City of Ekurhuleni Municipality v New Star Technology CC and Zhibing Yuan

A summary of a High Court of South Africa judgment where the City of Ekurhuleni Municipality successfully obtained an interdict against New Star Technology CC and Zhibing Yuan for operating a waste recycling facility without required environmental authorisations.

• The High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Johannesburg, interdicted the waste recycling company New Star after an environmental management inspector (EMI) found the facility was operating without a waste management licence and an atmospheric emission licence (AEL), causing water pollution, air pollution, flies, and bad smells.
• The court granted the interdict after determining that New Star had shown 'conspicuous disregard of the law' by continuing unauthorised activities despite a compliance notice requiring the company to cease operations, remove process waste and waste water, and report on safe disposal.
• The court dismissed legal challenges regarding the Municipality's standing (locus standi) under section 32 of NEMA and the personal citation of director Zhibing Yuan, subsequently ordering that New Star be prohibited from operating without an AEL, Waste Management Licence, or in violation of waste Norms and Standards.

APA

Danjelle (2022). City of Ekurhuleni Municipality v New Star Technology CC and Zhibing Yuan. Centre for Environmental Rights. https://cer.org.za/virtual-library/judgments/high-courts/city-of-ekurhuleni-municipality-v-new-star-technology-cc-and-zhibing-yuan

Chicago

Danjelle. City of Ekurhuleni Municipality v New Star Technology CC and Zhibing Yuan. Centre for Environmental Rights, 2022. https://cer.org.za/virtual-library/judgments/high-courts/city-of-ekurhuleni-municipality-v-new-star-technology-cc-and-zhibing-yuan.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{danjelle2022city, author = {Danjelle}, title = {{City of Ekurhuleni Municipality v New Star Technology CC and Zhibing Yuan}}, institution = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, year = {2022}, month = sep, url = {https://cer.org.za/virtual-library/judgments/high-courts/city-of-ekurhuleni-municipality-v-new-star-technology-cc-and-zhibing-yuan}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }