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No matter how much we could try, incorrect strategies implemented correctly
could never achieve the best results.
If it is true that all solutions somehow have winners and losers, then it is fair to
say that in the government managed scheme, the customer is the loser and the
national fi scus is the winner. In the industry managed scheme, the opposite is
true, if the scheme is effi ciently managed.
It is not diffi cult to understand why industry managed or government managed
schemes should work in collaboration with the Waste Bureau from the
Department of Environmental Affairs. The government needs to have sight of
what is happening within each waste stream, and that could be done easily and
without much fanfare.
EXTREMELY
VIVID PRINTING
Producer responsibility and planning
The development and implementation of industry waste management plans
have to be the responsibility of producer industry associations. Industry has
to be responsible for the collection and disbursement of levies under tight
governance controls. Generally, industry associations have a long history
of robust corporate governance without any one player allowed to exercise
dominance.
The place for creativity, craftsmanship, and business skills should be exercised
elsewhere down the value chain. The collection, transportation, storage, and
processing of waste is a large enough space to allow for entrepreneurs to
apply their skills and experience to earn a living and to create employment. The
anomaly in the tyre industry should be considered a misstep that should not
be repeated. Placing producer responsibility organisations in self-interested
companies or private hands, however disguised, is a recipe for disaster.
Similarly, independent non-profi t organisations that are removed from the
producers is an opportunity to manufacture malicious and news grabbing
practices that are not related to reducing waste to the landfi lls and protecting
the environment. The interface with the Waste Bureau is a good step so that
the government is always in the loop regarding the activities of each waste
stream. Otherwise the government will have a complete outsider view of
what is happening and base its decisions on assumptions rather than the real
situation.
We have to view these latest developments as an opportunity to create the
right systems and architecture for the waste industry. We have an opportunity
to do it right and minimise any unintended consequences of our actions. We
have the hindsight of having implemented two incorrect approaches incorrectly,
and not surprisingly, both haven’t been a resounding success. Now is a perfect
opportunity to implement the correct processes correctly. We owe it to the
future of our environment and future generations.
ROSE Foundation www.rosefoundation.org.za
Note from Printing SA:
The Section 28 Notice requires compulsory registration, preparation and
submission of an Industry Waste Management Plan (IndWMP) for the Paper
and Packaging Industry. All 'Producers' of paper and packaging were required
to have registered with the Minister. If you are a 'Producer' as defi ned in the
Gazette, you will be required to prepare and submit an IndWMP to the Minister
for approval, before 6 September 2018. In the event that you do not wish to
prepare your own IndWMP, you will be required to belong and subscribe to
at least one of the recognised paper and packaging Producer Responsibility
Organisations (PRO’s) plans. All of these organisations and Printing SA are
also represented on the board of Packaging SA and form part of the paper and
packaging collective.
For more information, please contact Khanyi Ntanzi, [email protected]
or (+27 11) 287 1160. www.printingsa.org
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