MNO3704
ASSIGNMENT 4 2025
UNIQUE NO.
DUE DATE: 30 APRIL 2025
, MNO3704
Assignment 4 2025
Unique Number:
Due Date: 30 April 2025
Environmental Management
SECTION A: DECLARATION OF HONESTY
Declaration of honesty
I hereby declare that the material which I now submit for assessment is entirely my own
work and has not been taken from the work of others. In addition, any information that
has been compiled from other sources has been duly referenced.
Module code: ______________________________________
Full name & surname: ______________________________________
Student number: ______________________________________
Signature: ______________________________________
(electronic / digital handwritten signature / initial(s) and
surname)
Cellphone number: ______________________________________
, SECTION B: HOUSEHOLD WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES
Go to Google Scholar and download the prescribed article for this assignment: Viljoen,
J.M.M., Schenck, C.J., Volschenk, L., Blaauw, P.F. & Grobler, L. 2021. Household Waste
Management Practices and Challenges in a Rural Remote Town in the Hantam
Municipality in the Northern Cape, South Africa. Sustainability, 13(11), 5903. Read
through the article 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 article, your study
guide or your prescribed textbook.
Question 1
[10]
Identify the challenges that are faced by not only local government, but also households
with regards to waste management in South Africa with specific reference to the article.
(Remember to reference the sources you consult).
In South Africa, both the local government and people living in households face many
problems when it comes to managing waste. According to the article by Viljoen et al.
(2021), one big issue is that many rural towns, like the one in the Hantam
Municipality, don’t have enough resources or proper systems in place for dealing with
waste. For example, waste collection services are either limited or don’t happen
regularly, which means waste can pile up in communities.
On the household side, people often don’t have proper bins or bags to store waste, so
they either burn it, bury it, or dump it in open spaces. This is mostly because there’s a
lack of education or awareness about how to manage waste correctly. Many
households also don’t separate waste into things that can be recycled and those that
can’t — which means more rubbish ends up in landfills.
ASSIGNMENT 4 2025
UNIQUE NO.
DUE DATE: 30 APRIL 2025
, MNO3704
Assignment 4 2025
Unique Number:
Due Date: 30 April 2025
Environmental Management
SECTION A: DECLARATION OF HONESTY
Declaration of honesty
I hereby declare that the material which I now submit for assessment is entirely my own
work and has not been taken from the work of others. In addition, any information that
has been compiled from other sources has been duly referenced.
Module code: ______________________________________
Full name & surname: ______________________________________
Student number: ______________________________________
Signature: ______________________________________
(electronic / digital handwritten signature / initial(s) and
surname)
Cellphone number: ______________________________________
, SECTION B: HOUSEHOLD WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES
Go to Google Scholar and download the prescribed article for this assignment: Viljoen,
J.M.M., Schenck, C.J., Volschenk, L., Blaauw, P.F. & Grobler, L. 2021. Household Waste
Management Practices and Challenges in a Rural Remote Town in the Hantam
Municipality in the Northern Cape, South Africa. Sustainability, 13(11), 5903. Read
through the article 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 article, your study
guide or your prescribed textbook.
Question 1
[10]
Identify the challenges that are faced by not only local government, but also households
with regards to waste management in South Africa with specific reference to the article.
(Remember to reference the sources you consult).
In South Africa, both the local government and people living in households face many
problems when it comes to managing waste. According to the article by Viljoen et al.
(2021), one big issue is that many rural towns, like the one in the Hantam
Municipality, don’t have enough resources or proper systems in place for dealing with
waste. For example, waste collection services are either limited or don’t happen
regularly, which means waste can pile up in communities.
On the household side, people often don’t have proper bins or bags to store waste, so
they either burn it, bury it, or dump it in open spaces. This is mostly because there’s a
lack of education or awareness about how to manage waste correctly. Many
households also don’t separate waste into things that can be recycled and those that
can’t — which means more rubbish ends up in landfills.
