Comment invited on intentions to require producers to implement specified extended producer responsibility measures to manage waste

Consultation on the proposed regulations regarding extended producer responsibility with regard to the management of waste post the consumer stage of a product’s life cycle have been published in Government Gazette 43481 (Notice No. 718) for soliciting public comments.

The purpose of the Notice published by the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms Barbara Creecy, is to provide a framework for the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of producer responsibility schemes by producers, importers and brand owners in terms of the Waste Management Act. 

The Notice also aims to ensure the effective and efficient management of identified waste streams and intends to encourage and enable the implementation of waste economy and circular economy initiatives.

The Minister has also called for comment on her intention to require the producers of the identified products to implement specified extended producer responsibility measures for their sectors. These were published in:

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Source: Environment, Forestry and Fisheries
Thu 16 Jul 2020 at 12:48