Question NW2096 to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Weber, Ms AMM to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

(1) Whether, with regard to the pollution of disposable diapers in the rivers of the Republic, nappies are classified as (a) hazardours waste or (b) general waste; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) What (a) happened to the EDANA Stewardship Programme for Absorbent Hygiene Product,(b) are the reasons absorbent hygienic product are considered non-hazardous and (c) happened to the incinerators at(i) schools and (ii) public facilities; (3) Given that disposable nappies are dangerous to the environment as they cannot dispose by themselves, what (a) plans has her department put in place to address the fact that rivers in the Republic have become the waste sight for disposable nappies and (b) processes does her department have in place to ensure diseases do not increase through the pollution of the waste in the rivers of the Republic?