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LEPHALALE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY

INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN:

REPORT No:08

STRATEGY: WASTE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS

January 2011

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TABLE OF CONTENT

TABLE OF CONTENT ................................................................................................................... i 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 1 2 OBJECTIVES ......................................................................................................................... 2

3 APPROACHES OF THE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS STRATEGY ...................... 3 4 STATUS QUO AND GAP AND NEEDS IDENTIFIED ...................................................... 3 5 ASSESSMENT ..................................................................................................................... 11

5.1 Non-formal Environment Education and Awareness..................................................... 12 5.2 Environmental Education and Awareness at Schools .................................................... 12 5.3 Overview Assessment of Waste management initiatives, Challenges and Progress

achieved in Lephalale Local Municipality ................................................................................ 12

6 STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................... 13 6.1 IDENTIFICATION AND CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVES ........................ 13

6.2 PREFERRED OPTIONS/ACTIVITIES/PROJECTS .................................................... 15 6.2.1 Training ................................................................................................................... 15

6.2.2 Integrated Waste Management Plan (IWMP) Road Shows .................................... 16 6.2.3 Schools Competition Programme ........................................................................... 17

6.2.4 Clean up Campaigns ............................................................................................... 17 6.2.5 Greenest Municipality Competition ........................................................................ 18

7 ORGANISATIONAL REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................... 21 8 FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................... 21 9 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS ............................................................................... 22

10 SOCIAL IMPACTS .............................................................................................................. 23 11 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ............................................................................................... 23

12 MONITORING – KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ................................................. 23 13 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION .................................................................................. 24 14 RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................................... 24

15 REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................... 25

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1 INTRODUCTION

The Lephalale Local Municipality Status Quo Assessment has revealed that there are several

waste management programmes which the Waste Management Unit has embarked on. It is

further evident that there are also other units supporting waste management activities within the

municipality, especially some of the waste programmes which are cross-cutting. In addition, the

community, organised business and environmental management non-governmental

organisations (NGOs) are also involved in ensuring a clean environment.

The Gap Analysis identified a number of areas which the municipality would need to be aware

of for efficient and effective waste management. Amongst others, the following are cited:

Lack of involvement by communities, especially in rural areas.

Lack of positive response to the campaigns, especially in taxi ranks and some streets

Lack of sufficient Human Resource Capacity within the LLM

No waste separation at source, including at households.

Lack of safety awareness at recycling centres

Lack of adequate information on how to deal with HCRW, especially in rural areas;

Eco-clubs are concentrated in Marapong and Onverwacht and one in Thabo Mbeki

townships

With the above gaps identified, it is essential that the education and environmental awareness

should be supported as an important programme within the waste management unit.

Prioritisation of education and awareness is supported by national legislation governing local

government. The National Waste Management Act, 2009 and the Municipal Systems Act, 2000

outline the need for municipalities to consult local communities in their quest to render effective

and efficient services.


2 OBJECTIVES The overarching objective of the Lephalale Municipality Education and Awareness Strategy is to

develop a set of practical initiatives which would empower communities, non-governmental

organizations, community based organizations, organized business and municipal officials in

exercising their roles and responsibilities throughout the entire waste management hierarchy.

Specific objectives for the education and awareness strategy include the following:

Awareness: to help social groups and individuals acquire an awareness and sensitivity to

the total environment and its allied problems.

Knowledge: to help social groups and individuals gain a variety of experience in, and

acquire a basic understanding of, the environment and its associated problems.

Attitudes: to help social groups and individuals acquire a set of values and feelings of

concern for the environment and the motivation for actively participating in environmental

improvement and protection.

Skills: to help social groups and individuals acquire the skills for identifying and solving

environmental problems.

Participation: to provide social groups and individuals with an opportunity to be actively

involved at all levels in working toward resolution of environmental problems ,

Create links and networks, exchange and dialogue among stakeholders in environmental

education;

Provide a space and opportunity to formulate and promote actions towards sustainable

development – through public forums, and community education;

Cultivate increased quality and capacity of teaching and learning in environmental

education;

Tailor environmental education and awareness towards the development of sustainable

economies and livelihoods within the municipality

Facilitate cooperative governance amongst respective units of the municipality

-Encourage and demonstrate the need to pay for services inclusive of waste management

Discourage illegal dumping of waste


3 APPROACHES OF THE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS STRATEGY

Five important approaches are proposed in the strategy that could assist in achieving the afore-

mentioned objectives. These focus on the following:

(i) Creating good will and partnerships

(ii) Critical thinking and innovation

(iii) Public awareness and vision building

(iv) Providing linking of practice to policy.

These approaches aim to create a pathway and a vision for waste management within the

municipality.

4 STATUS QUO AND GAP AND NEEDS IDENTIFIED

The waste management division of the Lephalale Municipality is managed by two officials.

Whilst a sterling work has been done by these officials, it is evident that for an effective and

efficient service to be experienced throughout the entire municipality, the human resource

capacity needs to be increased. Currently, the two officials besides being involved in

environmental education and awareness are also involved in other areas making up the entire

waste management hierarchy.

The Status Quo Assessment revealed that several initiatives have been carried out. These

include amongst others: school competition campaigns, eco clubs, and recycling. The waste

management unit has engaged recycling companies and through this initiative collecting

containers for bottles are placed at commercial centres. Figure 2 shows one such container.

Figure 3 shows recycling centres in the Lephalale Municipal area. Along the main routes,

posters and signs are mounted on road sign posts (see Figure 4). Furthermore, eco clubs have

been established in Marapong and Onverwacht. These clubs are managed and operated by

community members through the guidance of the two municipal officials. Figure 5 shows a map

of eco clubs.

Whilst several waste management programmes have been initiated, there are several areas of

concern which require prioritisation. Amongst the areas of challenge is the management of

healthcare risk waste especially in rural areas. In one of the dump sites situated at Thabo

Mbeki village (see Figure 6), nappies were observed. Environmental Education and Awareness


of communities especially with respect to day care centres should be carried out. Furthermore

during the site inspection at one of the recycling centres, a waste collector was observed

stamping with his feet on card boxes packed in a compacting machine. It was noticeable that

the recycler was not aware of the evident danger which could result in a serious accident (See

Figure 7.

Figure 1: Lephalale Local Municipality Recycling Projects


Figure 2: Collecting container for bottles are placed at commercial centres

Figure 3: Recycling centres in the Lephalale Municipal area


Figure 4: Posters and signs are mounted on road sign posts

Figure 5: Dump sites situated at Thabo Mbeki village


Figure 6: Waste collector stamping waste with his feet in a compacting machine

Figure 7: Conspicuous Signs Campaigning Against Litter


Figure 8: Lephalale Eco Clubs

The table below shows issues, gaps and needs identified which are addressed in this strategy.


Table 1: Issues, Gaps and Needs Identified

ISSUES GAPS NEEDS IDENTIFIED

The LLM has developed

waste awareness programmes

or projects. They include:

Internal Programmes:

(a) Licence disk holders

(b) Banners

(c) Street signs

(d) School campaigns through

competitions and using mascot

(e) Waste separation bins at strategic

areas

External Programmes:

(a) Eco-clubs

Internal

Lack of involvement by

communities especially

in rural areas.

Lack of positive

response to the

campaigns especially

in taxi ranks and some

streets

External

Eco-clubs are new and

concentrated in

Marapong and

Onverwacht townships

Internal

Wider involvement of

communities in

awareness campaigns.

Increasing campaigns

in certain areas

including taxi ranks and

shopping complexes.

External

Eco-clubs to be rolled

out to the rural villages

Optimal education and awareness

campaign initiatives in the LLM

Lack of sufficient

Human Resource

Capacity within the LLM

Developing more

capacity within the

waste management

division

Waste minimisation and recycling Waste separation at

source including

households.

Lack of safety

awareness at

recycling centres

There is need for

awareness within

households and

retail and

commercial centres.

Safety awareness

programmes at

recycling centres


Table 1: Issues, Gaps and Needs Identified

ISSUES GAPS NEEDS IDENTIFIED

Healthcare risk waste Lack of adequate information on how

to deal with HCRW especially in

rural areas. Examples crude

dumping of diapers at illegal

dumpsites

Need to develop

awareness

programmes on HCRW

through cooperative

governance with

Department of Health

Operational safety Lack of involvement by the private

sector especially as it relates to

safety use of equipments for

collection and recycling of waste

materials. Note a Figure 6 showing

an employee inside a compacter,

compacting card boxes using his

feet.

Lack of knowledge among

employees on hazards associated

with use of collection and recycling

equipments. People have limited

knowledge on environment, so that

their participation and commitment

in environmental activities is still

limited

Improper training of employees.

Lack of funds by NGOs and CBOs

associated with the collection and

recycling of waste materials.

Involvement of the

private sector in the

operational aspects of

the collection and

recycling of waste

materials

Development of Train

the Trainer initiative on

safety programmes


5 ASSESSMENT

Environmental education and awareness encompass an ethic that will ensure improved

attitudes and behaviour for the environment among all the communities in municipality. It

furthermore strives to facilitate the harmonizing of economic and social goals with ecologically

sound management of resources and the environment.

Environmental Education and Awareness lies within the concept for Sustainable Development

which is defined as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the

future generations to meet their own needs (Brundtland, 1987), where needs can then be

described as economic, social (cultural & health) and political needs and safeguarding the

needs of future generations by minimizing the use or waste of non-renewable resources;

sustainable use of renewable resources; ensuring that the waste from towns keeping within the

absorptive capacity of local and global sinks (Global Forum, 1994).

Within this concept of sustainable development lies the concept of environmental education and

awareness for sustainable development which has been defined by (Fien, 1993) as follows:

"The development of human capacity and creativity to participate in determining the future,

encourage technical progress as well as fostering the cultural conditions favouring social and

economic change to improve the quality of life and more equitable economic growth while living

within the carrying capacity of supporting ecosystems to maintain life indefinitely"

Improvement of the environment needs a change in human behaviour. This implies a change in

with regards to attitudes. A new approach was set for Environmental Education and Awareness

which go much further than the transfer of knowledge and awareness raising activities, but

focus on the context in which the individual find him/herself.

This concept was herald during the United Nations Conference in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.

Therefore the Local Agenda 21 campaign was introduced which community involvement, equity

and sustainability. The principles and competencies can be classified in following categories:


5.1 Non-formal Environment Education and Awareness

Environmental Education and Awareness plays a significant role in encouraging and enhancing

people's participation in activities aimed at conservation, protection and management of the

environment, essential for achieving sustainable development. The Lephalale Municipality,

therefore, accords priority for the promotion of non-formal environment education and creation

of awareness among all sections of the society through diverse activities using traditional and

modern media of communication.

5.2 Environmental Education and Awareness at Schools

To impart environmental education and to encourage and mobilize participation of school

children in various environmental conservation activities in the localities, the municipality has

initiated a school competition programme. Through this programme each participating school

nominates pupils who if successful in winning the competition, are awarded a school bag, and a

certificate. This competition has been popular and has to date yielded positive results in

involving pupils in the environmental initiatives. The competition addresses various issues

concerning protection and improvement of environment e.g. solid waste management, pollution

control, dissemination of information and creation of awareness.

5.3 Overview Assessment of Waste management initiatives, Challenges and Progress achieved in Lephalale Local Municipality

The Waste Management Unit of the Lephalale Local Municipality has initiated and implemented

several waste management awareness programmes. This should be encouraged especially

that the projects already operational have yielded positive results. For example the eco club

projects are a typical example of what the civil society could do in the rendering of the waste

management service by a municipality. Recycling of bottles and paper in commercial centres

demonstrate the role which organised business could do, whilst school competitions would

disseminate environmental challenges and how these could be addressed within the

municipality.

Whilst initiatives by the two municipal officials in the waste management unit are applauded,

there is a need to expand projects initiated to cover other sections of the municipality. For

example the eco clubs which are concentrated in Marapong and Overwatcht could be extended

to other areas of the municipality. Waste Minimisation and Recycling through the collection of

glass and paper at commercial centres is mainly at the some areas of the town centre. This

initiative could be facilitated in other commercial centres throughout the entire municipal area.


The waste management unit of the municipality faces a greater challenge especially that the

municipality is growing at a faster rate. There is a need to appoint more waste management

officials who would assist with other waste management functions including environmental

education and awareness. To be able to cater for and expand other waste management

functions and have them managed effectively, there is a need to increase the budget of the

waste management unit.

The status quo reveals that whilst several waste management initiatives have been carried out

with respect to several sectors, i.e. civil society, organised business and government sectors,

the mining sector is lacking behind. To this end, there is a need to include the mining sector in

the final environmental education and awareness strategy for the Lephalale.

6 STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT

6.1 IDENTIFICATION AND CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVES

Taking cognisance of the goals and objectives set, the main task in the identification and

consideration of alternatives is to determine the preferred scenarios and options for the

Lephalale Local Municipality for achieving these goals and objectives. This will involve the

following:

Identifying and researching the broad range of practical options that may be applied to

resolving the key waste management service issues, incorporating “brainstorming”

between all parties;

Develop options tables in preparation of the evaluation process, incorporating multiple

connotations for resolving each issue;

Undertake coarse evaluation of options/alternatives on the basis of logistics and

practicality;

Evaluate the remaining options/alternatives on the basis of advantages and

disadvantages associated with environmental and social constraints and/or financial

opportunities; and

Brainstorm or workshop the preliminary selection of options among all the roleplayers in

order to confirm the preferred options.

The projects and programmes hereunder are recommended for the municipality. However, it

should be noted their implementation will be based on environmental and social constraints

and/or financial opportunities.

Training of municipal officials and workers


Integrated Waste Management Plan (IWMP) Road Shows

Waste Management Awareness Raising Campaign

Schools Competition Programme

Clean up Campaigns

Greenest Municipality Competition

The table below outlines scenarios or alternatives necessary for efficient and effective

environmental education and awareness for the Lephalale Local Municipality.

Table 2: Education and Awareness Scenarios / Alternatives Implementation Programme

Scenario Description of scenario Issues / Requirements

0 Do nothing / Baseline scenario All existing materials and

budgets are maintained

1 Provide 25% education & awareness

(Optimse current system and introduce 25% of

services in all section of the municipality

encompassing Community Development,

Education and Training, Mass awareness and

marketing)

Budget is increased by 25%.




Community Development, Education and Training,

Mass awareness and marketing )






Mass awareness and marketing)






Mass awareness and marketing )

A comprehensive education

and awareness programme is

initiated and implemented in

all areas. All projects are fully

funded.

The abovementioned scenarios and or alternatives demonstrate the extent at which education

and awareness may be carried out.

Scenarion1 suggests that the current status quo remains where selected education and

awareness programme is carried out. This scenario whilst it does yield positive results in


certain areas of the municipality, it however fall short of the benefits of education and

awareness being enjoyed by the entire Lephalale Local Municipality citizens.

Scenario 2 suggests that the budget of the municipality is increased by 25%. This scenario

whilst it may not provide optimal education and awareness programme in the entire municipality,

it provides an opportunity for gradual and manageable education and awareness programme.

This initiative could be ideal as a plan in the short term.

Scenario 3 provide for an increase of 50% of the budget. Whilst this could be acceptable to

most areas, it may be difficult to sustain it. Other waste management services may be

compromised. This scenario would be suitable in the medium to long term rather than short

term.

Scenario 4 is an ideal scenario where if implemented the entire education and awareness

programme will enjoy the support of all residents. However to implement such a scenario will

require a longer period to allow for sustainability. The scenario would require a greater amount

of budget which may have to be supplemented by extensive sponsorships. The programme is

ideal for a long term.

6.2 PREFERRED OPTIONS/ACTIVITIES/PROJECTS

Scenario 1 is the preferred option for the initiation and implementation of the comprehensive

education and awareness programme for Lephalale Local Municipality. This option would allow

the municipal officials, the organised business and the communities to gradually embark on

programmes and plan for new ones. The scenario will be sustainable. The following

programmes and projects are recommended as part of the implementation of this alternative:

6.2.1 Training

As indicated in the Status Quo, there are two officials responsible for waste management in

Lephalale. These officials are currently involved in varying responsibilities including the day to

day operation related with the collection, and disposal of waste. It is recommended that

additional environmental officers be appointed with one at least dedicated to environmental

education and awareness. These officials once appointed, they could be further trained on

capacity building. Waste management capacity building training programmes have been

developed by the Environmental Capacity Building Unit at national Department of Environmental

Affairs. Course material has been developed for use by the local authorities and various service

providers are able to provide these courses. A comprehensive training programme developed

on behalf of the Department of Environmental Affairs is offered in consultation with the Sasol


Centre for Innovative Environmental Management at the University of the Witwatersrand. This

course covers all aspects of integrated waste management planning and it is an accredited.

Further informal training should be offered to landfill operators as well as general waste workers

involved in waste collection, and recycling

6.2.2 Integrated Waste Management Plan (IWMP) Road Shows

The IWMP is central to the implementation of all initiatives to be carried out by the municipality.

In order to ensure that the entire stakeholders are aware of the contents and decisions within

the IWMP, the Waste Management Unit should embark on a comprehensive road shows in all

areas of the municipality including rural areas. As part of an awareness programmes,

promotional themes should be developed beforehand and branded accordingly.

6.4.3. Waste Management Awareness Raising Campaign

Lephalale Local Municipality has initiated a waste awareness programme. However, for this

programme to yield maximal benefits, a wide range of stakeholders need to be identified.

These should cover all municipal areas including rural areas. Based on the status quo

information, it would be ideal to target organized business, community based organizations,

schools and the entire individual communities.

The Waste Management Unit should develop branding and promotional themes around which

the education and awareness will be staged. Once promotional themes have been developed,

they can be used on all materials and advertising media. These media could include use of

radio, outdoor advertising, website development, local newspaper articles, household booklets

distributed together with municipal rates and taxes, educational materials for schools, and

educational materials at recycling centres.

The municipal strategy should include waste management companies and those involved in

recycling to be part of the broad based education and awareness programme. These could

include Mondi Recycling, Buyisa-e-Bag the Plastic Federation of South Africa and Glass

Recycling Company.

The project implementation plan for the education and awareness programme, should include a

detailed project timelines. Furthermore these project timelines should set and target relevant

international, national, provincial, local days assigned to raise awareness on the environment.

These could include Wetland day, National Arbour Day, and World Environment Day. In order

to ensure maximal impact, a continuous monitoring of the impact through a general survey


should be carried. A questionnaire targeting specific stakeholders could be developed and

issued at the end of each campaign.

6.2.3 Schools Competition Programme

Currently the Waste Management Unit has initiated a school awareness competition where

school pupils demonstrate their knowledge in waste management. This initiative should be

enhanced and carried out in other areas of the municipality. Organised business as well as

companies dealing with waste management and recycling should be contacted for branding as

well as sponsorships. These as indicated before could include Buyisa-e-Bag, Plastic Federation

of South Africa, and the Glass Recycling Company. Surrounding conservation areas as well as

companies like ESKOM, EXARRO and MEDUPI power station should further be contacted for

sponsorships. The use of the waste Mascot within schools should be promoted as well as

coming up with Eco-school programs. These programs should promote the reuse of waste

material in organic gardens planting vegetables and making compost at within the school

premises. This will promote the school with the best garden.

Figure 9: Organic Gardens

6.2.4 Clean up Campaigns

Clean up campaigns assist in raising awareness in communities about the state of their

environment, as well as raise awareness amongst those taking part in the clean ups. It is

recommended that undertaking clean ups continues, involving youth groups, such as schools,

particularly in those areas where illegal dumping and littering are having significant impacts on


the environment. In order to ensure community involvement and participation, it is

recommended that senior members of the municipality including councillors be involved in the

clean up campaigns. Peaceful Green Marches, Eco-drives can also be introduced as part of

community campaigns. Lephalale will also have to drive the Bontle ke Botho campaigns which

are part of the national drives

6.2.5 Greenest Municipality Competition

As part of the implementation the National Waste Management Strategy for South Africa, the

National Department of Environmental Affairs has initiated the Greenest Municipality

Competition. The competition is structured such that at first individual municipalities in each

province enter the provincial competition. Three municipalities in each province are then

selected to participate in the national competition.

The Greenest Municipality Competition since its inception it has contributed towards:

The maintenance of a cleaner and healthier environment by recognising municipalities that is exceptionally clean.

Job creation and income generation for unemployed people by recycling waste products.

The enhancement of South Africa’s image to foreigners and will contribute towards tourism growth.

Creating awareness and educating the public on concepts of waste management.

Reducing expenditure on waste and litter collection by municipalities.

As a result of the extend of the positive impact experienced as a result of the competition, it is

recommended that the municipality enters for the competition as part of the comprehensive

strategy on waste education and awareness.

Figure 10: Beautification of the Town


Table: Summary of Education and Awareness Programmes Recommended,

According to the Sector Targeted

Sector

Targeted Project Description Resources Priority

All Integrated

Waste

Management

Plan (IWMP)

Road Shows

Prepare power point

presentations

Waste

management

division

High

Develop waste

management themes

Waste

Management

Awareness

Raising

Campaign

Develop a waste

management theme.

Waste management division

High

Clean up

Campaigns

Develop a waste

management theme


High

Greenest

Municipality

Competition

Participate in the

provincial and

national cleanest

town competition


Medium

Cleanest ward

competition

Promote

competitions within

the municipal wards


Medium

Develop

awareness tools

and use other

media to

promote

Mascots

Community newspapers

Municipal billing system with Environmental newsletters

Licence disk holders

Radio


High

Other programs Environmental

Camps

Bontle ke Botho

Eco schools

Peaceful Green

marches

Peace Gardens

Responsible

Citizen Award

Waste Management division

High



Table: Summary of Education and Awareness Programmes Recommended, According to the Sector Targeted

Sector Targeted Project Description Resources Priority

Municipal

Officials and

Council

Training Liaising with

DEA, and WITS

University

Provide funds High

Organised

Business

Waste

Minimisation and

Recycling

Develop

pamphlets

targeted at

specific business

sectors

Research,

material

development

High

Educational

Institutions

including

Schools

Schools

Competition

Programme

Develop and

distribute

educational

materials on

waste

management

Waste material

development

High

7 ORGANISATIONAL REQUIREMENTS Currently the Waste Management Unit of the Lephalale Municipality consists of two officials.

These officials are responsible for the day to day operation of the entire waste management

functions. It evident in order for the education and awareness function be carried out effectively,

it is recommended that an additional environmental officer be appointed to take care of the

education and awareness portfolio. Such an officer besides having to report on progress in

each section of the municipality will be required to provide statistical information on waste and

recycling, provide contact information on waste management facilities, and check educational

materials developed for technical correctness.

8 FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS The financial requirements for the education and awareness section of the Waste Management

Unit will require several budgets to cater for personnel and operational issues. The operational

budget will be allocated for the following items:

Graphic designs

Advertising

Printing

Prizes for competitions, for example school essay competition


It is recommended that in the submission for the Independent Development Plan for the

municipality in 2011, a list of projects including education and awareness projects be included

and approved by Council for implementation. All projects should be budgeted for accordingly.

It is further recommended that the Waste Management Unit of the municipality should approach

local business including both the nature conservation areas and mines as part of these

businesses’ joint venture in Social Responsibility Programmes. Furthermore, the National

Department of Environmental Affairs, the provincial Department of Local Economic

Development and Tourism, and the Waterberg District Municipality should be consulted for

funding and participation in the education and awareness programmes.

9 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS The National Department of Environmental Affairs in its comprehensive study to determine the

reasons for ineffective and poor waste management service delivery in municipalities nationally,

have found that most municipalities lack in three areas, namely:

Institutional arrangements

Financial management, and

Training and skills acquisition.

It is anticipated that with a well organized and funded education and awareness programmme

for the Lephalale Municipality, there will be positive impacts throughout the municipal area. The

initiation of the listed programmes and projects are expected to yield the following:

Less illegal dumping of waste

Increased waste minimisation and recycling

Better managed waste management initiatives (Eco-clubs)

Less disposal of Healthcare Risk Waste in the general waste stream

The importance of paying for services including waste management services


10 SOCIAL IMPACTS During the data collection especially in rural areas of the municipality, it was found that nappies

were indiscriminately disposed off in the illegal dumpsites especially around Thabo Mbeki

section. These nappies provide a serious health risk to surrounding communities. With a well

organized education and awareness programme involving day care centres as well as medical

practitioners’ surgeries will result in these communities taking pride of their environment and

therefore correctly disposing of these healthcare risk waste in appropriate receptacles. It is

further recommended that with this specific challenge, the education and awareness unit should

arrange with the nearby clinics who have dedicated receptacles for the collection and disposal

of healthcare risk waste.

With the environment free of vermin and clean, the communities will embark and cooperate in

education and awareness projects initiated by the municipality.

11 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

An education and awareness implementation plan need to be drafted and approved by Council, dealing inter alia with:

Employ additional staff.

Develop budgets for projects.

Focus on projects that target the most number of people and for which costs are relatively

low first.

12 MONITORING – KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

The implementation of the education and awareness implementation plan needs to be

monitored. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) could include:

Monitoring System of Performance

Quarterly and Annual Reports

Operational Plans

Statements of Revenue and Expenditure and Balance Sheets

Training Programme

Public education strategy implemented.


13 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION

Lephalale Local Municipality has embarked on several education and awareness programmes

however; there is a need to have a comprehensive strategy to deal with issues across the entire

municipality. Such strategy should include cooperation and involvement of other departments

within the municipality. It should also bring in the general workers who would invariably be the

foot soldiers in the promotion of the programme. It is evident that there is a marked

improvement of waste minimisation and recycling in areas where eco-clubs are operating. To

this end, these clubs should be extended to other villages within the municipality.

In order to ensure maximal waste minimisation and recycling, there is a need to involve the

private sector as part of an education and awareness initiative.

14 RECOMMENDATIONS

In order to effectively and efficiently implement a comprehensive education and awareness

programme for Lephalale Local Municipality, a detailed implementation plan with clear

objectives for each projects and timelines should be developed by the Waste Management Unit.

The plan should also outline the budgetary requirements as well as how each project or

programme will be funded. Where sponsorships have to be sourced, a concerted effort should

be made to have consults prospective sponsors especially amongst waste management and

environmentally related companies within the municipality. Also to be contacted are the nature

conservation areas.

The Integrated Waste Management Plan is a sector plan which is supposed to give guidance

with respect to services within the municipality. For any of the programmes and projects to be

funded from municipal funds, it is imperative that on yearly basis, the Waste Management Unit

should input into the Independent Development Programme (IDP) review so that recommended

projects can be funded. Furthermore, it is recommended that continuous reporting to respective

stakeholders should be carried out regarding progress in each programme.


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Environmental Conservation Act, Act 73 of 1989

Environmental Potential Atlas for South Africa, 1997

Health Act, Act 61 of 2003

IDP (2010) Lephalale Local Municipality Integrated Development Plan, Integrated Development

Plan Review, and 2007/2008 Financial Year

IP&WM (2000) White Paper on Integrated Pollution and Waste Management for South Africa, 2000,

Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Pretoria

Limpopo Province Spatial Rationale (2002)

Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000

Municipal Services Act,

Municipal Structures Amendment Act, 2000 (Act 22 of 2000).

National Air Quality Act, Act 39 of 2004

National Environmental Management: Waste Act, Act No. 59 of 2008

National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998

The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996

UNEP (2009) Developing Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan Training Manual, Volume 4:

ISWM Plan, UNEP, 2009

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