TAPPSA CONFERENCE ELANGENI HOTEL DURBAN 19 and 20 th OCTOBER 2010.

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)