Notice No. 5535

11 November 2024

GG 51534

Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

I, Dion Travers George, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, hereby publish the Guideline and Toolkit for the Determination of Extended Producer Responsibility Fees in terms of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act 2008 (Act No 59 of 2008), as set out in the Schedule hereto.

The Guideline and Toolkit for the Determination of Extended Producer Responsibility Fees (EPR Guideline and Toolkit), provides direction for the implementation of regulations 7 and 7A of the Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations, 2020, which deal with financial arrangements. The purpose of the EPR Guideline and Toolkit is to provide producers and Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs) with a realistic way of determining Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) fees, utilising the criteria provided in regulations 7(3) or 7A(3) of the Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations, 2020. The goal of the EPR Guideline and Toolkit is to:

A copy of the EPR Guideline and Toolkit can be accessed on the EPR web portal accessible through the South African Waste Information Centre (SAWIC) (https://sawic.dffe.gov.za/SAWIC/EPR).

Dr Dion Travers George

Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment