9. Local and national waste management plans

(1) To facilitate the drawing up of the national waste management plan under subsection (3) each local authority shall submit, in writing to the Director, at such intervals as he may require, a local waste management plan covering the area under its control and containing information on the-

(a) kinds and quantities of controlled waste being generated and which the local authority expects will be generated in its area during the period specified in the plan;

(b) waste disposal sites and public and private waste management facilities in its area at present and that are expected to be closed, upgraded or newly built during the period specified in the plan;

(c) staff, equipment and other material used for operating the publicly owned sites and facilities at present and needed during the period specified;

(d) kinds and quantities of controlled waste which the local authority expects to be brought for disposal into or taken for disposal out of the local authority's area during that period;

(e) strategy the local authority has adopted to harmonise its activities with other local authorities on the management of the waste referred to in paragraph (d);

(f) kinds and quantities of controlled waste which the local authority expects to manage by use if its own means or by use of means provided by the private sector, during that period;

(g) methods by which, in a given period, the local authority intends to manage controlled waste and the local authority's prioritisation of the different methods of waste management for the given period of time;

(h) estimated costs of the different methods of waste management mentioned in the plan, and how these costs are covered by tariffs, fees, or other means; and

(i) efforts the local authority has undertaken and is going to undertake to reach full cost recovery within a given period of time.

(2) Upon the receipt of a local waste management plan in accordance with subsection (1) the Director shall, prior to the plan being considered under subsection (3), consult the Ministry of Health on the plan.

(3) The Director shall, in conjunction with the Department of Water Affairs and other relevant Departments and based on the local waste management plan of each local authority, draw up a national waste management plan covering a given period of time, which plan shall be evaluated and revised at regular intervals.

10. Waste recycling plan

(1) A local authority shall prepare, as part of its local waste management plan, a waste recycling plan with respect to controlled waste in its area.

(2) The recycling plan shall include information with respect to the-

(a) kind and quantity of controlled waste that could be recycled and that would therefore not be included in the waste collection and disposal chain of the area in question;

(b) implication the recycling plan would have on the waste management services provided by the local authority;

(c) technical, organisational, and financial initiatives the local authority will provide to encourage recycling;

(d) estimated costs or savings attributable to the methods of dealing with waste in the manner provided by the plan; and

(e) possibility of returning waste materials to the manufacturer in order to control pollution, conserve resources and prevent harm to human, animal or plant life.

(3) In the case of a second, third or consecutive recycling plan, the plan shall include information on the results of an evaluation of the previous plan with specific emphasis on how the aims and objectives set out previously were met and reasons given for deviating therefrom.

(4) When a local authority has determined the content of the plan, it shall submit a copy of the plan to the Director for approval and thereafter take steps to implement the approved plan and give adequate publicity of the plan in its area and the neighbouring local authorities.

(5) Each local authority shall keep a copy of the plan and any modifications thereto, available at all times at its offices for public inspection.

11. Litter plan

A local authority shall prepare, from time to time, and revise a statement of the steps to be taken by it to abate litter referred to as the "litter plan", as part of its local waste management plan.