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Interwaste ordered to close Midrand landfill site

Publish date: 21 February 2017
Issue Number: 496
Diary: Legalbrief Environmental
Category: Waste

The Department of Environmental Affairs has issued a final directive instructing Interwaste to cease all disposal activities at the FG landfill site in Midrand. According to a report on the SA News site, the directive follows last year’s investigation by the Green Scorpions from the national Department of Environmental Affairs into the malodour that was affecting residents in the area. ‘This process resulted in a criminal investigation where a number of samples and documents were seized for further consideration. This investigation has been completed and the docket was referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions to decide on whether or not to pursue a prosecution,’ the department said. Interwaste is entitled to lodge an appeal against the directive with the Minister, as well as a request to suspend the directive, the report states.

Full report on the SA News site

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