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On 5 May 2021 the Regulations Regarding Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR Regs) came into force under the Waste Act. On the same day, the second round of amendments to the EPR Regs were finally published after extensive consultation with the affected sectors.
South Africa s amended plastic bag regulations and the new extended producer responsibility regulations raise concerns about double taxation in the plastic bag sector.
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Welcome to RPC Bites. Our aim in the next 2 minutes is to
provide you with a flavour of some key legal, regulatory and
commercial developments in the Food & Drink sector over the
last fortnight. with the occasional bit of industry gossip thrown
in for good measure. Enjoy!!
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THE STANDARD By
Josephine Wawira |
April 4th 2021 at 18:08:47 GMT +0300
The year is 2016, outside a busy supermarket in Nairobi. Shoppers flow in and out carrying their groceries and other goods with plastic carrier bags. That was the order of the day then and plastic pollution had a devastating effect on the environment. A year later in 2017, the government banned production, sale and use of plastics carrier bags. The ban, considered to be one of the sternest in the world, now has a success rate of approximately 80 per cent.
Fast forward to 2021. We have made tremendous strides in the fight against plastic pollution, with a ban on specific single-use plastics in all protected areas taking effect from June 2020. There are also ongoing and ambitious plastics initiatives such as the Kenya Plastic Action Plan and the development of the Kenya Extended Producer Responsibility Organisation (Kepro). Kepro, once established, will ensure plastics are collected, sorted and recycled afte