MNO3704 Assignment
3 Semester 2 2024 -
DUE 16 September
2024
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
[School]
[Course title]
, MNO3704 Assignment 3 Semester 2 2024 - DUE 16 September 2024
Introduction South Africa is estimated to generate domestically a total of 12.7 million tonnes of
waste per annum. In the country, municipalities are facing increasing pressures and challenges to
provide waste management services due to the growing waste generation. Every year
approximately 3.67 million tonnes of this waste are not collected and treated through formal
waste collection systems, resulting in large amounts being dumped illegally. Accordingly, South
Africa Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF), the Council for Scientific
and Industrial Research (CSIR), and The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC) have partnered to enhanced municipal
solid waste management. During this collaboration, local municipalities’ challenges and systems
failures were identified, and potential solutions investigated to inform the implementation of
interventions by UNEP in country office. This report provides a summary of the findings.
Download the prescribed report for this assignment: Polasi, T., Matinise, S., & Oelofse, S. 2020.
South African Municipal Waste Management Systems: Challenges and Solutions. This report
can also be accessed on the module site for this module MNO3704-24-S2 under the Additional
Resources folder. Read through the report and use the information, along with learning unit 8 in
your study guide and the applicable chapters in your prescribed book to answer the following
questions. Remember to reference all the sources you consult, even if it is the report, your study
guide or your prescribed textbook. MNO3704/Assessment 3 2024 5
Question 1 [10]
Identify the challenges that are faced, by not only local government and municipalities, but also
households with regards to municipal waste management in South Africa with specific reference
to the report. (Remember to reference the source).
Question 2 [2]
With reference to the report, what is the major implication of these challenges or how do they
contribute to greater environmental issues in South Africa. (Remember to reference the source).
Question 3 [10]
3 Semester 2 2024 -
DUE 16 September
2024
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
[School]
[Course title]
, MNO3704 Assignment 3 Semester 2 2024 - DUE 16 September 2024
Introduction South Africa is estimated to generate domestically a total of 12.7 million tonnes of
waste per annum. In the country, municipalities are facing increasing pressures and challenges to
provide waste management services due to the growing waste generation. Every year
approximately 3.67 million tonnes of this waste are not collected and treated through formal
waste collection systems, resulting in large amounts being dumped illegally. Accordingly, South
Africa Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF), the Council for Scientific
and Industrial Research (CSIR), and The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC) have partnered to enhanced municipal
solid waste management. During this collaboration, local municipalities’ challenges and systems
failures were identified, and potential solutions investigated to inform the implementation of
interventions by UNEP in country office. This report provides a summary of the findings.
Download the prescribed report for this assignment: Polasi, T., Matinise, S., & Oelofse, S. 2020.
South African Municipal Waste Management Systems: Challenges and Solutions. This report
can also be accessed on the module site for this module MNO3704-24-S2 under the Additional
Resources folder. Read through the report and use the information, along with learning unit 8 in
your study guide and the applicable chapters in your prescribed book to answer the following
questions. Remember to reference all the sources you consult, even if it is the report, your study
guide or your prescribed textbook. MNO3704/Assessment 3 2024 5
Question 1 [10]
Identify the challenges that are faced, by not only local government and municipalities, but also
households with regards to municipal waste management in South Africa with specific reference
to the report. (Remember to reference the source).
Question 2 [2]
With reference to the report, what is the major implication of these challenges or how do they
contribute to greater environmental issues in South Africa. (Remember to reference the source).
Question 3 [10]
