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Towards a Secondary Resources Economy
The role of waste research, development and innovation (RDI)
and the Waste RDI Roadmap
Presented by:
Occasion:
Date:
Henry Roman (PhD)
Joburg Waste Summit 2015, Johannesburg
24 March 2015
Presentation Outline
• National Waste Management Strategy Goals
• Towards a secondary resource economy
• The role of waste RDI and the intent of the Waste
RDI Roadmap
• Conclusions
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The National Waste Management Strategy Goals
Department of Environmental Affairs (2011)
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Background
• While SA has embraced the
principles of the waste hierarchy in
legislation
• It still landfills ~90% of all waste
generated
• Significant opportunity for research,
development and innovation (RDI) to
• Fast-track this move away from
landfilling towards alternatives
• Support decision-making and
policy development
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NWMS Goals - 2016
Description
Goal 1:
Targets (2016)
Promote waste minimisation, re- use, recycling and
recovery of
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25% of recyclables diverted from landfill sites for re-use, recycling
or recovery.
waste.
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All metropolitan municipalities, secondary cities and large towns
have initiated separation at source programmes.
Achievement of waste reduction and recycling targets set in IndWMPs
for paper and packaging, pesticides, lighting (CFLs) and tyres
industries.
95% of urban households and 75% of rural households have access to
adequate levels of waste collection services.
DST
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Ensure the effective and efficient
Goal 2:
delivery of waste services.
Grow the contribution of the
DST
Goal 3:
waste sector to the green economy.
Goal 4:
Ensure that people are aware of the impact of waste
on their
health, well-being and the environment.
Achieve integrated waste
Goal 5:
Goal 6:
management planning.
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80% of waste disposal sites have permits.
69 000 new jobs created in the waste sector
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2 600 additional SMEs and cooperatives participating in waste
service delivery and recycling
80% of municipalities running local awareness campaigns.
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DST
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Ensure sound budgeting and financial management
for waste
services.
Provide measures to remediate contaminated land.
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All municipalities that provide waste services have conducted fullcost accounting for waste services and have implemented cost
reflective tariffs.
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Assessment complete for 80% of sites reported to the contaminated
land register.
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Remediation plans approved for 50% of confirmed contaminated sites.
50% increase in the number of successful enforcement actions
against non- compliant activities.
800 EMIs appointed in the three spheres of government to enforce
the Waste Act.
Goal 7:
Establish effective compliance
Goal 8:
with and enforcement of the
Waste Act.
DST
80% of schools implementing waste awareness
programmes.
All municipalities have integrated their IWMPs with their IDPs, and
have met the targets set in IWMPs.
All waste management facilities required to report to SAWIS have
waste quantification systems that report information to WIS.
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Towards a secondary resources economy
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Towards a secondary resources economy
Waste is first of all an economic concept – implicit in the word is the
fact that resources are not being used efficiently. There is an
economic loss every time resources are utilised in a way that results
in them being discarded as waste. If resources can be saved,
recovered or used more efficiently, there is a net economic gain.
- UNEP,
2013
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Opportunities in waste
• Waste has value – both social and economic value
• Moving waste up the hierarchy provides opportunities
for • Socio-economic development
• New jobs and businesses
• Maximising resource recovery for downstream
manufacturing growth
• Reduction in the reliance of natural resources, which are
declining
• At least R25bn worth of ‘value’ locked up in South
Africa’s waste streams, of which we’re sending R17bn
to landfill
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Opportunities in waste
• Opportunity waste streams
• Organic waste (industrial and agricultural biomass,
municipal organic waste, food waste and sewage)
• Recyclables (metals, plastic, paper, glass, e-waste)
• Large industrial waste streams (power generation &
mining)
• Opportunity areas
• Fastest growth in waste markets expected in
emerging economies (China, India and Latin America)
• South Africa identified as one of five emerging
markets with “exciting opportunities” (BofAML, 2013)
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The role of R&D and Innovation
• Driving waste up the hierarchy
comes up against complex
socio-economic systems
• Therefore need to support
decisions with sound evidence
• DST mandate –
Global
South Africa
• To develop, coordinate and
manage a National System of
Innovation (NSI) that will
bring about maximum human
capital, sustainable
economic growth and
improved quality of life for all
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Intent of the Waste RDI Roadmap (2015 – 2025)
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The Waste RDI Roadmap
• The Waste RDI Roadmap provides a framework to
implement –
1. More effective decision-making
2. Faster insertion of context-appropriate Technology
3. Export of Know-How and Technology
4. Strengthened RDI capability and capacity
• And opportunities to strengthen waste RDI
collaboration within and between the public and
private sector
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The Waste RDI Roadmap
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By supporting –
Waste
innovation
(technological
and nontechnological)
Human Capital
Development
(HCD)
Waste Research
& Development
(R&D)
That will support the maximisation of diversion of waste
from landfill towards value-adding opportunities
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Through the investment in science and technology
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Supporting National Priorities
• National Development Plan (2011)
• National Waste Management
Strategy (2011)
• Green Economy Accord (2011)
• Bio-economy Strategy (2013)
• Global Change Grand Challenge
Research Plan (2010)
• Industrial Policy Action Plan
(2014/14 – 2016/17)
• National Climate Change Response
Strategy (2011)
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Approach to the Roadmap
Understanding the
landscape and the reasons
for SA to do something
other than landfill
Understanding the needs
of business / industry and
the opportunities they
provide for RDI
Understanding South
Africa’s ability to respond
to these opportunities
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Global and local trends
Economic benefits of moving up
the hierarchy (value in waste)
Opportunities for RDI
Capability mapping
Implementation Framework
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Priority RDI focus areas (clusters)
DEA
dti
dti
DoT
CoGTA
National
Treasury
DoE
CoGTA
DEA
dti
CoGTA
Industry
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Anticipated benefits of the Roadmap
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Human Capacity Development
• North-West University (2015) – BSc (Hons) Environmental
Sciences: Waste Management
• Introduction to Env Management (existing module)
• Fundamentals of Waste Management (new module)
• Waste Management Law and Governance (new module)
• Environmental Analysis I (existing module)
• New Waste Management Solutions (new module)
• Research Project
• UKZN (2016) – MSc Eng (Waste Management)
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Concluding remarks
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Conclusions
• Supporting the implementation of national policy
• And achieving the goals of the NWMS
• Will require –
– Effective decision-making (based on sound evidence)
– Faster insertion of context-appropriate technologies
– Strengthened RDI capability and capacity
• The DST aims to support this through the
implementation of the Waste RDI Roadmap
• Working together with government departments and
the private waste and secondary resources sector
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Contact details
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Dr Henry Roman
Director: Environmental Services
and Technologies
E-mail: [email protected]
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Ms Magamase Mange
Deputy Director: Environmental
Technologies
E-mail:
[email protected]
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Prof Linda Godfrey
Principal scientist
CSIR
E-mail: [email protected]
www.wasteroadmap.co.za
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