1. Waste Management and Recycling
Towards a Strategy for Marine Waste in Africa
10 November 2016
Port Elizabeth
Waste Management and Recycling
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2. Influencing factors Best - practices
Waste Management and Recycling Strategy
Best - practices
Influencing factors
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3. Waste Management and Recycling
Global Waste Management Outlook (GWMO)
The Global Waste Management Outlook (GWMO) has been prepared as a follow-up to the Rio+20 summit and as a response to UNEP Governing Council decision GC 27/12:
‘to develop a global outlook of challenges, trends and policies in relation to waste prevention, minimization and management […] to provide guidance for national policy planning`.
The GWMO is the result of two years’ work (by UNEP and ISWA) and provides an important and timely status report and call for action to the international community.
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4. Waste Management and Recycling
Developed countries
• Per capita rates doubled (stabilised in 2015)
• 50% of total worldwide waste generated in 2012
Acknowledgement: ISWA UNEP Global waste Management Outlook
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5. Waste Management and Recycling
Developing countries
Population continues to grow
Migration from rural to urban areas continues
Number and size of cities increases
Waste per capita is rising as economies develop
21st Century Challenges
Acknowledgement: ISWA UNEP Global waste Management Outlook
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6. Waste Management and Recycling
2 billion tonnes per year of municipal solid waste
7-10 billion tonnes of ‘urban’ solid waste from households, commerce, industry and construction
2 billion people without access to solid waste collection
3 billion people lack access to controlled waste disposal facilities
Lower income cities in Africa and Asia will double their municipal solid waste generation within years
Acknowledgement: ISWA UNEP Global waste Management Outlook
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7. South Africa Waste Facts
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South Africa Waste Facts
SA produces 54, 425 tonnes of waste per day!
15th largest rate in the world.
2 kg per household every day.
Acknowledgement: World Bank Report (May 2016)
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8. Plastics Industry Waste Management and Recycling Strategy
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9. Waste Management and Recycling
The WPC will work to promote the ethic of sustainability and the responsible use of plastics; represent the global plastics industry to other stakeholders; coordinate and unite efforts to achieve practical solutions; and share best practices from across various regions. 
World Plastics Council Pledges Support for Sustainable Solutions for Marine Debris
Solutions to Plastics Marine Litter/debris
Plastics Waste Management via Recycling and Recovery
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10. Waste Management and Recycling
Declaration of the Global Plastics Associations
6 focus areas to reducing ocean pollution:
Education
Research
Public policy
Sharing best practices
Plastics recycling and recovery
Plastics pellet containment
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11. Waste Management and Recycling
The Plastics SA Sustainability Council
Plastics SA SC Strategy: Waste Management and Recycling
Polymer Groups promote the recycling of plastics per plastics group
PETCO, POLYCO, SAVA, PSPC, SAPRO
Plastics SA SC members – PPIWMP (Packaging SA)
Plastics SA - Signatory to the Declaration - Marine litter Solutions
- 6 focus areas (projects identified)
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12. Declaration of the Global Plastics Associations
Waste Management and Recycling
Declaration of the Global Plastics Associations
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13. Waste Management and Recycling
National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008
(Act no: 59 of 2008)
Notice: to prepare and submit: 12 September 2016
Paper and Packaging Industry Waste Management Plan
Some content:
Reduce, re-use, recycle and recovery
National awareness
Job creation (informal sector)
Training - skills
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14. Proposed way forward Waste Management and Recycling
Waste and Recycling Workshop in March 2017
Invite stakeholders – Packaging Industry, NRF, IWMSA,SALGA,
DEA, MCEN, CSIR, DsT >>>
Regional Networks
- Durban (17 November 2016)
- Cape Town
- Port Elizabeth
Other organisations: NRF, CSIR/DsT Waste Roadmap
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15. Thank you! Waste Management and Recycling Douw Steyn
Director Sustainability
Plastics SA
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