NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: WASTE ACT, 59 OF 2008: GUIDELINE AND TOOLKIT FOR THE DETERMINATION OF EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FEES
Notice Title: National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 59 of 2008 (“NEMWA”): Guideline and Toolkit for the Determination of Extended Producer Responsibility Fees
Government Notice: GN 5535 in GG 51534 on 11 November 2024
Commencing date: 11 November 2024
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, published the Guideline and Toolkit for the Determination of Extended Producer Responsibility Fees in terms of the NEMWA.
The Guideline and Toolkit for the Determination of Extended Producer Responsibility Fees (EPR Guideline and Toolkit), provides direction for the implementation of regulations 7 and 7A of the Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations, 2020, which deal with financial arrangements.
The purpose of the EPR Guideline and Toolkit is to provide producers and Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs) with a realistic way of determining Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) fees, utilising the criteria provided in regulations 7(3) or 7A(3) of the Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations, 2020. The goal of the EPR Guideline and Toolkit is to:
- Provide producers and PROs with guidance on determining EPR fees;
- Provide a consistent mechanism for determining EPR fees applicable to the identified products; and
- Ensure transparency, fairness, standardization, and universality in EPR fee determination.
A copy of the EPR Guideline and Toolkit can be accessed on the EPR web portal accessible through the South African Waste Information Centre (SAWIC) (https://sawic.dffe.gov.za/SAWIC/EPR).
For a copy of the Government Gazette Notice click here.
For more information or assistance please contact Jan Nel at jan@shangoni.co.za.
