Pollution and Waste Management aims to facilitate and develop programmes, projects, co-operative management and policy mechanisms, measures and decision-support systems to ensure integrated pollution and waste management.

Pollution and Waste Management also aims to:

• Ensure efficient and effective provision of staff for the new structure and development of personnel
• Collect, analyse and disseminate relevant and current information regarding pollution and waste management
• Promote programmes on pollution and waste management that give effect to integrated pollution and waste management
• Promote public participation in environmental governance and decision-making with respect to integrated pollution and waste management
• Provide efficient and effective support to all clients and ensure co-operative governance to achieve integrated pollution and waste management
• Develop and implement pollution and waste management legislation, policies, norms, standards and guidelines and ensure compliance with relevant environmental legislation.