Dublin, March 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Recycling of Waste and Scrap in South Africa 2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
South Africa generates large amounts of waste, of which only 10% is recycled or recovered for other uses and 90% landfilled or dumped illegally. Industry experts have warned that the country is on the verge of a waste crisis. More than 80% of municipal landfill sites do not meet the minimum requirements.
The biggest drivers of waste include population growth, urbanisation, lack of compliance and general behaviour towards managing waste effectively. South Africa has a large informal waste sector, with waste pickers saving municipalities millions of rands in landfill costs. The industry includes waste pickers, buy-back centres and waste collectors who supply recyclers that reprocess materials
Opportunities
- Growing e-waste will result in demand for more e-waste recyclers and an opportunity for job creation.
- The lack of landfill space provides opportunities for new recycling initiatives
Challenges
- Increase in energy, transport, and labour costs.
- Not enough awareness is being created to divert waste from landfills. The public generally views recyclable products as waste and lacks a recycling culture.
- The recycling industry is not subsidised by government.
Trends
- Extended producer responsibility is gaining traction
- Municipalities are slow to adopt alternative waste treatment technologies.
- The proportion of recycled content used in new products is increasing.
Outlook
South Africa's growing population is leading to increased waste generation and pressure on waste management facilities which are already in short supply.
Industry experts say municipalities need to adopt alternative waste management methods instead of landfilling. The implementation of the extended producer responsibility scheme has resulted in positive outcomes. While the percentage of plastic waste being recycled is still low, the trend toward recycling and consumer interest in buying goods made partly from recycled materials is growing.
Report Coverage
This report on the recycling of waste and scrap in South Africa includes information on various types of scrap and recyclers, waste generated, state of landfills, recycling initiatives, extended producer responsibility and the growing issue of e-waste.
It includes 33 company profiles such as notable players EnviroServ, Mpact, Oricol and Reclamation Group, plastic recyclers such as Atlantic Plastic Recyclers and Extrupet, and metals recyclers and scrap yards such as Power Metal Recyclers, Scaw and SA Metal.
Key Topics Covered:
1. INTRODUCTION
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY
2.1. Industry Value Chain
2.2. Geographic Position
2.3. Size of the Industry
3. LOCAL
3.1. State of the Industry
3.2. Key Trends
3.3. Key Issues
3.4. Notable Players
3.5. Trade
3.6. Corporate Actions
3.7. Regulations
3.8. Enterprise Development and Social Development
4. AFRICA
5. INTERNATIONAL
6. INFLUENCING FACTORS
6.1. Loadshedding
6.2. Economic Environment
6.3. Input Costs
6.4. Labour
6.5. Environmental Issues
6.6. Technology, R&D, Innovation
7. COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
7.1. Competition
7.2. Ownership Structure of the Industry
7.3. Barriers to Entry
8. INDUSTRY SUMMARY
9. OUTLOOK
10. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
11. REFERENCES
11.1. Publications
11.2. Websites
COMPANY PROFILES
- African Shades Trading (Pty) Ltd
- Amalgamated Metals Recycling (Pty) Ltd
- Atlantic Plastic Recycling CC
- Averda South Africa (Pty) Ltd
- Ben Jacobs Iron and Steel (Pty) Ltd
- Bravorox 6 CC
- Collect-A-Can (Pty) Ltd
- CRONIMET (RSA) (Pty) Ltd
- Desco Electronic Recyclers CC
- Eco-Smart Box CC (The)
- EnviroServ Waste Management (Pty) Ltd
- Extrupet (Pty) Ltd
- Fine Scrap Metals (Pty) Ltd
- Gauteng Metal Recyclers (Pty) Ltd
- Green Office (Pty) Ltd
- Inter-Waste (Pty) Ltd
- Main Street 1310 (Pty) Ltd
- Mpact Ltd
- NAMSA Group Trust
- Nieuwco Mpumalanga (Pty) Ltd
- Oricol Environmental Services (Pty) Ltd
- Power Metal Recyclers (Pty) Ltd
- Reclamation Group (Pty) Ltd (The)
- S A Waste Holdings (Pty) Ltd
- SA Metal Group (Pty) Ltd
- Scaw South Africa (Pty) Ltd
- Skipwaste (Pty) Ltd
- SouthCity E-Waste Recyclers (Pty) Ltd
- Star Recycling Company (Pty) Ltd
- Universal Recycling Company (Pty) Ltd
- Vortex Recycling Company (Pty) Ltd
- Waste Group (Pty) Ltd (The)
- Zimco Group (Pty) Ltd
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