are  not taken, within the further period referred to in 
the notice given under sub -regulation (3), the Authority may - 
a. revoke the licence or permit;  
b. in the case of a waste management licence appoint a new operator or take over the 
management of the facility for a limited period; and/or  
c. take a necessary steps to remedy the breach, or prevent or mitigate the adverse effect, 
and recover the cost from the licence or permit holder.  
(5) During suspension of a waste management licence under this regulation, waste which would normally 
be disposed of at the facility to which the licence relates may be stored or disposed of at an alternative 
facility approved by the Authority and in accordance with the requirements of the Authority.  
(6) Any licence or permit holder wh o fails to take measures to prevent or mitigate any adverse effect 
stipulated in a notice under sub -regulation (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not 
exceeding twenty five thousand Emalangeni and on a second or subsequent convicti on, to a fine not 
exceeding fifty thousand Emalangeni and, in the case of a natural person, to imprisonment to a term not 
exceeding two years, or to both imprisonment and a fine.  
Enforcement of Special Waste Management Licences  
34. (1) The Authority may, b y notice in writing to the holder of a special waste management licence, 
suspend the licence with immediate effect if the Authority considers that this is necessary to prevent or 
mitigate a significant risk of a potential adverse effect occurring.  
(2) If t he Authority believes that any condition of a special waste management licence is being breached or 
that any adverse effect is being caused or is likely to be caused by the storage, handling, treatment or 
disposal of the special waste, the Authority may se rve a notice on the licence holder requiring that person to 
remedy the breach and/or to take specified measures to prevent or mitigate the adverse effect, within a 
reasonable period stipulated in the notice.  
(3) If the licence holder fails to remedy the br each or to take the measures specified in the notice, within a 
period stipulated in the notice, the Authority may suspend the licence, and give a further notice to the 
licence holder that if the breach is not remedied, or the specified steps are not taken,  within a further period 
of time stipulated in the notice, the licence will be revoked.  
(4) If the breach is not remedied, or the specified steps are not taken, within the further period referred to in 
the notice given under sub -regulation (3), the Authori ty may - 
(a) take the necessary steps to remedy the breach or to prevent or mitigate the adverse effects, and recover 
the cost from the holder of the special waste management licence; and/or  
(b) revoke the licence.  
(5) Any holder of a special waste managem ent licence who fails to take measures to prevent or mitigate 
adverse effects stipulated in a notice under sub -regulation (2) commits an offence and is liable on 
conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty five thousand Emalangeni and on a second or subseque nt 
conviction, to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand Emalangeni and, in the case of a natural person, to 
imprisonment to a term not exceeding two years, or to both imprisonment and a fine.  
Revision of Licences and Permits  
35. The Authority may upon notice  to the licence or permit holder revise a licence or permit issued under 
these Regulations if it is necessary in order to avoid or mitigate any adverse effects.  Abatement Notices  
36. (1) If the Authority believes that any person is contravening any provisi on of these regulations or that 
any waste under the control of any person is causing an adverse effect or is posing a significant risk of a 
potential adverse effect occurring, the Authority may by written notice served on that person, require the 
person to  take specified steps to comply with these Regulations or to remove or reduce the risk, within a 
period specified in the notice.  
(2) If a person fails to comply with a notice under sub -regulation (2), the Authority may cause the required 
measures to be tak en and may order the person on whom the notice was served to reimburse the Authority 
for the costs of taking such steps.  
(3) Any person who is aggrieved by a cost order under sub -regulation (2) may appeal to the Minister in 
accordance with section 17(1) of  the Act.  
PART XIV: FINAL PROVISIONS  
Fees  
37. Nothing in these Regulations shall preclude the Authority or a local authority or other person from 
charging a reasonable fee for any services rendered in compliance with a duty under these Regulations.  
Transit ional Provisions  
38. (1) Within ninety days of these Regulations entering into force ("the date of commencement") - 
a. any person operating a waste disposal facility on the date of commencement who does 
not hold a valid environmental compliance certificate in  respect of the facility must 
conduct an environmental audit in accordance with the Environmental Audit, Assessment 
and Review Regulations 2000, and apply for a waste management licence in accordance 
with regulation 18;  
b. any owner or occupier of land or pr emises on which special waste is being produced on 
or before the date of commencement shall apply for a special waste management licence 
in accordance with regulation 23;  
c. any owner or occupier of land or premises on which clinical waste is being produced on 
or before the date of commencement shall place all clinical waste in colour coded plastic 
bags or containers in accordance with regulation 24(2);  
d. any person engaged in waste separation at a waste disposal site shall apply for a waste 
separation permit in accordance with regulation 25;  
e. any person engaged in commercial waste recovery shall apply for a waste recovery 
licence in accordance with regulation 26; and  
f. any person maintaining containers for the purpose of sorting, storing and collecting 
recyclab le materials on the date of commencement shall apply for permission to continue 
doing so in accordance with regulation 27.  
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other regulation, the persons referred to in sub -regulation (1) 
shall be deemed to have pe rmission from the Authority to continue with the activities in question until their 
application is decided in accordance with these Regulations, or if they fail to submit an application under 
sub-regulation (1), until the expiry of the period of ninety day s calculated from the date of commencement.  SCHEDULE ONE - Minimum Standards for Landfill Sites  
Location  
1. The location of the landfill should not give rise to any adverse effects or a significant risk of any adverse 
effects occurring.  
2. Solid waste land fills shall meet the following minimum technical location standards - 
a. the bottom of the landfill shall be at least 3 metres above the seasonal high ground water 
level;  
b. the edge of the landfill shall be no closer than 60 metres to a surface water body and 100 
metres upstream from a public water supply well; and  
c. the landfill shall not be located in aquifer recharge areas or public water supply 
catchment areas unless there are no other feasible alternatives, in which case the landfill 
shall be lined with app ropriate material and subject to additional water quality monitoring.  
(3) The technical design of the landfill shall meet the standards required by the Authority to ensure that the 
operation of the facility does not cause an adverse effect or give rise to  a significant risk of a potential 
adverse effect occurring.  
Land use Impacts  
4. No landfill site shall be located in any area where it is likely to have a significant negative impact on 
existing land uses.  
5. All new landfill site shall meet the following  criteria - 
a. the site shall not be closer than 3 000 metres from an airport, airfield or site reserved for 
the construction of an airport or airfield;  
b. the site shall be located and operated in such a manner that it does not create significant 
negative impa cts on flora and fauna on adjoining land;  
c. the site shall not be closer than 300 metres from an existing residential development;  
d. the edge of the landfill shall not be closer than 100 metres from an area to which the 
public have access, a national park, p rotected area or an area having national historical 
or archaeological significance;  
e. there must be a buffer area around the landfill of at least 20 metres to allow provision for 
visual screening from adjoining property and/or future access for installing a dditional 
ground water quality monitoring facilities and/or future remediation in the event of 
migration of gases or leachates; and  
f. landfill access roads shall be located and constructed so as to have a minimum impact 
on adjacent residents.  
SCHEDULE TWO - Form of Consignment Note (Regulation 15(1)  
CONSIGNMENT NOTE FOR SPECIAL WASTE (Waste Regulations 2000)  
Name of consignor's waste regulation authority:  PART A: CONSIGNMENT DETAILS  
[ ] Tick if additional sheet(s) attached.  
1 The special waste described bel ow is to be removed 
from:  Address:  
  
  
2 The consignor is:  Name:  
Contact:  
Telephone:  
3 The consignor's special waste management licence no. 
is:   
4 The consignment will be:  a single consignment [ ]  
a series [ ]*  
5 The waste will be taken to:  Address :  
  
  
6 The consignee is:  Name:  
Contact:  
Telephone:  
7 The consignee's special waste management licence no. 
is:   
8 The waste was generated by (if different from the 
consignor)  Name:  
Contact:  
Telephone:  
  
DESCRIPTION OF THE WASTE (Refer to guidance n otes)  
9 The waste is:    
10 The waste code is:    
11 The process was:    
12 The physical nature of the waste is:  solid [ ]  powder [ ]  
liquid [ ]  
sludge [ ]  
gas [ ]*  
13 The significant chemical/biological components that 
make the waste special are:  Compo nent:  
Concentration (% or mg per kg*):  
  
14 The dominant hazards are:  flammable [ ]  
highly flammable [ ]  
oxidising [ ]  
explosive [ ]  
toxic [ ]  
carcinogenic [ ]  
irritant [ ]  
corrosive [ ]  
harmful [ ]  
ecotoxic [ ]  
other [ ]*  
15 Quantity etc. details are:  Container type:  
Size:  
Number:  
Waste Weight (kg/t*):  
Waste Vol. (m3/litres*):  
PART B: CARRIER'S COLLECTION CERTIFICATE  
1. The consignment details (if different from Part A, 11 ) are:  2. I certify that I have today collected the consignment and that the d etails in A1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 16 and B1 
above, are correct subject to any amendments listed in this space:  
Name:  
On behalf of (firm):  
Date:  
Signed:  
 
PART C: CONSIGNOR'S COLLECTION CERTIFICATE  
1. I certify that the information in Part A and B above are corre ct, that the carrier has a valid Special Waste 
Carrier Licence, and that the carrier was advised of the appropriate precautionary measures.  
Name:  
On behalf of (firm):  
Date:  
Signed:  
 
PART D: CONSIGNEE'S ACCEPTANCE CERTIFICATE  
1. I certify that the consigne e holds a valid Special Waste Management Licence number [                ] that 
authorises the management of the waste described in A.  
2. I accept this special waste on ............................................... at ............... hours.  
3. The weight/ volume of the waste accepted is: ......................kg/t* .......................m3/litres  
4. The special waste will be: landfilled [ ] incinerated [ ] treated until it is no longer special waste and 
reused or recycled [ ] other (give details) [ ]  
Name:  
On behalf of (firm):  
Date:  
Signed:  
 * Delete as appropriate.  
   Tick box or boxes as appropriate.  
SCHEDULE THREE - Hazardous Wastes  
PART A: HAZARDOUS WASTE LIST  
In part A of this Schedule Chapter Headings are assigned 2 and 4 digit codes and each categor y of 
hazardous waste is assigned a 6 digit waste code.  
02 Waste from Agricultural, Horticultural, Hunting, Fishing and Aquaculture Primary Production, Food 
Preparation and Processing  
 0201 Primary Production Waste  
o 020105 agrochemical wastes  
03 Wastes from  wood processing and the production of paper, cardboard, pulp, panels and furniture  
 0302 Wood Preservation Waste  
o 030201 non -halogenated organic wood preservatives  
030202 organochlorinated wood preservatives  
030203 organometallic wood preservatives  
030204 inorganic wood preservatives  
04 Wastes from the Leather and Textile Industries  
 0401 Wastes from the Leather Industry  
o 040103 degreasing wastes containing solvents without a liquid phase  
 0402 Wastes from Textile Industry  
o 040211 halogenated wastes from dr essing and finishing  
05 Wastes from Petroleum Refining, Natural Gas Purification and Pyrolytic Treatment of Coal Oily 
Sludges and Solid Wastes  
 050103 tank bottom sludges  
050104 acid alkyl sludges  
050105 oil spills  
050107 acid tars  
050108 other tars  
 0504 Spent Filter Clays  
o 050401 spent filter clays  
 0506 Waste from the Pyrolytic Treatment of Coal  
o 050601 acid tars  
050603 other tars  
 0507 Waste from Natural Gas Purification  
o 050701 sludges containing mercury  
 0508 Wastes from oil Regeneration  
o 050801 spent  filter clays 050802 acid tars  050803 other tars  
050804 aqueous liquid waste from oil regeneration  
06 Wastes from Inorganic Chemical Process  
 0601 Waste Acid Solutions  
o 060101 sulphuric acid and sulphurous acid  
060102 hydrochloric acid  
060103 hydrofluoric acid 
060104 phosphoric and phosphorous acid  
060105 nitric acid and nitrous acid  
060199 waste not otherwise specified  
 0602 Alkaline Solutions  
o 060201 calcium hydroxide  
060202 soda  
060203 ammonia  
060299 wastes not otherwise specified  
 0603 Waste Salts and t heir Solutions  
o 060311 salts and solutions containing cyanides  
 0604 Metal -Containing Wastes  
o 060402 metallic salts (except 0603)  
060403 wastes containing arsenic  
060404 wastes containing mercury  
060405 wastes containing heavy metals  
 0607 Wastes from Halo gen Chemical Processes  
o 060701 wastes containing asbestos from electrolysis  
060702 activated carbon from chlorine production  
 0613 Wastes from other Inorganic Chemical Processes  
o 061301 inorganic pesticides, biocides and wood preserving agents  
061302 spent  activated carbon (except 060702)  
07 Wastes from Organic Chemical Processes  
 0701 Waste from the Manufacture, Formulation, Supply and Use (MFSU) of Basic 
Organic Chemicals  
o 070101 aqueous washing liquids and mother liquors  
070103 organic halogenated solven ts, washing liquids and mother liquors  
070104 other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors  
070107 halogenated still bottoms and reaction residues  
070108 other still bottoms and reaction residues  
070109 halogenated filter cakes, spent absorben ts 
070110 other filter cakes, spent absorbents  
 0702 Waste from the MFSU of Plastics, Synthenc Rubber and Man -made Fibres  
o 070201 aqueous washing liquids and mother liquors  
070203 organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors  
070204 othe r organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors  
070207 halogenated still bottoms and reaction residues  
070208 other still bottoms and reaction residues  
070209 halogenated filter cakes, spent absorbents  
070210 other filter cakes, spent absorbents  
 0703 Waste from the MFSU for Organic Dyes and Pigments (Excluding 0611)  
o 070301 aqueous washing liquids and mother liquors  
070303 organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors  
070304 other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquo rs 070307 halogenated still bottoms and reaction residues  
070308 other still bottoms and reaction residues  
070309 halogenated filter cakes, spent absorbents  
070310 other filter cakes, spent absorbents  
 0704 Waste from the MFSU for Organic Pesticides (Excep t 020105)  
o 070401 aqueous washing liquids and mother liquors  
070403 organic halogenated solvents, washing liquid and mother liquors  
070404 other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors  
070407 halogenated still bottoms and reaction residues  
070408 other still bottoms and reaction residues  
070409 halogenated filter cakes, spent absorbents  
070410 other filter cakes, spent absorbents  
 0705 Waste from the MFSU of Pharmaceuncals  
o 070501 aqueous washing liquids and mother liquors  
070503 organic haloge nated solvents, washing liquid and mother liquors  
070504 other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors  
070507 halogenated still bottoms and reaction residues  
070508 other still bottoms and reaction residues  
070509 halogenated filter cakes, spe nt absorbents  
070510 other filter cakes, spent absorbents  
 0706 Waste from the MFSU of Fats, Grease, Soaps, Detergents, Disinfectants and 
Cosmetics  
o 070601 aqueous washing liquids and mother liquors  
070603 organic halogenated solvents, washing liquid and m other liquors  
070604 other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors  
070607 halogenated still bottoms and reaction residues  
070608 other still bottoms and reaction residues  
070609 halogenated filter cakes, spent absorbents  
070610 other filter ca kes, spent absorbents  
 0707 Waste from the MFSU of Fine Chemicals and Chemical Products not otherwise 
specified  
o 070701 aqueous washing liquids and mother liquors 070703 organic 
halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors  
070704 other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors  
070707 halogenated still bottoms and reaction residues  
070708 other still bottoms and reaction residues  
070709 halogenated filter cakes, spent absorbents  
070710 other filter cakes, spent absorbents  
08 Wastes fr om the Manufacture, Formulation, Supply and Use (MFSU) of Coatings (Paints, Varnishes and 
Vitreous Enamels), Adhesive, Sealants and Printing Inks  
 0801 Wastes from MFSU of Paint and Varnish  
o 080101 waste paints and varnish containing halogenated solvents  
080102 waste paints and van -tish free of halogenated solvents  
080106 sludges from paint or varnish removal containing halogenated solvents  
080107 sludges from paint or varnish removal free of halogenated solvents  
 0803 Wastes from MFSU of Printing Inks  
o 0803 01 waste ink containing halogenated solvents 080302 waste ink free of 
halogenated solvents  
080305 ink sludges containing halogenated solvents  
080306 ink sludges free of halogenated solvents  
 0804 Wastes from MFSU of Adhesive and Sealants (including Water -Proofing products)  
o 080401 waste adhesives and sealants containing halogenated solvents  080402 waste adhesives and sealants free of halogenated solvents  
080405 adhesive and sealants sludges containing halogenated solvents  
080406 adhesives and sealants sludg es free of halogenated solvents  
09 Wastes from the Photographic Industry 0901 Wastes from Photographic Industry  
 090101 water based developer and activator solutions  
090102 water based offset plate developer solutions  
090103 solvent based developer solutio ns 
090104 fixer solutions  
090105 bleach solutions and bleach fixer solutions  
090106 waste containing silver from on -site treatment of photographic waste  
10 Inorganic Wastes from Thermal Processes  
 1001 Wastes from Power Station and other Combustion Plants (except 1900)  
o 100104 oil fly ash  
100109 sulphuric acid  
 1003 Wastes from Aluminium Thermal Metallurgy  
o 100301 tars and other carbon -containing wastes from anode manufacture  
100303 skimmings  
100304 primary smelting slags/white drosses  
100307 spent pot lini ng 
100308 salt slags from secondary smelting  
100309 black drosses from secondary smelting  
100310 waste from treatment of salt slags and black drosses treatment  
 1004 Wastes from Lead Thermal Metallurgy 100401 slags (1st and 2nd smelting)  
o 100402 dross and skimmings (1st and 2nd smelting)  
100403 calcium arsenate  
100404 flue gas dust  
100405 other particulates and dust  
100406 solid waste from gas treatment  
100407 sludges from gas treatment  
 1005 Wastes from Zinc Thermal Metallurgy  
o 100501 slags (1st and 2nd sm elting)  
100502 dross and skimmings (1st and 2nd smelting)  
100503 flue gas dust 100505 solid waste from gas treatment  
100506 sludges from gas treatment 1006 Wastes from Copper Thermal 
Metallurgy  
100603 flue gas dust  
100605 waste from electrolytic refining  
100606 solid waste from gas treatment  
100607 sludges from gas treatment  
11 Inorganic Waste with Metals from Metal Treatment and the Coating of Metals; Non Ferrous Hydro -
Metallurgy  
 1101 Liquid Wastes and Sludges from Metal Treatment and Coating of Metals (e .g. 
Galvanic Processes, Zinc Coating Processes, Pickling Processes, Etching, 
Phosphatizing, Alkaline De -greasing)  
o 110101 cyanidic (alkaline) wastes containing heavy metals other than chromium  
110102 cyanidic (alkaline) wastes which do not contain heavy me tals 
110103 cyanide -free wastes containing chromium  110105 acidic pickling solutions  
110106 acids not otherwise specified  
110107 alkalis not otherwise specified  
110108 phosphatizing sludges  
 1102 Wastes and Sludges from non -ferrous Hydrometallurgical Proce sses  
o 110202 sludges from zinc hydrometallurgy (including jarosite, geothite)  
 1103 Sludges and Solids from Tempering Processes  
o 110301 wastes containing cyanide  
110302 other wastes  
12 Wastes from Shaping and Surface Treatment of Metals and Plastics  
 1201 Wastes from Shaping (including Forging, Welding, Pressing, Drawing, Turning, 
Cutting and Filing)  
o 120106 waste machining oils containing halogens (not emulsioned)  
120107 waste machining oils free of halogens (not emulsioned)  
120108 waste machining emulsion s containing halogens  
120109 waste machining emulsions free of halogens  
120110 synthetic machining oils  
120111 machining sludges  
120112 spent waxes and fats  
 1203 Wastes from Water and Steam Degreasing Processes (except 1100)  
o 120301 aqueous washing liquid s 
120302 steam degreasing wastes  
13 Oil Wastes (except edible oils)  
 1301 Waste Hydraulic Oils and Brake Fluids  
o 130101 hydraulic oils, containing PCBs or PCTs  
130102 other chlorinated hydraulic oils (not emulsions)  
130103 non -chlorinated hydraulic oils (n ot emulsions)  
130104 chlorinated emulsions  
130105 non -chlorinated emulsions  
130106 hydraulic oils containing only mineral oil  
130107 other hydraulic oils  
130108 brake fluids  
 1302 Waste Engine, Gear and Lubricating Oils  
o 130201 chlorinated engine, gear and  lubricating oils  
130202 non -chlorinated engine, gear and lubricating oils  
130203 other machine, gear and lubricating oils  
 1303 Waste Insulating and Heat Transmission Oils and other Liquids  
o 130301 insulating or heat transmission oils and other liquids co ntaining PCBs or 
PCTs  
130302 other chlorinated inswating and heat transmission oils and other liquids  
130303 non -chlorinated insulating and heat transmission oils and other liquids  
130304 synthetic insulating and heat transmission oils and other liquids  
130305 mineral insulating and heat transmission oils  
 1304 Bilge Oils  
o 130401 bilge oils from inland navigation  
130402 bilge oils from jetty sewers  
130403 bilge oils from other navigation  
 1305 Oil/Water Separator Contents  
o 130501 oil/water separator solids  
130502 oil/water separator sludges  130503 interceptor sludges  
130504 desalter sludges or emulsions  
130505 other emulsions  
 1306 Oil Waste not Otherwise Specified  
o 130601 oil waste not otherwise specified  
14 Wastes from Organic substances employed as solve nts (except 0700 and 0800)  
 1401 Wastes from Metal Degreasing and Machinery Maintenance  
o 140101 chlorofluorocarbons  
140102 other halogenated solvents and solvent  
140103 other solvents and solvent mixes  
140104 aqueous solvent mixes containing halogens  
140105  aqueous solvent mixes free of halogens  
140106 sludges or solid wastes containing halogenated solvents  
140107 sludges or solid wastes free of halogenated solvents  
 1402 Wastes from Textile Cleaning and Degreasing of Natural Products  
o 140201 halogenated sol vents and solvent mixes  
140202 solvent mixes or organic liquids free of halogenated solvents  
140203 sludges or solid wastes containing halogenated solvents  
140204 sludges or solid wastes containing other solvents  
 1403 Wastes from the Electronic Industry  
o 140301 chlorofluorocarbons  
140302 other halogenated solvents  
140303 solvents and solvent mixes free of halogenated solvents  
140304 sludges or solid wastes containing halogenated solvents  
140305 sludges or solid wastes containing other solvents  
 1404 Wastes  from Coolants, Foam/Aerosol Propellants  
o 140401 chlorofluorocarbons  
140402 other halogenated solvents and solvent mixes  
140403 other solvents and solvent mixes  
140404 sludges or solid wastes containing halogenated solvents  
140405 sludges or solid wastes c ontaining other solvents  
 1405 Wastes from Solvent and Coolant Recovery (still bottoms)  
o 140501 chlorofluorocarbons  
140502 halogenated solvents and solvent mixes  
140503 other solvents and solvent mixes  
140504 sludges containing halogenated solvents  
140505 sludges containing other solvents  
16 Wastes not otherwise specified in the catalogue  
 1602 Discarded Equipment and Shredder Residues  
o 160201 transformers and capacitors containing PCBs or PCTs  
 1604 Waste Explosives  
o 160401 waste ammunition  
160402 firework s waste  
160403 other waste explosives  
 1606 Batteries and Accumulators  
o 160601 lead batteries  
160602 Ni -Cd batteries  
160603 mercury dry cells  
160606 electrolyte from batteries and accumulators  
 1607 Waste from Transport and Storage Tank Cleaning (except 05 00 and 1200)  o 160701 waste from marine transport tank cleaning, containing chemicals  
160702 waste from marine transport tank cleaning, containing oils  
160703 waste from railway and road transport tank cleaning, containing oil  
160704 waste from railway and road transport tank cleaning, containing 
chemicals  
160705 waste from storage tank cleaning, containing chemicals  
160706 waste from storage tank cleaning, containing oil  
17 Construction and Demolition Waste (Including Road Construction)  
 1706 Insulation Mat erials  
o 170601 insulation materials containing asbestos  
18 Waste from Human or Animal Health Care and/or Related Research (excluding kitchen and restaurant 
wastes which do no arise from immediate health care)  
 1801 Waste from Natal Care, Diagnosis, Treatme nt or Prevention of Disease in Humans  
o 180103 other wastes whose collection and disposal is subject to special 
requirements in view of the prevention of infection  
 1802 Waste from Research, Diagnosis, Treatment or Prevention of Disease Involving 
Animals  
o 180202 other wastes whose collection and disposal is subject to special 
requirements in view of the prevention of infection  
180204 discarded chemicals  
19 Wastes from Waste Treatment Facilities, Off -site Waste Water Treatment Plants and the Water Industry  
 1901 Wastes from Incineration or Pyrolysis of Municipal and Similar Commercial, 
Industrial and Institutional Wastes  
o 190103 fly ash  
190104 boiler dust  
190105 filter cake from gas treatment  
190106 aqueous liquid waste from gas treatment and other aqueous liq uid 
wastes  
190107 solid waste from gas treatment  
190110 spent activated carbon from flue gas treatment  
 1902 Wastes from Specific Physicoichemical Treatment of Industrial Wastes (e.g. 
Dechromatation, Decyanidation, Neutralization)  
o 190201 metal hydroxide s ludges and other sludges from metal insolubilization 
treatment  
 1904 Vitrified Wastes and Wastes from Vitrification  
o 190402 fly ash and other flue gas treatment wastes  
190403 non -vitrified solid phase  
 1908 Wastes from Waste Water Treatment Plants not othe rwise specified  
o 190803 grease and oil mixture from oil/waste water separation  
190806 saturated or spent ion exchange resins  
190807 solutions and sludges from regeneration of ion exchangers  
20 Municipal Wastes and Similar Commercial Industrial and Institu tional Wastes including Separately 
collected Fractions  
 2001 Separately Collected Fractions  
o 200112 paint, inks, adhesives and resins  200113 solvents  
200117 photo chemicals  
200119 pesticides  
200121 fluorescent tubes and other mercury containing waste  
 
PAR T B: HAZARDOUS PROPERTIES  
H1 "Explosive": substances and preparations which may explode under the effect of flame or which are 
more sensitive to shocks or friction than dinitrobenzene.  
H2 "Oxidizing": substances and preparations which exhibit highly exothe rmic reactions when in contact 
with other substances, particularly flammable substances.  
H3 A "Highly flammable": - liquid substances and preparations having a flash point below 21oC (including 
extremely flammable liquids), or - substances and preparations  which may become hot and finally catch 
fire in contact with air at ambient temperature without any application of energy, or - solid substances and 
preparations which may readily catch fire after brief contact with a source of ignition and which continue to 
bum or to be consumed after removal of the source of ignition, or - gaseous substances and preparations 
which are flammable in air at normal pressure, or - substances and preparations which, in contact with 
water or damp air, evolve highly flammable gas es in dangerous quantities.  
H3-B "Flammable"" liquid substances and preparations having a flash point equal to or greater than 21'C 
and less than or equal to 55'C.  
H4 "Irritant": non -corrosive substances and preparations which, through immediate, prolonged  or repeated 
contact with the skin or mucous membrane, can cause inflammation.  
HS "Harmful": substances and preparations which, if they are inhaled or ingested or if they penetrate the 
skin, may involve limited health risks.  
H6 "Toxic": substances and prep arations (including very toxic substances and preparations) which, if they 
are inhaled or ingested or if they penetrate the skin, may involve serious, acute or chronic health risks and 
even death.  
H7 "Carcinogenic": substances and preparations which, if th ey are inhaled or ingested or if they penetrate 
the skin, may induce cancer or increase its incidence.  
H8 "Corrosive": substances and preparations which may destroy living tissue on contact.  
H9 "Infectious": substances containing viable micro -organisms, or  their toxins which are known or reliably 
believed to cause disease in man or other living organisms.  
H10 "Teratogenic": substances and preparations which, if they are inhaled or ingested or if they penetrate 
the skin, may induce non -hereditary congenital malformations or increase their incidence.  
H11 "Mutagenic": substances and preparations which, if they are inhaled or ingested or if they penetrate the 
skin, may induce hereditary genetic defects or increase their incidence.  
H12 Substances and preparations  which release toxic or very toxic gases in contact with water, air or an 
acid.  H13 Substances and preparations capable by any means, after disposal, of yielding another substances, e.g. 
a leachate, which possesses any of the characteristics listed above.  
H14 "Ecotoxic": substances and preparations which present or may present immediate or delayed risks for 
one or more sectors of the environment.  
 
PART C: THRESHOLDS FOR CERTAIN HAZARDOUS PROPERTIES  
In the waste: the total concentration of substances classi fied as irritant and having assigned to them any of 
the risk phrases R36 ("irritating to the eyes"), R37 ("irritating to the respiratory system") or R38 ("irritating 
to the skin") is equal to or greater than 20%; - the total concentration of substances cla ssified as irritant and 
having assigned to them the risk phrase R41 ("risk of serious damage to eyes") is equal to or greater than 
10%; - the total concentration of substances classified as harmful is equal to or greater than 25%; - the total 
concentration  of substances classified as very toxic is equal to or greater than 0.1%; -the total concentration 
of substances classified as toxic is equal to or greater than 3%; - the total concentration of substances 
classified as carcinogenic and placed by the approv ed classification and labelling guide in category 1 or 2 
of that classification is equal to or greater than 0.1%; - the total concentration of substances classified as 
corrosive and having assigned to them the risk phrase R34 ("causes burns") is equal to o r greater than 5%; 
and the total concentration of substances classified as corrosive and having assigned to them the risk phrase 
R35 ("causes severe bums") is equal to or greater than 1%.  
 
PART D: RULES FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF THIS SCHEDULE  
(1) This Sch edule shall be interpreted in accordance with rules prescribed by the Authority.  
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the Authority shall make documents describing the rules for the 
interpretation of this Schedule available for inspection and copying at its offices during office hours.  
SCHEDULE FOUR  
Schedule of Fees  
Task  Regulation Number  Fee 
Application for a special waste carrier licence  14 E500  
Application for a waste management licence  18(1)  E500  
Application for a special waste management licence  23(2) E500  
 
 