FEIR for Boitshepi Landfill Site .pdf - Zitholele.co.za

August 2010 37 8848There are different methods that should be applied for landfilling general waste:• Trench system (Only for communal and small sized waste disposal sites);• Standard cell operation;• Wet weather cell; and• Special cells for putrescible waste.Facilities and resources that the waste disposal site should have during its operation include:Sign posting and road access;Signs in the appropriate official languages must be erected in the vicinity of the waste site,indicating the route and the distance to the waste disposal site from the nearest main road.These traffic signs must conform to the requirements of the Road Ordinance. A generalnotice board must also be erected at the site entrance stating the class of the disposal siteand the types of waste that can be accepted as well as the correlated tariffs charged.Figure 9 is a depiction of such a notice board at the Boitshepi Waste Disposal Site that canonly be amended once EA has been granted by the GDARD to accommodate therequirements of the extended site.ControlsFigure 9: Existing site notice boards at the Boitshepi Waste Disposal Site.Waste AcceptanceGeneral waste disposal sites may only receive general waste. Prior to waste being acceptedat the general waste disposal sites, it must be inspected by a suitably qualified staff and thetransporter must confirm that waste is indeed general waste.On entering a waste disposal site, all drivers are expected to go over a weighbridge. Aweighbridge is a piece of equipment that weighs both the vehicle and waste that it containsto accurately record the amount of waste being disposed. The driver then completes a formwhere the weight and type of waste is recorded as well as the identity of the driver andZITHOLELE CONSULTING