A NEWSLETTER FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT OF SOUTHERN AFRICA P O BOX 79, Allen’s Nek, 1737 September 2007 Tel: (011) 675-3462 or 4 Fax: (011) 675-3465 e-mail: iwmsa@telkomsa.net website: www.iwmsa.co.za

EASTERN CAPE CONFERENCE

The bi-ennial IWMSA Eastern Cape Mini-Conference once again took place at the Regent Hotel from 19 to 21 September. The conference consisted of a two-day presentation programme and a half day site visit. The theme for this year’s conference was “Where Is Away”. Over 120 delegates, of which a large amount was not from the Buffalo City region, registered for the conference. This year’s programme consisted of 15 speaker presentations, 13 exhibitors from all spheres of the waste industry set up inside and outside the conference venue and received wonderful exposure during the conference. On day one, the Master of Ceremonies, Mr Simpiwe Gwana introduced Mr Thando Gwintsa, General Manager: Investor Services at the East London IDZ, who officially welcomed the delegates to the conference, after which the delegates were treated to the beautiful voices of the local West Bank High School’s Arkapello Choir girls. Mr SAH Mfenyana, acting HOD of the Department of Economic Development & Environmental Affairs (Eastern Cape) then delivered the opening address - this year the DEDEA came on board as the gold sponsor of the conference. Mr Shirleigh Strydom, President of the IWMSA, who flew in from Durban for the conference, was then introduced to do the IWMSA presentation, after which he presented a patron certificate to the East London IDZ. After the tea break a number of speakers did their presentations, ranging from the concept behind the conference theme of “Where Is Away”, to Rhodes University students on the use of vermiculture to reduce waste! The final item on the agenda for the day was the IWMSA Eastern Cape Branch AGM. The evening social consisted of a casual cocktail event held at La Terrazza, a venue with a beautiful view over the bay and walking distance from the Regent Hotel. The second day of the conference started off with a school presentation done by Hudson Park Primary. The learners did a short recital from a booklet about littering, called “Learn a Lesson”, written by a 10 year old girl. A number of local schools were invited to bring some learners and a teacher to sit in on the sessions up until tea time. Six more presentations were heard before the end of the day. The evening social was enjoyed by all and took place at The Venue, on the Buffalo River, next to the harbour. The last day of the conference consisted of a site tour. Delegates could choose whether they wanted to tour the Daimler Chrysler SA plant and its waste sections or whether they wanted to tour the EPS plant – a polystyrene recycling plant which makes picture frames, skirtings etc. from recycled polystyrene. From the feedback received from the delegates, the conference was informative, interesting and enjoyed by all!

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PATRON MEMBERS

EnviroServ Holdings (Pty) Ltd, 600 SA Holdings (Pty) Ltd, Inter-Waste (Pty) Ltd, Roshcon (Pty) Ltd, TFM Industries (Pty) Ltd, DaimlerChrysler SA, National Ports Authority, Nissan Diesel SA, MAN Truck & Bus, Wasteman Group (Pty) Ltd,

DSW Cleansing and Solid Waste, DAEA KwaZulu Natal, Pikitup Johannesburg (Pty) Ltd, ROSE Foundation, East London Industrial Development Zone, Plastic Omnium Urban Systems

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MESSAGE FROM OUR VICE PRESIDENT

LG SETA Capacity Building The IWMSA has finally signed the contract with LGSETA and is developing a comprehensive set of training material for NQF 2, 3 and 4 for all our members. The LGSETA requires, through the contract the development of a range of training material and supporting documents which will be used by facilitators, training providers, municipalities and learners across the country for the implementation of Learnerships in the field of Environmental Practice for NQF2, NQF3 and NQF, this will incude:

A set of training material

A learnership log book

Workplace coach guidelines

Assessment plan. Our biggest thanks go to Sue Beningfield and Hennie Neetling for their dedicated effort and commitment in developing and producing NQF material for our members. We would also like to thank other members who also assisted Sue and Hennie in raising the funding from LGSETA for development of the material. The deadline to complete the material is the 30th September 2008 and we currently putting a plan of action together to meet this deadline with the assistance from our members. We might be compelled to appoint a full or part time developmental officer to co-ordinate the material and personnel involved with the development of the material. Once the material has been completed, we will insure that SALGA which represents all municipalities are aware of the material in order that capacity building can commence in all regions in South Africa. Regards Vincent Charnley

Contents Page Eastern Cape Conference 1 Message from our Vice President 2 International WM Congress - Kasane 3 Women in Waste 4/5 Of This and That 6/7 Branch Highlights 8 -13 Welcome to our new Members 14 Welcome to our new Patron Members 15 Buyers Guide 2008 16

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INTERNATIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT CONGRESS - KASANE

The Theme of the Congress was “Are we doing enough?” The basis for the choice of the area was basically to promote tourism and also relate the link between proper waste management and tourism. The choice of the theme was influenced by the need for all of those involved in waste management to introspect, review the strategies and commitment to waste management activities. Kasane is a village situated in a tourist destination called Chobe District. The venue for the congress was Mowana Safari Lodge a four star hotel situated along the banks of the Chobe River.

The Congress was officially opened by His Excellency the Zambian High Commissioner Mr. Mwamutenta Musakabantu. Other dignitaries who graced the occasion include the President of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa Mr. Shirleigh Strydom and the Vice President Mr. Vincent Charnley, the Chairman of Chobe District Council Honourable Councillor, Mwatona Kachana the District Commissioner for Chobe District and Deputy Council Secretary Mr. Elistus Mathumo.

The congress attracted the participation of politicians, chief executives of councils and land boards, professionals, scientists and engineers involved in waste management activities. The congress attracted about one hundred and thirty eight participants mainly from Botswana, South Africa and Namibia. Some of the presenters came from far a field such as United States of America, France, Gabon, South Africa and off course Botswana.

The congress was scheduled to run for a period of four days starting on Monday with the official opening with the next two days characterized by plenary and parallel sessions in the afternoons. Papers presented touched on the following thematic areas;

Health Care Waste Management - Assessment of Mercury Waste in Health Care Facilities in Gaborone - Alternative Technologies for Medical Waste Treatment - Eyeing the Health Care Waste Management Metamorphosis in Botswana - Making Medical Injections Safer - JSI Experiences from Implementation of the Injection Safety Project - Incineration Requirements under the Stockholm Convention Guideline

Waste Collection and transportation - Privation of Waste Management Services in Botswana – The Case of Maun - To Establish Sustainable Business in Waste Collection - Efficient Waste Management Service Provision by Municipalities

Pollution - Lead and Cadmium Pollution of the Notwane River Sediments due to the Gaborone

Landfill Law Enforcement

- Waste Management - The Case of Botswana Police Hazardous Waste Management

- Key requirement of the Waste Management Act - The Haunting Waste in Botswana – Hazardous Waste - Spill response in developing countries

Policy -

Reduce ,Reuse and Recycling - Why is the Steel Can a Sustainable Packaging - Overview of Botswana Standard on Plastic Carrier Bags and Flat Bags - Recycling Paper and Plastic

Littering Littering and illegal dumping The congress was officially closed by the World Health Resident Representative to Botswana Dr Kalilani. After the closure the participants went for excursions which were in the form of boat cruises along the Chobe River and game drives in Chobe National Park. The congress proved to be a great success.

Mothusi Mohutsiwa Out-going Chairman email: mmohutsiwa@encyclo.co.bw tel: +267 71515396

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WOMEN IN WASTE

We have decided to dedicate this section to women in waste, in an attempt for you to get to know them better. Introducing the Chairpersons of the KZN and Central Branches.

SUE BENINGFIELD - KZN I got my B.Sc (Chemistry & Applied Chemistry) and H.D.E (Teaching diploma) at Pietermaritzburg University. After a year of travelling overseas I got my first job with EnviroServ (Waste-tech in those days) in 1990 as a waste consultant in Johannesburg. When I started work I knew I wanted to interact with people rather than be in the laboratory so the waste industry seemed to link my technical ability with my love for people. What excited me about my job was meeting different customers and seeing how things were made. From carpets to soap to butter, you name it everything we consume generates waste and therefore required my services. You probably think of our job as definitely not glamorous! However, what you perhaps do not realise is that waste consultants need to understand the process of how waste is generated so we can determine the correct disposal method and nowadays this has become more technical as we search for value add opportunities before using disposal. In 1992, I moved to KZN, my home province and soon moved into sales management, marketing and business development. I began to realise my environmental side and became very interested in recycling. I opened the first recycling drop off facility in our Group at our New Germany Transfer Station. Although the location wasn’t great for the public, it was a matter of changing people’s habits from throwing waste away to reuse and recycling. This led us to offer our clients a unique service of managing their waste on-site according to the hierarchy of waste management. I joined IWMSA within my first year of joining the waste industry and found that by attending their workshops, seminars and conferences, I got to meet my opposition, chat to experienced consultants (for free!) and gather the knowledge I needed to do my job better. I found that this helped me strategise against my opposition because I knew the people involved- who I was up against- and how I could win the contracts! If I didn’t know something in logistics, waste types, classification, legislation, I met the people face-to-face so I could phone them whenever I got stuck. Through the years I decided to sit on the IWMSA committee because this gave me the opportunity to network even more, obtain a sense of belonging in an association that shared information to improve the environment and make it a better place for us all to live. I could also give back to those that were new in the industry and ensure that they received the valuable knowledge I did when I first entered into this industry. Today, 18 years later I’m still with EnviroServ but am now Group Training Manager. I am responsible for ensuring the staff in our organisation have the skills to perform their jobs effectively and efficiently. The waste industry requires a variety of disciplines from administration, sales, engineers, scientists, logistics, maintenance, finance, etc and our challenge is to increase the skills base. I still love what I do and am still learning new things every day. I say to those that are looking for a job with change as a norm and continual learning then the Waste Industry is for you!”

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Name: Linda Godfrey – Central Branch Position: Manager: Pollution and Waste; Principle Researcher Postal address: CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment PO Box 395 Pretoria, South Africa, 0001 Telephone: +27 12 841-3675 Fax: +27 12 842-7687 Email: lgodfrey@csir.co.za

Linda started out at the CSIR in 1994 as a bursary student, involved in research projects around groundwater and in particular the impacts of landfill sites on both surface and groundwater. This was her introduction to the field of waste management, having served as a researcher on a number of waste and water related projects within Southern Africa. Over the past five years this research interest in waste management has evolved into understanding more of the social-behavioural linkages and the importance of creating an enabling environment in which to successfully implement waste management technologies, particularly within a developing country context such as South Africa. Her research interests include - The role of waste information in informing environmental decision-making and planning; waste and society - the social and governance aspects of waste management and the role of research; waste economics as a supporting tool to effective and sustainable integrated waste management; and the environmental impacts of waste.

Linda holds an MSc Degree in Geohydrology (with Distinction) from Free State University, and an Honours Degree in Chemistry and Geology (with Distinction) from Rhodes University. She is currently completing her PhD in Waste Management through the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Chemical Engineering Faculty.

Linda is a Principle Researcher and Manager of the Pollution and Waste Group within the CSIR's operating unit Natural Resources and the Environment. This group focuses principally in three research areas – waste and society; waste treatment and utilisation; and environmental health.

Linda has been a member of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa since 1998 and has served on the Central Branch committee since 2005. She is currently the Chairperson of the Central Branch of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) and is a registered professional scientist. Interacting with members of the IWMSA through regional seminars, workshops and the bi-annual WasteCon has provided a platform for mentoring and rapid personal and professional growth with the field of pollution and waste.

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OF THIS AND THAT

Rubber Wise - Regulations to manage scrapped tyres are on the way

The imposition of a levy of more that R15 a car and R140 a truck tyre to facilitate the collection and disposal of scrapped tyres in an environmentally friendly manner is on the cards for the immediate future. The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism has published the draft Waste Tyre Regulations for public comment in the Government Gazette. The proposed regulations set out a system of storage for scraped tyres and the regulatory mechanism for tyre dealers to deal with them. It specifies the conditions under which scrapped tyres must be stored and makes it compulsory for tyre dealers or agents to mutilate scrapped tyres, to prevent them from being refitted to vehicles. The promulgations of the regulations will help prevent scrapped tyres being burnt to get the scrap metal, which causes serious air pollution. About 40 cents worth of steel is said to be recovered per tyre, while the pollution caused is destroying ecosystems like wetlands. Tyre manufacturers and other concerned parties have been working with government for some time to draft legislation to control the storage and disposal of used tyres. Part of the proposal plan is to levy a disposal fee on the sale of new tyres and to use it to collect and dispose of used ones. The draft regulation does not mention a levy, which would be part of a memorandum of agreement between the tyre industry and the department. It would be determined by transport tenders obtained after the regulations had been promulgated. The regulations, when promulgated will make provision for tyre dealers to give scrapped tyres to licensed transporters and recyclers. This will mean that the tyre waste management system do not entail any additional costs to tyre dealers. The biggest portion of the scrapped tyres will however be incinerated under controlled conditions to recover energy from tyres by using them to replace fossil fuels used in kilns. Amongst the new products to come from the scrapped tyres is the grounding of scrapped tyres into crumbs used to make rubber carpets, the laying of athletic tracks, and to be mixed into tarmac. Service Delivery June 2007-08-21

Joburg man takes top SALGA job

Xolile George, formerly a senior official from the City of Joburg has been appointed the new CEO of SALGA. His appointment comes months after Makhosi Khoza, former SALGA CEO resigned to devote more time to her family. “It’s both an exciting and daunting task to be entrusted with such a huge responsibility to lead such an esteemed institution” he said. “I feel humbled by the trust and responsibilities placed on my shoulders and I’m ready for the challenge. Local government is at the epicentre of development. Coupled with that is the current transformation processes aimed at strengthening this important sphere of government, and one that would form part of leading the voice of local government of such matters and the unfolding of electricity restructuring process, the implementation of the new property rates policy and legislation at municipal level and the amalgamation and institutional alignment of a single public service”.

George is a graduate fro the University of Fort Hare, with an honour degree in Development Economics from the University of Pretoria and a Masters in Business Administration from the Graduate Scholl of Business in the Netherlands. He has an extensive track record in local government, having worked as Director: Executive Support at the Amathole District Municipality in East London and on land and housing problems with the Eastern Cape’s provisional department for local government and housing. In 2003 George joined the City of Joburg as Regional Director, where he was instrumental in the amalgamation of the various structures of the city into the new administrative metropolitan. Three years later he was appointed Regional Director: Economic Development. In this capacity he was closely involved with the development of an economic development strategy and implementation plan, which is currently being rolled out. He has also played a key role in Joburg’s broadband project that will ensure internet connectivity throughout the city. His flagship programmes included establishing and SMME fund, Soweto empowerment zone and the community bank initiative driven by the city. Delivery – July 2007

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OF THIS AND THAT

Minister: Half of SA landfill sites unauthorised Almost half of the waste landfill sites around the country are unauthorised, and many need to be closed, Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk said on Thursday. Opening debate on his department's budget vote in the National Council of Provinces, he told MPs millions of South Africans did not have access to domestic waste-collection services. "It is estimated that 45% of South Africans, mainly living in informal settlements and rural areas, do not have access to domestic waste-collection services. "In addition, the country has 1 321 landfill sites, of which 629 are unauthorised, many of which must be formally closed. Included in these are 58 hazardous landfill sites, which are not permitted. "This situation clearly has a significant negative effect on human health and the environment." In many municipalities around the country there were serious waste management system problems, including a lack of finance, operational equipment and capacity. "Within the Municipal Infrastructure Grant System, waste has an allocation of 5% in a category termed 'other' that also includes street lights and other smaller infrastructures. "Clearly this is not adequate to address the challenges we face as a country," Van Schalkwyk said. The new Waste Management Bill -- published in the Government Gazette in January this year -- will be tabled in Parliament this year. Among other things, the measure deals with matters relating to the collection, transportation, recovery, reuse, recycling, treatment and disposal of waste.

The Gauteng Green e-Waste Channel

The Gauteng Green e-Waste Channel has started a pilot project in Johannesburg. Working with

municipal waste collectors Pikitup, 10 pilot sites for drop-off and collection of e-waste have been identified in the Johannesburg metro. Soon the Tshwane metro is expected to follow suit in

Pretoria.

Pikitup Garden Sites Pikitup Call Centre: 27 11 712 5200

o Ballyclare Garden Site - Bryanston o Bez Valley Garden Site - Bez Valley o Club Street Garden Site - Linksfield o Fairland Garden Site - Fairland o Melrose Garden Site - Melrose o Norwood Garden Site - Norwood o Panorama Garden Site - Panorama, Roodepoort o Victory Park Garden Site - Victory Park o Sophiatown Garden Site - Border of Sophiatown and Albertskroon o Woodmead Garden Site - Woodmead Ext 15 o Bangalore Drive Garden Site - Lenasia Ext 11 o Cedar Road Garden Site - Kyalami, Midrand o Dale Road Garden Site - Kyalami, Midrand

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BRANCH HIGHLIGHTS

CENTRAL BRANCH (Gauteng, Northern Province, North West Province & Mpumalanga)

Chairman: Linda Godfrey Tel. 012-841-3675 / lgodfrey@csir.co.za

LANDFILL 2007

The Institute of Waste Management (IWMSA) Central Branch Landfill Interest Group, in association with the Geosynthetics Interest Group of SA, presented the bi-enniel Landfill 2007 at Misty Hills in Muldersdrift. Landfill operators built their skills capacity building and transferred technology in their sector at the dedicated low-cost conference and technical tour to Maropeng. The conference attracted approximately 152 delegates with a selection of exhibitors and sponsors without whom the conference would not have been so successful.

Dr Abdelmalek Bouazza of Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, shared his experience of landfill solutions around the world including landfill materials research results. The program contained a selection of presenters with excellent topics which were found to be interesting and most informative. A highlight was the dissatisfaction of the delegates regarding the current permitting process of the Department of Environment and Tourism (DEAT).

Many of the landfill operators and municipalities have been up in arms for the past two years about the bureaucratic backlog in the authorisation of their landfill sites by the Department of Environment and Tourism (DEAT). The IWMSA’s role in the policy challenge is to assist DEAT in the authorisation process, said IWMSA vice-president Vincent Charnley in his keynote address. “Our responsibilities in this regard include facilitating dialogue between higher authorities and municipalities and facilitating the expedition of the permitting process. The industry will assist wherever possible to ensure the upgrading of non compliant landfills to meet the DWAF Minimum Requirements for Waste Disposal to landfill.”

Vice-president Charnley summarised the current trend in his keynote address: “The upgrading of existing landfills and the development of CDM projects is all taking place in an environment of increasing environmental awareness and sensitivity, as well as rising infrastructure, start-up and maintenance costs. Government policy favours waste minimisation and recycling and is considering instruments to encourage industry to consider alternatives that will reduce the waste stream before ultimate disposal.

Notwithstanding this trend, acceptable landfill airspace has to be provided to protect the environment. Many cities that have not made timeous provision are facing the problem of insufficient landfill airspace in the future.

Delegates were intrigued with interesting presentations such as ‘The round trip of scavenger to harvesters to salvagers’ presented by J Boswell and the ‘Durability and lifetime of geo-membranes’ by Legg & Legge, in total 19 presentations were heard over the two day period. The first day was concluded with a relaxed evening function held in the boma allowing for excellent networking. On the last day the delegates met at Maropeng the cradle of human kind to attend a lecture presented by Dr Abdelmalek Bouazza of Monash University and then finally a tour of Maropeng. Once again we would like to thank all those involved in arranging the event as well as the presenters, sponsors and exhibitors – without your support the event would not have been such a success.

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Central Branch Regional Seminar and AGM The Central Branch held its Regional Seminar and AGM on Friday 3 August in Whiteriver, Nelspruit, with a meet-and-greet braai held on the Thursday evening at Bundu Country Lodge.

The Regional Seminar had an excellent turnout of 34 people, and included presentations on: Sustainable use & re-use of Industrial Packaging, through implementation of SANS 10406 - Reprocessing of previously

certified packaging – Ms Liz Anderson Changes to the Waste Bill – Mr Obed Baloyi, Director, Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Current challenges facing waste management in South Africa – Mr Hennie Neethling

Discussions were held on the implications of the proposed definition of waste and by-products, as amended in the Waste Bill, on the waste industry and in particular the waste recycling industry. While some present at the Seminar felt that the proposed definition of waste unintentionally hinders future recycling, through installing potentially lengthy and time consuming administrative processes, others felt that the definition of waste provides government with a means to take action should organisations fault in the responsible management of waste. It seems that there is no clear solution to this debate, other than ensuring that there are streamlined processes (where necessary) and sufficient capacity within government to quickly and efficiently evaluate and process applications, so as not to stall the implementation of the waste hierarchy in South Africa.

The future requirements of the Waste Bill were placed into context regarding the current challenges facing the waste industry in South Africa. In particular issues around legislation, funding, compliance, training and capacity, delegation of responsibility and accountability were raised and discussed between delegates.

The results of the 2006/07 financial year were put forward by the Chairperson, Ms Linda Godfrey. Linda provided an overview of the 'Year in Review', the activities of the Central Branch and in particular, their flagship programme, the 'Introduction to Waste Management for Local Authorities Training Course', which has already had an impact in building capacity within local government. She emphasized that the IWMSA is here to support our members and encouraged all present to share ideas on what they expected of the Central Branch, and in particular topics for future seminars, workshops and training courses. The Chairpersons Report and Financial Results were accepted by those members present. The Central Branch would like to thank all of those who took the time out to attend this Seminar and AGM, in particular those who gave their time to make presentations.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

The waste management field is an ever changing environment? To enable municipalities and companies to keep up to date with waste management legislation, policy approaches and technologies we developed a two day course in basic waste management. This course has been successfully run in Carletonville, Vereeniging, Bloemfontein and Rustenburg. The topics presented provide municipalities with the necessary knowledge and information to successfully manage waste. In addition, delegates will have access to specialists within their respective disciplines.

Who should attend? Local authorities, i.e. portfolio committee members, municipal managers, strategic managers, ward committee members, council officials responsible for waste management in their respective municipalities, NGOs, small, medium, micro enterprises (SMMEs), consultants and contractors entering the field and anyone else wanting to understand the dynamic field of waste management, recycling and reuse.

Topics General introduction to waste management and legislation pertaining to waste management Procurement and tendering Integrated waste planning Cost analysis Service delivery Collection and transport of waste Waste minimisation, treatment and disposal

What delegates have said "Definitely a worthwhile course" "This was one of the most informative waste management courses attended" "Professionally presented" "Found the course very interesting and helpful" "Course was of a high standard

Should you require any additional information please do not hesitate to give us a call on 011 675 3464 or e mail us on iwmsa@telkomsa.net or refer to www.iwmsa.co.za

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KWAZULU NATAL BRANCH Chairman: Sue Beningfield Tel. 031-902-1526 / sueb@enviroserv.co.za

The NGO’s IAP Capacity Building Workshop was held at the Paradise Valley Nature Reserve on the 31st June on the theme” Understanding the

Operational Requirements of Waste Sites”

The workshop was open to Councilors, members of NGO’s and people affected by or living near to waste management facilities. Dr Shauna Costley from the DAEA presented on the National Waste Management Bill, Ray Lombard from Lombard & Associates did a presentation on Health Care Risk Waste Technology options, Leon Bredenhann from DEAT covered Landfill Operational Requirements from DEAT’s perspective and Malcolm Moses discussed the environmental impact assessment process. The workshop was well attended and well received by attending delegates.

The SMME Waste Contractors Workshop is to be held on the 20th of August on the theme “Waste Contractors Challenges”

Topics on the programme include Legal Requirements for small businesses, Costing mobile compaction vehicles, the reality of broad-based BEE, funding for services in small BEE companies and a case study given by a representative from Munitech. The workshop will begin at 12:30 until 17:30 and will be held at the Engen Sports Centre, Tara Road Wentworth. Cost of the course is R50pp. Thanks go to Engen and Munitech for co-sponsoring this event. For more details contact Angie on 031-5642795 / kzniwmsa@mweb.co.za

The KZN Annual Golf Day is to be held on the 23rd August at the Maidstone Golf Club in Tongaat.

Our annual golf day is always well attended with great fun being had by all. To book a four ball, sponsor a hole or prizes contact Angie on 031-5642795 / kzniwmsa@mweb.co.za

KZN CALENDAR OF EVENTS – 2007

Waste Contractors Capacity Building Workshop – 20th August

IWMSA Golf Day – 23rd August

Hazardous Waste Course –12th November

AGM and showing of the “Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore”- 27th September.

Year End Function – 29th November

Be sure to diarise these events! We look forward to seeing you there!

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EASTERN CAPE BRANCH Chairman: Deidre Freeman Tel. 043-706-3600 /dfreeman@gibb.co.za

Congratulation to the Eastern Cape Branch on arranging an excellent conference which was very well attended. The conference was held in the Regent Hotel and boasted a selection of exhibitors in the main hall where the presentations took place. The President Shirleigh Strydom gave the keynote address and presented the East London Industrial Development Zone the latest patron member of the IWMSA their certificate and flag. The delegates were exposed to various speakers who presented interesting and informative papers. Local primary school pupils treated the delegates to a short recital on waste and the West Bank High School’s Arkapello Choir sang for the delegates. Some members of the organising committee West Bank High School’s Arkapello Choir girls.

Delegates on the site visit Delegates eagerly waiting for the proceedings to begin

Learners from the Hudson Park Primary The President mingling with the delegates

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WESTERN CAPE BRANCH Chairman: Claire McKinnon Tel. 021-400-2822/ Claire.mckinnon@capetown.gov.za

LIG POSTER COMPETITION

The competition, held on the 23rd May 2007 at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, started at 18h00 and was opened by Richard Emery (BKS Pty Ltd). Mr. Saliem Haider of the City of Cape Town gave an introductory talk entitled “Facts and Challenges in finding a new regional landfill site.” The competition consisted of 36 posters which were supported by the student authors. Judges from industry reviewed all 36 posters and chose the top 3 finalists. The judges comprised of Mr. Peter Hardie of Engineered Linings, Mr. Chris Wiid of Arcus Gibb, Mr. Thorsten Aab of WSP Group, Mr. Craig Mitchell of Vissershok Waste Management Facility and Mr. Deon Stipp of Kaytech.

Judges and winners Different posters on display The project brief was entitled, “The task at hand is to develop an integrated waste management strategy for the region you reside in highlighting some of the problems, offering possible solutions and make strong recommendations on an immediate course of action.” The scoring of the posters started when the judges walked around to each poster and evaluated them according to certain criteria. At the end of the scoring period all the scores were compiled by each of the judges and the top three values overall were deemed to be the winners. Richard Emery handed out the prizes to the following three lucky participants: 1st prize – Clint Stewart R 1000 cash cheque sponsored by the Institute of Waste Management 2nd prize – Leigh Julies R 600 cash cheque sponsored by Vissershok Waste Management Facility 3rd prize – Andrew Harrison R 400 cash cheque sponsored by Vissershok Waste Management Facility Prize winners

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WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS

Central Branch Moller Petrus Jacobus L Associate Belcher, James Konrad Melvin Member Ebrahim, Abdul Member Els Marius Member Gamede, Hlobahang Member Mosoma, Nomonde Paitence Mrs Member Taiwo Oluwantoyin Enitan Student Govan Mbeki Municipality Municipality Barokaworld Trucking and Business Solutions Organisation Collect-a-Can (Pty) Ltd Organisation Global Pact Trading 412 (Pty) Ltd Organisation Grundfos (Pty) Ltd Organisation Masekela Waste Management Services cc Organisation Multi-Waste (Pty) Ltd Sandton Organisation Multi-Waste Florida (Pty) Ltd Organisation The Waste Group Ingwe (Pty) Ltd Organisation

Eastern Cape Stuart Andrew Mr Associate Biyana, Viwe Member Cebanto Lindelwa Mrs Member Kalule, Kitumba Steve Member Kaszas Catharina E Ms Member Potgieter Mark Anthony Mr Member Vorster Johan Andries Mr Member Aspen Pharmacare Organisation Continental Tyre S.A. (Pty) Ltd Organisation Nozinga Waste Management cc Organisation Vaduba Investments cc Organisation Veolia Environmental Services Organisation

Kwa-Zulu Natal Frohlich JJ Mr Associate Baldeo Jessica Member Chetty, Mason, Mr Member FFS Refiners' Organisation Oil Separation Services Natal cc t/a Separating Solutions Organisation

Western Cape de Klerk, Suné Associate Ferguson Siobhan Michelle Miss Associate Ashcroft, Richard Member Daniels David Martin Mr Member Doyle, Christopher Member Sukwana Nokuzola Ms Member

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WELCOME TO OUR NEW PATRON MEMBERS

The East London IDZ … your solution to operating a world class manufacturing facility An ideal location for your investment The IDZ programme is part of an initiative by the South African government to encourage export oriented growth in South Africa. This initiative is driven by the Department of Trade and Industry with an objective to encourage sub

regional economic growth and job creation. The IDZ concept is rooted in the clustering of industries to encourage logistics savings. Further features of an IDZ include proximity of the industrial complex to the port, transport and other major infrastructures that can generate benefits relating to more efficient supply chain management, better access to manufacturing inputs and more efficient access to markets. The East London IDZ has a designated Customs Controlled Area, which allows for duty free production of exports and vat suspension for supplies procured in South Africa. It also offers manufacturers an ideal location for the operation of a competitive and efficient industrial plant. This recently constructed zone boasts state of the art infrastructure, allowing for smooth operations of investor plants within the IDZ. Positioned only six kilometres from East London’s river port and two kilometres from the airport, the East London IDZ gives new meaning to transport networks proximity.

The World of Plastic Omnium An international leader in plastics The Plastic Omnium group has celebrated its 60th anniversary: Starting in France as one man’s vision, with an outstanding record of success. The company is recognized as an international force – with major strengths in research and development, design innovation, production and marketing. Latest acquisition is the Sulo group of companies. Plastic Omnium Urban Systems – leading in waste containment The company’s domestic wheeled bins and four-wheeled trade waste containers are integral to automated waste collection, facilitating operational flexibility and efficiency. Beyond wheeled waste containers; the company manufactures a wide selection of litter bins in plastic and in steel, with designs for contemporary and traditional locations. Plastic Omnium also manufacture a range of recycling containers and voluntary banks for paper, glass, metals and oils which makes it a leader in promoting waste separation & recycling. The product selection also includes clinical waste containers, home composters and underground containers (founders of the underground container system in 1992). These bins are durable under rugged conditions and all share an innovative and visionary approach to design with build in practicality. The needs of our users and service providers are always uppermost in our minds and consideration is given to them from conception through to implementation. Environmental concerns Plastic Omnium’s waste-related products are designed to enhance and protect the environment, visually and functionally. Efficient production minimizes wastage, and to ensure the optimum use of precious resources, increasingly Plastic Omnium is taking back its old containers for recycling into new products, thus practicing cradle to grave philosophy. SA manufacturing strength - with quality inbuilt Most of the products available in South Africa are manufactured at Plastic Omnium’s Brits manufacturing facility. However, the capability to draw on sister European companies’ resources and technology is a tremendous asset. Typically the Brits plant has capacity to manufacture 1miljon containers per year with a current yearly output of 250 000 units. Besides the local market the products are exported to Europe, Middle East and Asia. Quality Assurance is integral to Plastic Omnium’s philosophy - and all production is to ISO 9002, 14001 and OHSAS18001. Plastic Omnium also have product specification certifications as EN840, SABS:SANS 1310 & 1494 standards. This makes the South African operation unique as the only manufacturer of municipal waste containers within SADC with these certifications. The policy is to continuously improve designs and specifications. Whichever Plastic Omnium products you select, they are all impact resistant, durable; give a long service life and you can be confident of excellence in design, manufacture and quality.

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Its time for the next edition of our Buyers Guide and Directory

which provides an excellent opportunity for your company to reach a wide audience in the waste industry. We aim to provide information to individuals and companies who may require a product or service within the broad field of waste management. Apart from general information on the IWMSA, including a complete list of members, landfill sites, the Guide will carry

details on products and services in two sections. Section 1 will show company details, accompanied by a brief description of goods / services offered while Section 2 will list goods / services alphabetically, with each supplier listed by name and cross referenced by page number to Section 1. In addition the Guide offers excellent advertising opportunities. Entry into the Guide will be only R 600.00 for Members of the IWMSA and R1 200.00 for non-members, including VAT. This fee will allow you to: a) List in Section 1 your company name, physical, postal and e-mail addresses,

telephone, fax and cell phone numbers, principal contact and a maximum of 50 words describing the main activities of your company.

b) In Section 2 your company may list your main services under five free

separate categories. Please refer to the list of Products and Services attached. Additional entries in additional categories may be made at R50-00 per insertion.

General distribution will be made to all our members, national, provincial, regional and local government, overseas interests and relevant NGO’s as well as WasteCon, seminars and all events. The costs to place your company in Sections 1 & 2 are as follows :-

1. Member entry* R

600.002. Non-member entry* 1,200.003. Additional category entry 50.004. Additional Branches 110.00*Please note: this fee only covers details of one main address. Any additional addresses or contacts e.g. Branch offices or divisions will be charged at an additional R 110-00 each. Advertising: a) Outside back cover 4,500.00 b) Inside front and back covers 4,000.00c) Centre Spread (Left page) 3,000.00 d) Centre Spread (Right page) 3,000.00e) Inside book (Full page) 2,500.00 f) Inside book (Half page) 2,000.00

The above prices are inclusive of VAT.

Complete the attached Booking Form and email back to us before 30 November 2007

for your entry in the

Buyers Guide and Directory 2008

Buyers Guide & Directory

2006

Institute of Waste Management

of Southern Africa

A quick reference to Waste Management Products & S