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Environmental Experts
Earth Free Environmental Consultancy offers its clients a pool of environmental services to meet their authorisation, implementation and monitoring needs, as outlined below: Identification of project risks, scoping of issues for project enhancements and evaluation of impacts through environment impact assessments (EIAs) and development of Environmental Management Programmes (EMPr, including development of implementation plans in the form of environmental management plans (EMPs). Assist in applications for various authorisations from regulatory authorities such as Water Use Licences, Waste Licences and Development of Integrated Waste Management Plans. Stakeholder identification, engagement and management and incorporation of issues into feasibility studies for better inclusive decision making. Environmental monitoring and auditing to ensure the project controls are on place and that the desired objectives are being attained throughout the project life cycle.
1. Environmental Impact Assessment – Earth Free Environmental Consultancy has vast experience in undertaking Environmental Impact Assessment Project ranging from housing developments, bridges and for mixed land-use developments. All projects are undertaken in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Management Act and Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations of 2017 as amended (Screening – Scoping – EIR - Basic Assessment - EMP).
2. Independent Environmental Control Officer (ECO) – We have experience in undertaking ECO duties for bulk water supply projects, residential developments, road construction projects and all other infrastructure-related projects. ECO is responsible for monitoring all activities on a development site and ensuring that all contractors comply with the requirements of the conditions as stipulated in any environmental authorization as well as the requirements outlined in the Environmental Management Programme (EMPr).
3. Permits Applications – Earth Free Environmental Consultancy has vast experience in providing assistance in obtaining approvals for the following types of environmental applications;
• Waste Management License (WML) applications
• Waste Management Plans
• Environmental Management Plan (EMP) approval applications
• Mining Permit applications
• Indigenous plant / nursery permits
• Department of Water and Sanitation authorizations.
4. Waste Management – Earth Free Environmental Consultancy has extensive experience in landfill investigations, permit applications and waste management. We have undertaken permit applications for general landfill sites and all applications are undertaken in accordance to the National Environmental Management Waste Act and with strict adherence to the minimum requirements.
5. Development of Environmental Management Programmes (EMPR) – a compilation of Environmental Management Programmes containing mitigation measures for construction and the operation of the infrastructure development projects for inclusion with applications for Environmental Authorisation or for independent use for the promotion of environmental best practice.
2. Independent Environmental Control Officer (ECO) – We have experience in undertaking ECO duties for bulk water supply projects, residential developments, road construction projects and all other infrastructure-related projects. ECO is responsible for monitoring all activities on a development site and ensuring that all contractors comply with the requirements of the conditions as stipulated in any environmental authorization as well as the requirements outlined in the Environmental Management Programme (EMPr).
3. Permits Applications – Earth Free Environmental Consultancy has vast experience in providing assistance in obtaining approvals for the following types of environmental applications;
• Waste Management License (WML) applications
• Waste Management Plans
• Environmental Management Plan (EMP) approval applications
• Mining Permit applications
• Indigenous plant / nursery permits
• Department of Water and Sanitation authorizations.
4. Waste Management – Earth Free Environmental Consultancy has extensive experience in landfill investigations, permit applications and waste management. We have undertaken permit applications for general landfill sites and all applications are undertaken in accordance to the National Environmental Management Waste Act and with strict adherence to the minimum requirements.
5. Development of Environmental Management Programmes (EMPR) – a compilation of Environmental Management Programmes containing mitigation measures for construction and the operation of the infrastructure development projects for inclusion with applications for Environmental Authorisation or for independent use for the promotion of environmental best practice.