Vision
To contribute to a clean and healthy environment and vibrant economy for the Garden Route District, through responsible solid waste management practices, recognising solid waste as a useful resource wherever possible.
Waste Management
Mission
To provide sustainable and innovative waste management solutions that exceed the expectations of the residents in the Garden Route District Municipal area.
Garden Route Integrated Waste Information System
In accordance with Section 27 of the Garden Route District Municipality’s Municipal Health Services By-Laws, PG 6566 of 17 October 2008, it is required of all facilities generating, transporting, sorting and disposing Health Care Waste, to register on the Garden Route Integrated Waste Information System (EIWIS) as a Health Care Waste Facility. It is therefore required that your Health Care Waste Facility registers and reports on the EIWIS by means of the attached electronic forms. Should the electronic form not function as intended, the form can be printed, completed and e-mailed to waste@gardenroute.gov.za or alternatively faxed to 086 210 0495.
A registration certificate with your facility’s unique registration number will be issued to you electronically on completion of the registration.
Integrated Waste Information System documents:
Waste Management in Education Program
Schools play a major role in the education of tomorrow’s consumers and decision-makers. Involving learners at a young age to reduce the amount of waste produced by a school can give learners a broader perspective and start them thinking about their wider responsibilities to both the community and the environment. For this reason, Garden Route District Municipality in collaboration with the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning and the Local Municipalities has rolled out the waste management education program to pre-schools and schools in the Garden Route area. The teacher support material was developed in such a way that it can be linked to the National Curriculum Statements to day-to-day schooling.
Pilot Projects
| Document | Last Updated | Size |
| Home Composting Pilot Project Application Form | 2017/03/13 | 0.05Mb |
Regional Landfill Facility
| Document | Last Updated | Size |
| Regional Landfill Facility: Environmental Authorisation | 27 May 2013 | 1.35Mb |
Environmental Impact Report Annexures
| GRDM Waste Management By-Law | September 2017 | 0.48Mb |
| District Waste Management Policy | 31 July 2017 | 0.28Mb |
| Waste Management Plan | September 2014 | 18.5Mb |
| Regional Landfill Facility: Environmental Authorisation | 29 May 2013 | 011Mb |
| Regional Landfill Facility: Environmental Impact Report | October 2012 | 1.8Mb |
| Regional Landfill Facility: Annexures | October 2012 | 0.9Mb |
| Regional Landfill Facility: Waste Management License | 12 September 2011 | 6.6Mb |
Waste Characterization Study Reports
| Document | Last Updated | Size |
| Bitou Municipality | 2017/03/07 | 2.5Mb |
| Hessequa Municipality | 2017/03/07 | 3.6Mb |
| Knysna Municipality | 2017/03/07 | 5.1Mb |
| Mossel Bay Municipality | 2017/03/07 | 5.6Mb |
| Oudtshoorn Municipality | 2017/03/07 | 3Mb |
Waste Minimization Awareness Programmes for Schools
| Documents | Grades | Size |
| Teacher Guide: Pre-School (English) | Pre-School | 4 665Kb |
| Teacher Guide: Pre-School (Afrikaans) | Voorskool | 4 368Kb |
| Teacher Guide: Foundation Phase (Afrikaans) | R-3 | 5 490Kb |
| Teacher Guide: Foundation Phase (English) | R-3 | 7 058Kb |
| Teacher Guide: Intersen (Afrikaans) | 4-7 | 5 472Kb |
| Teacher Guide: Intersen (English) | 4-7 | 8 130Kb |
| Teacher Guide (English) | 8 – 9 | 3 923Kb |
| Teacher Guide (English) | 10 – 12 | 4 827Kb |
| Puppet Show | 3 | 2 446Kb |
| Poppespel | 3 | 4 447Kb |
Teacher Support Videos are available from the Garden Route Municipal Waste Management Offices.
Plastics|SA represents all sectors of the South African Plastics Industry including polymer producers and importers, converters, machine suppliers, fabricators and recyclers.
PETCO’s objective is to promote and improve the waste management and recycling of post consumer Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) products on behalf of all stakeholders in the PET industry in South Africa.
The Polystyrene Packaging represents the major players in South Africa’s polystyrene manufacturing industry and is a facilitator between the recyclers and suppliers of recycled polystyrene (post-consumer and post-industrial), as well as buyers representing various end-markets.
Collect-a-Can (Pty) Ltd is a South African based can recovery and recycling organisation with a head office and seven branches across southern Africa, including branches in Botswana and Namibia.
The Paper Recycling Association of South Africa – PRASA – is an industry body representing processors and manufacturers of recycled paper fibre.
The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC) consists of a team dedicated to increasing glass recycling in South Africa. We are passionate about ensuring every South African realises the value of recycling glass and actively embraces this practice.
Through REDISA Waste Tyre Management, tyres are recycled into useful products instead of polluting the environment.
ROSE is a Non-Profit Organisation that manages environmentally acceptable collection, storage and recycling of used lubricating oil in South Africa.
The e-Waste Association of South Africa (eWASA) was established in 2008 to manage the establishment of a sustainable environmentally sound e-waste management system for the country.
Tetrapak, together with its customers make food safe and available, everywhere. Since the start in 1951 we have taken pride in providing the best possible processing and packaging solutions for food.
My Waste is not just for individual South Africans. Companies, NGOs, Corporations and Media outlets are also able to use the site both constructively and promotionally!