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BID NUMBER: E1243

THE ROLE OF WASTE PICKERS IN THE ROLE OF WASTE PICKERS IN WASTE MANAGEMENT IN SOUTH WASTE MANAGEMENT IN SOUTH

AFRICAAFRICA

26/03/201326/03/2013

PROBLEM STATEMENT

• Unemployment drastically dropped from well above the 30% mark between 2001 and 2003, to slightly below 25% from 2008.

• From 2010 to 2011, there has been a 3.1% increase in the unemployment figures.

• Coupled with high unemployment rates, South Africa is faced with basic service backlogs, including the provision of basic waste services.

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WASTE SERVICE BACKLOGS

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Source: Stats SA, 2011

BACKGROUND

• Challenges:– Unemployment and waste service

backlogs – The environmental pressures on

natural resources and the negative environmental impacts of waste.

• These have resulted in the widely known and acceptable waste hierarchy

• The waste hierarchy forms the basis for South African waste legislation.

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BACKGROUND

• This offers a unique opportunity to address both the environmental issues while also contributing towards the socio-economic concerns of the country.

• Historically, in South Africa, the recycling sector was driven by the private sector with a huge participation of the informal sector i.e. waste pickers.

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BACKGROUND – RECYCLING FIGURES

Waste Stream Generated Recycled Disposed

Recycle %

Paper 1 694 752 966 009 728 743 57

Plastic 1 278 713 230 168 1 048 545 18

Glass 937 869 300 118 637 751 32

Metals 3 121 203 2 496 962 624 241 80

Tyres 246 631 9 865 236 766 4

Other 36 171 127 - 36 171 127 0

Total 59 008 862 5 793 271 53 215 591 10

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Source: DEA, 2012

RECOGNITION AND ACCEPTANCE OF WASTE PICKERS

• Waste pickers generally are not recognised contributors in the sector.

• Generally they are seen as “a problem”• Working conditions not acceptable.• Wages are very low.• In certain cases face exploitation.

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ORGANISATION OF WASTE PICKERS

• On July 2 and 3, 2009, waste pickers from across the country gathered for South Africa’s First National Waste Pickers’ Meeting.

• The waste pickers came from 26 landfills in seven of South Africa’s nine provinces.

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BENEFITS OF ORGANISATION

• Raising social status and self-esteem; • Improving members’ incomes and quality

of life, in part by circumventing middlemen;

• Improving working conditions and contributing to better health quality;

• Facilitating the development of networks; • Providing institutional frameworks for

hiring of waste pickers for local bodies/firms;

• Preventing harassment and violence;

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LEGAL FRAMEWORK

• The objects of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act (59 of 2008) are

(a) to protect health, well-being and the environment by providing reasonable measures for—

(i) minimising the consumption of natural resources;

(ii) avoiding and minimising the generation of waste;

(iii) reducing, re-using, recycling and recovering waste;

(iv) treating and safely disposing of waste as a last resort;

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• The National Waste Management Strategy– Goal 1: Promote waste minimisation, re-

use, recycling and recovery of waste – Goal 2: Ensure the effective and efficient

delivery of waste services.– Goal 3: Grow the contribution of the waste

sector to the green economy.

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LEGAL FRAMEWORK

• Establish the extent of waste picking in SA.

• Establish the different modes of operation of waste pickers in SA.

• Determine the impact or contribution of waste pickers on waste management in SA.

• Propose how waste pickers can be formally included in waste management in SA in view of the current and future waste management systems based on the current policy direction.

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SCOPE OF WORK

• Develop training material for waste pickers covering the following:– Health and Safety issues relating to

operating on landfill sites.– The recycling value chain.– Recycling business models that will assist

waste pickers to understand the business.

• Undertake one training session per province for waste pickers. The Service Provider will cover all associated travel and accommodation costs related to this training.

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SCOPE OF WORK

METHODOLOGY

• The study will include primary and secondary data sources.

• Where secondary data sources have been used, data verification and/or ground truthing will be required.

• For primary data collection a clear sampling method has to be provided including the reasons for choosing such a method.

• The primary focus should be ensuring a representative sample that can be used to project an accurate national picture.

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REQUIREMENTS

• The service provider/s shall submit a detailed budget proposal detailing: – the hourly rates for the different personnel

to be used in the project – the hours and respective amounts for each

activity/phase of the project. – Unit costs should also be included where

applicable.

• The service provider/s shall submit a detailed work plan including a clear approach and methodology to be employed.

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EVALUATION CRITERIANo. Category Total

A. PRICE 90

B. FUNCTIONALITY 100

1. Bidder understanding of the brief. 15

2. Capability (number of project team members to handle the project/ submit names and the CVs as well as other resources to enable the delivery of this project).

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3. Proposed methodology and plan of action to achieve the objectives should be submitted for evaluation. 30

4. Experience in the following:

a)Waste management, especially landfill and recycling operations,

b)Research

c)Training

d)Local government operations and structures.

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5. Relevance of the educational background of the personnel proposed to provide the service in relation to the fields of experience required. Assessment of the condensed Curricula Vitae of personnel involved on the projects.

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EVALUATION CRITERIANo. Category Total

C B-BBEE Status Level Contributor

  1 10

  2 9

  3 8

  4 5

  5 4

  6 3

  7 2

  8 1

  Non –compliant contributor 0

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THANK YOU!

Mamosa Afrika Tel: 012 – 310 3920E-mail: Mafrika@environment.gov.za

Tsebo MohapiTel: 012 – 310 3861E-mail: Tmohapi@environment.gov.za