South Africa is in a waste management crisis as the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment reports in a 2023/2024 overview that 60% of landfill services sites
not being compliant with regulations. . Which means they were not sufficiently
collecting waste, sorting it, and recycling that waste, amoungst other things.
The report found that municipalities struggled enforce compliance - A total of 52
criminal cases have been opened against municipalities for non-compliant landfill
sites.

South Africa is in a waste management crisis&nbsp;as the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and&nbsp;the Environment reports in a 2023/2024&nbsp;overview that 60% of landfill services sites not being compliant with regulations. .&nbsp;Which means they were not sufficiently collecting waste, sorting it, and recycling&nbsp;that waste, amoungst other things. The report found that municipalities&nbsp;struggled enforce compliance - A total of 52 criminal cases have been opened against&nbsp;municipalities for non-compliant landfill sites.

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