This Extended Producer Responsibility Legislation WILL change how you handle packaging - view the recording of the webinar which was hosted by the Dairy Standards Agency in South Africa and kindly shared with Food Focus
The Minister of Environment, Forestry and the Environment under the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 is in the process of consultation regarding Regulations regarding Extended Producer Responsibility as well as the Scheme for Paper, Packaging and some single use products.
The purpose of these regulations is:
In terms of the purpose of the supporting scheme, it will be required of a producer or class of products listed in the Scheme to set up procedures, processes and invest resources to implement the extended producer responsibility measures to:
The presentation was provided by David Drew, Head of Sustainability, Coca-Cola.
You can view the recording below: