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TAPPSA CONFERENCE
ELANGENI HOTELDURBAN
19 and 20th OCTOBER 2010
TAPPSA CONFERENCE
Waste management legislation and how some sections
could affect the paper industry
LEGISLATION
• The National Environment Waste Act (No 59 of 2008) and Draft National Waste Management Strategy• Licencing
- Part 7 of the Act provides for IndWMP’s- Paper and packaging targeted first (low hanging fruit)- Consulted with overseas expert (David Perchard)- Cost 88,000 pounds (R1,2m) - This cost borne largely by PACSA, Buyisa-e-Bag and RAG
(Recovery Action Group)
Waste management heirarchy
Recycling Targets
• Paper will propose a target of 63% to be achieved in 2015 (2016??)
- Competition for recyclables
STATISTICS
South African Paper Recovery Rate
Challenges
• Effect of the economy • The term recycling vs recovery• Definition of waste
Challenges cont.
• PIKITUP - Contracted out– no sorting • Clean ups – 63,000 bags go straight to
landfill• Not practising what they preach
LICENCING
• Licensing requirements• Costs thereof• Barrier to entry (MRF’s, entrepreneurs, buy
back centres)• Competition for recyclable paper- Rather than look at tariff levies, sell recyclables - Composting - 55,000 carbon credits @ 13 USD
per credit!!- CT entrepreneur – ceiling insulation
complained to CoCT • Outlying areas (OR Tambo municipality,
Eastern Cape)
Current status (from Govt perspective)
• Are relevant parties ready and clear as to what they are expected to do in terms of part 7 of the Act
• Is the current draft NWMS able to achieve/or has it achieved its intended purpose?
• The document (Waste Act) was prepared prematurely, prior to completion of the NWMS
• The document is generic hence not addressing the needs of a specific industry sector
Current status cont..
• Deemed a starting document• Public comment closed 11 August 2010• Being reviewed• Align the Act with NWMS• Improve the section on the preparation of
IndWMP and decision making• Written at too high a level, no detail on what to
do• Improve guidance on stakeholder consultation
Current status cont
• Discuss the amended version with stakeholders
• Finalise the document in the government fiscal year 2010/2011
• Adopt in 2011/2012• Final word “Don’t do plans until Section
28 has been finalised” “If you have done it, keep it aside until comes into effect, then submit”
Preparing to meet requirements
• Joint ventures with other waste streams• Intensifying education and awareness campaigns- Spread knowledge with adjustment to consumer behaviour as
an outcome- Change mindsets : an inconvenient change in lifestyle; don’t
think one person can make a difference- Learn from small- Meeting with Minister Basic Education – school curriculum- Training potential entrepreneurs• Challenge traditional thinking e.g. Competitions – prize for school with the LEAST amount of waste
Preparing to meet requirements
• Consulting with relevant brand owners to standardise colour coding for the various waste streams
Preparing to achieve target
• Separation at Source- Driving this message at every
opportunity- More and more officials from
government are on the same page.- Municipalities are incorporating provision
of separate receptacle for dry waste (recyclables)
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