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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: WASTE ACT (59/2008) - AMENDMENTS TO THE REGULATIONS AND NOTICES REGARDING EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY, 2020

Posted 20 July 2021

The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has, in terms of section 18(1), 18(3) and 69(1)(b),(g), (i), (l), (o), (dd) and (ee) of the NEMWA, amended the Regulations regarding extended producer responsibility and Notices in respect of the extended producer responsibility scheme for the electrical and electronic equipment sector, the lighting sector, and the paper, packaging and some single use products as set out in the Schedule.