Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)NoticesDirections relating to the Recycling of Waste during Alert Level 45. Directions related to informal recyclers and waste pickers |
| 5.1 | A municipality may issue permits under regulations 16(2)(b) and 28(4) of the Regulations relating to informal recyclers and waste pickers, and must maintain a list of persons to whom permits were issued, including their names, gender, and identification or passport number, where available. |
| 5.2 | In order to enable a municipality to process the issuing of permits as contemplated in subparagraph 5.1, all informal recyclers and waste pickers must provide proof of identity or certified copies of proof of identity in the following manner: |
| (a) | All South African informal recyclers and waste pickers must provide South African identity or passport documents or certified copies thereof; |
| (b) | all non-South African informal recyclers and waste pickers must provide either— |
| (i) | a valid passport or a certified copy thereof with a visa authorising him or her to work, issued by the Department of Home Affairs in terms of section 10 read with section 19 of the Immigration Act, 2002 (Act No. 13 of 2002), or a certified copy thereof; or |
| (ii) | an asylum seekers' visa, or a certified copy thereof, issued in terms of section 22(1) of the Refugees Act, 1998 (Act No. 130 of 1998), which is endorsed with the right to work; or |
| (iii) | a formal written recognition of refugee status or a certified copy thereof, issued in terms of section 27 the Refugees Act, 1998 (Act No. 130 of 1998). |
| 5.3 | All informal recyclers and waste pickers must uphold health and hygiene requirements by— |
| (a) | wearing personal protective equipment (including gloves, a cloth or any other mask) at all times during operation; and |
| (b) | maintaining a social distance amongst informal waste recyclers and waste pickers of at least one and a half metres. |