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WHO WE ARE

EnviroServ Waste Management (Pty) Ltd focuses on providing innovative and sustainable waste management solutions. These include integrated waste management, cleaner production, waste minimisation, process solutions as alternatives to landfill and innovative treatment and disposal options.

SERVICES AT A GLANCE

• Hazardous waste assessments
• Safe transportation, handling and storage of industrial and domestic refuse
• Waste minimisation and RECYCLING of plastic, paper, metal and glass waste
• Door-to-door collection of industrial and commercial waste
• Container customisation for all types of waste
• HAZMAT Emergency Response Services
• Industrial Cleaning, including super sucking of hazardous and non-hazardous products
• Landfill site development and operation
• Equipment and plant hire on short or long term contracts
• Recovery and beneficiation of carbonaceous and metallurgical waste streams
• Carbon credit projects for landfill and waste process plants
• Joint ventures in beneficiation of waste
• Waste tracing systems
• Composting
• Construction and management of tailings dams for mines
• Consultation on absorbent products and pollution control equipment
• Provision of waste to energy (WtE) solutions following acquisition of ECCO Fuels (Pty) Ltd
• Confidential document mobile shredding (on-site document destruction)

PRODUCTS

We provide a wide range of absorgent and pollution control equipment to contain spillages

Latest News

• Response to sabotage allegations

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EnviroServ Achievements from May 2007 to July 2008

2007

• May - Hazmat Services Solutions received their certificate for Asbestos Removal
• June - Silver Arrow Award from PMR.africa's Eastern Cape Leaders & Achievers Awards for 1st overall nominated and rated by Eastern Cape businesses, local and provincial government
• June - Mail and Guardian's Greening the Future Awards - Merit award for energy and carbon management
• June - Mail and Guardian's Greening the Future Awards - Merit award for Companies and organizations with innovative environmental strategies that improve business performance category
• September - Silver Arrow Award from PMR.africa's KwaZulu Natal Leaders & Achievers Awards for 2st overall nominated and rated by KwaZulu Natal businesses, local and provincial government
• September - BHP Billiton International Health, Safety, Environment and Community Awards
• September - Hazmat Service Solutions in KZN received Sasol Certification for Sasol's Emergency Response Management
• October - Annual Report Awards - Fledgling Category
• October - Golden Arrow Award at PMR's Gauteng Leaders & Achievers Awards for 1st overall nominated and rated by Gauteng businesses, local and provincial government
• October - Silver Arrow Award at PMR's Tshwane Municipal District Leaders & Achievers Awards for 1st overall nominated and ratd by Tshwane businesses, parastatals, foreign embassies, provincial and national government
• October - Hazmat Services Solutions in Gauteng and KZN regions received re-accreditation from Sasol
• November - SA's Top 300 Performing Companies as a results of EnviroServ's sustained excellence in corporate performance
• November - Silver Arrow Award at PMR's Mpumalanga Leaders & Achievers Awards for 1st overall nominated and rated by Mpumalanga businesses, local and provincial government
• December - Silver Arrow Award at PMR Jhb Business Leaders Awards for Sustainable Development, for 1st overall nominated and rated by sustainable development officers at listed and large companies across South Africa
• December - Saldanha received OHSAS 18000 certification - this is a first within the group
• May, September & December - EnviroServ Waste Management was audited at various sites and maintained its ISO 14000 certification at the areas that were audited

2008

• January - EnviroServ received a Certificate of Support from WWF as a Senior Member
• January - EnviroServ was awarded a "BBB" rating by the independent economic empowerment rating agency EmpowerDEX
• February - Silver Arrow Award at PMR.africa's Ekurhuleni Municipal Leaders & Achievers Awards for 1st overall nominated and rated by Ekurhuleni businesses and local government
• February - Impumelelo Top Empowerment Companies - EnviroServ Waste Management has been nominated one of South Africa's leading empowered companies by the Topco Media research department
• March - Top500 South Africa's Best Companies - EnviroServ Waste Management has been nominated as a Highly Commended company in South Africa in its Sector
• April - Nominated as one of SA's Top Performing Companies, Incorporating SA's Top 300 Companies
• April - Nominated for the National Business Awards in the category "The Green Business Award"
• April - Silver Arrow Award from PRM.africa's Western Cape Leaders & Achievers Awards for 2nd overall nominated and rated by Western Cape businesses, local and provincial government
• May - Golden Arrow Award from PMR.africa's Mozambique Leaders & Achievers Awards for 1st overall nominated and rated by Mozambique businesses, local and provincial government
• June - Mail & Guardian, Greening the Future Awards. EnviroServ Polymer Solutions was announced the winner in the category "Companies and organizations with innovative environmental strategies that improve business performance"
• June - Sculpture Merit Award from the 2008 Ekurhuleni National Fine Arts Awards is awarded to Intuthuko Embroidery from Etwatwa for their piece titled "2010"
• June - Golden Arrow Award at PMR.africa's Eastern Cape Leaders & Achievers Awards for 1st overall nominated and rated by Eastern Cape businesses, local and provincial government
  

Aloes Landfill

Tel:	(041) 466 9621
Fax:	(041) 466 9623
Physical Address:	Old Grahamstown Road, Wells Estate, Brickfields Area, Port Elizabeth
Postal Address:	PO Box 9028, EstaDeal, Port Elizabeth
E-mail:	suea@enviroserv.co.za

 

Classification of hazardous waste

There are four steps in the classification of a hazardous waste:

• Identification of the waste or waste stream as probably hazardous.
• Testing and analysis to determine the hazardous properties, characteristics and components of a waste. This will confirm whether the waste is hazardous or not.
• Classification and treatment in accordance with SABS Code 0228 "The Identification and Classification of Dangerous Substances and Goods".
• Analysis and Hazard Rating of the waste or its residue, in order to determine the Hazard Rating and the Minimum Requirements for disposal.

An additional step would be re-examination of an existing classification with the objective of possible delisting and reclassification. This would apply in cases where, because of pre-treatment, low concentration, low mobility or other applicable factors, waste can delist to a lower Hazard Rating.

Identification of a probably hazardous waste

It is possible to identify industries and processes, which are likely to generate hazardous waste. The first indication that a waste stream could be hazardous, therefore, can be the industrial activity, process or waste stream from which it arises.

Analysis to confirm that a waste is a hazardous waste

If it is probable that the waste is a hazardous waste, it must be tested for its properties and analysed for it's substances. These are then compared to the lists of characteristics, properties and substances in SABS Code 0228, the Basel Convention, and the Waste Classification Tables.

If the properties and substances of the waste are not listed in SABS Code 0228, but conform to the Basel Convention or one of the nine classes in the Code, the waste is probably a hazardous waste.

SABS Code 0228

SABS Code 0228: "The Identification and Classification of Dangerous Goods and Substances" is a system for classifying hazardous substances for transport purposes. In the Code, hazardous substances are given an identification number and divided into nine classes:

• Class 1  Explosives
• Class 2  Gases
• Class 3  Flammable liquids
• Class 4  Flammable solids
• Class 5  Oxidising substances and organic peroxides
• Class 6  Toxic and infectious substances
• Class 7  Radioactive substances
• Class 8  Corrosives
• Class 9  Other miscellaneous substances

The waste must be tested against the nine classes, to see into which class it falls (it may fall into more than one class). The Minimum Requirements for that class must then be complied with.

Hazardous waste treatment

In many cases, it will be a Minimum Requirement that the waste be treated to reduce its hazardousness. Exact treatment methods are not usually prescribed. These remain dependent upon the availability of facilities or on the suitability of treatment technologies.

Hazard Rating

The toxicity of the waste or the residue remaining after treatment must be determined before disposal. This is called Hazard Rating.

In Class 6 of SABS Code 0228, hazardous substances are given a danger rating for transport and divided into three danger groups. However, these danger groups only relate to the risk the substance poses to man during transport (mammalian toxicity or LD₅₀). Hazard Rating for disposal, on the other hand, also takes into account risk to the environment. For this reason, the LC₅₀ or acute ecotoxicity of a substance is used in addition to the LD_50.

The LC₅₀ is the concentration at which a substance would kill 50 per cent of organisms if it were disposed of directly into a body of water. If the concentration of the hazardous substance is only ten percent of the LC₅₀ it should have very little harmful effect on the aquatic organisms.

0,1 x LC₅₀ is therefore used to represent an Acceptable Risk Level.

To determine the Hazard Rating, the Estimated Environmental Concentration or EEC of the substance in the waste is calculated in grams disposed of per hectare per month multiplied by a factor of 0,66.

EEC (ppb) = g/ha/month x 0,66

The EEC is compared to the Acceptable Risk Level.

If the EEC is higher than the Acceptable Risk Level, then the waste remains in the originally classified Hazard Rating.

If the EEC is lower than the Acceptable Risk Level, the waste may delist to a lower Hazard Rating.

The EEC is used to determine the amount of a substance that can safely be disposed of per hectare per month at a landfill site.

The EEC is also used to determine the total amount of a hazardous substance that may be accepted at a certain landfill site, before it must close for that substance. This is termed the Total Load.

Annual Report for 2008

Annual Report for 2007

Annual Report for 2006

Apex Depot

Tel:	(011) 422 2560
Fax:	(011) 845- 1495
Physical Address:	18 Dusseldorf Street, Apex, Benoni, 1500
Postal Address:	PO Box 2207, Benoni, 1501
E-mail:	info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

DIRECTIONS TO ENVIROSERV'S APEX DEPOT
16 DUSSELDORF STREET
APEX, BENONI
Tel: (011) 422 2569

GPS CO-ORDINATES: S26 12.617 E28 19.741

Johannesburg to EnviroServ's Apex Depot

• Take the N12 and head towards Witbank
• Continue on the N12 through Benoni and take the SNAKE ROAD off ramp
• TURN RIGHT at the traffic lights into Snake Road
• Continue through 6 traffic lights until you drive past the Sasol Garage on the left hand side
• At the 7th traffic lights TURN LEFT into Dewald Hattingh Road
• TURN RIGHT at the first traffic lights into Dusseldorf Street
• EnviroServ is approximately 600 m on the right hand side
• Parking is available in front of the EnviroServ building.

Witbank to EnviroServ's Apex Depot

• Take the N12 and head towards Johannesburg
• Continue on the N12 through Benoni and take the SNAKE ROAD off ramp
• TURN LEFT at the traffic lights into Snake Road
• Continue through 6 traffic lights until you drive past the Sasol Garage on the left hand side
• At the 7th traffic lights TURN LEFT into Dewald Hattingh Road
• TURN RIGHT at the first traffic lights into Dusseldorf Street
• EnviroServ is approximately 600 m on the right hand side
• Parking is available in front of the EnviroServ building.

Vereeniging to EnviroServ's Apex Depot

• Take the R59 and head towards Alberton
• At the Reading Interchange ensure you get onto the N12 and head towards Bedfordview/Witbank
• At the Gilloolys Interchange take the N12 and head towards Witbank
• Continue on the N12 through Benoni and take the SNAKE ROAD off ramp
• TURN RIGHT at the traffic lights into Snake Road
• Continue through 6 traffic lights until you drive past the Sasol Garage on the left hand side
• At the 7th traffic lights TURN LEFT into Dewald Hattingh Road
• TURN RIGHT at the first traffic lights into Dusseldorf Street
• EnviroServ is approximately 600 m on the right hand side
• Parking is available in front of the EnviroServ building.

Pretoria to EnviroServ's Apex Depot

• Take the R21 and head towards the Johannesburg International Airport
• Drive past the Airport and Caesars Palace Casino
• Take the N12 and head towards Witbank
• Continue on the N12 through Benoni and take the SNAKE ROAD off ramp
• TURN RIGHT at the traffic lights into Snake Road
• Continue through 6 traffic lights until you drive past the Sasol Garage on the left hand side
• At the 7th traffic lights TURN LEFT into Dewald Hattingh Road
• TURN RIGHT at the first traffic lights into Dusseldorf Street
• EnviroServ is approximately 600 m on the right hand side.
• Parking is available in front of the EnviroServ building.

 

EnviroServ’s Hazmat Services was the first unit in Africa to achieve EU accreditation as Expert Supervisor for Asbestos Removal in 2003 and is qualified to do work for international clients.

Case Study - The Jolly Rubino

SMIT Salvage, an international marine salvage company,sub-contracted EnviroServ to assist during one of the biggest hazmat incidents South Africa has seen, after the Jolly Rubino ran aground 40 km north of Richards Bay. EnviroServ was involved in various stages of containing hazardous materials on-board the grounded Italian cargo vessel, including asbestos. Asbestos was used for the cladding of the engine control room, all accommodation dry-walls and ceilings on the twenty-four year old vessel. At the time, asbestos was a preferred insulation material and its toxic qualities had not been acknowledged.

Over a five-day period, the asbestos was encapsulated along 12 m of passageway, using a special bonding agent called TSW. TSW causes particles of asbestos to attach to other particles, forming a rock hard resin. This method could however not be adopted in the ship’s engine control room due to the amount of debris from collapsed ceilings and broken windows. To clear this area would have taken weeks, which prompted us to use wooden carpentry equipment to construct dry-wall partitioning with three millimetre-thick plastic lining. The plastic was staple-gunned onto the walls and sealant was used to close the corners. The inside of this structure was then sprayed with a double dose of TSW. When the area was finally checked and declared safe by the approved inspection authority, there was a complete absence of any airborne fibres.

FEATURES:
The danger of exposure to asbestos fibres is now well established. All asbestos materials will have to be removed and safely disposed in the medium term future. New legislation regarding the handling of asbestos was adopted in February 2002 to ensure the safety of workers (Regulation 155 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 85 of 1993).

Companies handling asbestos on a regular basis have to be authorised as an asbestos contractor by the Department of Labour. EnviroServ's Hazmat Services unit has received the necessary authorisation. Before responding to an asbestos clean-up or stripping, a procedure of how the task will be completed has to be submitted to the Department of Labour for approval. The rationale is to ensure safe working practices with regards to the workers on site and preventing asbestos fibres from escaping into the environment.
EnviroServ's Hazmat Services was the first unit in Africa to achieve EU accreditation as Expert Supervisor for Asbestos Removal in 2003 and is qualified to do work for international clients.

We offer:

• Ability to commence work immediately through hastened approval of work plan by the department of labour
• Stripping of loose / free asbestos i.e. the raw / unprocessed product
• Stripping of solid / binded asbestos i.e. processed such as that found in facia boards, panelling, ceiling boards etc.
• Stripping of boiler cladding
• Advisory services on the preparation of tenders for the removal of asbestos from premises
• Advisory services to ensure legal compliance.

ADVANTAGES & BENEFITS:

• Rapid deployment
• Start to finish cleanup service
• In-depth understanding of procedures and requirements at the department of labour
• No risk / exposure to the client's premises or staff due to expert operational procedures
• Peace of mind through expertise, specialist knowledge, experience and practices
• Compliance with local department of labour regulations
• Observance of international best-practices and standards (European DTA certification).

APPLICATION:
For any asbestos clean-up or stripping.

CONTACT DETAILS:
Gauteng : (011) 456-5400
KwaZulu Natal : (031) 902-1526
Western Cape : (021) 951-8420
Eastern Cape : (041) 466-2741
E-mail : info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

INTRODUCTION

Asbestos is the name for a group of naturally occurring minerals that separate into strong, very fine fibres. These fibres are heat and fire resistant and extremely durable. Because of these qualities, asbestos has been used in insulation products, building materials, paints and protective clothing.

Asbestos tends to break down into tiny fibres. A single fibre of asbestos magnified 1000 times looks slightly larger than a strand of human hair. Because of the size and shape, these tiny fibres remain suspended in the air for long periods. When inhaled or ingested the fibres can easily penetrate the body tissues. Because of their durability, these fibres can remain in the body for many years and can cause a number of different diseases.

Exposure to asbestos fibres and dust can cause asbestosis, a disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of asbestos particles, and after a latent period of up to 30 years and more, various cancers, especially lung cancer and mesothelioma, which is an inoperable cancer of the chest and abdominal lining.

The use, storage, manufacture, transports and disposal of asbestos and waste containing asbestos is strictly regulated by the State. The regulations controlling this are found in the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 and are contained in the Asbestos Regulation 2001 and the Regulations for the prohibition of the use, manufacturing, import and export
of asbestos and asbestos containing materials 2008.

The aim of these regulations is two-fold. Firstly to prevent any asbestos from causing environmental damage and secondly to ensure that exposure to asbestos fibres do not cause illness in employees or harm to the public.

DEFINITIONS FOUND IN THE ASBESTOS REGULATIONS

"Approved asbestos inspection authority" means an approved inspection authority for the monitoring of asbestos concentrations in the air;

"Asbestos" means any of the following minerals:

a. Amosite

b. Chrysotile

c. Crocidolite

d. Fibrous actinolite

e. Fibrous anthophyllite; and Fibrous tremolite, or any mixture containing any of these minerals;

"Asbestos dust" means airborne or settled dust, which contains or is likely to contain asbestos fibres;
"Asbestos waste" means an undesirable or superfluous asbestos-containing byproduct, emission or residue of any process or activity that has been-

a. discarded by any person;

b. accumulated and stored by any person with the purpose of eventually discarding it with or without prior treatment connected with the discarding thereof; or

c. stored by any person with the purpose of recycling, re-using or extracting a usable product from such matter;

"Asbestos work" means work that exposes or is likely to expose any person to asbestos dust;

"Exposed to asbestos" means exposed or likely to be exposed to asbestos dust while at the workplace, and "exposure" has a corresponding meaning;

"Measurement programme" means a programme according to the monitoring strategy as contemplated in OESSM and HSG 173;

"Monitoring" means the planning and carrying out of a measurement programme and the recording of the results thereof;

"Occupational exposure limit" or "OEL" means a limit value set by the Minister for a stress factor in the workplace;

"occupational exposure limit for asbestos" means an occupational exposure limit of 0,2 regulated asbestos fibres per milliliter of air averaged over any continuous period of four hours measured in accordance with MDHS 39/4;

"regulated asbestos fibre" means a particle of asbestos with a length-to-diameter ratio greater than 3 to 1, a length greater than 5 micrometres and a diameter less than 3 micrometres;

"Respiratory protective equipment" means a device which is worn over at least the mouth and nose to prevent the inhalation of air that is not safe, and which device conforms to a standard approved by the Minister;

"Respirator zone" means a respirator zone contemplated in regulation I 0(a);

"SANS 10228" means the Code of Practice for the Identification and Classification of Dangerous Substances and Goods.

"SANS 10229" means the Code of Practice for Packaging of Dangerous Goods for Road and Rail Transportation in South Africa.

"Short term exposure limit for asbestos" means an exposure limit of 0,6 regulated asbestos fibres per milliliter of air averaged over any 10 minutes;

SUMMARY OF THE ASBESTOS REGULATIONS

REGULATION 3: NOTIFICATION OF ASBESTOS WORK
The company shall not carry out any asbestos work unless it has notified the provincial director (Department of Labour) in writing thereof prior to the commencement of work.

REGULATION 4: EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS
The company shall not permit any person to work in an environment in which he or she would be exposed to asbestos in excess of the prescribed occupational exposure limit.

REGULATION 5: INFORMATION AND TRAINING 

1. Before any employee is exposed to asbestos dust, the company shall after consultation with the health and safety committee, ensure that the employee is adequately and comprehensively informed and trained, on both practical aspects and theoretical knowledge, with regard to-

• the contents and scope of the Asbestos Regulations;
• the potential sources of exposure;
• the potential health risk caused by exposure to asbestos, including the health risks to employees' families and others, which could result from taking home asbestos contaminated equipment and clothing, and the dramatically increased risk of lung cancer for asbestos workers who smoke;
• the measures taken by the employer to protect an employee against any risk from exposure;
• the precautions to be taken by the employee to protect himself or herself against the health risks associated with the exposure, which include the wearing and use of protective clothing and respiratory protective equipment;
• the necessity, correct use, maintenance and limitations of protective equipment, facilities and engineering control measures provided;
• the assessment of exposure, the purpose of air sampling, the necessity for medical surveillance and the long term benefits and limitations thereof;
• the occupational exposure limit and its meaning;
• the importance of good housekeeping at the workplace and personal hygiene;
• the safe working procedures regarding the use, handling, processing, and storage of any material containing asbestos;
• procedures to be followed in the event of an accidental spillage or any other similar emergency situation likely to result in the release of asbestos dust;
• procedures for reporting and correcting defects likely to result in the release of asbestos dust;
• safe disposal of asbestos waste; and
• procedures for record keeping;

2. Refresher training shall be given at least every year or at more frequent intervals that may be recommended by the health and safety committee. Training should be given more frequently than once a year if-

• work methods change;
• the type of work carried out changes significantly; or
• the type of equipment used to control exposure changes.

3. Training shall be provided by somebody who is competent to provide it and has adequate personal practical experience and theoretical knowledge of all aspects of the work being carried out by the employer.

4. The company shall ensure that contractors or any person other than employees who may be exposed to asbestos at the workplace are given adequate information, instruction and training.

5. The company shall keep a record of any training, both practical and theoretical, that was given to an employee.

6. The company shall give instructions regarding the accidental spillage of Asbestos in writing to the drivers of vehicles carrying asbestos or asbestos-containing material that has the potential of causing environmental pollution or affecting human health.

REGULATION 6: DUTIES OF PERSONS WHO MAY BE EXPOSED
Any person who is exposed to asbestos in the workplace, shall obey any lawful instruction given by or on behalf of the company, regarding-

• the prevention of asbestos dust from becoming airborne;
• the wearing and use of personal protective equipment and clothing;
• the wearing of monitoring equipment to measure personal exposure to asbestos;
• the reporting for medical surveillance;
• the cleaning up and disposal of any material containing asbestos;
• housekeeping at the workplace, personal hygiene, good environmental and health, practices, including eating, drinking and smoking in designated places provided; and
• Information and training received.

REGULATION 7: ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL EXPOSURE
1. The company shall cause the undertaking to be assessed within six months after the commencement of the asbestos regulations, and thereafter at intervals not exceeding two years, to determine if any person may be exposed to asbestos, and the assessment results are to be recorded.

2. Before an assessment is made the company shall consult with the relevant health and safety representative, or health and safety committee and inform them in writing of the arrangements made for the assessment, give them reasonable time to comment thereon and ensure that the results of the assessment are made available to them for comment.

3. When making the assessment, the employer shall take the following into account:

• The presence of any material containing asbestos being used, processed, handled or stored;
• where asbestos may be present, the ease with which the asbestos dust may be released and the extent to which a person may be exposed;
• the nature of the work, process and any likely deterioration in or failure of any control measures;
• the details of expected exposures, in particular-
• whether the expected exposure is above the OEL for asbestos, so that the appropriate respiratory protective equipment can be selected pending the implementation of engineering control measures;
• whether exposures are intermittent, including the frequency and duration of exposures;
• the number of employees exposed and any other person who may be exposed, and their expected exposure values; and
• where applicable, results which may be available from any previous monitoring performed at that workplace;
• the steps to be taken to reduce exposure to the lowest level and the steps to be taken to reduce the release of asbestos dust into the environment;
• procedures for dealing with emergencies; and
• Procedures for the removal of asbestos waste from the workplace, and the disposal thereof.

4. If the assessment indicates that any person is likely to be exposed to asbestos, the company shall ensure that the exposure is adequately controlled.

5. The company shall review the assessment if- there is reason to believe that the previous assessment is no longer valid; control measures are no longer efficient; technological or scientific advances allow for more efficient control methods; or there has been a significant change in-

• work methods;
• the type of work carried out; or
• the type of equipment used to control exposure;

REGULATION 8: AIR MONITORING
Where exposure is in excess of half the OEL for asbestos, the company shall ensure that a measurement programme of the concentration of airborne regulated asbestos fibres to which an employee is exposed, is-

• carried out only after informing the health and safety committee or relevant representative;
• carried out by an approved asbestos inspection authority or a person whose ability to do the measurements is verified by an approved asbestos inspection authority;
• Representative of the exposure of employees to the airborne asbestos fibres and verified.

The company shall ensure that measurements are carried out at least every 12 months:

REGULATION 9: MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE
1. The company shall ensure that an employee is under the medical surveillance of an occupational medical practitioner if-

• an employee is exposed to asbestos dust exceeding the OEL for asbestos; or
• an occupational medicine practitioner certifies that the relevant employee should be under medical surveillance.

2. The company shall, as far as possible, ensure that a structured medical surveillance programme be drawn up by an occupational medicine practitioner which shall include at least the following:

An initial health evaluation, carried out by an occupational health practitioner immediately or within 14 days after a person commences employment, which comprises-

• an evaluation of the employee's medical and occupational history;
• medical examinations and tests which should include chest X-rays, pulmonary function testing and an appropriate physical examination; and
• any other essential medical examination which in the opinion of the occupational medicine practitioner is necessary in order to enable such practitioner to do a proper evaluation; and
• Subsequent to the initial health evaluation, evaluations of the employee shall be conducted at intervals not exceeding two years, or at shorter intervals specified by an occupational medicine practitioner.

3. The company shall not permit an employee who has been certified unfit for work, to work in a place in which he or she will be exposed to asbestos dust. The employee may be permitted to return to work if he or she is certified fit by an occupational medicine practitioner.

REGULATION 10: RESPIRATOR ZONE
The company shall ensure that-

• any workplace where the concentration of regulated asbestos fibres in the air is, or may be, such that the exposure of persons exceeds the OEL for asbestos without the wearing of respiratory protective equipment, is zoned as a respirator zone;
• a respirator zone is clearly demarcated and identified by notice indicating that the area is a respirator zone and that respiratory protection must be worn there;
• no person enters a respirator zone unless he or she wears the required respiratory equipment and protective clothing; and
• The reason why the OEL for asbestos is exceeded is identified and action is taken.

REGULATION 11: CONTROL OF EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS
The company shall ensure that the exposure of a person to asbestos is either prevented, or, where this is not practicable, adequately controlled. The control of the exposure shall be regarded as adequate if the level of exposure is at or below the OEL for asbestos.

REGULATION 12: CLEANLINESS OF PREMISES AND PLANT
The company shall take steps to ensure that:

• workplaces are maintained in a clean state and are free of asbestos waste and, whenever asbestos is accidentally spilled or asbestos dust is accidentally released into the workplace, that remedial measures are taken immediately before work is resumed;
• machinery, plant and equipment, as well as external surfaces of ventilation equipment and internal surfaces of buildings, are kept free of asbestos dust;
• cleaning is carried out by vacuum-cleaning equipment with a filtration efficiency of at least 99 per cent for particles one micrometer in size, or in such other manner that asbestos dust neither escapes nor is discharged into the air to such an extent that it contaminates any workplace or the environment;
• the vacuum-cleaning equipment is regularly serviced and its external surfaces are kept in a clean state and free from asbestos dust; and
• Where the use of vacuum-cleaning equipment is impracticable, the relevant surfaces are first dampened and that persons undertaking such cleaning are wearing appropriate protective clothing and respiratory protective equipment.

REGULATION 13: CONTROL OF EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS OF PERSONS OTHER THAN EMPLOYEES
The company shall ensure that the release of asbestos dust into any environment or water system complies with the provisions of the Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act, 1965 (Act No. 45 of 1965), the Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989), the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998), and the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998). The company shall ensure that appropriate measures are taken to prevent the release of asbestos dust into the environment arising from the transport of asbestos.

REGULATION 16: RECORDS
An employer shall-

• Keep records of the results of all assessments, air monitoring, medical surveillance reports and the asbestos inventory. Personal medical records shall only be made available to an occupational health practitioner;
• allow any person, subject to formal consent in writing of an employee, to peruse the records with respect to that particular employee;
• make the records of all assessments and air monitoring, and the asbestos inventory available for perusal by the relevant health and safety representative or relevant health and safety committee, and Department of Labour inspector;
• keep all records of assessments and air monitoring, and the asbestos inventory for a minimum period of 40 years;
• keep all medical surveillance records for a minimum period of 40 years and, if the company ceases activities relating to asbestos work, shall hand over or forward by registered post all these records to the Department of Labour: Provided that those records contain at least the following information:
• Surname, forenames, gender, date of birth, name of spouse or closest relative and where available, permanent address and postal code;
• a record of types of work carried out with asbestos and, where
• relevant, its location, the starting and ending dates of exposure and average duration of exposure in hours per week;
• a record of any work with asbestos prior to this employment; and
• dates of medical surveillance reports;
• keep a record of the tests and investigations of control systems and of any repairs resulting from the relevant tests and investigations, and keep that record for at least three years; and
• Keep a record of training given to an employee for as long as the employee remains employed at the workplace in which he or she is being exposed to asbestos.

REGULATION 17: PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
1. The company shall provide all persons exposed to asbestos at the workplace with suitable protective clothing; and with suitable respiratory equipment to ensure that the person's exposure is adequately controlled.

2. Where respiratory equipment is provided, the company shall ensure that it is capable of keeping the exposure level at or below the OEL for asbestos, the equipment is correctly and properly used, information, instruction, training and supervision that are necessary with regard to the use of the equipment is provided to the persons, and the equipment is kept in good condition and efficient working order.

3. The company shall,

• Issue no personal protective equipment to a person, unless such equipment is cleaned, decontaminated and, where appropriate, sterilised;
• provide separate containers or storage facilities for personal protective equipment when not in use; and
• Ensure that all personal protective equipment not in use is stored only in the place provided.

4. The company shall ensure that all personal protective equipment contaminated with asbestos dust is cleaned and handled in accordance with the following procedures:

• Where the equipment is cleaned on the premises, care shall be taken to prevent contamination during handling, transport and cleaning;
• Where the equipment is sent off the premises to a contractor for cleaning purposes-
• the equipment shall be packed in impermeable containers;
• the container shall be tightly sealed and clearly, labeled in the form of Annexure 1; and
• the contractor shall be informed of these Regulations and the precautions to be taken for the handling of the asbestos contaminated equipment; and
• Water that is used for decontamination or cleaning of equipment shall be filtered before being released into any water system.

5. The company shall ensure that no person removes dirty or contaminated personal protective equipment from the workplace.

6. Where personal protective equipment contaminated with asbestos dust has to be disposed of, it shall be treated as asbestos waste.

7. The company shall provide employees who use personal protective equipment with-

• washing facilities which are readily accessible and located in an area where the facilities will not become contaminated;
• two separate lockers labelled "protective clothing" and "personal clothing" respectively, and shall ensure that the clothing is kept separately in the lockers concerned; and
• Separate change rooms labelled "clean change room" and "dirty change room", with suitable barrier and bathing facilities between to prevent the contamination of personal clothes with asbestos dust.

REGULATION 18: MAINTENANCE OF CONTROL MEASURES
The company shall ensure that all control equipment and facilities are maintained in good working order, and examinations and tests of engineering control measures are carried out at intervals not exceeding 24 months by an approved inspection authority.

REGULATION 19: LABELLING, PACKAGING, TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE
In order to avoid the spread of asbestos dust, the company shall take steps to ensure that-

• the asbestos in storage or being distributed is properly identified, classified and handled in accordance with SABS 0228;
• a container or a vehicle in which asbestos is transported is clearly identified, classified and packed in accordance with SABS 0228 and SABS 0229; and
• Any article or substance which contains asbestos is clearly labelled with the correct signage.

REGULATION 20: DISPOSAL OF ASBESTOS
The company shall ensure that-

• all asbestos waste is placed in containers that will prevent the likelihood of exposure during handling;
• all vehicles, re-usable containers or any other similar articles which have been in contact with asbestos waste are cleaned and decontaminated after use, in such a way that they do not cause a hazard inside or outside the workplace;
• all asbestos waste which can cause exposure, is disposed of only on sites specifically designated for this and in such a manner that it does not cause a hazard inside or outside the site;
• all persons involved in the collection, transport and disposal of asbestos waste, who may be exposed to that waste, are provided with personal protective equipment; and
• Where the services of a contractor for the disposal of asbestos waste are used, a provision is incorporated into the contract stating that the contractor shall also comply with the provisions of the Asbestos Regulations.

REGULATION 21: PROHIBITION
No person shall use compressed air to remove asbestos dust from any surface or person, smoke, eat, drink or keep food or beverages in an area not specifically designated for it or apply asbestos by means of spraying or any other similar process.

ASBESTOS WASTE CLASSIFICATION
According the SANS 10228 - The identification and classification of dangerous substances and goods, Asbestos is classified in Class 9: Miscellaneous dangerous substances and goods, and depending on the type of Asbestos, falls into Danger Group II : Substances or goods that present a serious risk, and Danger Group III : Substances or goods that present a relatively low risk. The U.N. number changes according to the type of Asbestos.
There is a special provision when transporting asbestos. The following asbestos commodities are considered non-dangerous:

a. Asbestos that is immersed or fixed in a natural or artificial binder, that no escape of hazardous quantities of respirable fibres can occur during transportation, and

b. Manufactured articles that contain asbestos and do not satisfy the requirement of (a) above provided that they are packed so that no escape of hazardous quantities of respirable fibres can occur during transportation.

PACKAGING, TRANSPORT, STORAGE, LABELLING AND INFORMATION

Packaging
The SANS 10229: Packaging of dangerous goods for road and rail transport in SA, details the packaging criteria for dangerous goods. It is the responsibility of the waste generator to ensure that the waste is packaged properly. The criteria for Asbestos waste or waste containing asbestos is stipulated in regulation 19: Labelling, packing, transportation and storage.
This regulation stipulates the following:

• to avoid the spread of asbestos dust asbestos in storage or being distributed is properly identified, classified and handled in accordance with SANS 10228;
• a container or a vehicle in which asbestos is transported is clearly identified, classified and packed in accordance with SANS 10228 and SANS 10229; and
• Any article or substance which contains asbestos is clearly labelled with the correct signage.

Storage
Asbestos can be spread by air, water and living persons. For this reason, all asbestos which has the potential to contaminate, must be:

• under strict control
• kept in containers or a similar suitable manner of containment that makes it unlikely to be spread to other areas of the work place, or to other premises by wind or by air
• Contained during transport and clearly marked to be able to identify that it contains asbestos. It also has to carry a health warning in the form of Annexure 1.
• The manner of containment or the type of container to be used will depend on the kind of material being packaged, transported or stored.

Transport
Asbestos waste must be disposed of safely by ensuring that:

• Asbestos dust is not released during transportation to the landfill site. Instead, use tightly sealed containers.
• Asbestos sludge is put in tightly sealed containers for it can easily be spilled or dried out during transportation
• Asbestos waste must be disposed of only on an approved landfill site specifically designated for this purpose in terms of the Environmental Conservation Act.
• All employees involved in the transportation and disposal of asbestos waste are provided with the required personal protective equipment (respirators and clothing)
• All equipment used during the disposal of asbestos waste is thoroughly cleaned thereafter
• All incidental spillage of asbestos waste be cleaned up immediately. The driver of the vehicle carrying asbestos waste must have the necessary training and be conversant with the instructions as to how to handle such cases.

Labelling and information
The intention here is to prohibit the sale of any article which contains asbestos and is likely to release regulated asbestos fibres when used, handled, stored or processed, unless:

• it is clearly labelled with a warning label in the form of Annexure 1
• it is accompanied by a material safety data sheet (MSDS)

THE FOLLOWING LABEL IS TO BE AFFIXED TO ALL ASBESTOS WASTE.

WARNING: ASBESTOS
INHALATION OF ASBESTOS DUST IS DANGEROUS TO HEALTH.
FOLLOW THE SAFETY INSTRUCTION

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EnviroServ Achievements from May 2007 to July 2008

 2007

• May - Hazmat Services Solutions received their certificate for Asbestos Removal
• June - Silver Arrow Award from PMR.africa's Eastern Cape Leaders & Achievers Awards for 1^st overall nominated and rated by Eastern Cape businesses, local and provincial government
• June - Mail and Guardian's Greening the Future Awards - Merit award for energy and carbon management
• June - Mail and Guardian's Greening the Future Awards - Merit award for Companies and organizations with innovative environmental strategies that improve business performance category
• September - Silver Arrow Award from PMR.africa's KwaZulu Natal Leaders & Achievers Awards for 2^st overall nominated and rated by KwaZulu Natal businesses, local and provincial government
• September - BHP Billiton International Health, Safety, Environment and Community Awards
• September - Hazmat Service Solutions in KZN received Sasol Certification for Sasol's Emergency Response Management
• October - Annual Report Awards - Fledgling Category
• October - Golden Arrow Award at PMR's Gauteng Leaders & Achievers Awards for 1^st overall nominated and rated by Gauteng businesses, local and provincial government
• October - Silver Arrow Award at PMR's Tshwane Municipal District Leaders & Achievers Awards for 1^st overall nominated and ratd by Tshwane businesses, parastatals, foreign embassies, provincial and national government
• October - Hazmat Services Solutions in Gauteng and KZN regions received re-accreditation from Sasol
• November - SA's Top 300 Performing Companies as a results of EnviroServ's sustained excellence in corporate performance
• November - Silver Arrow Award at PMR's Mpumalanga Leaders & Achievers Awards for 1^st overall nominated and rated by Mpumalanga businesses, local and provincial government
• December - Silver Arrow Award at PMR Jhb Business Leaders Awards for Sustainable Development, for 1^st overall nominated and rated by sustainable development officers at listed and large companies across South Africa
• December - Saldanha received OHSAS 18000 certification - this is a first within the group
• May, September & December - EnviroServ Waste Management was audited at various sites and maintained its ISO 14000 certification at the areas that were audited
  

2008

• January - EnviroServ received a Certificate of Support from WWF as a Senior Member
• January - EnviroServ was awarded a "BBB" rating by the independent economic empowerment rating agency EmpowerDEX.
• February - Silver Arrow Award at PMR.africa's Ekurhuleni Municipal Leaders & Achievers Awards for 1^st overall nominated and rated by Ekurhuleni businesses and local government
• February - Impumelelo Top Empowerment Companies - EnviroServ Waste Management has been nominated one of South Africa's leading empowered companies by the Topco Media research department.
• March - Top500 South Africa's Best Companies - EnviroServ Waste Management has been nominated as a Highly Commended company in South Africa in its Sector.
• April - Nominated as one of SA's Top Performing Companies, Incorporating SA's Top 300 Companies.
• April - Nominated for the National Business Awards in the category "The Green Business Award".
• April - Silver Arrow Award from PRM.africa's Western Cape Leaders & Achievers Awards for 2nd overall nominated and rated by Western Cape businesses, local and provincial government
• May - Golden Arrow Award from PMR.africa's Mozambique Leaders & Achievers Awards for 1^st overall nominated and rated by Mozambique businesses, local and provincial government
• June - Mail & Guardian, Greening the Future Awards.  EnviroServ Polymer Solutions was announced the winner in the category "Companies and organizations with innovative environmental strategies that improve business performance".
• June - Sculpture Merit Award from the 2008 Ekurhuleni National Fine Arts Awards is awarded to Intuthuko Embroidery from Etwatwa for their piece titled "2010".
• June - Golden Arrow Award at PMR.africa's Eastern Cape Leaders & Achievers Awards for 1^st overall nominated and rated by Eastern Cape businesses, local and provincial government
• July - Arrow Award at PMR.africa's Limpopo Leaders & Achievers Awards for 1^st overall nominated and rated by Limpopo businesses, local and provincial government
• September - Arrow Award at PMR.africa's Free State Leaders & Achievers Awards for 1^st overall nominated and rated by Free State Province
• September - Arrow Award at PMR.africa's KwaZulu Natal Leaders & Achievers Awards for 1^st overall nominated and rated by KwaZulu Natal Province
• September -  Arrow Award at PMR.africa's Tshwane Leaders & Achievers Awards for 1^st overall nominated and rated by Tshwane Municipal District

Download the EmpowerDEX certificate and report for EnviroServ Waste Management:

• EnviroServ Official Empowerdex Certificate
• EnviroServ Empowerdex Verification Certificate
• EnviroServ Empowerdex Subsidiary Verification Certificate

• EnviroServ Waste Management Ownership Assessment for BEE
• EnviroServ Waste Management EmpowerDEX Certificate
• EnviroServ Waste Management EmpowerDEX Report

SKIPS:
Bin Size - 5,5m3
Bin Type - Skip
Total Length - 3m
Total Width - 1.65m
Total Height - 1.28m

Bin Size - 6m3
Bin Type - Skip
Total Length - 3.96m
Total Width - 1.8m
Total Height - 1.22m

Bin Size - 11m3
Bin Type - Skip
Total Length - 3.96m
Total Width - 1.8m
Total Height - 2.1m

Bin Size - 11m3
Bin Type - Compactor Bin
Total Length - 4m
Total Width - 1.8m
Total Height - 2m

RORO'S:
Bin Size - 18m3
BinType - RORO Bin
Total Length - 6m
Total Width - 2.3m
Total Height - 1.3m

Bin Size - 18m3
BinType - Drum Carrier
Total Length - 6m
Total Width - 2.3m
Total Height - 1.3m

Bin Size - 22m3
BinType - RORO Bin
Total Length - 6m
Total Width - 2.3m
Total Height - 1.8m

Bin Size - 27m3
BinType - Compactor Bin
Total Length - 6m
Total Width - 2.3m
Total Height - 2m

Bin Size - 28m3
BinType - RORO Bin
Total Length - 6m
Total Width - 2.3m
Total Height - 2.3m

Bin Size - 10Kl
BinType - Storage Tank
Total Length - 6m
Total Width - 1.5m
Total Height - 2.15m

Bin Size - 10Kl
BinType - Vacuum Tank
Total Length - 6m
Total Width - 1.5m
Total Height - 2.15m

FEL's:
Bin Size - 2m3
BinType - FEL Bin
Total Length - 1.11m
Total Width - 2.07m
Total Height - 1.25m

Bin Size - 5m3
BinType - FEL Bin
Total Length - 2.66m
Total Width - 2.056m
Total Height - 1.28m

Bin Size - 6m3
BinType - FEL Bin
Total Length - 2.01m
Total Width - 2.03m
Total Height - 1.76m

OTHER:
COMPACTORS:
Bin Size - 1.5m3
BinType - Rocker
Total Length - 1.5m
Total Width - 1m
Total Height - 1m

CHEMI WASTE:
Bin Size - 750l
BinType - IBC (Intermediate Bulk Container)
Total Length - 1m
Total Width - 1m
Total Height - 1m

Bloemfontein Incinerator

Bloemfontein Depot

Directions to EnviroServ's Bloemfontein Depot
120 Stockentstrom Street, New End, Bloemfontein
Tel: 082 651 5266

GPS CO-ORDINATES: S29 07.961 E26 15.936

From Gauteng
• Follow the N1 until the Andries Pretorius off ramp.
• Turn onto the Andries Pretorius off ramp and follow the road until the circle.
• Turn slight left over the bridge and follow the road till passing underneath the bridge.
• Take the first turnoff on the right.
• Turn into the industrial area and almost immediately turn left.
• Follow the road until the EnviroServ boards on the left hand side are visible.

From Cape Town
• Turn right from the N1 onto the Church Street off ramp.
• Turn right at the stop on the bridge.
• Follow the road keep left till the Reddersburg and Church intersection and keep left in Church Street change lanes to the right.
• At second robot turn right and follow the road until passing over a bridge.
• Turn left into the industrial area and almost immediately left again.
• Follow the road until the EnviroServ boards on the left side are visible.

From Bloemfontein Airport
• Follow the road out of the airport.
• Turn right at the stop and follow the road.
• Pass the Engen filling station on the right hand side.
• Take the first off ramp on the left hand side.
• Follow the road till the first turn off on the right hand side.
• Turn right into the industrial area and almost immediately left again
• Follow the road until the EnviroServ boards on the left side are visible.

• N1 from Johannesburg turn left at Currie avenue off ramp
• At the traffic lights turn left into currie avenue
• At the first traffic lights turn right into Vereeneging drive, passing Chekers Hyper on the left.
• Keep the right lane until you get to the traffic lights.
• At the traffic lights turn right into Memorium Road
• Drive for about 600m and take a left turn and go over the bridge.
• Keep straight on for about 800m and Enviroserv Bloemfontein will be on the right.

Alistair Mclean

Chairman

Alistair has served as Executive Chairman of the EnviroServ Group since February 2001 and is responsible for strategic management and new business development. He previously held the position of Group Chief Executive from January 1997 to January 2001.  alistair has been actively involved in EnviroServ since 1986 when he became a major shareholder.

Des Gordon

Chief Executive Officer

B.Comm; CA(SA)

Des was appointed Group Chief Executive in February 2001. He joined the group in 1997 and served as Financial Director for four years.  Prior to this, Des spent five years with Group Five Limited as the Group Financial Manager after five years in the Auditing profession with Ernst & Young.

Raymon Rocher

Group Strategy & Risk Mitigation Director

B.Comm; CA(SA)

Raymon joined EnviroServ as Group Fiancial Manager in 1997 and was appointed Group Fiancial Director in 2001.  Raymon spent three years with KPMG where he completed his articles before gaining two years' experience as Group Accountant at Group Five Limited.

Delia Lavarinhas

Group Property & Marketing Director

Delia obtained a higher Diploma in Design and furthered her studies with a Project Management and Management Advanced Programme.  She worked for a large construction company and did freelance consulting for approximately three years prior to joining EnviroServ.  Delia joined EnviroServ in 2000 as Property Director and has additionally assumed responsibility for the Group Marketing function.

Edwin Motebang

Group Transformation Director

Diploma in Labour Law, Advanced Labour Relations Skills Development; BML(UFS)

Edwin joined EnviroServ in 1992 as Sales Director.  In 1997, he became the Industrial Relations Manager and became Human Resources and Industrial Relations Director in 2000.  In 2004, Edwin was appointed as the Managing Director of Millennium Waste Management (Pty) Ltd and in 2008 he was appointed as Group Transformation Director.

Esmé Gombault

Group Technical Director

B.Sc Chemistry

Esmé joined enviroServ as a Waste Consultant in 1988, following three years with DEAT. Esmé became General Manager of the Treatment and Disposal division in 2002.  Esmé was appointed to the EnviroServ board in 2003.

Brunig produce high quality compost that is sold under the name of ECO-GRO.

What is so unique about ECO-GRO is that it is made from waste water biosolids produced by municipal waste water treatment plants.  Brunig utilises sustainable waste products as raw materials in producing a high quality organic compost and pelletised organic fertilizer.  Biosolids are becoming more and more of a problem to municipalities and innovative solutions such as the Brunig process are a welcome relief to already overloaded landfill sites, land spreading operations and other more expensive, energy intensive processes.  The product contains various sources of organic matter including waste from sawmills such as sawdust, wood-chips and pine bark and garden greens.  The ECO-GRO product is 100% pathogen free and contains high levels of nutrients which are much needed elements in landscaping, farming and home gardening.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Tel:+2721 557-9192

E-mail:info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

• From airport, turn left into Borcherds Quarry Road.
• Continue straight
• Turn right onto the N2(Settlers Way).
• Continue straight to R300(Kuilsriver Freeway)and turn left
• Continue straight until Stellenbosch Arterial inter-section and turn right
• Continue straight towards Van Riebeeck inter-section - Zevenwagch Mall will be on your opposite left - turn right.
• Continue straight until the second set of robots - light grey building with black roof will be on your left - turn left
• At circle turn left into the first road and turn left into the next road.
• Burma Plant Hire is in the corner on the left.

EnviroServ acquired a stake of 51% in Burma Plant Hire (Pty) Ltd in October 2006.  Burma Plant hire is based in the Western Cape and hires plant to waste and construction companies in the province.  Its services complement those of Conquip, EnviroServ's existing plant hire company, and the acquisition expands our geographical coverage.  Consolidating their client bases and sharing extensive knowledge and experience will improve service quality and delivery in both companies.

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel:+2721 905-8122                Fax:+2721 905-9064

E-mail: info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

www.enviroserv.co.za

EnviroServ acquired a stake of 51% in Burma Plant Hire (Pty) Ltd in October 2006. Burma Plant hire is based in the Western Cape and hires plant to waste and construction companies in the province. Its services complement those of Conquip, EnviroServ's existing plant hire company, and the acquisition expands our geographical coverage. Consolidating their client bases and sharing extensive knowledge and experience will improve service quality and delivery in both companies.

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel: +2721 905-8122            Fax: +2721 905-9064

E-mail: info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

Burma Plant Hire

CAN RECYLING

Steel packaging is 100% recyclable and can be recycled time and again without any loss of quality. South Africa has a very successful can recycling program since the start of Collect-a-Can, 15 years ago.

There are three basic categories collected, listed below in order of monetary value:

• aluminium cans (such as red bull cans)
• beverage cans (colddrink and beer)
• aerosol, oil, paint and food cans

There are several ways to tell if your can is aluminium. Look at the bottom of the can: steel cans are dull; aluminium shines or hold a fridge magnet against the can. If it doesn't stick, it's aluminium. And if the can feels light and makes a rattling noise when you crumple it, it's aluminium. Some imported beers, Red Bull and V energy drinks are all packaged in aluminium.

Since 1997, Southern Africa has ranked amongst the best in the world in steel beverage can recovery. A total of 70% of used beverage cans in Southern Africa and 90% of tinplate off-cuts were recovered in Collect-a-Can's last financial year ending December 2007. The recovery rate refers to the actual number of steel used beverage cans recovered in Southern Africa and is calculated as a percentage of the total number of steel beverage cans sold and consumed in Southern Africa. Other countries doing better than South Africa are: Belgium- 93%; Germany-91%; Japan-85% and China-75%.

THE CAN RECYCLING PROCESS

The scrap is delivered in bales and compressed into standardised bales of 220kg. The bales are then submerged in the caustic solution. The tin is stripped from the tin scrap and then plated onto cathode plates through an electrolytic process. The 80% pure tin deposits (in the form of tin oxide) are stripped from the cathode plates and packed into drums, and sold for melting and re-use. The bales, now prime high-grade steel scrap, are rinsed and dispatched to a steel producer for re-melting.

INTERESTING FACTS:

• Recycling one aluminium can saves enough energy to run your television for 3 hours or light one 100 watt bulb for 20 hours.
• Aluminum takes 500 years to break down.
• Recycling new aluminum cans from used cans takes 95 percent less energy than using virgin materials.
• Steel is made from one of the earth's most common natural resources, iron ore, as well as limestone and coal.
• Recycling one tonne of steel cans saves 1.5 tonnes of iron ore, 0.5 tonnes of coal and 40% water usage.
• Steel cans are becoming lighter. Nampak reduced the weight of our 340ml cans from 73g in 1955 to 31g today.

USEFUL LINKS:

• Collect-a-Can: www.collectacan.co.za
• South African Iron and Steel Institute: www.saisi.co.za
• Nampak: www.nampak.co.za
• The National Recycling Forum: www.recycling.co.za

FEATURES & APPLICATION:

Our Chargold division processes waste materials generated by diverse industries such as Aluminium, Steel, Ferro Alloy, Chemical and Water Treatment Plants. The materials are recovered and re-used in different applications, predominantly metallurgical.

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel:+2711 393-4650 / +2735 751-1763
Fax:+2711 393-6989 / +2735 751-1748
E-mail: info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

Sample Catalogue of Equipment for Hire

This catalogue includes a sample of the plant and equipment available from Conquip Hire and is by no means exhaustive. Please contact us for a consultation on your plant requirements.

Vibrating Tampers	Double Vibratory Rollers
Single Drum Rollers	Tandem and Combination Rollers
Heavy Duty Articulated Tandem Rollers	Refuse Compactor Range
Articulated Haulers	Front-End Loader / Wheel Loader
Ref-u-Mech System

Johannesburg to Chargold Chloorkop Office

• Take the N1 and head towards Pretoria (Tswane)
• Continue on the N1 and take the Allandale off-ramp
• Turn right at the robot into Allandale Road
• Go over bridge crossing the highway
• Keep on straight up the hills to robot indicating Chloor Road
• Turn right at Chloor Road (Factories on your right hand side)
• Follow the road going through two 90 degree bends
• Chargold is approximately 800m down on the LEFT
• It has large black gates with reading ‘Chargold' in gold writing

Witbank to Chargold Chloorkop Office

• Take the N12 and head towards Johannesburg
• Continue on the N12 past Rondebult off-ramp and take the next off-ramp, R21 towards Johannesburg Airport.
• Turn left at the off-ramp indicating JHB
• Turn left at the first off-ramp - Barbara road
• Turn right at robot, then over the highway bridge
• Turn right at robot by Shell Garage
• Keep going through downhill robots
• Turn left at Zenex Garage - Isando Road
• Keep straight, passing Kelvin power station, then China town (Shopping centre on left hand side) up to Hytor Road on the left hand side
• Turn left into Hytor Road and passing NCP on your left and scrapyard on your front right hand side.
• Turn left at the first dirt road and immediately right at Chargold's large black gates with reading ‘Chargold' in gold writing

 
Vereeniging to Chargold Chloorkop Office

• Take the R59 and towards Alberton
• At the Reading Interchange ensure you get onto the N12 and towards Pretoria/Witbank
• At the Gilloolys Interchange take the N12 and head towards Witbank
• Take the R24 split towards Jhb International Airport and then the Barbara Road off-ramp
• Turn left at the robot into Barbara Road
• Turn right at first robot (Shell Garage on left corner)
• Pass through two robots and turn left at Zenex Garage into Isando Road
• Keep straight into Chloorkop industrial area
• Turn left into Hytor Road at robot (It reads Ossewa Str on right hand side)and passing NCP on your left and scrapyard on your front right hand side.
• Turn left at the first dirt road and immediately right at Chargold's large black gates with reading ‘Chargold' in gold writing

Pretoria to Chargold Chloorkop Office

• Take the N1 and head towards Johannesburg
• Continue on the N12 past Rondebult off-ramp and take the next off-ramp, R21 towards Johannesburg Airport.
• Turn left at the off-ramp indicating JHB R24
• Turn left at the first off-ramp on the R24 - Barbara road
• Turn right at robot, then over the highway bridge
• Turn right at robot by Shell Garage
• Keep going through downhill trough to robots
• Turn left at Zenex Garage - Isando Road
• Keep straight, passing Kelvin power station, then China town (Shopping centre on left hand side) up to Hytor Road on the left hand side
• Turn left into Hytor Road and passing NCP on your left and scrapyard on your front right hand side.
• Turn left at the first dirt road and immediately right at Chargold's large black gates with reading ‘Chargold' in gold writing

Chargold is a specialist carbon recycler and was established in 1989 with a focus on processing carbon based materials.  It was acquired by EnviroServ in 2004.  The company is part of our Strategic Growth Projects division and has processing plants in Johannesburg, Richards, Bay, Saldanha, Mozambique and Malaysia.  Raw materials are generated by diverse industries such as mining, aluminium, steel, ferro alloys, agriculture, petrochemical and water treatment.  Many of the materials are wastes, which are recovered and re-used in different applications.  Currently Chargold processes an average of 6000 tons per month.  Since becoming a part of EnviroServ, the processing expertise is being utilised in processing other diverse waste streams.

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel:+2711 393-4650 / +2735 751-1763

Fax:+2711 393-6989 / +2735 751-1748

E-mail: info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

www.enviroserv.co.za

Chargold

Chargold is a specialist carbon recycler and was established in 1989 with a focus on processing carbon based materials. It was acquired by EnviroServ in 2004. The company supplies its products both nationally and internationally.  The company processes waste materials generated by diverse industries such as Aluminium, Steel, Ferro Alloy, Chemical and Water Treatement Plants.  The materials are recovered and re-used in different applications, predominantly metallurgical.

Chargold has processing plants in Johannesburg, Richards Bay, and Witbank.

CONTACT DETAILS

Gauteng: 

Tel:+2711 393-4650      Fax:+2711 393-6989

KwaZulu Natal:

Tel:+2735 751-1763      Fax:+2735 751-1748

E-mail: info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

FEATURES:

The ChemiWaste vehicle caters for smaller loads of chemical waste and is equipped with a hoist to load the containers. The vehicle complies with legislation relating to the transportation of dangerous goods.

The ChemiWaste vehicle is suitable for the collection and transportation of intermediate bulk containers (IBC's), over drums and various other sized drum ranging from 25 to 40 litres.

ADVANTAGES & BENEFITS:

Cost effective solution for the collection and transportation of small volumes of chemical waste.

APPLICATION:

The ChemiWaste vehicle caters for the transportation of small volumes of chemical waste.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Gauteng : (011) 456-5400
KwaZulu Natal : (031) 902-1526
Western Cape : (021) 951-8420
Eastern Cape : (041) 466-2741
E-mail : info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

Chloorkop Landfill

Tel: (011) 310-3911

From Johannesburg International Airport

• Follow the R24 west towards Johannesburg
• Take the BARBARA ROAD OFF RAMP and turn RIGHT at the top of the off ramp, passing over the freeway
• Turn RIGHT at the 2nd set of traffic lights into Brabazon Road
• Turn LEFT at the 3rd set of traffic lights into Isando Road
• Continue for approximately 8 km until the road meets the Chloorkop Road (Isando Road becomes Zuurfontein Road)
• Continue straight and turn LEFT at the first set of traffic lights into Modderfontein Road
• After approximately 1.2 km take the 2nd road LEFT into Marsala Road
• Continue on Marsala Road for approximately 1 km. Chloorkop landfill facility will be on your left hand side.

From Vereeniging

• Follow R59 towards Alberton
• Take the Pretoria N3 freeway
• Pass through the Gillooly's Interchange towards Pretoria
• Pass through the Buccleuch Interchange onto the N1 towards Pretoria
• Continue with the N1 and take the ALLANDALE OFF RAMP (Midrand), turn RIGHT and pass over the freeway
• Continue on Allandale Road for approximately 9 km until you reach a T-junction (Allandale Road becomes Chloorkop Road)
• Turn LEFT at the T-junction into Zuurfontein Avenue
• Turn LEFT at the first set of traffic lights into Modderfontein Road
• After approximately 1.2 km take the 2nd road LEFT into Marsala Road
• Continue on Marsala Road for approximately 1 km. Chloorkop landfill facility will be on your left hand side.

From Pretoria

• Follow the Ben Schoeman highway (N1) south towards Johannesburg
• Take the ALLANDALE OFF RAMP (Midrand), turn RIGHT and pass over the freeway
• Continue on Allandale Road for approximately 9 km until you reach a T-junction (Allandale Road becomes Chloorkop Road)
• Turn LEFT at the T-junction into Zuurfontein Avenue
• Turn LEFT at the first set of traffic lights into Modderfontein Road
• After approximately 1.2 km take the 2nd road LEFT into Marsala Road
• Continue on Marsala Road for approximately 1 km. Chloorkop landfill facility will be on your left hand side.

Cleaner Production is the continuous application of an integrated preventive environmental strategy to processes, products, and services to increase overall efficiency, and reduce risks to humans and the environment. Cleaner Production can be applied to the process used in any industry, to products themselves and to various services provided in society.

The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) similarly defines CP as '.....a continuous application of an integrated preventative environmental strategy applied to processes, products and services to increase eco-efficiency and reduce risks to humans and the environment.'

Production processes, in terms of CP, relates to the conservation of raw materials, water and energy, eliminating toxic and dangerous raw materials and reducing the quantity and toxicity of all emissions and wastes at source during the production process. With regard to products, CP relates to the reduction in the environmental, health and safety impacts of products along the lifecycle of a product from raw materials extractions to disposal of the product. In relation to CP, services implies the incorporation of environmental concerns into designing and delivering of services.

It is generally recognised that CP describes a preventive approach to environmental management rather than end-of-pipe treatment. CP encompasses concepts such as eco-efficiency, waste minimisation, pollution prevention and green productivity.

It follows that CP requires a management paradigm shift to an approach where goods and services are produced with the minimum environmental impact under present technological and economic limits. Therefore, CP represents a strategy which insists that growth be pursued whilst being ecologically sustainable. It has been recognised that benefits associated with CP include reduction of operation costs, reduction in ecological damage, improved company image and reduction of civil and criminal liability.

In view of the benefits and in particular those associated with the reduction in the potential risk of civil and criminal liability, it should be evident that CP in its present capacity as a strategic management initiative, becomes an important tool in managing corporate risks associated with environmental-legal non-compliance.

Implementation of CP

DEAT has recognised the need to have a national strategy that will guide the promotion of CP. To this end it is proposed that consideration be afforded to the development of a framework for CP to form an integral component of such strategy.

No coherent legal framework currently exist, apart from ad hoc references to CP in numerous South African Environmental Laws. Legislation that indirectly refers to CP includes the NEMA, the NWA, and the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Bill.

Taking into account the relevant legislation referred to above, companies whose activities may have an impact on the environment are accordingly encouraged to establish and implement a CP programme or system. Such a programme or system should be based on acceptable standards and guidelines so as to enable self control over any of the activities that may influence the environment and to achieve sustainable development by reducing cost to company as well as the risk of environmental-legal non-compliance. It is suggested that development of a coherent legal framework could assist in establishing uniform standards and guidelines to facilitate self control. The potential for such legal development should in our view be subjected to debate and further detailed assessment.

Cleaner Production and Corporate Governance

Companies no longer act independently from the societies and the environment in which they operate. It has been stated that corporate governance is concerned with holding the balance between economic and social goals and between individual and communal goals and the aim is to align as nearly as possible the interests of individual, corporations and society.

King II recognises a move to a triple bottom line approach which embraces the economic, environmental and social aspects of a company's activities. It is suggested that CP could be implemented to assist a company in identifying and maintaining good environmental corporate governance practices, since both Corporate Governance and CP are concerned with corporate risk management.

In view of the above, CP could be regarded as an important component to the development of good environmental corporate governance practices, sustainable development and legal compliance. The potential of establishing uniform standards for CP implementation through appropriate legal mechanisms, should in our view form the subject of further investigation

This is an extract from a paper presented by James Cross at a recent conference on Cleaner Production and Waste Minimisation. For further information contact the editor or visit our website at www.cameroncross.co.za

General waste that has accumulated in industrial areas can be cleaned up by EnviroServ.

Builders’ rubble is a common waste and is easily solved with a convenient skip bin service.

General waste that has accumulated in domestic areas can be cleanup up by Millennium Waste Management (Pty) Ltd, EnviroServ’s BEE joint-venture partner.

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Compactors

Front-End-Loader

Rear-End-Loader

Side Loader

Roll-on, Roll-off (hook lift)

Skips

FEATURES:

The Static Compaction System is made up of two parts:

• The compaction unit, which is fixed.
• The waste container, which is portable.

The Compaction Unit is installed permanently on site, while the waste container is removed by Hooklift (Roll-On-Roll-Off vehicle) when it is full and swapped with an empty container, Fireproof and completely sealed units can be supplied. Containers are available in 11m3, 15m3 and 27m3 and can be fitted with wheelie bin lifters.

The Portable Compactor Unit is similar to the Static Compactor unit in that it also has compactor mechanism and a waste receptacle, but the two elements are inseparable. Static and Portable Compactor Units can have specialised adaptations such as wheelie bin lifters.

Our services include:

• Customised system design to suit the nature and volume of waste
• Installation and commissioning of the system on the client's site
• Provision of on-site supervisors or training of client's staff to operate the system
• Full service and maintenance contract
• Flexible service schedule, regular or call for service.

ADVANTAGES & BENEFITS:

• Client can compact his own waste, reducing storage and transportation costs significantly.
• Reduces windscatter.
• Reduces pilferage and associated risks.
• No capital expenditure.
• No maintenance responsibility.

APPLICATION:

Static and Portable Compactor Units are designed for clients with large volumes of dry compactable waste.

Portable Compactor Units are appropriate when:

• The disposal site is nearby
• Waste volumes are smaller but compaction on site is still cost-effective
• Space is restricted
• When a non-continuous service is required.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Gauteng : (011) 456-5400
KwaZulu Natal : (031) 902-1526
Western Cape : (021) 951-8420
Eastern Cape : (041) 466-2741
E-mail : info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

The term ’compactors’ refers to equipment that is designed to compress waste in order to improve storage and transport efficiency. We operate three types of compactor units: Mobile Compactor units Static Compactor units Portable Compactor units Mobile Compactor Units Mobile compactor units are vehicles with fixed compacting equipment and are available in Front-End-Loader, Rear-End-Loader and Side Loader configurations.   Service offered: Customised service for storage, removal and transport of dry, compactable waste Suited to routine frequent collections of small volumes Used by municipalities, private contractors and industrial operations Smaller containers facilitate convenient waste collection at strategic points within the client’s premises We offer flexibility of service: Call for service Regular service Daily Weekly Monthly As required. Benefits: Compacting waste at the point of generation Reducing transport costs and increasing cost efficiencies Selection of container sizes:  240 Litre Wheeliebins, 2 m3, 5.5 m3, or 6 m3 containers - to suit the client’s needs Strategic placement of containers - to suit the client’s needs Facilitates frequent services on pre-arranged days Lids and locks can be provided for FEL and REL containers. Front-End-Loader Mobile Compactor Unit This unit is designed for fast efficient collections. The driver has full control of the operation from the driver’s seat and is able to empty bins in even the tightest spots. This means the vehicle is able to offer a fast collection service at strategic points along a route through the client’s premises, which means the client does not waste time, effort and money shifting waste to a central collection point. Bins are approached from the front of the vehicle, lifted up and over the cab and tipped into the receptacle on top, where it is compacted under mechanical pressure. The FEL is designed to collect waste in 2 m3, 5.5 m3 , or 6 m3 containers. Rear-End-Loader Mobile Compactor Unit The Rear-End-Loader vehicle is very efficient along linear routes assisted by one or more operators. These units are used for the collection of compactable domestic, commercial and industrial waste. Bins are approached by the rear of the vehicle, lifted and tipped into the receptacle area at the back, where it is compacted under mechanical pressure. The REL is designed for a wide range of containers including 240 Litre Wheeliebins, 2 m3, 5.5 m3, or 6 m3 containers. The REL can also be used to collect waste in refuse bags, provided these are manually deposited into the receptacle.

Side-Loader Mobile Compactor Unit

Static Compactor Unit   The Static Compaction System is made up of two parts: the compaction unit, which is fixed, and the waste container, which is portable. The Compaction Unit is installed permanently on site, while the waste container is removed by a hooklift (Roll-On Roll-Off vehicle) when it is full and swapped with an empty container. Fireproof and completely sealed units can be supplied. The system is designed for clients with large volumes of dry compactable waste. Containers are available in 11 m3, 15 m3 and 27 m3 . Service offered: Customised system design to suit the nature and volume of waste; Installation and commissioning of the system on the client’s site; Provision of on-site supervisors or training of client’s staff to operate the system; Full service and maintenance contract; Flexible service schedule, regular or call for service. Benefits: Client can compact his own waste, reducing storage and transportation costs significantly; Reduces windscatter; Reduces pilferage and associated risks; No capital expenditure; No maintenance responsibility; Peace of mind through on-site management service. Portable Compactor Unit   The portable compactor unit is similar to the Static Compactor Unit in that it also has a compactor mechanism and a waste receptacle, but the two elements are inseparable. This unit is appropriate when the disposal site is nearby; waste volumes are smaller but compaction on-site is still cost-effective; space is restricted; when a non-continuous service is required. Service offered: Customised system design to suit the nature and volume of waste; Installation and commissioning of the system on the client’s site; Provision of on-site supervisors or training of client’s staff to operate the system; Full service and maintenance contract; Flexible service schedule, regular or call for service. Benefits: Client can compact his own waste, reducing storage and transportation costs significantly; Reduces windscatter; Reduces pilferage and associated risks; No capital expenditure; No maintenance responsibility; Peace of mind through on-site management service.

FEATURES:

EnviroServ's Brunig Compost Processor division produces high quality compost that is sold under the name of ECO-GRO.

What is so unique about ECO-GRO is that it is made from waste water bio solids produced by municipal waste water treatment plants. Brunig utilises sustainable waste products as raw materials in producing a high quality organic compost and pelletized organic fertilizer. The product contains various sources of organic matter including waste from sawmills such as sawdust, wood-chips and pine bark and garden greens.

ADVANTAGES & BENEFITS:

Bio solids are becoming more and more of a problem to municipalities and innovative solutions such as the Brunig process are a welcome relief to already overloaded landfill sites, land spreading operations and other more expensive, energy intensive processes.

The ECO GRO product is 100% pathogen free and contains high levels of nutrients which are much needed elements in landscaping, farming and home gardening.

APPLICATIONS:

ECO GRO is high quality compost for application to landscaping, farming and home gardening.

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel : +27 21 557 9192
E-mail : info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

In 2001 EnviroServ acquired Conquip, which was founded in 1979.  Conquip is a market leader in the hire of compaction equipment as well as the complete range of earthmoving equipment, which is used extensively by EnviroServ in its operations.  This acquisition has given EnviroServ access to additional specialised equipment and expertise, which are necessary to our future success.

• Local and International Civil Engineering Companies
• Mining Companies
• Waste Management Companies
• Authorities

• Landfill Compactors
• Vibratory Rollers/Vario's/PTR
• Front End Loaders
• Bull Dozers
• Excavators
• Articulated Dump Trucks
• Graders

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel:+2711 422-2569                Fax:+2711 421-4338

E-mail: info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

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Scope of Operations

Construction and Civil Engineering Industries

We have been involved for several years with coal, particularly in the compaction of coal storage and discard dumps, many of which are 24-hour operations. Conquip was the first company to pioneer the compaction of underground roads in the trackless mining system. The first 12-ton vibrating roller to be placed underground was run on a hire basis at JCI’s Randfontein Estates Gold Mine. This is one of the largest and deepest gold mines in the world. Underground compaction has saved mining companies a fortune through longer tyre life.

Landfill Sites

Geographical Experience

Operational Excellence

Johannesburg to Conquip Hire

• Take the N12 and head towards Witbank
• Continue on the N12 through Benoni and take the SNAKE ROAD off ramp
• TURN RIGHT at the traffic lights into Snake Road
• Continue through 5 traffic lights until you drive past the Exel Garage on the left hand side
• At the 6th traffic lights TURN LEFT into Dewald Hattingh Road
• TURN RIGHT at the first traffic lights into Dusseldorf Street
• Conquip Hire is approximately 600 m on the right hand side
• Parking is available in front of the Conquip building.

Witbank to Conquip Hire

• Take the N12 and head towards Johannesburg
• Continue on the N12 through Benoni and take the SNAKE ROAD off ramp
• TURN LEFT at the traffic lights into Snake Road
• Continue through 5 traffic lights until you drive past the Exel Garage on the left hand side
• At the 6th traffic lights TURN LEFT into Dewald Hattingh Road
• TURN RIGHT at the first traffic lights into Dusseldorf Street
• Conquip Hire is approximately 600 m on the right hand side
• Parking is available in front of the Conquip building.

Vereeniging to Conquip Hire

• Take the R59 and head towards Alberton
• At the Reading Interchange ensure you get onto the N12 and head towards Bedfordview/Witbank
• At the Gilloolys Interchange take the N12 and head towards Witbank
• Continue on the N12 through Benoni and take the SNAKE ROAD off ramp
• TURN RIGHT at the traffic lights into Snake Road
• Continue through 5 traffic lights until you drive past the Exel Garage on the left hand side
• At the 6th traffic lights TURN LEFT into Dewald Hattingh Road
• TURN RIGHT at the first traffic lights into Dusseldorf Street
• Conquip Hire is approximately 600 m on the right hand side
• Parking is available in front of the Conquip building.

Pretoria to Conquip Hire

• Take the R21 and head towards the Johannesburg International Airport
• Drive past the Airport and Caesars Palace Casino
• Take the N12 and head towards Witbank
• Continue on the N12 through Benoni and take the SNAKE ROAD off ramp
• TURN RIGHT at the traffic lights into Snake Road
• Continue through 5 traffic lights until you drive past the Exel Garage on the left hand side
• At the 6th traffic lights TURN LEFT into Dewald Hattingh Road
• TURN RIGHT at the first traffic lights into Dusseldorf Street
• Conquip Hire is approximately 600 m on the right hand side.
• Parking is available in front of the Conquip building.

Skip Bin 7 m3 Skip Bin 11 m3 Compactor Bin 27 m3 Container 21 m3 Container 31 m3 Drum Carrier Front-End-Loader Vehicle System Front End Loader Containers 2 m3 or 6 m3 IBC 750 litre Labpac 100 litre Rear-End-Loader Bin 7 m3 Roro Tube 9.5 m3 Overdrum for 210 liter drums Self-tipping Hopper 1.4 m3 Skip Vehicle and Trailers Sludge Container 7 m3 Spill Kit 5, 10, 25 or 50 litre Super Sucker (Industrial Vacuuming Unit) Vacuum Tanker 10 m3 Wheelie Bin 240 Litre	FEL Bin 5.5m3
	Skip Bin 7m3
	Skip Bin 11m3
	Compactor Bin 27m3
	Container 21m3
	Container (RORO) 31m3
	18m3 Drum Carrier (RORO)
	Front End Loader Vehicle System
	Front End Loader Containers 2m3 or 6m3
	IBC 750 litre
	Labpac 100 litre
	Rear End Loader Bin 7m3
	Roro Tube 9.5m3
	Overdrum for 210 liter drums
	Self-tipping Hopper 1.4m3
	Skip Vehicle and Trailers
	Sludge Container 7m3
	Spill Kit 5, 10, 25 or 50 litre
	Super Sucker (Industrial Vacuuming Unit)
	Vacuum Tanker 10m3
	Wheelie Bin 240 Litre

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Consequently we have sought creative ways of ensuring that we attain a high level of business performance while minimizing and effectively managing risk. We seek to preserve the integrity of all people within, as well as outside the business.

We are particularly proud to have birthed two initiatives (Intuthuko Embroideries and The Holfontein Chicken Farming Project) which have ensured that those who have found themselves economically marginalized in the past, are now actively participating in the country's economy.

For more information on our CSI Initiatives contact our Marketing Department on 011 422-2560.

CUSTOMER CARE - 0800 192 783

Email:

Head Office	info.ho@enviroserv.co.za
Gauteng	info.gp@enviroserv.co.za
KwaZulu Natal	info.kzn@enviroserv.co.za
Western Cape	info.ct@enviroserv.co.za
Eastern Cape	info.pe@enviroserv.co.za

The fate of the waste stream is regulated by the most hazardous contaminant of which the EEC exceeds the Acceptable Risk Level (worst case scenario). But, hazardousness can be reduced, e.g., by treatment. The contaminant could be treated to a compound of which the EEC would fall within the Acceptable Risk Level.

Treatment of a contaminant from one species to another (e.g. chloride to hydroxide or oxide), affects leachability and hence mobility in the environment. The EEC can carry out tests to prove that, because of low mobility, the substance is of a less hazardous nature than that indicated. Tests used to prove this would include the "Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure" or the "Acid Rain" test.

DWAF, Minimum Requirements for the Handling, Classification and Disposal of Hazardous Waste, 2^nd Edit. 1998.

INSTRUCTIONS TO GAUTENG DEPOT
BRICKFIELD ROAD
MEADOWDALE, GERMISTON
Tel: (011) 456-5400

East London Depot:

Tel:	(043) 745 1621
Fax:	(043) 745 1656
Physical Address:	Mdantsane Access Road, Arnoldton, East London, 5201
Postal Address:	PO Box 7056, East London, 5200
E-mail:	info.pe@enviroserv.co.za

• Exit airport
• Follow Settlerway / City. Cross Buffalo Bridge at harbour.
• Take next exit to the left (Beaconsfield Road).
• Turn left at robot.
• Follow Beaconsfield Road to T - junction.
• Turn left onto Mdansane Access Road.
• Continue through 4 sets of robots.
• Continue along Mdansane access road for approximately 5Km.
• Lafarge Quarries will be on your left, with an EnviroServ sign pointing right.
• Follow short gravel stretch to the Depot.

EnviroServ Eastern Cape Regional Office

• On the N2 traveling from the South, from PE city, take the JOHN TALLANT OFF RAMP and turn left.
• When coming from the North, from East London, take the John Tallant off ramp and turn right.
• At the traffic lights, turn RIGHT into Old Grahastown Road.
• Continue through Swartkops and over the Swartkops bridge. 
• Continue on Old Grahamstown Road road and pass under a bridge and as you start going up the hill, EnviroServ is on the left hand side.

Ecoparks

Ecoparks are set up at many of our Landfill facilities. These consist of off-loading bays dedicated to different waste streams, such as glass, wood, metal, garden refuse etc.   Service offered:   Ecoparks provide a central point to which industry and the public can take general or non-hazardous waste for correct disposal. Small volumes of waste are taken here and stored until volumes make up a cost-effective load for bulk transport to a landfill or recycling facility.

Benefits: Cost effective solution for small volumes of waste Facilitates storage of smaller volumes of waste Facilitates bulk transportation Facilitates recycling opportunities Environmentally acceptable and community friendly waste management system.

Recycling stations have been set up at many of our landfill facilities. These are opportunities for job creation by entrepreneurs who sort recyclables for resale to businesses specialising in waste recycling. Metal, cans, glass, paper, cardboard, certain plastics and oil are the common recyclables separated and sold.

EMERGENCY SPILL RESONSE SERVICES

Hazardous materials are differentiated by their nature to explode, burn violently, corrode, poison, irradiate, contaminate or react violently. Chemical emergencies and pollution related incidents are common and range from minor industrial spills to major calamities such as derailments, chemical fires and tanker spills on land or sea. The effective and safe management of these emergencies demands highly specialised skills, resources and abilities.

EnviroServ is able to offer comprehensive, peace-of-mind solutions for both emergency management and environmental protection through it's Hazmat Services unit.

The range of services offered covers emergency response operations as well as non-emergency services like high-risk industrial cleaning, tank and confined space entry and hazardous materials handling, to name but a few. Hazmat also offers a consultation service and niche products for spills and emergency response.

The team consists of a core of full-time specialist technicians supported by a part-time roster of emergency responders. Both our full-time and part-time staff are drawn from the Emergency Services and related backgrounds. Our staff has vast experience in handling chemical spills and environmental threats and in managing fast-moving emergency situations.

Services Offered:

• 24 Hour spill response
• Marine and harbour spillage
• Asbestos removal and cleaning
• Product ransfer and repackaging or upliftment
• Fire decontamination, debris removal and industrial flood damage
• Hazmat incident management and risk assessments
• Hazardous and non-hazardous clean-ups
• Hazmat training on frontline response
• Sepcialised high-risk clean-up projects
• Bio-remediation
• Cross border incident response
• Road, rail and airway spillage 

CONTACT DETAILS:

24 HOUR TOLL FREE NUMBER: 0800 147 112

Gauteng: (011) 456-5400 / 082 453 8743

KwaZulu Natal: (031) 902-1526 / 082 779 6340

Western Cape: (021) 951-8420 / 082 447 4447

Eastern Cape (PE): (041) 466-2741 / 082 575 7436

Eastern Cape (EL): (043) 745-1621 / 082 779 6340

FreeState: (051) 438-0476 / 082 651 5266

E-mail: info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

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• Plan, conduct and monitor its operations using BPEEO to protect the environment from damage
• Assess in advance the environmental impact of its operations
• Design, operate and maintain equipment in a responsible manner
• Collect appropriate data to assess the environmental impact of its operations
• Standards incorporating BPEEO and the Duty of Care will be established in all of its operations. Adherence to these standards will be mandatory
• All standards will comply to or exceed regulatory controls or codes of practice where applicable
• Continue to develop and improve operational standards.

EnviroServ is determined to remain the industry leader in responsible waste management and environmental stewardship.

Our Environmental Policy conforms to the standards stipulated in the ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems as well as fulfilling the requirements of the SABS.

Our commitment is to offer services and procedures that constantly raise the standards of Best Practical Environmental Option. We achieve this through an environmental health and safety management system that is based on international standards. The Logistics Solutions and Treatment and Disposal Solutions divisions have ISO 14001 accreditation and are committed to continuous improvement principles.

Compliance is ensured through a process of regular internal and external audits.

EnviroServ Absorbent Distribution

EMERGENCY SPILL RESPONSE SERVICES - 0800 147 112

National Distribution:	(031) 305-5920
Gauteng:	(011) 456-5400
KwaZulu Natal:	(031) 305-5920
Western Cape:	(021) 951-8420
Eastern Cape:	(041) 466-2741
Email:	info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

EnviroServ Absorbent Distribution  (EAD) offers a consultation service and a wide range of products to combat oil and chemical pollution. 

Our flagship product, PEAT SORB, is treated and packaged in an ISO14001 accredited facility, making it the only ISO 14001 accredited absorbent on the South African market.  Sold in over 30 countries worldwide, this product exceeds the stringent environmental health and safety standards of many countries, including the USA and European Union.  EnviroServ's product offering also includes containment booms, absorbent booms, cushions, pads and rolls, acid absorbents and neutralisers, bio-remediation technology and biological cleaning agents.  Our well-trained consultants will advise you on the products for your application.  Our network covers all major centres in South Africa, as well as Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique and Angola.

Accreditations and associations include:

• ISO 14001
• Registered Asbestos Contractor
• Proudly SA
• IWM
• Responsible Care
• BEE Certified

Service Offering

To help all of our clients reach the desired objective of conforming to new environmental standards we can offer the following services to assist you:

Spillage Risk Assessment

Our Consultants are available to assess your site, advise you on risk areas and offer solutions to minimise risk exposure.

Preventative planning and proper training of on-site personnel in front-line response is essential in any situation where hazardous materials are present or handled.

Absorbent Training and Front-line Response

A fast efficient and well executed front-line response to a spill incident is the most important and critical step in limiting the extent of damage and liability.
Our Consultants are available to give basic front-line response training to your personnel.

The following topics are covered:

• Site analysis
• Spill containment
• Plugging and dyking
• Product recovery
• Absorbents
• Personal protective equipment
• Decontamination
• Waste disposal
• Bio-remediation
  

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CONTACT DETAILS

Margaret Lombaard     079 504 1930

Venessa Louw:            082 371 1534

OFFICES:

Gauteng:  (011) 456-5400                               KwaZulu Natal:  (031) 305-5920

Western Cape:  (021) 951-8420                     Eastern Cape (PE):  (041) 466-2741

NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION:

KwaZulu Natal:  (031) 305-5920

E-mail: info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

• Waste assessments
• Waste stream analysis
• Develops sustainable relationships with clients
• Co-ordinate and deliver of waste management solutions
  

Other areas we currently service:

CUSTOMER CARE: 0800 19 27 83

Gauteng:

Tel:+2711 456-5400                Fax:+2711 453-7583

Kwa-Zulu Natal:

Tel:+2731 902-1526                Fax:+2731 902-5778

Eastern Cape:

Tel:+2741 466-2741                Fax:+2741 466-2745

Western Cape:

Tel:+2721 951-8420                Fax:+2721 951-8440

E-mail: info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

EnviroServ Corporate Services enables all of the Group's centralised and shared support services to be housed in one company, which facilitates better co-ordination, co-operation and accountability for the Group.  These services include corporate finance, treasury, company secretarial, internal audit, taxation, information technology (IT), SHEQ, human resources, marketing and transformation.

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel:+2711 456-5660                Fax:+2711 454-6016

E-mail: info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

EnviroServ Hazmat Services

EMERGENCY SPILL RESPONSE SERVICES - 0800 147 112

Gauteng:	082 453 8743
KwaZulu Natal:	083 269 8790
Western Cape:	082 447 4447
Port Elizabeth:	082 575 7436
East London:	082 779 6340
FreeState:	082 651 5266
E-mail:	info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

Chemical emergencies requiring containment/remediation include motorway, railway and aircraft accidents as well as industrial fires, explosions and similar occurrences.  Clean-up operations have been executed in streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, storm water systems, valleys as well as waterfalls and underground caverns.  These operations include a wide variety of chemical mixtures covering all UN Hazard classes.

Hazardous material emergencies are inherently dangerous events demanding high levels of health and safety practices.  The unit has not had a single reportable accident since its inception.  An impressive line-up of internal and external specialists, ranging from chemical and health analysts to bio-remediation and toxicological analysts, provide support to the unit during operations.

The benefits of this division's service offering go far beyond the ability to address potentially catastrophic environmental degradation.  We also aim to ensure clean-up costs and reputational damage are not crippling.

CONTACT DETAILS

24 HOUR TOLL FREE NUMBER:  0800 147 112

Gauteng:  082 453 8743                                 KwaZulu Natal:  083 269 8790

Western Cape:  082 447 4447                        Eastern Cape (PE):  082 575 7436

Eastern Cape (EL):  082 779 6340                  FreeState:  082 651 5266

E-mail: info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

EnviroServ Industrial Cleaning

EMERGENCY SPILL RESPONSE SERVICES - 0800 147 112

Gauteng:	082 447 6510
KwaZulu Natal:	083 269 8790
Western Cape:	082 447 4447
Port Elizabeth:	082 575 7436
East London:	082 779 6340
FreeState:	082 651 5266
E-mail:	info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

Industrial Cleaning has expanded its fleet to accommodate the significant growth which has been experienced in the industrial, petro-chemical, manufacturing, mining and construction industry.  The equipment has been locally manufactured for the South African market with certain components being imported.  All equipment complies with refinery specifications.  The fleet is versatile and can be utilized for projects as small as 10kl up to projects of a 1000 tons plus.  All personnel have received the necessary training and experienced personnel ensures that jobs are carried out effectively and efficiently.

Projects are carried out to the highest level of health, safety and environmental standards and risk assessments and safety files are complied prior to any major high risk project.  All work is carried out in terms of specific client requirements.

Industrial Cleaning has a dedicated cold cutting team that can be deployed around the country.   We offer the unique service of "safe destruction" to redundant fuel tanks.  This service offers companies piece of mind in terms of safe disposal of the tanks and ensures that these tanks are not re-used in the market.  Recovered sludge (leaded and unleaded) are safely disposed at EnviroServ's permitted H:H and H:h disposal sites.

Industrial Cleaning is further expanding its products to those of other industrial manufacture.  We are currently investigating the design manufacture of dry powder Super Suckers for the coal and cement industry.

In order to keep up with changing legislation of new technology, EnviroServ offers the service of unique non man tank entry systems for tank cleaning.  This is leading technological solutions to reduce the risks to continue space entries during tank cleaning operations and also significantly reduces the tank downtime.

EnviroServ Industrial Cleaning provides the following services:

CONTACT DETAILS

Gauteng:  082 447 6510                                 KwaZulu Natal:  083 269 8790

Western Cape:  082 447 4447                        Eastern Cape (PE):  082 575 7436

Eastern Cape (EL):  082 779 6340                  FreeState:  082 651 5266

E-mail: info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

EnviroServ Industry Projects

This division executes projets that have been developed by the Industry Solutions team.  These projects are then put through the EIA process (if necessary), the commercial, construction, commissioning and ramps up phases.  Thereafter, a handover phase ensures that an operating entity within EnviroServ is ready to accept and operate the business.

Frequently, piloting and demonstration trials (so as to prove the concept) are required during the conceptual phase that require laboratory and operational support which are provided by the Support Services section also falling under the Projects division.

An Environmental and Chemistry advisory capability has been built up to support EnviroServ's group's initiative.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Tel:+2711 456-5400                        Fax:+2711 388-5195

E-mail:info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

Our Industry Solutions Division, which forms part of the Commercial Solutions division, is passionate about minimising waste to landfill.  This team of chemical engineers and scientists view one person's "waste" as potentially someone else's resource.  Their goal is to apply processes to waste that add new value to the material or extract valuable elements from the material.  In doing this, they offer customer sustainable process solutions, for the treatment, recover, re-use, minimisation, or recycling of the entire waste spectrum.

EnviroServ Industry Solutions was formed to assist South African industry to comply with increasingly stringent environmental standards.  We provide cost effective and environmentally responsible solutions to industrial waste disposal problems.  We guarantee that our customers meet the strictest standards and operate within the law.

EnviroServ Industry Solutions provides the expertise to enable an integrated waste management solutions service, that avoid unnecessary end of pipes processes.  These solutions can involve the recovery and or re-use of raw materials, water and bio-energy to environmental compliance and economic benefit.  A long track record of hands-on experience, backed by extensive research and development laboratories, qualifies the division as leaders in this field.  We have unmatched knowledge of environmental requirements and the processes needed to adequately satisfy them are unmatched.  Our portfolio of blue chip clients is testament to our performance.

EnviroServ Industry Solutions develops projects by using in-house developed solutions and a network of leading global technology suppliers so as to ensure that the latest and most advance integrated solutions are offered to our clients who are in turn able to benefit, not only economically but also in terms of sustainability.

EnviroServ Industry Solutions guarantees that our policies, practices and procedures for the treatment of waste are amongst the most innovative and environmentally responsible in the world.

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel:+2711 456-5400                Fax:+2711 388-5195

E-mail: info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

EnviroServ Industry Solutions

EnviroServ International Holdings

Examples of successful expansion projects are evident in our operations in the follow countries:

EnviroServ International Holdings handles all aspects of domestic waste management, including door-to-door domestic, town and city waste collection, transportation and disposal, litter picking, events cleaning etc.

As an organisation totally committed to the environment and it's preservation, all waste collected by EnviroServ International Holdings is disposed of at approved facilities and treated accordingly.

In terms of equipment and vehicles, we have developed both high and low tech solutions for waste collection.  On the low tech end of the scale, we have tractor / trailer combinations, which are ideal for low volumes of waste.  Where larger volumes of waste are required to be collected and speed of removal is a consideration, the EnviroServ International Holdings fleet of mobile compaction vehicles provides a cost-effective solution.  These self-contained units make use of revolutionary front, side and rear loader technology integrated with a powerful compaction process, which benefits our customers by being able to compress large volumes of waste.  This provides a saving on transport costs, making the entire process more cost effective.  Various other medium technology options are also available.

In the final analysis, EnviroServ International Holdings offers municipalities, government agencies, communities and industry a highly cost effective and reliable waste management services that is guaranteed to be environmentally acceptable.

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel:+2711 456-5660                Fax:+2711 454-6016

E-mail: info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

EnviroServ Investment Holdings

EnviroServ Investment Holdings houses the group's investments in "stand alone" companies which, whilst contributing to the group's holistic waste management service offering, do not form part of one of EnviroServ's operating divisions.

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel:+2711 456-5660                Fax:+2711 454-6016

E-mail: info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

In 2001 EnviroServ acquired Conquip, which was founded in 1979. This division is now referred to EnviroServ Plant and Equipment (EPE), and has a complete range of earthmoving equipment, which is used extensively by EnviroServ in its operations.  This acquisition  has given EnviroServ access to additional specialised equipment and expertise, which are necessary to our future success.

EPE hires plant to:

• Local and International Civil Engineering Companies
• Mining Companies
• Waste Management Companies
• Authorities

EPE operates a multi-purpose fleet which includes:

• Landfill Compactors
• Vibratory Rollers/Vario's/PTR
• Front End Loaders
• Bull Dozers
• Excavators
• Articulated Dump Trucks
• Graders

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel: +2711 422-2569             Fax: +2711 421-4338
E-mail: info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

EnviroServ Plant & Equipment

The acquisition of Ply-Pak adds another tool to the EnviroServ range of services as it focuses on the use of waste plastic/polymer material in the manufacture of various types of products.  Ply-Pak is now referred to as EnviroServ Polymer Solutions.

EnviroServ Polymer Solutions has over time developed a significant skill set and knowledge base, which enables the company to produce a range of products which are not only far more robust than traditional natural material based competing products, but are also more "environmentally friendly" in their ability to include components of waste wood and recycled plastic. EnviroServ Polymer Solutions uses an extrusion process together with an innovative patented formulation in an established manufacturing process. EnviroServ Polymer Solutions manufactures composite products, mainly outdoor decking from both waste and virgin PVC and waste wood fibre. The decking is well known and branded "Diamond Deck". It can be produced in a variety of natural colours with the EnviroServ Polymer Solutions' patented wood fibre colouring process, with a wood grain embossing.

A new and exciting development for EnviroServ Polymer Solutions is the manufacture of the "Green Pallet" in conjunction with one of their clients. This is a totally non-wood composite of recycled polyethylene and coated paper board. This extruded composite profile will replace wood in a traditional designed fabricated pallet.  Apart from the obvious saving of timber, the "Green Pallet" has many advantages over timber pallets and one piece plastic pallets. EnviroServ Polymer Solutions is working closely with a significant player in the logistics industry to develop a pallet tracking system using an embedded chip in the composite profile.

EnviroServ Polymer Solutions is now located at the EnviroServ Apex offices and the production factory is based in Pietermaritzburg.

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel:+2711 422-2560                Fax:+2711 845-1495

E-mail: info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

www.enviroserv.co.za

As part of our integrated waste management approach, EnviroServ provides an on-site waste management service.  We support clients by introducing waste recycling at their factories, office blocks, shopping centres and hospitals.

Waste recycling is one way to reduce waste to landfill.  Recycling, by strict definition, means to reprocess material back to its original useful format.  For example glass bottles that are crushed, melted and remoulded into bottles.  More broadly, recycling refers to any waste that is recovered and returned or reprocessed to a further useful purpose.

Why recycle?

• Recycle saves landfill space
• Comply with environmental legislation and accreditations - ISO 14001
• Recycling saves natural resources - trees, water, transport and energy
• Recycling reduces the need for new raw materials
• Recycled sources generally cost less than virgin materials
• Recyling creates jobs.

Separation at source:

A successful recycling operation requires good, clean, uniform collections of single waste types.  This is most effectively achieved by separating the waste streams close to source, for example, on the factory floor, rather than at the landfill site, which is part of our service offering to clients.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Customer Care Number:  08001 WASTE (92783)

Gauteng:
Tel:+2711 456-5400	Fax:+2711 453-7583
KwaZulu Natal:
Tel:+2731 700-3921	Fax:+2731 700-3208
Western Cape:
Tel:+2721 951-8420	Fax:+2721 951-8440
Eastern Cape:
Tel:+2741 466-2741	Fax:+2741 466-2745
East London:
Tel:+2743 745-1621	Fax:+2743 745-1656
George:
Tel:+2744 874-8164	Fax:+2744 874-8164

E-mail:recyclingsolutions@enviroserv.co.za

EnviroServ Recycling Solutions

Gauteng:	(011) 456-5400
KwaZulu Natal:	(031) 700-3921
Western Cape:	(021) 951-8420
Port Elizabeth:	(041) 466-2741
East London:	(043) 745-1621
George:	(044) 874-8164
E-mail:	recyclingsolutions@enviroserv.co.za

EnviroServ Tailings is a new name in the EnviroServ Group providing tailings management, civil engineering construction and related services to the mining, waste and general industry.

The company is based in Little Falls Gauteng, with satellite offices in Westonaria, Rustenburg and Lydenburg. The company is equipped to operate anywhere in South Africa.

The company has grown by providing clients with excellent service, and is proud of its safety record and ability to deliver these services through a network of skilled motivated employees.

The company has an established a management structure with empowered employees placed regionally to provide quick efficient service.

EnviroServ Waste Management has established a safety system in line with the OHS Act and the MHS Act, and is ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18000 compliant.

Products and Services

Tailings Management

The company manage a number of tailings facilities for various clients in South Africa. We have the expertise in-house to provide tailings management solutions to suit your specific needs.

Rehabilitation

The Company is able to develop and provide the expertise to implement remedial measures.

Civil Engineering Construction

The Company has expertise and equipment to tackle civil engineering contracts including.

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel:+2711 958-0425/0381                   Fax:+2711 958-1365

E-mail: info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

www.enviroserv.co.za

EnviroServ Tailings is a new name in the EnviroServ Group providing tailings management, civil engineering construction and related services to the mining, waste and general industry.

The company is based in Little Falls Gauteng, with satellite offices in Westonaria, Rustenburg and Lydenburg. The company is equipped to operate anywhere in South Africa.

The company has grown by providing clients with excellent service, and is proud of its safety record and ability to deliver these services through a network of skilled motivated employees.

The company has an established a management structure with empowered employees placed regionally to provide quick efficient service.

EnviroServ Waste Management has established a safety system in line with the OHS Act and the MHS Act, and is ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18000 compliant.

Products and Services

Tailings Management

The company manage a number of tailings facilities for various clients in South Africa. We have the expertise in-house to provide tailings management solutions to suit your specific needs.
• Operate tailings facilities.
• Assist in the conceptual design of facilities.
• Assist with and implement remedial measures and infrastructure development relating to the facilities.

Rehabilitation

The Company is able to develop and provide the expertise to implement remedial measures.

• Demolition
• Grassing
• Dust suppression

Civil Engineering Construction

The Company has expertise and equipment to tackle civil engineering contracts including.

• Bulk earthworks
• Layer works
• Drainage
• Structural concrete works
• Specialist civil work
  o Concrete rehabilitation
  o Waterproofing
  o Coating and corrosion protection
  o Joint sealing
  o Grout pumping
  o Concrete coring
  o Sand blasting
• Building works

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel: +2711 958-0425/0381          Fax: +2711 958-1365

E-mail: info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

EnviroServ Transport Solutions

Skip Vehicles with Leak-proof Bins

The division offers highly versatile skip container systems for dry dense, non-compactable waste such as builders' rubble, concrete, sand, metal, glass and ash,.  We deliver containers to our customers sites, which they fill and we collect and replace with an empty bin, disposing of waste efficiently and safely.  Anti-surge baffles for sludge removal and closed tops for loose waste are also available.

Front-end-loader (FEL) and Rear-end-loader (REL) Compactors

For dry compactable waste, mobile compaction trucks are available to service municipalities, private contractors and industrial operations.  These powerful compactors compress large volumes of waste and can thus service several clients before travelling to a landfill site making this one of the most cost effective systems.  These are available in front and rear loader configurations and can lift wheelibins, industrial bins or bags.  The routing of these vehicles is on a milk run, prescheduled basis.

Tippers and Tankers

Tippers are used to bulk transport solids and tankers are used to bulk transport liquids and sludges.  There are various configurations and sizes available.

Roll-On Roll-Off Units (RoRo's)

For larger volumes of liquid waste, Super Suckers working in conjunction with road tankers are the ideal combination.  Typical applications include the vacuuming of slimes dams, sumps, tanks, dust (for cleaning or resale), fly ash, sand ballast in ships, conveyor belts and roofs (especially steel mills).  These are available in 9.5kl tanks, 18m³ drum carrier containers, whilst dry general waste can be removed in 18 / 21 / 31m³ containers.  These vehicles also service the static compactur units, most commonly supplied are the 25m³ compaction bins.  This maximises the payload removed from clients premises and also provides a neat closed waste management system.  This sytem is often used together with our on-site services.

EnviroServ Transport Solutions has a long and successful track record in this field making it the obvious choice for industries faced with the problem of hazardous waste management.  Characterised by its flammability, corrositivity, toxicity or reactivity, the removal and safe disposal of hazardous waste is a highly specialised undertaking.

Aided by our research and development laboratories and teams of analytical experts, we set new standards in hazardous waste collection and control; from sampling and testing to treatment and appropriate disposal or containment.  This division follows the strictest procedures and provide guarantees of safe disposal.  Our Waste Manifest System complies with the "Cradle to Grave" principle as stipulated in the "Minimum Requirements for the Handling and Disposal of Hazardous Waste, Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, 1994, Waste Management Services."

Through its Transport Solutions Division, EnviroServ promises to provide customers with the quickest, most efficient, reliable and cost effective service bearing in mind the best practicable environmental opinion (BPEO).  We are very committed to environmental responsibility and can assure our customers that any waste, both hazardous and non-hazardous, will be handled and processed according to the most appropriate environmental guidelines.

On-Site Waste Management

EnviroServ Transport solutions can provide trained personnel to work on client's sites.  These teams specialise in waste separation at source and work together with the client to minimize waste to landfill.  Colour coded containers can be provided to enhance and assist in the process.  Accurate records are kept of all recyclables and waste received and leaving the site.

CONTACT DETAILS

CUSTOMER CARE: 0800 192 783

Tel:+2711 456-5400                Fax:+2711 453-7583

Kwa-Zulu Natal:

Tel:+2731 902-1526                Fax:+2731 902-5778

Western Cape:

Tel:+2721 951-8420                Fax:+2721 951-8440

Eastern Cape:

Tel:+2741 466-2741                Fax:+2741 466-2745

E-mail:info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

In this rapidly changing environmental landscape, EnviroServ’s National Landfill Division becomes an invaluable partner in your efforts to ensure, cost effective and safe disposal of waste.  EnviroServ currently owns and operates seven hi-tech disposal sites and manages 18 general disposal sites for various local authorities throughout South Africa.  Included in these is the class H:H Holfontein site, the largest of its kind in Southern Africa.  All H:H facilities nationwide are designed by leading civil engineers and managed according to the accepted European standards to handle all types of liquid and solid waste.  We have an excellent reputation for environmental responsibility with our minimum standards being viewed amongst the highest in the world.

Our comprehensive service offering is tailored to meet the needs of our customers ranging from the management and control of mega sites to the provision of communal or small sites.  The Landfill Management arm of our business has the scientific expertise and experience to plan, organise, implement and control waste disposal on any site.  From site identification and cell design, working face layout and control, operating procedures, site auditing, surface and storm water run-off design, airspace determination, methane extraction and monitoring - right through to final landfill modelling and rehabilitation.

The rehabilitation of landfill sites is of particular interest to us.  When operations cease, our job does not end.  Where applicable, the site is closed and capped with impermeable clay on which vegetation is planted.  Environmental monitoring continues for up to 30 years.  Process documentation, which includes geohydrological monitoring of ground water and leachates, guarantees compliance to original specification and provides our customers with the assurance of responsible waste management.

The Treatment and Disposal Division handles hazardous and industrial waste, which requires specialised treatment and processing before disposal at a suitable landfill site.

Hazardous wastes, which are characterised by their flammability, corrosivity, toxicity and reactivity, need to be positively identified before treatment.  Our specialised on-site laboratories are equipped with highly sophisticated equipment for the rapid analysis and identification of incoming waste.  The results dictate the method of treatment and the procedure for safe, environmentally acceptable disposal.  Every precaution is taken to ensure the protection of human health and the safety of the environment and its natural resources.

We are an exceptionally reliable partner in hazardous waste disposal.  To ensure we stay abreast of global hazardous waste disposal technology trends, we have recently allocated over R50 million to upgrade our hazardous waste sites.

Owned Sites:

EnviroServ Treatment and Disposal Solutions offers a commercial Health Care Risk Waste (HCRW) destruction service.

HCRW can be defined as that waste capable of producing an infectious disease including:

HCRW is treated in line with the highest international standards, either by incineration or autoclaving, in a number of facilities conveniently located throughout the country.

EnviroServ Treatment and Disposal Solutions operates six high temperature incinerators for the treatment of Health Care Risk Waste throughout the country. These are located at: Roodepoort, Port Elizabeth, Vissershok (Cape Town) and Bloemfontein.  Autoclave technology is being introduced in Durban, Cape Town and East London.

Professionalism and peace-of-mind are the intangible benefits delivered to customers that use an experienced and reliable company like EnviroServ Treatment and Disposal Solutions for the destruction of HCRW.

Contact Details 

Tel:+2711 456-5400
Fax:+2711 454-1392
E-mail: info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

EnviroServ Treatment and Disposal Solutions

EVENTS CLEANING

FEATURES:
Our events cleaning service is based on the same principle as our on-site waste management offering where a detailed waste plan is drawn up to cater for the expected volumes of waste generated. The waste plan needs to consider the following:

• Strategic placement of collection containers throughout the are and concentrated placements around high generation areas, for example food stalls
• Staff and logistics to empty full containers or assemble full containers at bulk transfer areas
• Accessibility and routing for mobile compactor vehicles
• Separation of recyclables and recycling logistics
• Availability of landfill for disposal.

WE OFFER:

• Waste assessment and draft of a detailed waste plan
• Strategic placemen of appropriate waste collection containers, for example, wheelie bins throughout and bulk storage bins or compactors at centralized points
• Colour coded bins for waste separation and recycling
• On-site supervision
• Training and employment of local community members
• 24 hour cleaning and emptying for the duration of the event
• Cleanup of the area post-event
• Record keeping and reporting.

ADVANTAGES & BENEFITS:

• Clean healthy environment during the event
• Peace of mind through on-site management service supervising a well trained and friendly team
• Flexible operations to manage changing demand
• Employment and empowerment of local; community members
• Reduction of waste to landfill through recycling
• Responsible disposal to a permitted landfill site and
• Transparent invoicing through accurate records and reporting.

APPLICATION:

Events cleaning entail cleaning up at organized events such as air shows, outdoor exhibitions, social and political rallies and sport marathons where substantial waste volumes are generated.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Gauteng : (011) 456-5400
KwaZulu Natal : (031) 902-1526
Western Cape : (021) 951-8420
Eastern Cape : (041) 466-2741
Website : www.enviroserv.co.za
E-mail : info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

e-WASTE

Electronic waste known as e-waste consists of redundant computers, telephones, mobile phones, televisions, radios, refrigerators and electronic equipment. E-waste must be responsibly disposed of at a hazardous landfill or recycled by a recognized recycler.

WHY IS E-WASTE CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS?

Toxic substances in electronic waste may contain heavy metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium and others. Electronics contain gold, silver, copper , platinum and other precious metals that are in finite supply, along with plastic, glass and other metals. Carcinogenic substances in electronic waste may include polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Capacitors, transformers, and wires insulated with or components coated with polyvinyl chloride (PVC), manufactured before 1977, often contain dangerous amounts of PCBs.

Up to 38 separate chemical elements are incorporated into electronic waste items. Many of the plastics used in electronic equipment contain flame retardants. These are generally halogens added to the plastic resin, making the plastics difficult to recycle. Due to the flame retardants being additives, they easily leach off the material in hot weather, which is a problem because when disposed of, electronic waste is generally left outside. The flame retardants leach into the soil and recorded levels were 93 times higher than soil with no contact with electronic waste.

THE RECYCLING PROCESS

All electronic scrap is stripped manually, a labour-intensive process yielding jobs for local people. Automation is generally used in Europe. Preferably parts are reused and electronic equipment rebuilt, where possible. The recycling process, for e-waste that cannot be reused, requires sophisticated technology including mechanical shredders, pulverisers, rotary magnets, granulators, shears and balers on "disassembly" lines, to separate ferrous materials from non-ferrous, and aluminium is extracted using an eddy current separator. Heavy and precious metals are usually shipped to refineries overseas, steel is processed locally and the aluminium is exported to the Far East. Precious metals are strictly regulated in South Africa thus controlling the sale of these metals once stripped. Non-metallic fractions are landfilled. Some of the plastics are recycled whilst others must be landfilled.

INTERESTING FACTS

• A typical computer monitor may contain more than 6% lead by weight.
• Make sure you delete everything on your hard drive prior to recycling your computer.
• The European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive specifies, from 1 July 2006, that an electronic product or component may not contain any of the six banned substances: lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, poly-brominated biphenyls (PBB) or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), in quantities exceeding maximum concentration values, as specifically provided in the directive.
• Certain electronic manufacturers in South Africa have a take-back policy on hardware and printers so always ask about the policy for the product you are purchasing.
• According to Earthworks, gold mining is one of the world's most destructive industries. Producing a single gold ring generates on average 20 tons of mine waste.
• A typical 17-inch computer monitor contains about 2.2 pounds of lead.
• The South African e-waste recycling system is financed through an advanced recycling fee which is charged when you buy a new product.
• 80 percent of the world's e-waste is transported to Asia, and most of it winds up in China. Workers who disassemble consumer electronics by hand are exposed to toxic substances, which also contaminate groundwater.
• It is estimated that e-waste will double in the next decade.
  

USEFUL LINKS

• ITA: www.ita.org.za
• e-Waste Association of South Africa: www.e-waste.org.za

ENVIROSERV WASTE MANAGEMENT
DIRECTORATE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

A. McLean - Executive Chairman
D.K. Gordon - Chief Executive Officer
R.P. Rocher - Group Strategy and Risk Mitigation Director
C.L.A Coppings - Group Financial Director
E.K. Motebang - Group Transformation Director
D. Krugel - Group Commercial Director
D. Lavarinhas - Group Property and Marketing Director (Alternate Director)
E. Gombault - Group Technical Director
K.M. Geoghegan - Group Strategic Growth Director
T.C. Turnbull - Director, EnviroServ Transport Solutions
J. De Gouveia - Director, EnviroServ International Holdings

Orestis Deftereos - Group Company Secretary

Alistair McLean - Executive Chairman Alistair has served as Executive Chairman of the EnviroServ Group since February 2001 and is responsible for strategic management and new business development. He previously held the position of Group Chief Executive from January 1997 to January 2001. Alistair has been actively involved in EnviroServ since 1986 when he became a major shareholder.
Des Gordon - Chief Executive Officer - CA(SA) Des was appointed Group Chief Executive in February 2001. He joined the group in 1996 and served as Financial Director for four years. Prior to this, Des spent five years with Group Five Limited as the Group Financial Manager after five years in the Auditing profession with Ernst & Young.
Raymon Rocher - Group Strategy & Risk Mitigation Director - CA(SA) Raymon joined EnviroServ as Group Fiancial Manager in 1997 and was appointed Group Financial Director in 2001. In 2008, Raymon took on his new position as Group Strategy & Risk Mitigation Director.  Prior to joining EnviroServ, Raymon spent three years with KPMG where he completed his articles before gaining two years' experience as Group Accountant at Group Five Limited.
Croydon Coppings - Group Financial Director - CA(SA) Croydon qualifided as a Chartered Accountant (SA in 1991 after obtaining an Accounting Degree at the University of Natal.  In 1996, Croydon joined the Tiger Brands group in Johannesburg, where he held various positions over 12 years, including those of Financial Director of DairyBelle and then Beacon Sweets.  He recently joined EnviroServ on 1 June 2008 as Group Financial Director.
Edwin Motebang - Group Transformation Director Diploma in Labour Law, Advanced Labour Relations Skills Development; BML (UFS) Edwin joined EnviroServ in 1992 as Sales Director. In 1997, he became the Industrial Relations Manager and became Human Resources and Industrial Relations Director in 2000. In 2004, Edwin was appointed as the Managing Director of Millennium Waste Management (Pty) Ltd and in 2008 he was appointed as Group Transformation Director.
Dawie Krugel - Group Commercial Executive - B.Sc Dawie joined the group as Regional General Manager in 2002 and was appointed Commercial Director in 2007. Dawie's previous work experience spans over 12 years in general management positions at Rheem SA and Coca-Cola Canners. Dawie's experience covers contracts with Mines, Steel Industry, Chemical Industry and most Blue Chip South African companies. He is also experienced in gaining share contracts, cross border joint ventures and company takeovers.
Delia Lavarinhas - Group Property & Marketing Director Delia obtained a higher Diploma in Design and furthered her studies with a Project Management and Management Advanced Programme. She worked previously in the construction industry and did freelance consulting for approximately three years prior to joining EnviroServ. Delia joined EnviroServ in 2000 as Property Director and has additionally assumed responsibility for the Group Marketing function.
Esme Gombault - Director, Treatment and Disposal Solutions - B.Sc Chemistry Esmé joined EnviroServ as a Waste Consultant in 1988, following three years with DEAT. Esmé became General Manager of the Treatment and Disposal division in 2002. Esmé was appointed to the EnviroServ board in 2003.
Kieron Geoghegan - Group Strategic Acquisitions Executive
Tom Turnbull - EnviroServ Transport Solutions Executive - IMM Diploma, Diploma in Truck Specifications (USA) and Diploma in Transport Management Tom joined EnviroServ in 2007 as National Logistics Executive, responsible for the Group's logistical operations. He previously worked at Imperial Logistics as CEO of the Imperial Specialised Freight Division. Tom has 45 years experience in the South African transport industry. He commenced his career at United Transport as a management trainee and progressed through the ranks mainly in the marketing and operations sectors of the company.
Johnny de Gouveia - EnviroServ International Holdings Executive
Derrick McKenzie - Director, Treatment & Disposal Solutions NHD Civil Engineering and MBA

EnviroServ offers a specialised export service for hazardous materials. South Africa currently has very limited incineration facilities for the destruction of hazardous materials such as PCB oils and pesticides. Some European companies offer hi-tech incineration with strict emission standards and are able to import hazardous waste. Services Offered: Total waste destruction / incineration Expert repackaging and preparation for export Handling of all documentation and permits required Continuous research and development. Benefits: Partnership agreements with international, Europe-based waste destruction companies Peace of mind for client Legal compliance Complete service offering

Fairlands Depot:

Tel:	(011) 431 0939
	(011) 678 1624
Fax:	086 5040 754
Postal Address:	PO Box 232, Bedfordview, 2008
Physical Address:	178 Smit Street, Sunpark Unit 1, Fairlands, 2195
E-mail:	info.gp@enviroserv.co.za

Fluorescent tubes contain highly toxic mercury powder and must therefore be considered hazardous. Waste tubes should be returned to the supplier or they can be safely crushed in a specially designed Tube Crusher. Services Offered: Sale and installation of specially designed Tube Crushers Collection, transport and disposal of crushed tubes. Benefits: Safe method of tube crushing Legally compliant disposal.

FEATURES:

The service is based on a milk run concept to reduce the time and distance between pick ups and hence reduce the cost of the service. Containers can be strategically placed throughout the client's premises, saving the client time, effort and cost in transporting waste to a central collection area.

Bins are hydraulically lifted from the front of the vehicle, over the cab of the vehicle and tipped via a hopper into the body of the vehicle for mechanical compaction.

The FEL is designed to collect waste in 2m3 to 6m3 containers. These neat, box like containers are also available with lids.

We offer:

• Customized service for storage, removal and transport of dry, non hazardous, compactable waste.
• Waste collection at strategic points within your premises.
• Various service options:
• Standing call and an optional call for service.
• Daily / weekly / monthly service.

ADVANTAGES & BENEFITS:

• Fixed monthly billing.
• Containers is client specific and remains on site permanently.
• Cost effective and convenient storage and collection of waste.
• Waste is compacted on site, reducing security risks.
• Range of container sizes from 2m3 to 6m3.
• Facilitates frequent services on pre arranged days.
• Lids can be provided for containers to enhance housekeeping and reduce wind scatter.

APPLICATIONS:

This system is designed for efficient and cost effective collection of compactable waste and is suitable for routine collections of small volumes of waste.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Gauteng : (011) 456-5400
KwaZulu Natal : (031) 902-1526
Western Cape : (021) 951-8420
Eastern Cape : (041) 466-2741
E-mail : info.ho@enviroserv.co.za

This unit is designed for fast efficient collections. The driver has full control of the operation from the driver’s seat and is able to empty bins in even the tightest spots. This means the vehicle is able to offer a fast collection service at strategic points along a route through the client’s premises, which means the client does not waste time, effort and money shifting waste to a central collection point. Bins are approached from the front of the vehicle, lifted up and over the cab and tipped into the receptacle on top, where it is compacted under mechanical pressure. The FEL is designed to collect waste in 2 m3, 5.5 m3, or 6 m3 containers.

DIRECTIONS TO ENVIROSERV'S GAUTENG REGIONAL OFFICE
BRICKFIELD ROAD
MEADOWDALE, GERMISTON
Tel: (011) 456-5400

GPS CO-ORDINATES:  S26 09.338 E28 10.541

2. Witbank to EnviroServ Rietfontein
• Take the N12 and head towards Johannesburg
• Continue on the N12 past Kraft Road off ramp and take the EDENVALE OFF RAMP
• Turn RIGHT at the robot into Edenvale Road - carry on straight underneath the highway
• At the next (first set of) traffic lights turn RIGHT into Herman Street.
• Turn LEFT at the next (first set of) traffic lights (Still in Herman Street).
• Continue 200m to the next set of robots and keep RIGHT (Still in Herman Street, pass Macro on your right and freeway runs parallel on your left hand side)
• Turn RIGHT at the 2nd set of traffic lights into Brickfield Road (CTM Tiles on the right hand corner)
• At the T-Junction, turn RIGHT (past Midas) and follow Brickfield Road going through a left 90 degree bend.
• EnviroServ's Regional Office is 400m up in Brickfield Road on the left, measured from the T-Junction and the Head Office is approximately 500 m up Brickfield Road, on the left, measured from the T-Junction.
• Parking is available in front of the buildings.

3. Vereeniging to EnviroServ Rietfontein
• Take the R59 towards Alberton
• At the Reading Interchange ensure you get onto the N12 towards Pretoria/Witbank
• At the Gillooly's interchange take the N12 and head towards Witbank
• Take the R24 split towards Johannesburg International Airport (O.R. Tambo International Airport)
• Continue on the R24 and take the EDENVALE OFF RAMP
• Turn RIGHT at the robot into Edenvale Road
• Go over the bridge, crossing the highway.
• At the 2nd set of traffic lights turn LEFT into Herman Street.
• Turn LEFT at the next (first set of) traffic lights (Still in Herman Street).
• Continue 200m to the next set of robots and keep RIGHT (Still in Herman Street, pass Macro on your right and freeway runs parallel on your left hand side)
• Turn RIGHT at the 2nd set of traffic lights into Brickfield Road (CTM Tiles on the right hand corner)
• At the T-Junction, turn RIGHT (past Midas) and follow Brickfield Road going through a left 90 degree bend.
• EnviroServ's Regional Office is 400m up in Brickfield Road on the left, measured from the T-Junction and the Head Office is approximately 500 m up Brickfield Road, on the left, measured from the T-Junction.
• Parking is available in front of the buildings.

4. Pretoria to EnviroServ Rietfontein
• Take the R21 and head towards the Johannesburg International Airport (O.R Tambo International Airport)
• Drive past the Johannesburg International Airport (O.R Tambo International Airport)
• Take the R24 and continue west towards Johannesburg City
• Continue on the R24 and take the EDENVALE OFF RAMP
• Turn LEFT at the robot into Edenvale Road
• At the next (first set of) traffic lights turn LEFT into Herman Street.
• Turn LEFT at the next (first set of) traffic lights (Still in Herman Street).
• Continue 200m to the next set of robots and keep RIGHT (Still in Herman Street, pass Macro on your right and freeway runs parallel on your left hand side)
• Turn RIGHT at the 2nd set of traffic lights into Brickfield Road (CTM Tiles on the right hand corner)
• At the T-Junction, turn RIGHT (past Midas) and follow Brickfield Road going through a left 90 degree bend.
• EnviroServ's Regional Office is 400m up in Brickfield Road on the left, measured from the T-Junction and the Head Office is approximately 500 m up Brickfield Road, on the left, measured from the T-Junction.
• Parking is available in front of the buildings.

EnviroServ Gauteng Regional Office

George Depot

Physical Address:	R102, George Airport Road, George
Postal Address:	PO Box 3303, George Industria, 6536
Tel:	044 874 8164
Fax:	044 874 8164
Email:	raymonds@enviroserv.co.za

GLASS RECYCLING

Glass is 100% recyclable and can be recycled over and over again without decreasing the quality of the end product. Glass comes in three colours, namely flint (colourless), green and amber (brown).

WHAT CAN BE RECYCLED?

• wine bottles
• beer bottles
• jars

WHAT CANNOT BE TAKEN TO THE BOTTLE BANKS:

• windscreens
• laboratory glass
• window glass
• crystal and opaque drinking glasses
• mirrors
• heat-resistant ovenware
• light bulbs
• ceramic cups, plates and pottery
• clay garden pots

THE GLASS RECYCLING PROCESS

The bottle banks are collected by a recycling agent who crushes the glass before transportation to the glass manufacturer (situated in W.Cape or Gauteng). The glass manufacturer crushes the glass into even smaller pieces and mixes it with silica sand, soda ash and limestone. This mixture is melted in a furnace, poured into product moulds and cooled slowly to increase its strength. The final product is sold to fillers such as SA Breweries, Coca-Cola, etc.

Interesting Facts:

• 25% of glass consumed is recycled in SA (2007/08)
• Glass recycling uses less energy than manufacturing glass from sand, lime and soda.
• Every tonne of waste glass recycled into new items saves 315 kg of carbon dioxide.
• The energy saving from recycling one bottle will power a 100 watt light bulb for almost an hour; a washing machine for 10 minutes; a TV for 20 minutes and a computer for 25 minutes.
• Nampak's 750ml glass bottles have reduced in weight from 575g in 1985, to 395g today.
• An amazing fact about using cullet (recycled glass) is that there are no fusion losses in the melting process. In other words, one ton of cullet will generate the ability to remake one ton of glass. In contrast it takes approximately 1.2 tons virgin batch material to manufacture 1 ton of glass.
• You should always remove the metal caps from the bottles, lead collars and corks from wine bottles before placing your glass item into the bottle bank.
• Rinse your bottles before recycling to avoid any flies or bees at the bottle bank.

Useful Links

• Glass Recycling Company: www.theglassrecyclingcompany.co.za
• Consol: www.consol.co.za
• Nampak: www.nampak.co.za

 

Airspace	The area contained within a landfill cell available for the disposal of waste
Acceptable Risk Level	The concentration of a substance that will have a minimal effect on the environment
Accumulation Potential	The octanol/water partition coefficient is used as an index of the bio-accumulation potential for a chemical in a food chain. This coefficient correlates approximately with a compound's molecular weight and water solubility
Ambient Background	Ambient background water quality refers to surface water sampled upstream or ground water sampled upgradient of a landfill site. In both cases, these samples reflect water that has not been contaminated by leachate from the landfill.
Analysis	An investigation to ascertain the constituents of a waste
Aquifer	Water-bearing strata of fractured or permeable rock, sand or gravel. When capable of sustaining community water or other needs, such strata may be considered to represent strategic water resources, requiring protection from pollution
Attenuation	In this context, attenuation is the process of reducing leachate concentration by means of natural physical, chemical and biochemical processes such as dilution, oxidation and cell synthesis. Natural systems have an attenuation capacity which may render small volumes of contaminants (leachate) insignificant. However, when this capacity is exceeded, pollution results
Audit Team	Those who attend the audit or site inspection and assist in compiling the audit report
Audit	A site inspection at which the condition of the site on that day is appraised in terms of a number of predetermined criteria
Basel Convention	South Africa became a signatory to the Basel Convention in 1994. The Convention controls transboundary movement of hazardous wastes and their disposal
BATNEEC	Best Available Technology Not Entailing Excessive Cost. The term ‘Best Available' implies technology that is proven, accepted and accessible. ‘Technology' refers to the process itself and how the process is implemented (including management). ‘Excessive cost' is cost effective in the context of the specific operation.
Bill of Quantities	This is a list of the tasks involved and an estimation of the quantities of the materials needed for the construction of elements of the landfill design.
Bio-Accumulation	The combined intake of pollutants from food and water by organisms.
BPEO	"Best Practicable Environmental Option." The outcome of a systematic consultative procedure that emphasises the protection of the environment. It establishes, for a given set of objectives, the option that provides the most benefit or least damage to the environment as a whole at acceptable cost
Buffer Zones	Buffer zones are separations between the boundaries of registered landfill sites and residential developments. They may vary between 500m and 1000m in width, depending on the classification of the landfill. No residential development may take place within a proclaimed buffer zone. At the discretion of the local authority and the state department, however, developments such as industrial developments may be permitted.
CAIA	Chemical and Allied Industries Association
Carcinogens	A substance or agent producing or inciting cancer. These substances can be grouped as: Group A - Clinically and epidemiologically proven in humans, Group B - Proven without doubt in laboratory animals, Group C - limited evidence in animals, Group D - Inadequate and doubtful data.
Cell	This is the basic landfill unit within the landfill site into which waste is disposed.
Channelling	The rapid flow of water through a waste body via preferential conduits or paths of least resistance. Channelling results in the early formation of low concentrate leachate prior to the waste body reaching its field capacity.
Chronic Toxicity	The effects of prolonged exposure of organisms or of man to a chemical substance
Climatic Water Balance	A simplified calculation, involving only figures for precipitation and pan evaporation, obtained from published data. It is used only to indicate the climatic conditions under which leachate management is needed, on account of the generation of significant leachate
Closure	The act of terminating the operation of a landfill. Closure is preceded by rehabilitation and followed by post closure monitoring
Closure Requirements	Those measures that must be taken to address problem areas and to render a landfill environmentally acceptable once it is closed
Co-Disposal (General with Hazardous waste)	The mixing and joint disposal of Hazardous and General waste in the same landfill. The co-disposal of general waste with hazardous waste as a means of facilitating disposal on a hazardous waste landfill is acceptable., where as the co-disposal of any significant quantity of hazardous waste with general waste on a general waste landfill is unacceptable
Co-Disposal (Liquid with Dry waste)	The mixing of high moisture content or liquid waste with dry waste. This affects the water balance and is an acceptable practice on a hazardous waste landfill site. This is only acceptable on a general waste landfill site when the liquid is not hazardous and the site is equipped with leachate management measures.
Co-Disposal Ratio	This indicates the volumetric ratio of compacted solid waste to liquid waste. The co-disposal ratio is linked to the Water Balance and is site specific
Community	The people living in the vicinity of a proposed, planned or developed activity
Compaction	The process whereby the volume of waste is reduced, using a purpose built compactor or other suitable machine
Composite Liner	An assembled structure of geosynthetic materials and low permeability earth materials (clay or benotinite), placed beneath a landfill to form a barrier against the migration of leachate into the underlying soils and ground water
Concept Permit	Any landfill permit issued before the promulgation of the Environmental Conservation Act, 1989 (Act 73 of 1989).
Conceptual Design	A design that addresses the principles of the intended design, but does not include detailed specifications.
Containment	The separation of the waste body and any associated leachate from the underlying soil, rock and water regime, by means of a liner and a leachate collection systems
Contaminate	The addition of foreign matter to a natural system. This does not necessarily result in pollution, unless the attenuation capacity of the natural systems is exceeded
Corrosive	Solids or liquids that can, in their original state, severely damage living tissue. Corrosivity can be measured by determining the degree to which a standard coupon of steel dissolves
Cover	The material used to cover waste. Cover Material is usually soil, but may comprise builders' rubble, ash or other suitable materials
Cradle - to - grave	A policy of controlling a Hazardous Waste from its inception to its ultimate disposal
Critical Factor	A factor which potentially represents a severe constraint on the development or ongoing operation of a landfill. Such factors require further investigation. If a critical factor cannot be satisfactorily addressed, it may become a Fatal Flaw
Danger Group	For transport purposes, hazardous substances that are listed in SABS Code 0228 are placed in a Danger Group
Delisting	The reclassification of a hazardous waste for disposal on a lower class of landfill. This would only be allowed by the Department, based on proof of low mobility or concentration, or proof of successful treatment to render it less hazardous
Detection Monitoring	This is routine water monitoring carried out bi-annually, using a limited number of indicators parameters, with a view to indicating pollution from the landfill
Destruction	To neutralise or get rid of a waste by incineration or other physical or chemical means
Dispersion	The movement of a substance from a landfill into the surrounding environmental
Development Plan	A plan indicating the phasing of the development of a landfill from the landfill preparation, through the operation (which is usually divided into areal phase), to the final closure, rehabilitation and end-use. The phasing, and hence the Development Plan, forms part of the design.
Domestic waste	Primarily household waste and garden refuse
Dose	The amount of a substance in g/ha that is to be landfilled
Duty of care	This requires that anyone who generates, transports, treats or disposes of waste must ensure that there is no unauthorised transfer or escape of waste from their control, and must retain documentation describing both the waste and any related transactions. The person retains responsibility for the waste generated or handled
Ecotoxicity	The potential to harm animals, plants, ecosystems or environmental processes
Effluent	A stream flowing from a larger stream, lake, sewerage tank, industrial process
Encapsulation	The procedure for disposing of high hazardous wastes, not suitable for direct landfilling, by isolating the wastes in sealed, reinforced concrete cells located in a demarcated and independently lined area of a Class H hazardous landfill site
End - use Plan	The purpose for which the area of the rehabilitated and closed landfill is used. This may be as a park, playing fields, or other suitable land-use
End-use Requirements	These are the measures required to upgrade or rehabilitate a landfill site to render it suitable for the proposed end-use
Engineered Cell	A cell is designed and engineered to contain hazardous waste. It is underlain by a liner to prevent the waste or the leachate from the waste coming into contact with the environment
Environment	The natural environment, consisting of air, water, land and all forms of life. The social, political, cultural, economic and working context and other factors that determine people's place in and influence on the environment and the natural and constructed spatial surroundings.
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)	An investigation to determine the potential detrimental or beneficial impact on the surrounding communities, fauna flora, water, soil, and air, arising from the development or presence of a landfill
Environmental Impact Control Report (EICR)	A report which details how any detrimental impact, identified in the Environmental Impact Assessment, can be prevented or ameliorated by means of landfill site and operation.
Estimated Environmental Concentration (EEC)	The Estimated Environmental Concentration represents the concentration of a substance in the aquatic environment when introduced under worst case scenario conditions. It is used to indicate possible risk, by comparison with the minimum concentration estimated to adversely affect aquatic organisms or to produce unacceptable concentration in biota, water or sediment
Exposure	The amount of hazardous substances available to man or living matter.
Fatal Law	A factor or situation which prevents the development of an environmentally acceptable waste disposal facility, except at prohibitive cost
Feasible	Acceptable, capable of being used or implemented successfully, without unacceptably damaging the environment
Finger drain	A simple open drain within zones of selected free draining waste, initially placed in the invert of the landfill cell, for the purpose of leachate detection and collection
Flag	A symbol which draws attention to an aspect of investigation, design or operation that requires special attention by a recognized expert
Flammable Liquids	Liquids which give off a flammable vapour at or below 61 degree Celsius using the closed cup test
Flammable Solids	Substances, other than those classed as explosives, which are readily combustible or may cause or contribute to fires.
Flocculation	The intentional grouping of very small particles or colloids in a suspension in water or other liquids, the purpose being to increase the settlement rate of the solids.
General Waste	Waste that does not pose an immediate threat to man or the environment, i.e. house waste, builders' rubble, garden waste, and certain dry industrial and commercial waste
G Landfill	A landfill designed to accept only general waste
Generator	The Generator is an industry or other party whose activities result in the production of waste. The responsibility for a Hazardous Waste remains from cradle-to-grave with the Generator of that waste and the Generator is held liable for any damage that the waste may cause to humans or to the environment.
Geomembranes	Very low permeability synthetic membrane liners and barriers used with any geotechnical engineering-related material so as to control fluid migration in man-made projects, structure or system
Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL)	A manufactured composite barrier system comprising f layers of clay material and geosynthetic materials to form a single sheet for use as a liner.
Geotextile	A permeable, polymeric, woven, non-woven or knitted material used in geotechnical and civil engineering applications. A cloth or felt made of natural or synthetic fibres and designed to act as a drainage or filtration element
Ground Water	Water occupying pores in the soil and cavities and spaces in rocks in the saturated zone of the profile. This water may rise from a deep, magmatic sources or be due to the infiltration of rainfall (recharge).
Guideline	While not requirements, guidelines are recommended actions which represent good practice. They are not enforceable, but may form the basis for site specific permit conditions in which case they become mandatory
Hazard Rating	A system for classifying and ranking wastes according to how great a hazard they present
Hazardous waste	Waste, other than radioactive waste, which is legally defined as hazardous in the state in which it is transported or disposed of, determined by the chemical reactivity, toxic, explosive, corrosive or other characteristics which cause, or are likely to cause, danger to health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported or disposed of.
Hazardous Waste Landfill	A containment landfill, designed specifically for the disposal or co-disposal of hazardous waste
Healthcare risk waste	Infectious waste emanating primarily from hospitals, clinics, surgeries, chemists and sanitary services
HELP	The Hydrological Evaluation of Landfill Performance - computer model.
IMDG-RSA Code=SABS Code 0228	A code in which over 4000 hazardous substances are listed and assigned a danger group for transport purposes. The Code forms the basis of the present system for classifying Hazardous Waste and is being upgraded for waste disposal purposes. In future hazardous substances will be assigned a hazardous rating for waste disposal in the SABS Code 0228
Immobilisation	Immobilisation (or chemical stabilization) is a process in which the waste is converted to a more chemically stable or more insoluble or more immobile form
Industrial Groups	Industrial or activities, which are likely to produce a Hazardous Waste
Industrial waste	Hazardous and non-hazardous waste in either a dry or liquid form from industrial and commercial generators
Infectious Substances	Micro-organisms including those which have been genetically modified, pathogens, cells, cell cultures and human endoparasites which have the potential to provoke infection, allergy or toxic effects.
Infectious Waste	Any waste which is generated during the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of humans or animals; in the research pertaining to this; in the manufacturing or testing of biological agents - including blood, blood products and contaminated blood products, cultures, pathological wastes, sharps, human and animal anatomical wastes and isolation wastes that contain or may contain infectious substances.
Initial Rate of Deposition (IRD)	The initial waste stream or deposition rate for a landfill site
Integrated Environmental Management (IEM)	A management approach designed to ensure that the environment consequences of development proposals are understood and adequately considered in the planning process
Interested and Affected Parties (IAPs)	The people who will be affected in some way by the development of the proposed landfill. They may be represented by adjacent residents or farmers, a residential community, the public at large or local, provincial and national government forum
Investigative Monitoring	Monitoring which uses an extended range of parameters in order to investigate any leachate pollution identified by Detection Monitoring
ISO 9001	Specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organisation needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and applicable regulatory requirements, and aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for continual improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable regulatory requirements
ISO 14001	Specifies requirements for an environmental management system, to enable an organization to formulate a policy and objectives taking into account legislative requirements and information about significant environmental impacts
ISO 17025	Specifies the general requirements for the competence to carry out tests and/or calibrations, including sampling
Lagoon	A lined dam constructed to contain liquid waste
Landfill site	The area permitted for waste disposal on which landfill cells and other structures required for the safe disposal of waste are constructed
Landfill Development Process	This is the development of a landfill from its inception or sitting, through its investigation, design, permitting, commissioning, operation, closure and end-use. Monitoring takes place throughout the above process and may continue for up to 30 years after closure
Landfill Operation Monitoring	The auditing and assessing of a waste disposal operation to determine whether it conforms to the site design and the Minimum Requirements
Leachate	An aqueous solution arising when water percolates through decomposing waste and as a result of the biodegradation of the waste. It contains final and intermediate products of decomposition, various solutes and waste residues
Leachate Management	The collection and drainage of leachate to a point where it can be extracted for treatment
Lift	A series of adjoining cells of the same height, and at the same level, in a landfill
Liner	A layer of low permeability material placed beneath a landfill and designed to direct leachate to a collection drain or sump, or to contain leachate
Local authorities	Municipalities, district councils and government institutions
Manifest System	A system for documentating and controlling the fate of a Hazardous Waste from cradle-to-grave
Maximum Rate of Deposition (MRD)	The projected maximum rate deposition during the expected life of a landfill
MCCSSO	A standard system of soil profiling, which describes the soil in terms of Moisture, Colour, Consistency, Structure, Soil type and Origin
Medical Waste	Waste emanating primarily from human and veterinary hospitals, clinics and surgeries. Also from chemists and Sanitary Services. They may comprise, inter alia, sharps (used hypodermic needles and scalpel blades), malignant tissue, body parts, soiled bandages and liner, and spent or outdated medicines or drugs. They have the ability to affect other living organics, and are considered hazardous
Minimum Requirements	A standard by means of which environmentally acceptable waste disposal practices can be distinguished from environmentally unacceptable waste disposal practices
Mitigate	To reduce an impact to meet the objectives of a Minimum Requirement
Mono-Landfill	A landfill that accommodates one type of waste
Monitoring	The process of checking for changes in status or trends over time. This may be achieved by compiling successive audits or water quality analyses results
Monitoring Committee	A committee comprising the Permit Holder or his or her authorized representative (Responsible Person), the Department and IAPs. The function of the Monitoring Committee is to monitor the operation of the landfill and to disseminate information to relevant people e.g. the public
MSDS	Materials Safety Data Sheet. It will give you the chemical name and then a description how toxic the waste is to humans and to aquatic life. It will give a short description about the physical and chemical properties, what will happen if you come in contact, inhale or ingest the chemical.How to treat it during a fire.How to handle and to store the chemical.What protection to wear.It will tell you how stable and reactive the chemical is and how to transport the chemical.
Mutagens	Agents causing genetic mutations. A substance is considered mutagenic when it is significantly positive in at least 3 different in vitro/in vivo assays
Neutralisation	To render harmless or less hazardous by the addition of acid or alkali to bring the PH in the region of 7
OHSA	Occupational Health and Safety Act
Operating Plan	A site-specific document which describes the way in which the landfill is operated. The Operation Plan commences at the level and detail of daily cell construction and continues through to the development and excavation sequence, access and drainage within a given phase of the Development Plan
Outflow Rate	The rate at which leachate will pass through a liner, taking account of the head of leachate likely to accumulate over the line
Oxidising Substances	Substances, which may increase the risk and intensity of fire in other materials with which they come in contact.
Permeability (Primary)	The rate per unit area at which fluid will pass through a porous material under a unit flow gradient
Permeability (Secondary)	The rate unit area which fluid will pass through macro features of a soil such as paleo-root canal, termite tunnels and rodents burrows, under unit flow gradient
Permit	The Permit issued by the Department for the operation or closure of a landfill, in terms of Regulation 1549, promulgated under the Environmental Conversation Act, 1989 (Act 73 of 1989).
Permitting	The act of issuing a Permit
Permit Holder	The person who, having obtained a Permit to operate a waste disposal site, in terms of Section 20 (1) of the Environmental Conservation Act, is legally responsible for the site, both during and after closure.
Permit Procedure	The procedure to be followed and the necessary investigates to provide the Department with the necessary information so that a Permit can be issued
Persistence	The tendency to remain instead of falling away in the normal manner. (In this case, the tendency to remain in the environment, instead of degrading).
Phreatic Surface	A surface defined by the level at which the ground water will come to rest in a series of boreholes drilled in an area. The surface indicates the level at which the pressure in the ground water is atmospheric
PPE	Personal Protective Equipment. This is any devise or item that is issued to an individual to protect them from a physical, chemical, biological and mechanical hazard
Precautionary Principle	Where a risk is unknown; the assumption of the worst case situation and making provision for such a situation.
Precipitation	Precipitation is the addition of lime, sodium sulphide or other reagents that result in the formation of insoluble compounds that come out of solution
Pre-disposal background	This is water quality monitoring which takes place before a landfill is commissioned and thus reflects the pollution status of the water regime prior to waste disposal
Radio-Active Substances	Substances, which may emit or exhibit radioactivity. These substances must be disposed of in terms of the Nuclear Energy Act (Act 92 of 1982) and the Hazardous Substances Act (Act 15 of 1973). In particular Section 3A, Hazardous Substances Act (Act 15 of 1973) regulates radioactive substances used for medical, scientific and industrial purposes
Recycle	The use, re-use, or reclamation of a material so that it re-enters the industrial process rather than becoming a waste
Rehabilitation	The restoration of a landfill site to a state which is publicly and environmentally acceptable, and which is suitable for the implementation of the agreed End-use Plan
Remediation	The rectification of problems, caused by bad practices, through the implementation of remedial measures
Residue	A substance that is left over after a waste has been treated or destroyed
Response Action Plan	A plan intended to counter or minimize the adverse effects of any malfunction of a landfill designed element with immediate effect. A response Action Plan is usually associated with the disposal of Hazardous waste
Responsible Person	The Permit Holder or his legally appointed representative who takes responsibility for ensuring that all or some of the facets of the following are properly directed, guided and executed, in a professionally justifiable manner: investigatory work, design, preparation, operation, closure and monitoring
Risk	The probability of dangerous substances contained in the waste, leached therefrom, or released by emission, entering into the air, the surface environment or the water regime in unacceptable quantities or concentrations. The consequences of such occurrences could be manifested as a threat to public health or as the impairment of an eco-system or resources
Risk Assessment	The identification of possible impacts of a landfill on the environment so that they can be addressed in the design
Sanitary Landfilling	A method of disposing of waste on land without causing nuisances or hazards to public health or safety. Sanitary landfilling uses the principles of engineering to confine the waste to the smallest practical area, to reduce it to the smallest practical volume, and to cover it with a layer of earth at the conclusion of each day's operations or at such less frequent intervals as may be acceptable
Saturated zone	The portion of the soil or rock profile situated below the phreatic surface
Shear strength	The shear strength of a soil (or waste) is the sum of the frictional resist lance between the soil grains (or particles of waste) and the cohesion imparted by the finer fractions (clay and silty).
Significant	Factors or considerations are termed significant when they are important, because they are of consequence. For example, they will have a detectable influence on a process, the environment, or the end result
Significant leachate generation	Seasonal or continuous leachate generation resulting mainly from climate and/or waste moisture content. In the case of existing landfills, significant leachate generation may also result from poor site selection and/or design. It is essential that significant leachate generation be managed by means of leachate collection and treatment if water pollution is to be avoided
Site Specific Factors	Factors peculiar to a specific site that must be taken into consideration when applying the Minimum Requirements
Solidification	Solidification or cementation is a process in which the waste is converted to an insoluble rock-like material by mixing with suitable materials.
Standard	A measure by which the accuracy of quality of others or degree of excellence is judged, or a model for imitation
Sterilise	Make free from micro-organisms
Surface Water	Water (usually rainfall) which flows across the ground surface towards and in man made and natural drainage features such as drains, rivers, streams, lakes and ponds
SHERQ	Safety, Health, Environment, Risk and Quality
Technical Design	The Technical Design is based on the Conceptual Design. It includes detailed specifications of materials, measurements and procedures, as well as detailed drawings
Teratogens	These are substances, which have the capacity to cause birth defects
Total Load Capacity	The capacity of a landfill site to accept a certain substance or the amount of a substance, which can be safely disposed of at a certain site. The total load capacity is influenced by the concentration levels and mobility of the waste, and by the landfill practice and design.
Toxic	Poisonous
Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP)	A test developed by the USA Environmental Protection Agency to measure the ability of a substance to leach from the waste into the environment. It thus measures the risk posed by a substance to groungwater
Transporter	A person, organization, industry or enterprise engaged in or offering to engage in the transportation of waste
Treatment	Treatment is used to remove, separate, concentrate or recover a hazardous or toxic component of a waste or to destroy or, at least, to reduce its toxicity in order to minimise its impact on the environment
TREM Card	Transport Emergency Card. It contains information in a clear and concise manner for the use of the driver of the vehicle transporting dangerous goods, to make him aware of the danger associated with the load, and to serve as a concise and quick reference in an emergency situation
Unsaturated Zone	Also referred to as the vadose zone, is the portion of the soil or rock profile situated above the phreatic surfaces. In this zone, the soil pores are filled with gas and water, as opposed to those in the saturated zone, where pores are filled with water
Waste	An undesirable or superfluous by-product, emission, or residue of any process or activity which has been discarded, accumulated or stored for the purpose of discarding or processing. It may be gaseous, liquid or solid or any combination thereof and may originate from a residential, commercial or industrial area. This definition excludes industrial waste water, sewage, radioactive substances, mining, metallurgical and power generating waste
Waste Body	This refers to the body of waste that is contained in the landfill. Because it is subject to decomposition, it has the potential to generate leachate and must therefore be adequately separated from waste regime
Waste Load Allocation	This term refers to volumes of hazardous waste permitted on certain landfills. Such allocations are calculated taking both the nature of the waste and the specific site characteristics into account
Waste Disposal	The act of disposing of waste
Waste Disposal Site	Referred to as landfill, because the vast majority of all waste is ultimately disposed of on land, whether it be in trenches or other excavations, or above grade
Waste Stream	A continuous flow of waste from an industry, activity, process or group
White Goods	Bulky waste such as old washing machines, fridges and stoves
Working Face	The active part of the landfill; where waste is deposited by incoming vehicles, then spread and compacted on the sloped face of the cell by a compactor
Note to reader: If there are any terms used in this report with which you are unfamiliar, you may e-mail annemaried@enviroserv.co.za.