Environmental Engineering
Assignment 1 Answers
Year 2025
DUE DATE
15 APRIL 2025
0027 63 985 5033
,
, PREVIEW
1.1.The residents are wrong to assume that dumping waste on a vacant or unused plot is
acceptable. Several laws and regulations prohibit illegal dumping of waste and protect the
environment. The following laws are applicable:
a. National Environmental Management Waste Act (Act No. 59 of 2008); Makes it
illegal to dispose of waste in an unauthorised manner (e.g., dumping on vacant
land).This Act makes provision with respect to measures to improve waste
management practices, including: (a) minimizing the consumption of natural
resources; (b) prevention and minimizing the generation of waste; (c) reducing, re –
using, recycling and recovering waste; (d) treating and safely disposing of waste as a
last resort; (e) preventing pollution and ecological degradation; (f) promoting and
ensuring the effective delivery of waste services……….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Assignment 1 Answers
Year 2025
DUE DATE
15 APRIL 2025
0027 63 985 5033
,
, PREVIEW
1.1.The residents are wrong to assume that dumping waste on a vacant or unused plot is
acceptable. Several laws and regulations prohibit illegal dumping of waste and protect the
environment. The following laws are applicable:
a. National Environmental Management Waste Act (Act No. 59 of 2008); Makes it
illegal to dispose of waste in an unauthorised manner (e.g., dumping on vacant
land).This Act makes provision with respect to measures to improve waste
management practices, including: (a) minimizing the consumption of natural
resources; (b) prevention and minimizing the generation of waste; (c) reducing, re –
using, recycling and recovering waste; (d) treating and safely disposing of waste as a
last resort; (e) preventing pollution and ecological degradation; (f) promoting and
ensuring the effective delivery of waste services……….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
