5.8.4 Co-ordination of the WMOs

5.8.4(1)
The Act provides for the appointment of Waste Management Officers whose broad role will be the co-ordination of waste management activities. The diagram below represents the co-ordination mechanism for the WMOs. The creation of three structures is envisaged at local, provincial and national levels.

Figure 13: Coordination mechanisms for WMOs

5.8.4(2)
The role of WMOs is primarily regulatory, hence the requirement for a national waste forum independent of the existing MINTEC Working Group: II: Pollution and Waste, which is responsible for waste management policy. In the interests of effective co-ordination of the regulatory and policy-making roles in relation to waste management, the chairperson of the National Waste Forum will report to Working Group II.