# Draft revised and updated National Waste Management Strategy

- Link: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/draft-revised-and-updated-national-waste-management-strategy/
- Published: 2020-01-07T21:09:04+02:00
- Author: dearSA

### The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has published the** Draft revised and updated National Waste Management Strategy**, and is asking you to comment.

### **304** provided input.

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NWM")

The National Waste Management Strategy (NWMS) is a legislative requirement of the

National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008), the “Waste
Act”. The purpose of the NWMS is to achieve the objects of the Waste Act. Organs
of state and affected persons are obliged to give effect to the NWMS. Waste management
in South Africa faces numerous challenges and the NWMS provides a plan to address
them

Comments close on **Monday, 3 February 2020.**

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