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Highlights of the National Environmental Management: Waste Amendment Act 26 of 2014

19 October 2014

The National Environmental Management: Waste Act 59 of 2008 (NEMWA) aims mainly to promote a waste management system which ensures... an environment which is not harmful to the health and well-being of the public. However, over time, certain aspects have come to need some attention, and additional needs have arisen. The long-awaited National Environmental Management: Waste Amendment Act 26 of 2014 has now finally come into operation on 02 June 2014. This article briefly summarises the most important amendments contained in the Amendment Act.

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Municipal environmental regulation and the property developer

04 February 2014

With increasing emphasis being placed on environmental matters, conservation, sustainable development and ‘going green’, we are seeing more and more... environmentally-related matters turn in court and address seminal issues relating to the development of our environmental law. A recent case of relevance is Le Sueur and Another v eThekwini Municipality and Others (KZP) where it was held that local authorities also have jurisdiction to regulate environmental matters. This has implications for local authorities as well as property developers.

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The beneficial aspects of building ‘Green’

20 May 2013

In a world ever more conscious of global warming, constructing buildings in an environmentally friendly manner can significantly add to... the reduction of our carbon footprint. Over and above the furtherance of the “save the planet” cause, it can also prove to be beneficial from a financial and healthcare point of view. With this in mind, the South African construction industry has gone green, with the necessary changes effected by the new energy efficiency building regulations that came into effect in November 2011.

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Greener pastures (for your business)

25 April 2013

Awareness is growing, but still far too often, the general public views environmental legislation and the need to go ‘green’... as the responsibility of large companies and industries. This could not be further from the truth and does the responsibility of going ‘green’ rest on each person and business, and should be supported, not as an obligation, but as an investment in our present and future. But what does going ‘green’ mean? Will it be expensive? Can my business really make a difference? View our answers to these questions as well as practical tips for starting your business on the path to being more environmentally conscious. You may find it could even save your business money!

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