Towards a Secondary Resources Economy
The role of waste research, development and innovation (RDI)
and the Waste RDI Roadmap
Presented by: Henry Roman (PhD)Occasion: Waste Management Summit,
MpumalangaDate: 09 March 2015
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Presentation Outline
• National Waste Management Strategy Goals
• Towards a secondary resource economy
• The role of waste RDI and the intent of the Waste RDI Roadmap
• Conclusions
The National Waste Management Strategy Goals
Department of Environmental Affairs (2011)
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Background
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• While SA has embraced the principles of the waste hierarchy in legislation
• It still landfills ~90% of all waste generated
• Significant opportunity for research, development and innovation (RDI) to • Fast-track this move away from
landfilling towards alternatives• Support decision-making and
policy development
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NWMS Goals - 2016Description Targets (2016)
Goal 1:
Promote waste minimisation, re- use, recycling and
recovery of
waste.
• 25% of recyclables diverted from landfill sites for re-use, recycling
or recovery.• All metropolitan municipalities, secondary cities and large towns
have initiated separation at source programmes.• Achievement of waste reduction and recycling targets set in
IndWMPs for paper and packaging, pesticides, lighting (CFLs) and tyres industries.
Goal 2:
Ensure the effective and efficient
delivery of waste services.
• 95% of urban households and 75% of rural households have access to adequate levels of waste collection services.
• 80% of waste disposal sites have permits.
Goal 3:
Grow the contribution of the
waste sector to the green economy.
• 69 000 new jobs created in the waste sector
• 2 600 additional SMEs and cooperatives participating in waste
service delivery and recycling
Goal 4:
Ensure that people are aware of the impact of
waste on their
health, well-being and the environment.
• 80% of municipalities running local awareness campaigns.
• 80% of schools implementing waste awareness
programmes.
Goal 5:
Achieve integrated waste
management planning.
• All municipalities have integrated their IWMPs with their IDPs, and have met the targets set in IWMPs.
• All waste management facilities required to report to SAWIS have waste quantification systems that report information to WIS.
Goal 6:
Ensure sound budgeting and financial
management for waste
services.
• All municipalities that provide waste services have conducted full-cost accounting for waste services and have implemented cost reflective tariffs.
Goal 7:
Provide measures to remediate contaminated
land.
• Assessment complete for 80% of sites reported to the contaminated
land register.
• Remediation plans approved for 50% of confirmed contaminated
sites.
Goal 8:
Establish effective compliance
with and enforcement of the
Waste Act.
• 50% increase in the number of successful enforcement actions against non- compliant activities.
• 800 EMIs appointed in the three spheres of government to enforce the Waste Act.
DST
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Towards a secondary resources economy
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Towards a secondary resources economy
Waste is first of all an economic concept – implicit in the word is the fact that resources are not being used efficiently. There is an economic loss every time resources are utilised in a way that results in them being discarded as waste. If resources can be saved, recovered or used more efficiently, there is a net economic gain.
- UNEP, 2013
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Opportunities in waste
• Waste has value – both social and economic value• Moving waste up the hierarchy provides opportunities
for - • Socio-economic development
• New jobs and businesses
• Maximising resource recovery for downstream manufacturing growth
• Reduction in the reliance of natural resources, which are declining
• At least R25bn worth of ‘value’ locked up in South Africa’s waste streams, of which we’re sending R17bn to landfill
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Opportunities in waste
• Opportunity waste streams• Organic waste (industrial and agricultural biomass,
municipal organic waste, food waste and sewage)• Recyclables (metals, plastic, paper, glass, e-waste) • Large industrial waste streams (power generation &
mining)
• Opportunity areas• Fastest growth in waste markets expected in
emerging economies (China, India and Latin America)• South Africa identified as one of five emerging
markets with “exciting opportunities” (BofAML, 2013)
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The role of R&D and Innovation
South Africa
Global
• Driving waste up the hierarchy comes up against complex socio-economic systems
• Therefore need to support decisions with sound evidence
• DST mandate – • To develop, coordinate and
manage a National System of Innovation (NSI) that will bring about maximum human capital, sustainable economic growth and improved quality of life for all
Intent of the Waste RDI Roadmap (2015 – 2025)
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The Waste RDI Roadmap
• The Waste RDI Roadmap provides a framework to implement –
1. More effective decision-making
2. Faster insertion of context-appropriate Technology
3. Export of Know-How and Technology
4. Strengthened RDI capability and capacity
• And opportunities to strengthen waste RDI collaboration within and between the public and private sector
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• By supporting –
• Through the investment in science and technology
Wasteinnovation
(technologicaland non-
technological)
The Waste RDI Roadmap
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That will support the maximisation of diversion of waste from landfill towards value-adding opportunities
Waste Research& Development
(R&D)
Human Capital Development
(HCD)
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Supporting National Priorities
• National Development Plan (2011)
• National Waste Management Strategy (2011)
• Green Economy Accord (2011)
• Bio-economy Strategy (2013)
• Global Change Grand Challenge Research Plan (2010)
• Industrial Policy Action Plan (2014/14 – 2016/17)
• National Climate Change Response Strategy (2011)
Approach to the Roadmap
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Understanding the landscape and the reasons
for SA to do something other than landfill
Global and local trends
Economic benefits of moving up the hierarchy (value in waste)
Understanding the needs of business / industry and
the opportunities they provide for RDI
Opportunities for RDI
Understanding South Africa’s ability to respond
to these opportunitiesCapability mapping
Implementation Framework
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Priority RDI waste streams
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Organic waste
Municipal waste
Waste tyres
Plastic waste
Electronic waste
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Priority RDI focus areas (clusters)
DEA DEAdti dti dtiDoT
DoECoGTA CoGTA CoGTANational Treasury
Industry
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Anticipated benefits of the Roadmap
Cluster Strategic RDI Plans
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Short Term 2015-2016 Medium Term 2017-2020 Long-Term 2021-2025
Technology Solutions
TS1
Process
Performance Improvement
Explore Via structured dialogue with stakeholders and
customers in prioritised waste streams, identify focus areas of valued needs for performance improvement
Informed by techno-economic modelling (drives requirements to Modelling and Analytics services)
TRPEstablished well-coordinated network of nodes of capability – driven and guided by a lead unit - supporting activity in Process Performance Improvement
Establish Commercialisation Vehicle
TS2
Technology Developme
nt
Explore global technology landscape and identify areas of differentiated technology opportunity for South Africa
Drive dialogue with key contributors, such as TIA to establish involvement and commitment
Define and set up to manage a pipeline of projects along the value chain with focus on Explore and Test
Build motivation, business case, model and plan for RC and COE
Establish Research Chair and Centre of Excellence with focus on technologies appropriate for developing countries – i.e. integration and performance improvement in informal sector; in urban and rural contexts
Build motivation, business case, model and plan for waste-stream specific COEs
Continue TS2 CoE Establish 3 further CoE with
focus on particular streams Metals and mining Organic and biomass Polymer Tyres
TS3
Technology Evaluation and Demonstration
Review global best practice (e.g. Malaysia) in respect of evaluation and demonstration, baseline South Africa
Explore: identify relevant capability Define an intent and strategy for SA, build
motivation, business case, model and plan for CoC (ref. Water Tech Demo Centre)
Define and set up to manage a pipeline of projects along the value chain - Explore, Test, Demonstrate, Deploy – always towards Commercialisation
Establish CoC – begin to move forward on the pipeline of projects
Draws upon domain- specific capability from the well-coordinated network of nodes (TS1, TS2)
The focus is on route to Market – practical demonstration and uptake
Establish Product Development Centre – as a service node
Potential for export of know-how or services, technologies
TS4
Technology Localisatio
n
Define opportunity, intent, strategy and plan (from TS2) for technology adaptation and localisation.
Identify capability – strength and potential (support DST Industrialisation)
Establish first-line point of contact for inbound technology insertion potential
Satellite node to TS2. Embedded in CoC TS3
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Human Capacity Development
• North-West University (2015) – BSc (Hons) Environmental
Sciences: Waste Management
• Introduction to Env Management (existing module)
• Fundamentals of Waste Management (new module)
• Waste Management Law and Governance (new module)
• Environmental Analysis I (existing module)
• New Waste Management Solutions (new module)
• Research Project
• UKZN (2016) – MSc Eng (Waste Management)
10 Students registered
Concluding remarks
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Conclusions
• Supporting the implementation of national policy• And achieving the goals of the NWMS• Will require –
– Effective decision-making (based on sound evidence)– Faster insertion of context-appropriate technologies– Strengthened RDI capability and capacity
• The DST aims to support this through the implementation of the Waste RDI Roadmap
• Working together with government departments and the private waste and secondary resources sector
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• Dr Henry RomanDirector: Environmental Services and TechnologiesE-mail: [email protected]
• Ms Magamase MangeDeputy Director: Environmental TechnologiesE-mail: [email protected]
• Prof Linda GodfreyPrincipal scientistE-mail: [email protected]
www.wasteroadmap.co.za
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