Document status: Final

Document Type:Management Plan

HOW MINE
Initial Issue Date: 01/04/2018
Waste Management plan
Revision Date: 25/08/2020 BEMS – MP – 12
Revision No.: 01
Issue No.: 01

1 of 4

Local Storage Transportation Applicable Legal

No Waste Type Handling Requirements Disposal Requirements Instruments
Requirements Requirements
1 Used rubber Bins Gloves Skip (from Taken to scrap yard for re-use S.I 6 of 2007 Effluent and
couplings underground) or disposal to scrap metal Solid Waste Disposal
dealer.
2 Used oils and Bin drums Drums Truck with Oil drums taken to salvage S.I 10 of 2007 Hazardous
grease containment bunkers yard and final disposal to Waste Management
recommended dealers.
3 Worn out Rolling into bundles Gloves Truck/ Wheelbarrow Re-use as skirting or signage S.I 6 of 2007 Effluent and
conveyor belts and storing at the Solid Waste Disposal
salvage yard.
4 Fluorescent To be stored in Delicate glass handled in Transported in Crushed and put in sealed S.I 10 of 2007 Hazardous
tubes manufacturer’s boxes manufacturer’s boxes manufacturer’s boxes metal drums en-route to final Waste management
disposal.
5 Light bulbs To be stored in Delicate glass handled in Transported in Deposit into hazardous waste S.I 10 of 2007 Hazardous
manufacturer’s boxes manufacturer’s boxes manufacturer’s boxes handling receptacles. Waste management
6 Transformer oil Closed container Handle in non - leaking In a truck in tightly Sold to recommended oil S.I 10 of 2007 Hazardous
containers in a flame free closed containers dealers. Waste management
environment
7 Old breakers Dry place which has Gloves Bins/ trucks Separate copper from plastic, S.I 10 of 2007 Hazardous
a roof or bin Reuse copper Waste management
8 Scrap Metal To be stored in PVC Gloves Bins/ trucks Re-use at the mine or sell to S.I 10 of 2007 Hazardous
containers recommended dealers who Waste management
can re-use.
9 Old battery cells Store in cool dry Overall, gloves Transport in upright Separate into lead, sulphuric S.I 10 of 2007 Hazardous
place which has an position in a provided acid and PVC. Send old cells Waste management
impervious floor robust PVC container back to the supplier for reuse.
10 Used detergent Channelling in sewer Use of pipe network Sewage system Channel waste water through S.I 6 of 2007 Effluent and
degreasers system oil separators. Re-use the oil. Solid Waste Disposal
Issuer: Approver: Authorizer

SHEQ Officer SHEQ Manager Mine Manager

DATE PRINTED: 16-Oct-2020

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Document status: Final
Document Type:Management Plan
HOW MINE
Initial Issue Date: 01/04/2018
Waste Management plan
Revision Date: 25/08/2020 BEMS – MP – 12
Revision No.: 01
Issue No.: 01

2 of 4

Local Storage Transportation Applicable Legal

No Waste Type Handling Requirements Disposal Requirements Instruments
Requirements Requirements
11 Wood shavings Non-flammable dust Bins Wheelbarrow/ bins Reuse wood shavings for S.I 6 of 2007 Effluent and
bins absorbing oil from oil spills Solid Waste Disposal
and incinerate afterwards in
an incinerator at the Mine
Clinic.
12 Tyres Designated area at Manpower for loading into Truck Sell to companies, which S.I 6 of 2007 Effluent and
the salvage yard truck operate furnaces. Solid Waste Disposal
13 Old spares Spare boxes Manpower for loading into Truck Sell to recommended dealers S.I 6 of 2007 Effluent and
trucks or reuse. Solid Waste Disposal
14 Building debris At a Designated Front-end loader for Tractor Reuse for road construction S.I 6 of 2007 Effluent and
areas loading debris into a and land filling Solid Waste Disposal
tractor.
15 Paper Paper baskets/bins Paper baskets/Bins Truck Take to waste paper bunker S.I 6 of 2007 Effluent and
for collection by National Solid Waste Disposal
Waste Collection for
recycling.
16 Waste samples Empty buckets Respirator, rubber gloves, Wheelbarrow Crushed & sent to the S.I 6 of 2007 Effluent and
apron, overall safety boots stockpile and to the rough ore solid waste disposal
bin.
17 Broken crucibles Used crucibles, Leather gloves, overall, Wheelbarrow Take to stockpile. Through S.I 10 of 2007 Hazardous
/ used cupels cupels and slag safety goggles and safety system to the slimes dam Waste management
drum boots
18 Litharge tins Collection drum Washed and reused at the Respirator, overall & Crushed and taken to salvage S.I 10 of 2007 Hazardous
mine gloves yard Waste management
19 Old PPE Bins Gloves Truck dispose at Bulawayo City S.I 6 of 2007 Effluent and
Council Landfill. solid waste disposal
Issuer: Approver: Authorizer

SHEQ Officer SHEQ Manager Mine Manager

DATE PRINTED: 16-Oct-2020

WARNING: Always refer to Network File Sharing to confirm that this print is the latest version before use.
Document status: Final
Document Type:Management Plan
HOW MINE
Initial Issue Date: 01/04/2018
Waste Management plan
Revision Date: 25/08/2020 BEMS – MP – 12
Revision No.: 01
Issue No.: 01

3 of 4

Local Storage Transportation Applicable Legal

No Waste Type Handling Requirements Disposal Requirements Instruments
Requirements Requirements
20 Food Stuffs/ Refuse bins with lids General Standard refuse Reuse feeding by chickens or Public Health Act
household waste collection truck composting S.I 6 of 2007 Effluent and
solid waste disposal
21 Broken glass Refuse bins Packaging in plastic bag Standard refuse Send to Bulawayo City S.I 6 of 2007 Effluent and
collecting truck Council landfill solid waste disposal
22 Sewage manure Sewage drying beds Overall, Gloves and Mine tractor Used as manure for the S.I 6 of 2007 Effluent and
gumboots slimes dam rehabilitation solid waste disposal
programme Public Health Act 15:09
23 Clinical Bins Gloves Bins with lids and Incineration (Ref- EWI-HR-03) S.I 6 of 2007 Effluent and
waste(placenta, truck solid waste disposal
soiled bandages, Public Health Act 15:09
sharp objects)
24 Empty chemical A designated place Overalls, gumboots and Truck Sanitise and re-use SI 98 of 2010 Plastics and
polycans. with an impervious PVC gloves Plastic Bottles
floor.
25 Printing Stored in a lockable Sell/ send back to Truck Re-use cartridges as S.I 10 of 2007 Hazardous
cartridges and room suppliers for refill refills/Sending back to the Waste management
ribbons suppliers.
26 Burnt out fuses Old explosives box Mining blasting licence Old explosives box Follow old explosives disposal SI 72 of 1989 Explosives
holder channel Regulations
27 Cyanide boxes Cyanide boxes shed Gloves, Overall Manpower Re-use after proper S.I 10 of 2007 Hazardous
sanitization Waste management
28 Cyanide plastic Cyanide plastics Gloves, Overall Manpower Burning S.I 10 of 2007 Hazardous
packaging shed Waste management
29 Tailings Slimes dam Pipe network and a slimes Pipe network Disposed of at tailings dam S.I 10 of 2007 Hazardous
dam Waste management

Issuer: Approver: Authorizer

SHEQ Officer SHEQ Manager Mine Manager

DATE PRINTED: 16-Oct-2020

WARNING: Always refer to Network File Sharing to confirm that this print is the latest version before use.
Document status: Final
Document Type:Management Plan
HOW MINE
Initial Issue Date: 01/04/2018
Waste Management plan
Revision Date: 25/08/2020 BEMS – MP – 12
Revision No.: 01
Issue No.: 01

4 of 4

Local Storage Transportation Applicable Legal

No Waste Type Handling Requirements Disposal Requirements Instruments
Requirements Requirements
30 Waste plastic Plastic bins Plastic bins/baskets Truck Take to waste plastic bunker SI 98 of 2010 Plastics and
paper for collected to the City Plastic Bottles
council dumpsite.
31 Human waste Buckets Lockable buckets, Hoisting to surface Disposed of in the surface -S.I 6 of 2007 Effluent and
respirator, gloves, septic tank solid waste disposal
deodoriser, aprons -S.I 182 of 1995 Mining
(Health and Sanitation)
-Public Health Act 15:09
32 Silver nitrate Lab beakers Gloves NA Channel back into the system S.I 10 of 2007 Hazardous
Waste management
33 Slag Wheelbarrow Wheelbarrow Wheelbarrow Take to stockpile in transit to S.I 10 of 2007 Hazardous
Slimes Dam 5 via the Waste management
metallurgical
34 Incinerator waste At designated area Gloves, overall, respirator. Truck Take to Esigodini hospital for S.I 6 of 2007 Effluent and
disposal. solid waste disposal

Issuer: Approver: Authorizer

SHEQ Officer SHEQ Manager Mine Manager

DATE PRINTED: 16-Oct-2020

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