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MAXIMISING THE CIRCULAR WASTE ECONOMY IN SOUTH AFRICA

PCEA COLLOQUIUM ON WASTE MANAGEMENT

INDUSTRY WASTE PLANS PRESENTATION 14 MARCH 2017

ChemicalsandWasteManagement

Presentation Outline v  Purpose v  Introduction v  Strategic Context v  Waste Management Measures v  Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) v  National Pricing Strategy v  Industry Waste Management Plans v  Section 28 Notice v  Summary of Comments v  Progress v  Consultation v  Amended Notice v  Discussion v  Recommendations

Purpose

v To provide the on the Overview of existing government regulation on waste management relating to the Industry Waste Management Plans.

Introduction v  WhatareIndWMPs?

v  IndWMPisalegislatedmeasurethatenablescollec8veplanningbyindustrytomanagetheirproductsoncetheybecomewasteandtocollec8velysettargetsforwastereduc8on,recyclingandre-use

v  WhyareIndWMPsnecessary?v  Becausethepeopledeemeditnecessarythatindustryisheldresponsiblebeyond

pointofsaleforpar8cularproductsthathavetoxiccons8tuentsorposewastemanagementchallenges,par8cularlywherevoluntarywastemeasureshavefailed.

v  HowareweintendingtoimplementIndWMPs?

Cons8tu8on NEMA NEMWA Sec8on28

StrategicContext

•  Servicedelivery•  Transforma8on•  CapableState•  Na8onalDevelopmentPlan•  Lesswaste•  Wastebeneficia8on•  Wasterecyclingeconomy

StrategicContext•  South Africa’s commitment to sustainable

development is aimed at balancing the broader economic and social challenges while protecting environmental resources.

•  For the waste sector in South Africa this

means care must be taken to ensure wise consumption and production patterns, resource efficiency, waste prevention and minimization and waste reuse and recovery.

INTRODUCTION

SOUTHAFRICA

•  Popula8on

•  Landarea

•  Popula8ondensity

VisionSummary

ProblemStatement:

toomuchofwastegoingtowaste,insufficientinfrastructureandskills, produc8on/consump8on,consumerism,underfunding,

pervasiveunderpricing,unsafe,unhealthy, undignifiedcondi8ons

Valueproposi8on:wastevalorisa8on,waste/recyclingeconomy,jobcrea8on,

enterprisedevelopment,resourceefficiency,wastetoenergy,servicedelivery,governance,revenue

DesiredOutcome:Lesswaste,wastediversion,jobs,recycling,circulareconomy,sound

materialsociety,transforma8on,levellingtheplayingfields,streamlinedregulatory

processes

Global and local drivers

•  Waste management is currently undergoing a major global paradigm shift

Globalandlocaldrivers:• Popula8ongrowthandurbanisa8on• Increasingquan8tyandcomplexityofwaste• Climatechange• Carboneconomics• Resourcescarcity• Commodityprices• Energysecurity• Globalisa8on• Jobcrea8on• Tighteningregula8on

South Africa

Global

Global Trends: Developed

Municipal solid waste management

LegislaDveFramework•  TheCons8tu8on•  TheNa8onalEnvironmentalManagement

Act•  TheWasteAct•  TheNa8onalWasteManagementStrategyThe Waste Act aims to protect health, well-being and theenvironmentbyprovidingreasonablemeasuresfor:

–  Avoidingthegenera8onofwaste;–  Reducing,reusing,recyclingandrecoveryofwaste–  Trea8ngandsafelydisposingofwasteasalastresort;–  Preven8ngpollu8on;and–  Securing ecologically sustainable development while

promo8ngjus8fiableeconomicandsocialdevelopment

WasteAct&RegulaDons•  WasteActListedAc8vi8es(requirelicensing)•  WasteInforma8onRegula8ons•  WasteClassifica8on&ManagementRegula8ons•  WasteTyreRegula8ons•  Sec8on28no8ceonIndWMPs•  NormsandStandardsfor:

–  AssessmentofWasteforLandfillDisposal–  DisposalofWastetoLandfill–  StorageofWaste–  Scrappingorrecoveryofmotorvehicles–  Extrac8on,flaringorrecoveryoflandfillgas–  Compos8ngofwaste(draa)

EVOLUTION OF WASTE POLICY IN SA

2001PolokwaneDeclara8on

1999Na8onalWasteManagementStrategy

2000IntegratedPollu8onandWasteManagementPolicy

2008WasteAct

2014Na8onalEnvironmentalManagement:WasteAmendmentAct

2010Na8onalPolicyfortheProvisionofBasicRefuseRemovalServicestotheIndigents

2012Na8onalWasteManagementStrategyNa8onalwasteDatabaselineReport

1998Na8onalEnvironmentalManagementAct

CircularEconomy•  responsetotheaspira8onforsustainablegrowthinthecontextof

thegrowingpressureofproduc8onandconsump8onontheworld’sresourcesandenvironment.

•  theeconomyhasmainlyoperatedona‘take-make-dispose’•  Replaceslinearmodelandno8onof“endoflife”•  Keeptheaddedvalueinproductsforlongertoeliminatewaste•  Keepresourceswithintheeconomywhenaproducthasreachedend

ofitslife,sothattheycanbeproduc8velyusedagainandagainandhencecreatefurthervalue

•  Atransi8ontoacirculareconomyshiasthefocustoreusing,repairing,refurbishing,re-purposing,recyclingandUPCYCLING

•  Businesscanredesigncompletesupplychainsforresourceefficiencyandcircularity.

•  createsnewmarketsrespondingtoshiasinconsump8onpajernsawayfromtradi8onalownershiptowardsusing,reusingandsharing

Sound Material Society •  Material flow analysis: input vs output •  Production and consumption - material •  Material recovery – resource efficiency •  Decouple GDP growth from waste growth •  Waste will quadruple by 2050: 9bn with 3bn Mass

balance approach: energy, carbon, water, materials •  Industrial entropy – recycling & recovery rates •  Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) – Devlpd •  Product Stewardship - OECD •  Designing for the Environment – USA •  Secondary Resources/ Beneficiation - BRICS

WasteStreamsRecyclingRates

(DSTRDIRoadmap2013) %

PLASTIC 18WASTEOIL 44SCRAPMETAL 80ELECTRONICWASTE 11PAPER 57GLASS 32TYRES 4MUNICIPALORGANICWASTE 35

WasteRecyclingEconomyOpportunityStatement

•  DST’s10-yearWasteRDIRoadmap,setthegoalofgrowingtheSouthAfricanwastesectorfromitscurrent0.51%(2012)to1-1.5%ofGDP.

•  ThetotalvalueofwasteintheSouthAfricaneconomyises8matedtobeataminimumofZAR25billion(DST,2013).

•  SA’spopula8onandeconomicgrowthhasadirectlinkwithwastegenera8on

•  Thecomposi8onofthewastestreamislikelytobecomemorecomplexinthefuture.

OpportunityStatement•  Recyclingratesareinfluencedbythequalityofrecovered

materialsandtheeconomicviabilityofrecyclingopera8ons.•  Opportuni8esforimprovingmaynotresideinthealready

welldevelopedmarkets(i.e.glass,paper,plas8csandcans).•  Therealpoten8alliesinunexploredmarketsfor(tyres,e-

waste,organicwaste,construc8on&demoli8onwaste,obsoletecars,etc.)

•  Increasinglycomplexwastestreamswillthereforerelyonmorespecialisedtechnologiestoenablerecycling.

MunicipalLandfillSite

GardenWaste

Picture by Suzan Oelofse

DomesDcwasterecycling

Picture by Suzan Oelofse

WasteRecycling

WasteTransportaDon

WasteManagementMeasures

•  Industrywastemanagementplans•  Extendedproducerresponsibility•  Declara8onofprioritywastes•  Licensing•  Wasteclassifica8on&managementsystem•  Norms&Standards

•  Industrywastemanagementplans-enablescollec8veplanningbyindustrytomanagetheirproductsoncetheybecomewasteandtocollec8velysettargetsforwastereduc8on,recyclingandre-use.

•  Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) - iden8fies par8cularproducts that have toxic cons8tuents or that pose wastemanagement challenges, and regulates industry responsibility fortheseproductsbeyondpointofsale.

•  Prioritywastes-iden8fiescategoriesofwastethatrequirespecialwastemanagementmeasuresdue to the risksof thesewastes tohumanhealthandtheenvironment.

WasteManagementMeasures…2

•  Licensing-theActprovidesforalistofwasteac8vi8esthatrequirelicensing and the sepng of condi8ons. The Act also provides forlis8ngwastemanagementac8vi8esthatdonotrequirealicenceifundertaken according to specified norms and standards orrequirements.

•  Waste ClassificaDon and Management System - provides amethodologyfortheclassifica8onofwasteandprovidesstandardsfortheassessmentanddisposalofwasteforlandfilldisposal

•  Normsandstandards-baselineregulatorystandardsformanagingwasteateachstageofthewastemanagementhierarchy.

WasteManagementMeasures…3

ImplemenDngEconomicInstruments•  ExtendedProducerResponsibility(EPR)schemes

– EPRisan“environmentalpolicyapproachinwhichaproducer’sresponsibilityforaproductisextendedtothepost-consumerstageofaproduct’slifecycle”(OECD,2001).

–  Inten8onsofEPRaretorelievemunicipali8esofsomeofthefinancialburdenofwastemanagement,andtoprovideincen8vestoproducerstoreduceresources,usemoresecondarymaterials,andimplementproductdesignchangestoreducewaste.

– EPRshiastheresponsibilityforwastemanagementawayfromgovernmenttoindustry

NaDonalPricingStrategy…2

ExtendedProducerResponsibility(EPR)•  EPRisaninterna8onalprac8ce•  InmostcountriesEPRismanagedbyIndustry-responsibilitythereforerestswithIndustryforallwastegenerated

•  InacountrylikeHungaryEPRschemeisrunbyGovernment/theState

•  EPRrequiresindustrytodevelopandimplementplanstomanagethewastegeneratedinthesector

•  EPRmayinvolvethecontribu8onofataxorvoluntaryfeetofundthescheme

ExtendedProducerResponsibility(ctd)•  Targetsagreedbetweenallpar8esincludingannual

revision•  Monitoringofimplementa8onplansisdonebytheState•  AssessmentoftheachievementsisdonebytheState•  Incen8vesanddisincen8vesforachievingandnot

achievingsettargets•  Plansincludetechnologicalinnova8ontoreducethe

volumesofwastegenerated

•  UpstreaminstrumentsImplemenDngUpstreamInstruments

NaDonalPricingStrategy

EconomicInstruments

•  EPRschemesImplemenDngThroughEPRSchemes

•  TheNa8onalPricingStrategywaspublishedon11August2016forimplementa8on

•  Itcontainsasuiteofdifferenteconomicinstrumentssuchas,landfilldisposaltaxes,materialtaxes,refund-depositschemes,extendedproducerresponsibility(EPR)andsubsidies&incen8vesforcertainwastestreams

•  ThePricingStrategyproposedtwosystemsforEPR,industrymanagedschemeandagovernmentmanagedscheme

NaDonalPricingStrategy…6•  Governmentmanagementscheme

•  RevenuecollectedbySARS•  TransferredtoDEAasperapprovedbusinessplanandpartofMTEF

•  WasteManagementBureau(WMB)thenallocatesfundstotheProductResponsibilityOrganiza8on(PRO)

•  PROtoimplementtheapprovedIndWMPbycontractualagreementwithWMB

NaDonalPricingStrategy…7•  Industrymanagementscheme

•  RevenuecollectedbyIndustry

•  PROtransferspor8onoftherevenuetoWMBaspercoopera8onagreements

•  WMBresponsibleformonitoringtheimplementa8onoftheIndWMP

NaDonalPricingStrategy…8•  SARSistheonlyen8tymandatedtocollectpublicfunds

•  FundscollectedbySARSgoestotheRevenueFund(fiscus)forfurtherdistribu8ontoachieveGovernment'sobjec8ves.

•  SARSiscurrentlycollec8ngtheTyrelevyasat1Feb,plas8cbaglevyandIncandescentlightbulblevy.

•  Collec8onoftheleviesfortheotherpriori8zedsectors(paper&packaging,ewasteandligh8ng)

•  An Industry Waste Management Plan (IndWMP) for any particular waste stream should ensure the holistic management of that waste stream from the points of generation, collection and transportation, storage as well as processing.

•  All supporting programmes such as awareness, capacity building and research should also be included.

•  The work done through the IndWMPs will promote the recycling sector.

•  The prioritisation of waste streams to be managed through the application of an IndWMP is dependent on several factors:

–  the severity of potential impacts of a specific activity or waste stream, –  available resources for regulation, –  the level of maturity of a specific sector, –  the level of organisation existing or possible, –  the level of cooperation and a good track record of compliance by the sector, –  existing management measures, and –  existing recycling rates

Industry Waste Management Plans

SoundWasteManagement

(WasteHierarchy)

Empowermentofpreviouslydisadvantagedindividuals

JobCrea8onandSMMEdevelopment

Informa8onManagement

Industry Waste Management Plans …2 •  Industry Waste Management Plans (IndWMPs) are the primary tools used in the waste sector to

facilitate cradle to cradle (holistic) management of waste streams in a manner that promotes job creation and SMME/Cooperative development.

•  The IndWMPs are based on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and circular economy •  Part 7 of the Act provides details on the legislative provisions regarding the IndWMPs •  The IndWMPs attempt to respond to most of the goals of the National Waste Management Strategy

Industry Waste Management Plans …3 •  Part 7 of the Act provides details on the legislative provisions regarding the process to be

followed towards the preparation of Industry WMPs as well as reviewing and approval by authorities, and includes description of the following: o  process for the preparation of Industry WMPs, including a discussion on responsibilities for the

preparation of such plans;

o  listing possible contents of an Industry WMP;

o  a description of the consultation process that may be required during the preparation of Industry WMPs;

o  approval process for the Industry WMPs;

o  a review process for the Industry WMP, as well as

o  possible measures that may be taken against non-compliance with provisions of Part 7.

Goal1:Promotewasteminimisa8on,re-use,recyclingandrecovery

ofwaste Goal 8: Establish effective compliance

with and enforcement of the

Waste Act.

Goal 7: Provide measures to remediate

contaminated land

Goal 6: Ensure sound budgeting

and financial management for waste servicesGoal 5: Achieve

integrated waste management

planning

Goal 4: Ensurethatpeopleareawareoftheimpactofwasteon

theirhealth,well-beingandtheenvironment

Goal3:Growthecontribu8onofthewastesectortothegreeneconomy

Goal2:Ensuretheeffec8veandefficientdeliveryofwaste

services

Industry Waste Management Plans …4 Na8onalWasteManagementStrategyGoals:

National Pricing Strategy for Waste Management

Industry Waste Management Plans …5

•  TheNa8onalEnvironmentalManagementAct,Act59of2008(NEMWA)providesfortheIndWMPs

•  S28provisionforthedevelopmentofIndustryWasteManagementPlans

•  IntermsoftheAct,personsorcategoryofpersonsorindustrythatgenerateswastetoprepareandsubmitIndWMP’stotheMinsterforapproval

Industry Waste Management Plans …6 •  Section 34 of the act indicates that the Waste

Management Bureau be established as juristic person with the function of acting as a specialist implementing agent within the Department in respect of matters such as:

–  managing the disbursement of incentives and funds, identify & promote best practises in the minimisation, re-use, recycling or recovery of waste.

•  With the greatest role being that of monitoring the implementation of the various Industry Waste Management Plans (IndWMPs)and its overall governance.

SecDon28NoDce•  FirstNo8ceofinten8onpublishedon24July2015for

comments(ewaste,Ligh8ng,Paper&Packagingsectors)•  Exyensiveconsulta8onwithindustrysectorsandother

roleplayers•  FinalNo8cewaspublishedin12August2016for

implementa8on•  No8cewaswithdrawnon12September2016dueto

concernsfromindustryandanewNo8ceofinten8onwaspublishedforcommentson12September2016

SecDon28NoDce…2•  PreviousNo8ceofinten8onof12September2016

containedprovisionsthatwereremovedfromtheoriginalNo8ceaaerconsideringcommentsreceived.•  70%requirement•  Exclusionofimporters•  Provided12monthsforregistra8on•  Provided12monthsfordevelopmentofthe

IndWMPfromregistra8on(poten8ally24monthsforthesubmissionofplans)

Section 28 Notice …3 v TheMinisterintermsofsec8on28(1)readwithsec8on28(5)oftheNa8onalEnvironmentalManagement:WasteAct,2008(ActNo.59of2008),requiresthatthePaperandPackagingIndustry,ElectricalandElectronicEquipmentIndustryandLigh8ngIndustrytoprepareandsubmittheirindustrywastemanagementplansforapproval.

Section 28 Notice …4 v IntheNo8ceanywordorexpressiontowhichameaninghas

beenassignedintheActbearsthatmeaning,unlessthecontextotherwiseindicates─v  “consumercommodity”meansproductsthatarepurchasedforconsump8onbythe

averageconsumer;v  “electricalandelectronicequipment”meansequipmentwhichisdependenton

electriccurrentsorelectromagne8cfieldsinordertoworkproperlyandequipmentforthegenera8on,transferandmeasurementsofsuchcurrentsandfields;

v  “lighDngequipment”meanselectricalorelectronicequipmentusedforproducingar8ficiallightorillumina8on;

v  “producerresponsibilityorganizaDon”meansanon-profitorganiza8onestablishedbyanypersonopera8nginanyofthewastesectorscoveredinthisNo8cetosupporttheimplementa8onoftheirresponsibili8esintermsofthisNo8ce;

Section 28 Notice …5 v “packaging”meansanymaterial,containerorwrapping,usedforor

inconnec8onwiththecontainment,transport,handling,protec8on,promo8on,marke8ngorsaleofanyproductorsubstance,butexcludes─v  (a) shippingcontainersusedsolelyforthetransporta8onofanyconsumer

commodityinbulktomanufacturers,packers,orprocessors,ortowholesaleorretaildistributorsthereof;

v  (b) packagingusedsolelyforindustrialpurposes;v  (c) packagingmadeof8mberandtex8le;orv  (d) plas8cpalletsandindustrialbulkcontainers(IBC’s)withacapacityexceeding1000

litres,

v packagingmaybeprimary,containingtheactualproductorsecondarytypicallycontainingproductsalreadypackagedinprimarypackaging;

Section 28 Notice …6 v  “paper”meansanysubstancemadefromwoodpulp,rags,straw,orother

fibrousmaterialusedforwri8ng,prin8ng,orasawrappingmaterial;v  “processing”meansthereuse,recycling,recovery,treatmentordisposal

ac8vi8esundertakeninthemanagementofwaste;v  “producer”meansanypersonorcategoryofpersonsengagedinthe

commercialmanufacture,conversion,refurbishmentorimportofnewand/orused─(a) paperandpackagingmaterial;(b) ligh8ngequipment;or(c) electricalandelectronicequipment,or(d) importersofgoodswrappedinprimaryorsecondarypackagingmaterial

v  andwhichareintendedfordistribu8onintheRepublicofSouthAfrica;

Section 28 Notice …8 v  RegistraDonofproducer(1) Aproduceropera8ngonthedateofpublica8onofthisNo8cemustregisterwiththe

Ministerwithin3monthsaaerthedateofpublica8onofthisNo8ce.(2) Aproducercommencingbusinessaaerthedateofpublica8onofthisNo8cemustregister

withtheMinisterwithin30dayspriortocommencingbusiness.(3) Aregistra8oncontemplatedinsubsec8ons(1)and(2)mustcontainthefollowing

informa8onasaminimum─v  (a) thenameandwhereapplicable,companyregistra8onnumberintermsoftheCompanies

Act,2008(ActNo.71of2008)oftheproducer;v  (b) theregisteredbusinessaddressoftheproducer;v  (c) thephysicaladdresswherethebusinessisconductedoristobeconducted;andv  (d) contactdetails.

(4)TheMinisterwillissuetheproducerwitharegistra8onnumberwithin60daysaaerdateofreceiptoftheregistra8onviaanydepartmentalelectronicsystemcontemplatedinsubsec8ons(1)and(2).

Section 28 Notice …9 v  RegistraDonofProducerResponsibilityOrganizaDon(1) Agroupofproducersopera8nginthesectorsreferredtointhisNo8cemayestablisha

producerresponsibilityorganiza8onforthedevelopmentandimplementa8onofanindustrywastemanagementplantogiveeffecttoextendedproducerresponsibilityac8vi8escontemplatedinsec8on18oftheAct.

(2) Aproducerresponsibilityorganiza8onestablishedintermsofsubsec8on(1)mustregisterasanon–profitorganiza8onintermsoftherelevantapplicablelegisla8on.

(3) Aproducerresponsibilityorganiza8oncontemplatedinsubsec8on(1)mustregisterwiththeMinisterwithin60daysaaerthedateofestablishment.

(4) Theregistra8oncontemplatedinsubsec8on(3)abovemustcontainthefollowinginforma8on:

(a) thenameandtheregistra8onnumberoftheproducerresponsibilityorganiza8onintermsoftheCompaniesAct,2008(ActNo.71of2008);

(b) theregisteredaddressoftheproducerresponsibilityorganiza8on;(c) contactdetails;and(d) thesectororsubsectorofasectorlistedinthisNo8cethatiscoveredbytheproducerresponsibilityorganiza8on.

Section 28 Notice …10 v PreparaDonandsubmissionofindustrywastemanagement

planforapproval(1)Aproducermusteither—

(a) prepareandsubmitanindustrywastemanagementplantotheMinisterforapproval,withinninemonthsfromthedateofregistra8on;or(b) subscribetoanindustrywastemanagementplansubmijed.

(2)AproducermustcomplywithanindustrywastemanagementplanaaerapprovalbytheMinister.

(3)AproducermustbelongtoanindustrywastemanagementplanapprovedbytheMinisterintermsofsec8on32oftheAct.

Section 28 Notice …11 v  ConsideraDonofindustrywastemanagementplan

v  TheMinistermustcomplywithsec8ons32and33oftheActwhenconsideringanindustrywastemanagementplansubmijedtotheMinisterforapprovalintermsofthisNo8ce.

v  Reviewofindustrywastemanagementplanv  Theprovisionsofsec8on34oftheActareapplicabletothereviewofanindustry

wastemanagementplanapprovedbytheMinisterintermsofthisNo8ce.v  Offences

v Aproducercommitsanoffenceifthatproducer─(a) failstoregisterintermsofsec8on3(1),3(2)or4(3); (b) fails to prepare and submit an industry waste management plan in terms ofsec8on5(1);or(c) failstocomplywithorsubscribetoanapprovedIndWMP.

Consultation

v Several consultations held over the passed two years with various sectors, role players and stakeholders.

v Have held a meeting with BUSA and its members on 6 September 2016 v  Held a follow up meeting with BUSA and its members on November 2016 v  Received written inputs on the Notice v Agreed that the revised Notice will be published for public comment for 30

days due to substantive changes (inclusion of importers) to allow for inclusive public participation

Progress•  RevisedNo8cewillbepublishedforpubliccomment

for30days.•  Acommentsandresponseregisterwillbecompiled

fromthereceivedcomments•  ArevisedFinalNo8cewillbepreparedandpublished

forimplementa8on

AmendedNoDce

•  Inclusionofimporters–freeriders•  Inclusionofthresholdoncontaminatedcontainers•  3monthregistra8onperiodforproducers•  9monthperiodfordevelopmentandsubmissionofIndWMPbythe3sectors(ewaste,ligh8ngandPaper&Packaging)–toberunconcurrently.

•  AmendedrequirementsfortheIndWMP

AmendedNoDce…2•  Importerstobeincludedastheywerepreviouslyexcluded;•  Paperandpackagingmustbelimitedtoconsumeruseand

excludeindustrialpackaging;•  Includethedefini8onof“consumergoods”;•  Removaloftheregistra8onprocessasthereisnolegalbasisfor

requiringsuchregistra8on;•  Exemp8onprovisionsmustbeincludedintheNo8ce;•  Amendthe8meframeto9monthstodevelopandsubmitthe

IndustryWasteManagementPlans;•  removalofexemp8ngmaterialcontaminatedwithhazardous

material

AmendedNoDce…3•  removalofsomeofthecontentsoftheIndWMPsastheydonot

havealegalbasisorisbeyondthescopeoftheNEMWAsuchas:•  Providemeasurestobeimplementedtogiveeffecttobest

environmentalmanagementprac8ceinrespectofthewastemanagement;

•  Iden8fymeasuresthatwillbeappliedtoensurecompliancewiththeindustrywastemanagementplan;

•  Setouttheprocesstobefollowedintheprocurementofthewastemanagementcompaniestoperformcollec8on,transport,storageorprocessing;

AmendedNoDce…4•  Providedetailsonhowtheindustrywastemanagementplans

willaddressissuesofsocialresponsibilityintheindustry;•  Providedetailsofthemannerinwhichthepreviously

disadvantagedindividualswillbeintegratedintheimplementa8onoftheindustrywastemanagementplan;

•  Providedetailsofthemannerinwhichtheinformalsectorwillbeintegratedintheimplementa8onoftheindustrywastemanagementplan;and

•  Indicatehowjobcrea8on,traininganddevelopmentwillbeintegratedintheimplementa8onoftheIndWMPs

Discussion v Comprehensive comments received. v  Comments and response register developed. v  Meetings with individual sectors were held to gain an

understanding of some of the comments. v  Some of the comments were vague and some

demonstrated misunderstanding of the Notice. v  Clarity was obtained to enable the Department to analyse

the comments and finalise the Section 28 Notice.

Discussion …2 v The Plans are part of a process of implementing the Extended

Producer Responsibility (EPR). v The consultation process, complexity of the sectors, and the time

required to develop the plans required that the extension be granted. v The extension of the timeframes didn’t result in any non-compliance

by the companies or sector involved. v It is mainly during the operation of the Plan where the manufacturers

who are not members of a Plan will be in non-compliance with legislation.

Thank You

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