Question NW2140 to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
25 September 2020 - NW2140
Winkler, Ms HS to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
What is the (a) compliance status of landfill sites in the Republic, (b)(i) total number and (ii) list of names of landfill sites that are (aa) licensed and (bb) unlicensed in each province and (c)(i) name and (ii) total number of landfill sites that are not compliant with their permits in each province?
Reply:
- The compliance status of landfill sites in the Republic, according to the Department’s currently
available information, is as contained in the table below:
|
PROVINCE |
Non-Compliant 0% to 49% |
Partially Compliant 50% to 74% |
Compliant 75% to 100% |
|
Eastern Cape |
7 |
3 |
2 |
|
Mpumalanga |
17 |
4 |
4 |
|
Gauteng |
7 |
5 |
5 |
|
Northern Cape |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|
North West |
11 |
7 |
0 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
12 |
3 |
9 |
|
Western Cape |
41 |
26 |
24 |
|
Limpopo |
14 |
6 |
16 |
|
Free State |
6 |
1 |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
124 |
55 |
61 |
- (i) and (ii) The required information can be sourced from the relevant provincial authorities. (aa), (bb) See (b) above
- (i) and (ii) See (b) above.