Appendix F - Amended Solid Waste Management Plan

    •   Use mugs instead of paper or Styrofoam cups;
    •   Use washable cloths instead of paper towels; and
    •   Use cloths instead of paper napkins.

The unrecoverable wastes that can be landfilled are:

    •   Polystyrene;
    •   Plastic kitchenware, plastic wrap or plastic bags;
    •   Broken glass bottles, plates, cups, mirrors or window glass, light bulbs;
    •   Aluminium foil or foil trays;
    •   Waxed cartons, foil-lined cartons or tissues; and
    •   Oil-soaked cardboard.

2.3. Waste Reduction
Waste Reduction (or Waste Minimization) is the process and policy of reducing the amount of waste
produced by a person or a society. Waste Minimization involves efforts to minimize resources and
energy use during manufacture. For the same output, usually the fewer materials used, the less
waste is produced. Waste Minimization usually requires knowledge of the production process,
“cradle-to-grave analysis” (the tracking of materials from their extraction to their return to earth) and
detailed knowledge of the composition of the waste.

Measures and initiatives for Waste Reduction include:

    •   Choosing products with minimal packaging and avoiding individually wrapped products;
    •   Reduce packaging by buying in bulk;
    •   Buying products with packaging that is reusable, recyclable or compostable;
    •   Encouraging avoidance activities; and
    •   Leading by example.

2.4. Waste Reuse
Waste Reuse is defined as “recovering value from a discarded item without remanufacturing or
reprocessing”.

Material Reuse can be practised at the proposed development in one or more of the following ways:

    •   Recovering and reusing construction, building and demolition materials;
    •   Reusing plastic bags;
    •   Reusing office paper for photocopying;
    •   Reusing old cutlery and crockery; and
    •   Reusing packaging materials.

2.5. Waste Recycling
Recycling is processing used materials (waste) into new products to:



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