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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT WASTE ACT (59/2008): CONSULTATION ON THE PROPOSED INDUSTRY WASTE TYRE MANAGEMENT PLANS

Posted 12 June 2018

The Minister of Environmental Affairs, acting under section 32(5A), read with sections 72 and 73 of NEM:WA gave notice of her intention to consider four Industry Waste Tyre Management Plans received, namely:

  • TWAMISA Tyre Waste Abatement & Minimisation Initiative of South Africa;
  • Evergreen Energy (Pty) Ltd;
  • JPC Energy Systems; and
  • South African Tyre Reuse Company (SATRUCO).

The Industry Waste Tyre Management Plans were received for consideration in response to Government Notice No. 1148, published in GNR 41213 of 30 October 2017 under section 28(1) of NEMWA.

Members of the public are invited to submit written comments to the Minister within 30 days of publication of this notice (i.e on or before 06 June 2018).