Cost Drivers
Part 2 Supporting Documentation
A. REVIEW PROCESS
8.14 IMPERMISSIBLE RATES
Impermissible rates will apply to categories of properties in terms of section 17(1) of the Act.
8.14 IMPERMISSIBLE RATES
In terms of section 17 of the act, rates in respect of the following categories of properties or use of property will be deemed impermissible –
(a) Public Services Infrastructure - subject to paragraph (b) on the first 30% of the market value of property.
(b) Public Services Infrastructure - on any property referred to in paragraphs (a), (b), (e), (g) and (h) of the definition of "public service infrastructure
(c) Protected Areas - on those parts of a special nature reserve, national park or nature reserve within the meaning of the National Environmental Management:
Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003), or of a national botanical garden within the meaning of the National
Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004), which are not developed or used for commercial,
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business, agricultural or residential purposes;
(d) Mining - on mining rights or a mining permit within the meaning of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002), excluding any building, other immovable structures and infrastructure above the surface of the mining property required for purposes of mining;
(e) Religious Organizations - on a property registered in the name of and used primarily as a place of public worship by a religious community, including the official residence registered in the name of that community which is occupied by the office- bearer of that community who officiates at services at that place of worship.
WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TARIFF POLICY (Refer to Annexure D5)
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CONTENTS CONTENTS
6. COSTING MODEL-BIN SIZE AND STAND SIZE
12. PUBLIC CLEANING
6. WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES CURRENT COSTING MODEL-BIN SIZE AND FREQUENCY 12. Removed – Not applicable
1. PREAMBLE 1. PREAMBLE
To combat this trend, the National Waste Minimisation Strategy has determined various principles and objectives that must be implemented by local government. To achieve this, EMM is in the process of restructuring and realigning its services.
The latter will include partnership arrangements and local economic development initiatives focussed on community, business and industry involvement linked to various technical solutions and financial mechanisms to achieve the strategic objective of minimising waste as far as possible.
The policy deals with both residential waste and non-residential waste management services, as provided by EMM or on behalf of EMM.
To combat this trend, the National Waste M a n a g e m e n t Strategy has determined various principles and objectives that must be implemented by local government. The latter will include partnership arrangements and local economic development initiatives focussed on community, business and industry involvement linked to various technical solutions and financial mechanisms to achieve the strategic objective of waste management as far as possible.
The policy deals with residential waste management, non-residential waste
management services and departmental usage as provided by EMM or on behalf of EMM.
3. DEFINITIONS 3. DEFINITIONS
240l Container (Wheelie bin) Wheelie bin container
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A wheeled waste container with a capacity of 240l, provided by EMM
Availability Charge Backyarders
Residents of informal settlements who have erected informal structures in the backyard of another residential property
Building/Demolition Waste/
Clean Garden Waste
Organic waste which emanates from gardening
Containers
240l Container (wheelie bin), recycling container (Wheelie bin) and 1100l containers.
Domestic Waste
Waste excluding hazardous waste that emanates from premises used wholly or mainly for residential, educational, sport or recreational purposes.
Formal Households
A developed residential property where individual erven were approved in terms of town planning legislation.
Hazardous Waste
Waste that may, by circumstances of generation, production, use, quantity, concentration or inherent physical, chemical or toxicological characteristics, therefore, have a significant adverse effect on the environment, or the health of a person or other living organisms.
Informal Settlements
An area where no sub division of individual erven has taken place in terms of town planning legislation.
Indigent Register
Registered indigent debtors who meet certain criteria as determined by EMM from time to time.
A wheeled waste container with a capacity of 240l, 600l, 900l, 1100l and 1.75m3 provided by EMM
Removed – Not applicable Secondary structure
Residents occupying a structure at the backyard of another formal residence.
Building/Demolition Waste/Spoils
Clean Garden Waste
Organic waste is generated from gardening
Recycling Containers
240l wheelie bin with approved colour coded lids,
Domestic Waste
Waste excluding hazardous waste that emanates from premises used solely for residential, purposes.
Formal Households
A developed residential property promulgated in terms of town planning legislation.
Hazardous Waste
Waste that may, by circumstances of generation, production, use, quantity, concentration or inherent physical, chemical or toxicological characteristics, therefore, have a significant adverse effect on the environment, or the health of a person or other living organisms.
The analysis must be from a laboratory.
Informal Settlements
Occupation of land that is not formally promulgated into individual stands
Indigent Register
Is a person that met specific national criteria to qualify to be an indigent and
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Industrial Waste
a Waste that emanates from premises that are used wholly or mainly for industrial purposes….
Non-domestic/business waste
Waste that emanates from premises that are used wholly or mainly for
commercial,……
Non-Residential Properties
All developed properties not used for residential purposes and includes agricultural land, vacant land, hostels, guesthouses and old age homes.
Normal Removal Rebates
Discounts granted to single residential properties only valued up to R300 000.
Residential sectional title properties, guesthouses, old age homes and hostels are excluded.
Recycle Material
Material that can be converted into raw materials that can be reused to make new products or resources.
Residential Garage Waste
Waste generated from household activities at residential properties which includes household and garage waste, but excludes kitchen waste, garden waste,
building/demolition waste and hazardous waste.
Residential Properties
All improved properties that are: Used predominantly for residential purposes, with no more than three dwelling units per property.
is registered in the EMM indigent register.
Industrial Waste
Waste that is generated from premises that are used solely for industrial purposes……
Business waste
Waste that is generated from premises that are used solely for
commercial,………
Business institutions
All developed properties not used for residential purposes
Scheduled Refuse Removal Rebates
Rebates are only applicable to resident users with a stand size of 0-300m2 and the property value of R300 000 and less.
Recycle Material
Removed – Not applicable
Residential Garage Waste Removed – Not applicable
Residential Properties Removed – Not applicable Add:
Institutions
240l bin service on request with a rebate on the following institutions:
Vacant Land
All undeveloped land, properties without any buildings or structures, irrespective of usage, that could be used for
residential or other purposes.
Mixed use properties
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individual property is used for both residential and business. Zoning to be used for billing.
Departmental usage
Refuse removal services rendered to all or other departments after service delivery needs has been evaluated by Waste Management Services
Environmental levy
The tariff is levied to all residential properties not being levied an EMM refuse removal tariff because they do not receive a service
4. SERVICE 4. SERVICE
Waste Collection
The collection of building/demolition waste, clean garden waste, domestic waste, hazardous waste, industrial waste, residential garage waste, non-
domestic/business waste and recyclable material by the Municipality;
Waste Collection
The collection of building/demolition waste, garden waste/green waste, domestic waste, industrial waste/ business, carcass removal.
Area Cleansing
Removal of illegal dumping and littering, cleaning up in respect of Special Events Service, supply and service 1100l containers used for internal waste or events, picking up litter on EMM for events (normal working hours) and picking up litter on EMM property after events (after hours and weekends);
Waste Minimization
Any activity to prevent or reduce the volume and/or environmental impact of waste that is generated, treated, stored or disposed of through mechanisms such as re-using, recycling and processing waste for re-use;
and
Waste Disposal
Public Cleansing
Removal of illegal dumping, littering picking, street sweeping, supply and servicing of relevant containers used for internal waste or events.
Waste Minimization Removed – Not applicable
Waste Treatment and Disposal 6. COSTING MODEL – BIN SIZE AND STAND
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6. WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES CURRENT COSTING MODEL - BIN SIZE AND STAND SIZE AND FREQUENCY
The existing costing model in use is based on stand size with respect to the domestic service and derives from the amalgamation of the previous local Councils, wherein tariff structures varied greatly and ranged from a single tariff for all users to tariffs based on the number of rooms per dwelling, or on locality and geographic area. Uniform tariffs for the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
Removed – Not applicable
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were promulgated as from 2001/2002 financial year.
It is recommended that the 240l bin system be implemented…
Tariff models comparison
Stand size/cost based and property value based:
• Not related to usage;
• Not directly related to cost;
• Can lead to over pricing/under-pricing of services; and
• Due to demographic and changes in human settlement trends, this model may and do result in the some instances that the poor subsidise the more affluent portion of the community, especially in the case of high density developments.
The 240l bin system is currently being implemented ..
Removed – Not applicable
Bin size/cost based model
• Scientific and objective;
• Takes into account cost and promotes cost based pricing;
• Promote business approach to running of operations; and
• Scalable – can be made to relate to usage, and facilitate billing in terms of the user pays principle.
The loss/theft of 240l bins caused by……
Removed – Not applicable
The loss/theft of 240l bins and bulk containers caused by….
CURRENT AND PROPOSES AMENDED TARIFF’S
All Container services tariffs: are based on the size of the container and the frequency of removal.
Activity Basis of Tariff calculation Informal Settlements/indigents Zero rated (once per week) Formal Areas serviced through
bags system
Stand size (once per week) Domestic Service for 240l wheelie
bins
Per bin (serviced once per week)
Flat/Town House Complex Refuse Per unit per 240l bin (number of collections per week)
Council reserves the right to decide whether other types/sizes of bulk containers should be used to eliminate service delivery inefficiencies at no additional cost to the customer.
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Flat/Town House Complex Refuse where static compactors are installed
Per ton with minimum charge depending on which ever is the highest
Institutions Per 240l bin ( serviced once per week) Business Refuse Removal Per wheeled container size and number of
services per week
Litter Picking Rate per m² of all business and industrial zoned erven with fixed maximum levy per month
City cleansing levy: Area cleaning As per schedule of tariffs
Bulk Services container service As per bin size and per frequency of service
Sundry Tariffs Per removal
Environmental levy As per schedule of tariffs Refuse Disposal Sites Rand per ton
General public and contractors from outside the boundaries of the metro
Rand per ton for external users
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7. USER CATEGORIES 7. USER CATEGORIES
EMM shall distinguish all waste collection services between two user categories, namely, Residential Properties and Non- Residential Properties.
Waste management tariffs for EMM services or those provided by other entities on behalf of EMM shall accordingly distinguish
between the same two user categories.
Non-residential properties may opt to use either EMM service or the private contractor directly.
EMM shall distinguish all waste collection services between three user categories,
namely, Residential Properties, Non-Residential Properties and User Charges.
Waste management tariffs for EMM services or those provided by other entities on behalf of EMM shall accordingly distinguish between the same three user categories.
For all non-residential properties EMM will have the first right of refusal to render waste
management services. Where the private service providers are used it is the responsibility of the user to ensure the service comply with the relevant by –law or provincial/national statutes or regulation. The user shall be compelled to submit information types of refuse generated, volumes generated, service provider details and proof of safe disposal to Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Waste Management Services on request but not lees that quarterly.
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