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MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
SAFE DISPOSAL CERTIFICATE (SDC)
What is a Safe Disposal Certificate?
A waste disposal certificate is a certificate confirming that Waste Managers disposing of waste to landfill have done so
in accordance with the Norms and Standards for Disposal of Waste to Landfill set in terms of section 7(1) of the National
Environmental Management Waste Act.
Who issues a Safe Disposal Certificate?
A waste manager treating and disposing the waste shall issue the waste generator with a Safe Disposal Certificate after
the disposal of such waste.
Are Safe Disposal Certificates issued for both hazardous and non-hazardous waste?
Safe disposal certificates are issued for waste classified as hazardous waste. Non-hazardous waste are not issued with
Safe Disposal Certificates.
EnviroServ’s Safe Disposal Certificate process
Customer
EnviroServ Waste Management
Waste Manifest
document is used
for the collection and
disposal of the waste
Is the waste hazardous?
Safe Disposal
Certificates are not
generated for non-
hazardous waste
YES
NO
After invoicing, the Safe Disposal
Certificates are auto-generated
and sent to the customer via
An EnviroServ customer
requests collection and
disposal of waste
EnviroServ invoices the
customer using the waste
manifest document
EnviroServ collects and
disposes the waste
Customer receives
documents sent by
EnviroServ
Landfill signs waste
manifest for acceptance
of waste
Invoices and statements are generated and sent to the customer via
email, with supporting documents attached – Invoices can also be
retrieved from the company’s invoicing system by the customer.