TY - JFULL AU - Edison Muzenda PY - 2012/9/ TI - Gauteng-s Waste Outlook: A Reflection T2 - International Journal of Environmental and Ecological Engineering SP - 555 EP - 561 VL - 6 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10919 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 68, 2012 N2 - Gauteng, as the province with the greatest industrial and population density, the economic hub of South Africa also generates the greatest amount of waste, both general and hazardous. Therefore the province has a significant need to develop and apply appropriate integrated waste management policies that ensure that waste is recognised as a serious problem and is managed in an effective integrated manner to preserve both the present and future human health and environment. This paper reflects on Gauteng-s waste outlook in particular the province-s General Waste Minimisation Plan and its Integrated Waste Management Policy. The paper also looks at general waste generation, recyclable waste streams as well as recycling and separation at source initiatives in the province. Both the quantity and nature of solid waste differs considerably across the socio-economic spectrum. People in informal settlements generate an average of 0.16 kg per person per day whereas 2 kg per day is not unusual in affluent areas. For example the amount of waste generated in Johannesburg is approximately 1.2 kg per person per day. ER -