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    Recycling of Waste and Scrap Industry in South Africa 2021

    Yasmin Mahomedy | South Africa | 29 April 2021

    Recycling of Waste and Scrap Industry in South Africa 2019

    Yasmin Mahomedy | South Africa | 15 July 2019

    Recycling of Waste and Scrap Industry in South Africa 2017

    Yasmin Mahomedy | South Africa | 08 November 2017

    Recycling of Waste and Scrap Industry in South Africa 2015

    Yasmin Mahomedy | South Africa | 25 November 2015

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    This report focuses on the recycling of waste and scrap in South Africa and includes information on the state of the sector, including metals, plastic, glass and e-waste, government strategy and interventions, scrap exports and environmental concerns. There are profiles of 32 companies including EnviroServ, Mpact, Inter-Waste and Scaw.

    Recycling of Waste and Scrap

    South Africa generates 108 million tons of waste annually, 90% of which still goes to the country’s landfills. The country’s slow progress in recycling is evidenced by the Polokwane Declaration on Waste Management’s target of reaching zero waste to landfill by 2022 being revised to a target of 50% of waste to landfill by 2025. To drastically change South Africa’s wasteful habits and encourage a circular economy, where materials are re-used, government gazetted the National Waste Management Strategy 2020. Regulations for a mandatory extended producer responsibility scheme place responsibility on manufacturers for their products and packaging to the end of their life cycle.

    Landfills at Capacity

    South Africa’s landfill sites are expected to be full in a few years. Gauteng, which accounts for 45% of the country’s municipal waste, has not been granted new permits for landfills in two decades. Waste management problems are aggravated by increasing populations in cities. The high rates of informal housing mean there are fewer ratepayers to finance waste management services, and communities in major urban centres frequently protest for improved waste and sewage disposal systems. New rules aimed at drastically reducing the amount of waste that enters landfill sites require manufacturers to include an increasing amount of recycled material in their products and take responsibility for where their products end up.

    Metal

    South Africa is one of the world leaders in metal packaging recycling, with over 75% of all metal packaging recovered. Food tins, tin foil packaging and aluminium beverage cans are among the most common metal items sent for recycling. The majority of recycled metals are sold locally.

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    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Value Chain 7
    2.2. Geographic Position 9
    3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 10
    4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 10
    4.1. Local 10
    4.1.1. Corporate Actions 22
    4.1.2. Regulations 22
    4.1.3. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 27
    4.2. Continental 28
    4.3. International 29
    5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 31
    5.1. Coronavirus 31
    5.2. Economic Environment 33
    5.3. Rising Input Costs 33
    5.4. Labour 34
    5.5. Government Initiatives 35
    5.6. Public and Private Sector Initiatives 36
    5.7. Environmental Concerns 37
    5.8. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 38
    6. COMPETITION 39
    6.1. Barriers to Entry 40
    7. SWOT ANALYSIS 40
    8. OUTLOOK 41
    9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 41
    10. REFERENCES 42
    10.1. Publications 42
    10.2. Websites 42
    APPENDIX 1 44
    Summary of Notable players 44
    COMPANY PROFILES 48
    AFRICAN SHADES TRADING (PTY) LTD 48
    AMALGAMATED METALS RECYCLING (PTY) LTD 50
    ATLANTIC PLASTIC RECYCLING CC 52
    BEN JACOBS IRON AND STEEL (PTY) LTD 54
    BRAVOROX 6 CC 56
    COLLECT-A-CAN (PTY) LTD 57
    CONSOLIDATED WASTE (PTY) LTD 59
    CRONIMET (RSA) (PTY) LTD 61
    DESCO ELECTRONIC RECYCLERS CC 63
    ECO-SMART BOX (THE) CC 65
    ECONAMIC (PTY) LTD 66
    ENVIROSERV WASTE MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD 68
    EXTRUPET (PTY) LTD 72
    FINE SCRAP METALS (PTY) LTD 74
    GAUTENG METAL RECYCLERS (PTY) LTD 77
    GREEN OFFICE (PTY) LTD 78
    INTER-WASTE (PTY) LTD 80
    MPACT LTD 83
    NAMSA GROUP TRUST 89
    NIEUWCO MPUMALANGA (PTY) LTD 91
    ORICOL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (PTY) LTD 93
    POWER METAL RECYCLERS (PTY) LTD 95
    RECLAMATION GROUP (PTY) LTD (THE) 97
    S A WASTE HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD 100
    SA METAL GROUP (PTY) LTD 102
    SCAW SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 105
    SOUTHCITY E-WASTE RECYCLERS (PTY) LTD 108
    STAR RECYCLING COMPANY (PTY) LTD 110
    TRANSPACO RECYCLING (PTY) LTD 112
    UNIVERSAL RECYCLING COMPANY (PTY) LTD 114
    VORTEX RECYCLING COMPANY (PTY) LTD 117
    ZIMCO GROUP (PTY) LTD 119

    Report Coverage

    This report focuses on the recycling of waste and scrap in South Africa. It describes the size and state of the industry and the factors that influence it, including regulation and the state of the waste economy and landfill sites. There are profiles of 32 companies including Collect-a-Can, which recycles approximately 72% of all beverage cans in South Africa and e-waste recyclers Universal Recycling Company and Desco Electronic Recyclers.

    Recycling of Waste and Scrap

    South Africa recycles approximately 75% of all of its used steel beverage cans, 40.6% of glass and 30% of plastic packaging. The most recent available figures show that the waste economy contributed approximately R24.3bn to South Africa’s GDP in 2016. Estimates indicate that there are more than 100,000 people earning an income from recycling. About 98 million tons of waste is deposited across the country’s 826 landfill sites and less than 40% is recycled. In its 2018 annual State of Waste report, the Department of Environmental Affairs said that South Africa produces 54 million tons of general waste and 67 million tons of hazardous waste, with only 6% of the latter being recycled.

    Recycling Growth

    Plastics recycling in South Africa continues to grow, with more than 334,727 tons recycled back into raw material in 2017. South Africa’s plastic recycling rate of 43.7% fares better than Europe’s 31.1%. The Glass Recycling Company reported that the recycling rate for all glass packaging increased to 41.5% during the 2016/2017 financial year from 41.1% in 2015/2016. The total number of glass banks in South Africa is 4,017 and 82% of glass bottles were diverted from landfills. South Africa is one of the world leaders in metal packaging recycling, with 75.8% of all metal packaging recovered in 2017, compared to 73% in 2016. South Africa produces approximately 360,000 tons of e-waste per annum but only 25,000 to 35,000 tons is recycled.

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    Table of Contents

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    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Value Chain 5
    2.2. Geographic Position 6
    3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 7
    4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 8
    4.1. Local 8
    4.1.1. Regulations 12
    4.1.2. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 16
    4.2. Continental 17
    4.3. International 18
    5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 19
    5.1. Government Initiatives 19
    5.2. Public and Private Sector Initiatives 20
    5.3. Economic Environment 20
    5.4. Rising Operating Costs 21
    5.5. Lack of Consumer Awareness 21
    5.6. Labour 22
    5.7. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 24
    5.8. Environmental Concerns 25
    6. COMPETITION 26
    6.1. Barriers to Entry 27
    7. SWOT ANALYSIS 28
    8. OUTLOOK 29
    9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 29
    10. REFERENCES 30
    10.1. Publications 30
    10.2. Websites 30
    APPENDIX 1 32
    Summary of Notable Players 32
    COMPANY PROFILES 37
    AMALGAMATED METALS RECYCLING (PTY) LTD 37
    ATLANTIC PLASTIC RECYCLING CC 39
    BEN JACOBS IRON AND STEEL (PTY) LTD 41
    BRAVOROX 6 CC 43
    COLLECT-A-CAN (PTY) LTD 44
    CONSOLIDATED WASTE (PTY) LTD 46
    CRONIMET (RSA) (PTY) LTD 48
    DESCO ELECTRONIC RECYCLERS CC 50
    ECO-SMART BOX (THE) CC 52
    ECONAMIC (PTY) LTD 53
    ENVIROSERV WASTE MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD 55
    EXTRUPET (PTY) LTD 59
    FINE SCRAP METALS (PTY) LTD 61
    GAUTENG METAL RECYCLERS (PTY) LTD 64
    GREEN OFFICE (PTY) LTD 66
    INTER-WASTE (PTY) LTD 69
    MPACT LTD 72
    NAMSA GROUP TRUST 78
    NIEUWCO MPUMALANGA (PTY) LTD 80
    ORICOL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (PTY) LTD 82
    POWER METAL RECYCLERS (PTY) LTD 84
    RECLAMATION GROUP (PTY) LTD (THE) 86
    S A WASTE HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD 89
    SA METAL GROUP (PTY) LTD 91
    SASOLBURG SCRAP METAL (PTY) LTD 94
    SCAW SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 96
    SOUTHCITY E-WASTE RECYCLERS (PTY) LTD 99
    STAR RECYCLING COMPANY (PTY) LTD 101
    TRANSPACO RECYCLING (PTY) LTD 103
    UNIVERSAL RECYCLING COMPANY (PTY) LTD 105
    VORTEX RECYCLING COMPANY (PTY) LTD 108
    ZIMCO GROUP (PTY) LTD 110

    Report Coverage

    The report on the Recycling of Waste and Scrap examines the size of the industry, latest developments and factors influencing the success of the sector. The report also profiles 32 industry players, including Extrupet, the largest and most advanced recycler of PET bottle materials in Africa, and CRONIMET which every year recycles 13,000 tons of nickel alloy scrap metal and stainless steel scrap.

    Recycling of Waste and Scrap

    Currently South Africa’s waste economy is estimated to be worth R15bn. Every day 54,425 tons of waste is produced but only 3% of South Africa’s urban population regularly recycles and 90% of the waste that is produced is disposed in landfill sites. The Polokwane Declaration commits the South African Government to reducing the amount of waste to landfill and to sending 'Zero waste to landfill' by the year 2022.

    A Well Represented Sector

    The South African recycling industry is not subsidised by the government but non-profit organisation, the National Recycling Forum (NRF), was created to promote the recovery and recycling of recyclable materials. The domestic packaging industry established a Recovery Action Group (RAG) comprising a number of different associations while the scrap metal sector is represented by the Metal Recyclers Association (MRA). Its 150 members are responsible for 80% of the country’s metal recycling. Active in the e-waste recycling sector is eWASA, the e-Waste Association of South Africa, which reports that e-waste is the weakest performing sector with only 12% of the 322,000 tons of e-waste produced being recycled.

    A Resource with Economic Potential

    Although South Africa is beginning to experience a progression in waste management and is starting to explore innovative technologies to deal with waste, stakeholders believe that the country needs to view waste as a resource with economic potential. According to findings in the Green Cape Waste Management 2017 Market Intelligence Report, an additional R17bn worth of resources could be unlocked if 100% of the 13 waste streams were recycled.

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    Table of Contents

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    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Value Chain 5
    2.2. Geographic Position 7
    3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 7
    4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 13
    4.1. Local 13
    4.1.1. Corporate Actions 18
    4.1.2. Regulations 19
    4.1.3. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 23
    4.2. Continental 24
    4.3. International 25
    5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 27
    5.1. Government Initiatives 27
    5.2. Public and Private Sector Initiatives 27
    5.3. Economic Environment 28
    5.4. Rising Input Costs 29
    5.5. Lack of Consumer Awareness 29
    5.6. Copper Theft 30
    5.7. Labour 31
    5.8. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 32
    5.9. Environmental Concerns 34
    6. COMPETITION 36
    6.1. Barriers to Entry 36
    7. SWOT ANALYSIS 37
    8. OUTLOOK 38
    9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 38
    10. REFERENCES 39
    10.1. Publications 39
    10.2. Websites 40
    COMPANY PROFILES 41
    AMALGAMATED METALS RECYCLING (PTY) LTD 41
    ATLANTIC PLASTIC RECYCLING CC 43
    BEN JACOBS IRON AND STEEL (PTY) LTD 45
    BRAVOROX 6 CC 47
    COLLECT-A-CAN (PTY) LTD 48
    CONSOLIDATED WASTE (PTY) LTD 50
    CRONIMET (RSA) (PTY) LTD 52
    DESCO ELECTRONIC RECYCLERS CC 54
    ECO-SMART BOX (THE) CC 56
    ENVIROSERV WASTE MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD 57
    EXTRUPET (PTY) LTD 61
    FINE SCRAP METALS (PTY) LTD 63
    GAUTENG METAL RECYCLERS (PTY) LTD 66
    GREEN OFFICE (PTY) LTD 67
    INTER-WASTE (PTY) LTD 69
    MPACT LTD 72
    NAMSA GROUP TRUST 77
    NEOPAK RECYCLING (PTY) LTD 78
    NIEUWCO MPUMALANGA (PTY) LTD 80
    ORICOL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (PTY) LTD 82
    POWER METAL RECYCLERS (PTY) LTD 84
    RECLAMATION GROUP (PTY) LTD (THE) 86
    S A WASTE HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD 89
    SA METAL GROUP (PTY) LTD 91
    SASOLBURG SCRAP METAL (PTY) LTD 94
    SCAW SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 96
    SOUTHCITY E-WASTE RECYCLERS (PTY) LTD 100
    STAR RECYCLING COMPANY (PTY) LTD 102
    TRANSPACO RECYCLING (PTY) LTD 104
    UNIVERSAL RECYCLING COMPANY (PTY) LTD 106
    VORTEX RECYCLING COMPANY (PTY) LTD 109
    ZIMCO GROUP (PTY) LTD 111

    Report Coverage

    The report on the Recycling of Waste and Scrap examines the recycling rates of the different waste streams, the latest developments in the industry and factors influencing the success of the sector. The report also profiles 28 industry players, including Universal Recycling Company which has ten different divisions and in its e-waste division, processes approximately 1,800 tons of electronic scrap per annum, and The New Reclamation Group (Pty) Ltd, which employs more than 2,300 people and has 70 collecting and processing facilities located across Southern Africa.

    Recycling of Waste and Scrap

    This report focuses on the recycling of metal waste and scrap as well non-metal waste including plastics, glass and e-waste. The Department of Science and Technology estimates that the South African waste sector is valued at R15bn, which equates to 0.51% of national GDP. Approximately 540 million tons of waste is generated annually, with 90% of this waste disposed in landfills, instead of being recycled. It is almost impossible to accurately calculate the number of informal collectors and recyclers, but estimates indicate that there are more than 100,000 people who earn an income from the recycling industry.

    A Competitive Global Market

    The domestic scrap collecting and recycling industries operate within a very competitive global market where scrap has become a valuable commodity. In the plastics sector, of the 315,600 tons of plastics diverted from landfill, 31,087 tons or 9.8 % was exported for recycling during 2014. In the scrap metal sector where the metal recovery rate is 80%, an estimated 1.5 million tons, more than 50% of the scrap metal recovered, is exported for recycling instead of being used to the advantage of the local economy.

    E-waste

    Insufficient awareness about the importance of e-waste disposal continues to result in poor collection rates in the domestic e-waste sector. Despite it being the fastest growing waste stream worldwide, the South African e-Waste Alliance (SAEWA) estimates that e-waste only makes up between 5% and 8% of municipal solid waste. Most ends up in landfills or is exported to countries that have bigger capacities for recycling, while only about 10% to 15% is recycled locally.

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    Table of Contents

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    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Value Chain 4
    2.2. Geographic Position 6
    3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 7
    4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 14
    4.1. Local 14
    4.1.1. Corporate Actions 17
    4.1.2. Regulations 18
    4.1.3. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 21
    4.2. Continental 22
    4.3. International 23
    5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 24
    5.1. Government Intervention 24
    5.2. Labour 25
    5.3. Economic Environment 27
    5.4. Rising Input Costs 28
    5.5. Copper Theft 28
    5.6. Environmental Concerns 28
    5.7. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 29
    6. COMPETITION 31
    6.1. Barriers to Entry 32
    7. SWOT ANALYSIS 32
    8. OUTLOOK 33
    9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 34
    10. REFERENCES 35
    10.1. Publications 35
    10.2. Websites 35
    COMPANY PROFILES 36
    AMALGAMATED METALS RECYCLING (PTY) LTD 36
    Atlantic Plastic Recycling CC 38
    Ben Jacobs Iron and Steel (Pty) Ltd 40
    Collect-A-Can (Pty) Ltd 42
    Consolidated Waste (Pty) Ltd 45
    Cronimet (RSA) (Pty) Ltd 47
    Desco Electronic Recyclers CC 49
    EnviroServ Waste Management Ltd 51
    Extrupet (Pty) Ltd 56
    Fine Scrap Metals (Pty) Ltd 58
    Green Office (Pty) Ltd 60
    Inter-Waste (Pty) Ltd 62
    Metalco Recycling (Pty) Ltd 65
    Mpact Ltd 67
    Nampak Ltd 73
    NAMSA Group Trust 77
    New Reclamation Group (Pty) Ltd (The) 79
    Nieuwco Mpumalanga (Pty) Ltd 81
    Oricol Environmental Services (Pty) Ltd 83
    Power Metal Recyclers (Pty) Ltd 85
    SA Metal Group (Pty) Ltd 87
    SA Waste Holdings (Pty) Ltd 90
    Sasolburg Scrap Metal (Pty) Ltd 92
    SouthCity E-Waste Recyclers (Pty) Ltd 94
    Scaw South Africa (Pty) Ltd 96
    Transpaco Recycling (Pty) Ltd 100
    Universal Recycling Company (Pty) Ltd 102
    Zimco Group (Pty) Ltd 105

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