The lack of Integrated Waste Management Plans (IWMPs) at municipalities means that communities are increasingly exposed to the risk of diseases.
According to Andrew Caddick, a principal environmental scientist at SRK Consulting, these plans are a legal requirement for the district and local municipalities. "An IWMP at municipal level should be guided by the provinces strategic environmental priorities, which are in turn informed by the national Department of Environmental Affairs National Waste Management Strategy", said Caddick.
He warned, however, that there was wide-spread non-compliance with this planning requirement.
“Budgetary constraints at municipalities, combined with insufficient skills and inadequate oversite from government, has left many municipalities with no waste management plan,” he said. “Where these plans are in place, there is often not enough commitment to implement them.”
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Andrew Caddick
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