Wesco - Environmental and Social Impact Assessment process for the proposed Wesco Waste Management Facility

Wesco Waste Management Facility (Pty) Ltd (a subsidiary of Interwaste (Pty) Ltd) is proposing to construct and operate a new integrated waste management facility on Portion 1 of the Farm Brakkefontein No. 32. The property is located between the R27 and R304, approximately 35 km north of the Cape Town metropolitan area, 5 km south of Atlantis Industrial and 2 km north-east of Duynefontein.

SLR Consulting (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (SLR) an independent firm of environmental consultants, has been appointed by Interwaste to undertake the Scoping and Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) process required in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act 107 of 1998) (NEMA) and National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act 59 of 2008) (NEM:WA). SLR has also been appointed to undertake the Water Use License Application (WULA) process in terms of the National Water Act, 1998 (No. 36 of 1998) (NWA).

Status

You are hereby informed that the Draft Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report (DE&SIAR) has now been distributed for a 60-day review and comment period (including 1 public holiday) from 11 February 2025 to 14 April 2025.

The full report is available for download below. Hard copies of the full report will also be made available at the following locations:

• Wesfleur Library (Atlantis);
• Philadelphia Church Hall;
• Koeberg Library; and
• Tableview Library.

You are also invited to attend the scheduled online meeting and Public Open Days as set out below. You can attend public open days at any time during the hours specified to view posters with project information and talk directly to the project team. No formal presentations will be provided at the open days.

The online (virtual) public meeting has also been arranged for 6 March 2025 from 18h00 to 21h00. To register your attendance for the online (virtual) meeting, please click on the following link : https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/59e2ef89-214d-4a1a-8843-c7255dd71eea@109cec53-a877-42eb-93e8-b9f5c282ba38