Working on Waste - Plastic SA Seminar

WORKING ON WASTE
Plastic SA Seminar
08 July 2014
PRESENTER: NOMFUNDISO MTALANA
Outline
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DEA Mandate & Organogram
Linkages with Expanded Public Works Programme
Background to EPIP
EPIP Implementation Model
Working on Waste Focus Areas
EPIP Funded recycling initiatives/projects
Conclusions & recommendations
Departmental Mandate
The mandate of the Department is underpinned by the
Constitution and all other relevant legislation and policies
Section 24 (b) of the Constitution:
All South Africans have a Constitutional right to an environment
that is not harmful to their health or well-being, and to have the
environment protected, for the benefit of present and future
generations
Vision & Mission
Vision
A prosperous and equitable society living in harmony with our
natural resources.
Mission
Providing
leadership
in
environmental
management,
conservation and protection towards sustainability for the
benefit of South Africans and the global community.
DEA Goals: 2012/2013 – 2016/2017
Goal 1: Environmental Assets conserved, valued, sustainably
used, protected and continually enhanced.
Goal 2: Enhanced socio-economic benefits and employment
creation for the present and future
generations from a healthy
environment.
Goal 3: A Department that is fully capacitated to deliver its
services efficiently and effectively
DEA Organogram
Climate Change
& Air Quality
Chemicals & Waste
Management
Oceans & Coast
Environmental
Advisory Services
Environmental
Programmes
Chief Operating
Officer
DEA
Biodiversity &
Conservation
Legal,
Authorization &
Compliance
Inspectorate
EPWP
Expanded Public Works Programme
(EPWP)
 Nation-wide programme which will draw significant numbers
of the unemployed into productive work, so that workers gain
skills while they work, and increase their capacity to earn an
income
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EPWP is divided into four sectors:
Infrastructure;
Environment & Culture
Social
Non-State Sectors
Expanded Public Works Programme
(EPWP-Phase 2)
 To create 2 million Full Time Equivalent (FTE) jobs for poor and
unemployed people in South Africa so as to contribute to
halving unemployment by 2014, through the delivery of public
and community services.
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Scale up from 210 000 FTEs in Y1 to 610 000 FTEs in Y5;
Equivalent to 4, 5 million work opportunities in 5 years )
FTE: 1 person year is equivalent to 230 person days of work
 EPWP to enable government to act as an employer of last
resort as part of the Anti-Poverty Strategy
Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP)
Aim of the sector is to: ‘Build South Africa’s natural, social and cultural heritage, and in
doing so, dynamically uses this heritage to create both medium and long term work
and social benefits.’
Through:
 Protecting and enhancing the sustainable use and conservation of our natural
resources
 Controlling and sustainable management of invasive alien plants
 Enhancing the sustainability and protection of life, livelihoods, ecosystem
services and natural processes through integrated fire management
 Rehabilitating the wetlands
 Coastal management
 Creating land-based livelihoods and improve food security within previously
disadvantaged e.g agricultural resources, waste management,
 Growing and promoting tourism
 Preserving and developing South African cultural heritage to ensure social
cohesion and nation building
Sector programmes include: Working for..... Water, the Coast, for Land, for Tourism and
Working for Energy; Working on .... Fire, on Waste; People and Parks; Greening;
Sustainable Land based Livelihoods; Cultural Programmes; Clearing public spaces; etc.
EPIP
Environmental Programmes (EP) Branch
Deputy DirectorGeneral
CD: Working for Water &
Working on Fire
CD: Information
Management & Sector
Coordination
CD: Environmental
Protection & Infrastructure
Programmes
EPIP Organogram
CD: EPIP
(Gcinumzi Qotywa)
Director: Operations
Management & Support
(Aubrey Moloto)
D: Programme
Planning & Quality
Assurance
(Luvuyo Mlilo)
D: Programme
Planning &
Implementation
Support
D: Programme
Training & Youth
Development
(Mokotedi Thaga)
(Nomfundiso Giqwa)
D: Programme
Implemenation Inland & National
Programmes
D: Programme
Implementation –
Coastal
(Grace Modubu)
(Nhlanhla Khumalo)
Purpose
To manage the identification, planning and implementation
of the Environmental Protection and Infrastructure
Programmes throughout the country under the Expanded
Public Works Programme using labour intensive methods
targeting the unemployed, youth, women, people with
disabilities and SMMEs
Overall Objectives of EPIP
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Better environmental management practices
Job creation
SMME Development
Skills Development
Funding Criteria Highlight
 EPIP is an EPWP programme
 Labour intensive projects – requirement of 35-45 % of budget
for wages (Treasury wants 60 %)
EPIP Focus Areas
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Working on Waste
Working for the Coast
Working for Land
Greening & Open Space Management
People & Parks
Wildlife Economy
Youth Environmental Service
EPIP Implementation
model
EPIP implementation model
Planning Phase
Implementation
Phase
• Soliciting proposals from municipalities, branches,
provincial counterparts, public entities, NPO’s
• Approval of projects for funding by the DG
• Appointment of implementing agents
• Extensive stakeholder consultation (internal & external)
• Development & approval of project business plans for
implementation
• Recruitment of beneficiaries
• Establishment of Project Advisory Committees
• Physical implementation of project deliverables
• Implementation of training (non-accredited & accredited)
• Hand-over of project assets to owning entity
Process followed for soliciting
projects
• Provincial briefing sessions
conducted (March-April 2013)
• Posting of advert in
newspapers-closing date 07
June 2013
• Submission of proposals by
owning entities on the EPIP
web-based projects
Sourcing of projects
Evaluation of
project proposals
• 1091 applications received
• 796 proposals verified
• Proposals evaluated per focus
area (5 focus areas)
• Shortlist of recommended
projects
• Approval
of projects by the DG 20 November 2013
• Total of 169 projects approved
• Letters issued to project
proponents, Districts, Province
• Owning entity MoAs issued
Approval of projects
2013-Approved projects
SUMMARY: FOCUS AREAS VS PROVINCES
Province
GOSM
Working on Waste Working For Land People & Parks Wildlfe Economy Total projects Total budget
Eastern Cape
8
19
5
6
0
38 473 894 184
Free State
6
13
1
3
0
23 248 500 000
Gauteng
2
1
0
0
0
3
25 000 000
Limpopo
5
5
1
0
1
12 347 000 000
North West
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3
1
4
2
10 131 800 000
KwaZulu Natal
10
9
2
4
1
26 313 730 000
Northern Cape
7
4
1
0
1
13 206 811 800
Western Cape
5
6
0
0
1
12 186 112 600
Mpumalanga
4
2
0
10
3
19 345 522 890
TOTAL PROJECTS
47
62
11
27
9
156 2 278 371 474
BUDGET PER
FOCUS AREA
413 120 000
749 504 184
108 000 000
877 447 290
130 300 000 2 278 371 474
Working on Waste
Strategic Objectives:
 Create and support mechanisms
and
for
the
protection
of
environmental quality
 Create
sustainable
livelihoods
through recycling of waste (waste
collection & minimization)
 Support the use of environmentally
friendly waste disposal technology
 Promote environmental education
and awareness to the communities
especially as they are the main
waste generators
Categories of WoW Projects
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Buy-back/Recycling Facilities
Material Recovery facilities
Composting facilities
Street Cleaning
Domestic Waste Collection
Greenest Town Municipality
Competition
Waste Transfer Stations
Development of Landfill Sites
Integrated Waste Management
Plans
Youth Jobs in Waste
Youth Jobs in Waste: So what? ……
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Addressing the issues of waste management in
the country
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One of the initiatives aimed at addressing the
youth challenges
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Youth actively participating in the conservation
of the environment
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Creating the necessary infrastructure for waste
management
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Creating environmental awareness through
massive campaigns in communities
YJW-Main interventions
•Capacity Building
–Landfill Site Operation and Management
–Waste Collection Planning and Administration
–Waste Management Awareness Campaigns
•Manufacturing and construction opportunities:
–Manufacturing and Supply of Waste Recycling
Bins
–Manufacturing and Supply of Weighpads
–Construction of Weighpad Platforms and Site
Offices
The key focus of YJW projects
Employment of young people:
• Waste management administration
within municipalities
• Landfill site administration
• Environmental Awareness campaigns
• Landfill guards
• General workers-waste collection
YJW-Progress to date
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Funding received from DBSA allocated 2 provinces: Free State &
North West- all local municipalities included
Pre-selected 3 provinces: KZN, EC, LP
– Each allocated R20 million project budget
– Selected municipalities
Initially a total of 5 provinces selected
Official Project launch by Minister held on the 17 June 2013 in
Maloti-a-Phofung
Budget approved for additional provinces in August 2013
Extension of scope to include all local municipalities per Province
Provincial briefing sessions conducted & concluded in December
2013
GP excluded based on request by GDARD through the MEC’s
office
YJW-Budget per Province
PROVINCE
Eastern Cape
Free State
Kwa-Zulu Natal
Limpopo
North West
Northern Cape
Mpumalanga
Western Cape
BUDGET
R 60 103 814
R 33 801 600
R 64 373 120
R 36 444 800
R 33 568 640
R 32 206 720
R 29 102 080
R 36 883 840
TOTAL
R 326 484 614
YJW: Job opportunities per province
Province
Concept
document
Business plan
Actual
Eastern Cape
566
944
873
Free State
380
393
382
Kwa-Zulu Natal
728
773
718
Limpopo
350
411
369
North West
326
384
377
Northern Cape
273
395
0
Mpumalanga
262
329
0
Western Cape
366
470 (Draft BP)
0
TOTAL
3251
4099
2719
Buy-back centres
Construction of New Buy-back centres
No.
Province
Local Municipality
Project Name
Project Budget
1 Eastern Cape
2 Eastern Cape
Ntsika Yethu
Maletswai
EC-Ntsika Yethu BBC
EC-Maletswai BBC
R 7 000 000
R 7 000 000
3 Free State
4 Gauteng
5 Gauteng
Ngwathe
Tshwane
Tshwane
FS-Ngwathe BBC
GP-Mamelodi BBC
GP-Ga-Rankuwa BBC
R 7 000 000
R 7 000 000
R 7 000 000
6 Kwazulu Natal
7 Kwazulu Natal
Umvoti
Newcastle
KZN-uMvoti BBC
KZN-Newcastle BBC
R 7 000 000
R 7 000 000
8 Kwazulu Natal
Mugungundlovu
KZN- Mgungundlovu BBC
R 7 000 000
9 Limpopo
10 Mpumalanga
Lepelle-Nkumpi
Govan Mbeki
LP-Lepelle-Nkumpi BBC
MP-Govan Mbeki BBC
R 7 000 000
R 7 000 000
11 North West
Naledi
NW-Vryburg BBC
R 7 000 000
TOTAL BUDGET FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (11 projects)
R 77 000 000
Buy-back centres…cont’d
Refurbishment of Buy-back centres
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Province
Local Municipality
Project Name
1 Gauteng
Tshwane
GP-Refurbishment of Tshwane Buy-back Centres in R 12 300 000
Hammanskraal, Attridgeville & Stinkwater
2 Gauteng
3 Kwazulu Natal
Ekurhuleni
Ethekwini
GP-Refurbishment of Vuka BBC
KZN-Refurbishment of Weastmead Community
Recycling Center
KZN-Refurbishment of Mtubatuba BBC
MP-Refurbishment of Bushbuckridge BBC
MP-Refurbishment of Emalahleni BBC
MP-Refurbishment of Kwa-Mhlanga BBC
NC-Refurbishment of Barkly Wes BBC
NC-Refurbishment of Ikwele BBC
NW-Refurbishment of Buy-back centre: Mogwase
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5
6
7
8
9
10
Kwazulu Natal
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga
Northern Cape
Northern Cape
North West
Mtubatuba
Bushbuckridge
Emalahleng
Kwa-Mhlanga
Dikgatlong
Nama Khoi
Mogwase
11 North West
Rustenburg
NW-Refurbishment of Phokeng BBC
12 North West
Ventersdorp
NW-Refurbishment of Ventersdorp BBC
13 Western Cape
Langeberg
WC-Refurbishment of Langeberg BBC
TOTAL BUDGET FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (13 projects)
TOTAL BUDGET FOR ALL 24 PROJECTS
Project Budget
R 4 100 000
R 4 100 000
R 4 100 000
R 4 100 000
R 4 100 000
R 4 100 000
R 4 100 000
R 4 100 000
R 4 100 000
R 4 100 000
R 4 100 000
R 4 100 000
R 61 500 000
R 138 500 000
Conclusion & Recommendations
Conclusion:
• Identified potential areas of expansion:
• Pyrolysis project
• Separation at source methodology-2 bag system
• Formalisation of recycling co-ops
• Challenges in municipalities in handling after-care still
remains a big problem
Recommendations:
• The meeting to note the presentation
• Note the progress made to date
Thank You
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