PROCEDURE NAME: WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN PLAN.

NO:PLN-DAR-
06

ORIGINATOR : SUPERVISOR ISSUE NO: 01

DISTRIBUTION: ALL EMPLOYEES EFFECTIVE DATE:

06/10/2022

REVIEW DATE: 05/10/2023 RELATED PROCEDURE: NIL

1. INTRODUCTION
Waste Management has always been at the centre of Darkeum Holdings Management
system. The need to comply with both legislation and ISO 14001:2015 EMS resulted in waste
management activities that are focused on addressing both hazardous and non-hazardous bye
products/waste streams. Waste management forms an integral part of Romni pollution
prevention and cleaner production processes.

2. OBJECTIVES
2.1. To ensure that waste disposal is managed as stipulated in this produre
2.2. Different types of waste are disposed of appropriately in order to minimise adverse
environmental impacts. All waste receptacles are labelled to enable separation of
waste at source.
2.3. Applicable legislation and other requirements are complied with.
2.4. Ensure wherever practicable waste is recycled, reused and reduced (3Rs)

3. SCOPE
3.1. This procedure is applicable to all Darkeum Holdings employees’ visitors and sub-
contractors.

4. WASTE MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY

4.1. Waste management Act of Botswana was established on 04 th September 1998 to
make provision of planning, facilitating and implementation of advanced systems for
regulating the management of controlled waste in order to prevent harm to human,
animal and plant life; to minimize pollution of the environment, to conserve natural
resources; to cause the provision of the Basel convention to apply in regulating the
trans-boundary movement of hazardous waste and their disposal; and matters
incidental to and connected to the foregoing.

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 4.2. The Public Health Act of 30th January 1981 was established to make notification of
certain diseases compulsory and to control such diseases; to make provision
regarding diseases subject to the International Health Regulation; to prevent the
spread of smallpox; to prevent the introduction of diseases into Botswana; to control
advertisements and publications concerning venereal diseases; to regulate sanitation
and housing; to provide for the protection of foodstuff and water supplies; to
regulate the use of cemeteries and generally to make provision of public health.
4.3. Our Company motto is to be the best and thus we strive for that in all aspects of our
day to day activities. The list below is a list of guidelines that guide our organization.
4.4. We promote the waste management strategy and public health act of Botswana by
adhering to the following standards;

5. Polluter pays principle:

5.1. We believe as an organisation that the waste we create becomes our responsibility in
terms of disposal. Our organisation has privatised the above activity as waste
management company collects waste and we pay for services provided.

6. Reuse of product:
6.1. We should not throw out or discard all the waste we create as some of it could be
reused again. There is a practice of selection of waste. For example a bottle could
either be used as a container or recycled thereby minimising the waste we produce.
The government of Botswana is faced with a major problem as Landfills are filling
up at an alarming rate because there is no separation and selection of reusable waste
practiced by most people.
6.2. Sponsor Investments promotes separation of waste at source and we have achieved
that by having different colour receptacles for different waste types. For example we
have receptacles for paper, tins cardboard boxes and bottles. Our waste will be
collected by a waste management company

7. Institute appropriate sanitary measures for the promotion of Public Health:

7.1. We strive to ensure that implementation of sanitation and waste management project
is strategically designed to derive maximum benefits at minimum cost, accompanied
by effective cost recovery policies.
7.2. We strive to have balance between economic gain and environmental protection so
that there is synergy in the aspects.
7.3. We encourage good hygiene practices and high level of cleanliness in our
organization
7.4. We promote health education in terms of education and through adverts.

8. WASTE MANAGEMENT OF DIFFERENT WASTE STREAMS

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 Different streams and types of waste are managed appropriately. The waste management
process involves collection, handling, temporary storage, treatment and final disposal. The
management of each waste stream depends on the hazardous nature of waste and legal and
other requirements that control the handling and disposal of such waste. The following is the
summary of how each waste stream is managed

9. GENERAL WASTE
General waste is mainly controlled through the implementation of 3R’s of waste management
i.e. reduce, reuse and/or recycle. Waste separation at source makes the process of recovery
and recycling easier. All the offices are provided with separate waste bins for tins/cans, paper
and food leftovers to ensure that waste separation is done at source. Despite implementation
of 3R’s remainders are sent to the landfill for final disposal. Therefore general waste is made
up of recyclable, reusable, and waste that can be land filled.

10. PROCEDURE

10.1 SEGRAGATION OF WASTE

 Waste shall be separated at the point of generation.

 Waste generated shall be garden waste.
 Waste shall be collected and packaged in black plastic bags to be collected by a
company vehicle and transported to the landfill.
10.2 HANDLING
Employees handling waste generated shall be protected in full Personal Protective
Equipment.

PPE needed shall include but not limited to;

a. Overall
b. Hard hat
c. Safety Boot
d. Ear plugs
e. Respirator
f. Goggles
g. Safety Gloves

The above PPE shall be worn at all times whenever employees are on site.

In terms of tree cutting, the tree shall be cut to manageable size where employees can easily
handle it without compromising their safety.

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 10.3 STORAGE

 Waste shall be stored in black plastic bags immediately after

generation.
 No waste shall be left over night on site; waste shall be disposed off to
the landfill on the day of generation.

10.4 DISPOSAL OF WASTE

 Waste shall be disposed of to the landfill.

 Generated waste shall be transported to the landfill by a company vehicle
that has a valid Waste carrier license obtained from the Department Of Waste
Management and Pollution Control.
 The transportation of such waste shall be in accordance with the Waste
Management Act, Act 15 of 2008.
 Waste transported to the landfill shall be covered with the appropriate
material from the area in which it is collected until disposal at the landfill.
 No waste shall be left uncontrolled on site((all waste generated shall be
packaged accordingly and removed from that site on the day (within 24 hours
of generation))

10.5 PROTECTION OF DISPOSED WASTE

 Generated waste shall be disposed of at the government landfill.
 Green Africa shall keep a record of all Waste deposited at the land fill.
 Protection of disposed waste at the landfill shall be the council’s liability.

10.6 REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION OF WASTE RELATED INCIDENTS

 A procedure of reporting near hits shall be established, where employees are
briefed on reporting minor near hits which could lead to having an incident.
 These near hits shall be acted upon and closed as soon as possible to avoid
the occurrence of an incident.
 The company shall formulate an incident reporting and investigation
procedure that shall be briefed to all employees.
 An incident shall be reported to the relevant personnel within 24 hours of
occurrence.
 An incident investigation shall be done establish the root cause of such an
incident and to ensure closure and non occurrences.
 Action items shall be established and implemented in order to correct the
incident.

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 Records to be kept under this document
 Waste disposal monitoring logbook

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WASTE WASTE WASTE EXAMPLE HOW IS HANDLED TREATMENT DISPOSABLE FREQUENCY
STREAM TYPE METHOD OF DISPOSAL
General waste domestic Kitchen waste Stored in telecons bins, black plastic bags Land filled at domestic waste weekly
and drums color coded black disposal site
General waste Recyclable Cement bag papers Waste is separated at source Taken to land fill for disposal Monthly
waste Plastic and glass bottles Waste is sent to central salvage yard
Beverage cans

Trees and Waste generated during Sored temporary strategically inside Taken to land fill for disposal Daily
de-bushed landscaping and bush across the for easy access
grass clearing

Reusable Scrap metal Collected in telecons bin in designated Biodegradable waste is sent to the Monthly
waste waste disposal site landfill for final disposal and scrap
Wooden waste metal is taken to the central salvage
yard to be sent out for recycling
Used PPE Gloves, Dust Musks and Collected in telecom bins in designated Taken to scrap metal salvage for Monthly
ear plugs waste disposal site recycling

Hazardous Empty chemical containers Stored temporarily on the boudwall Taken back to the supplier Monthly
Waste plastic

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containers

TITLE NAME SIGNATURE DATE

ORIGINATOR Site Supervisor
APPROVED Site Manager
Doc no:PLN-DH-OO6 Name: Waste Management Issue no: 01 Effective Review date
Procedure date:06/09/2022 06/09/2023
This document is maintained and shelved in SHE file