Waste Management Licences — start here
Start your waste management licence application
Tell us about your waste activity, its scale and waste type, and we confirm the category, the assessment pathway and a fixed fee before any work begins.
Our fees are fixed and agreed in writing before work starts. Government fees are included in the quoted amount, and your first consultation is free.
Before you send
- Waste licence category checker — free, no email needed.
- Read the Waste Management Licences guide
- Waste Management Licences FAQ
In this section
Everything we publish on waste management licences, in the order most people read it.
- Waste Management Licences: fees, scope and how to engage usService page
- Waste licence category checkerFree tool, no email required
- Waste Management Licences guide: the law, the process and the timelinesLong-form guide
- Waste Management Licences: frequently asked questionsQuestions and answers
- Start your waste management licences applicationTwo-minute intake · you are here
Last reviewed: 2026-09-17
Written and reviewed by Dynamic Legal Services (Pty) Ltd, registration 2016/074955/07. Registered with the Department of Water and Sanitation, EAPASA applicant. Offices in Faerie Glen, Pretoria and Sandown, Sandton. Telephone 087 153 6207, support@dlegal.co.za. General information on South African regulatory practice, not advice on a specific matter — the first consultation is free.