Definition:

Monitoring of waste management systems, refuse, health care waste, hazardous waste and sewage.

This function refers to:

• The monitoring of waste management systems, including health care waste (SANS 10248: 2004), hazardous waste, sewage and waste water.
• Monitoring for the occurrence of health nuisances during the storage, treatment, collection, handling and disposal of the various categories of waste.
• Taking samples of any waste product and the analysis thereof in order to determine possible health risks.
• The identification of needs and motivation for the promotion of sanitation.
• The enforcement of municipal By-laws and The National Health Act, 2003 (Act 61 of 2003) where health nuisances arise as a result of waste.
• Excludes the operation of a waste management system as rendered by B municipalities.
• Educating communities within the Cape Winelands on issues of waste management and pollution control.