- The document summarizes the 15th International Conference on Industrial Packaging held in Vancouver from 3-5 June 2015. - It discusses the formation of SAICRA (South African Industrial Container Reconditioners Association) in 2012 to promote sustainable reconditioning of industrial containers in South Africa. - Some of the challenges facing the industrial packaging industry in South Africa are discussed, such as fraud, lack of enforcement, and not all packaging being sent for responsible reconditioning. - The Waste Act passed in South Africa in 2009 is summarized, which aims to promote the waste hierarchy and extended producer responsibility.

1. 15TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING
Global Partnerships – Global Solutions
VANCOUVER 3-5 JUNE 2015
Raj Lochan

2. Presentation Outline
• Formation of SAICRA
• State of Industrial Packaging
• New Drum Manufacturers
• Some Challenges
• Legislation
• Future Drivers

3. Pop of approx
1 billion

4. Pop of approx 53
million

6. Formation of SAICRA
• Formed in January 2012
• Funded by re-conditioners and new
drums – Greif, Rheem and Megapak
• Contributions on each new and recon
drum sold to market
• 27 contributors – 3 new, 24 recons out of
approx 35 recons in South Africa
• Supported by CAIA, SAPMA and ROSE

7. Mission
To promote the role of the South
African reconditioning industry in
the collection, transportation and
recycling of industrial containers in a
sustainable, ethical, environmentally
compliant and responsible manner

8. SAICRA Objectives
• Act in the best interest of all Members
• Ensure a sustainable, environmentally sound, profitable and
organised industry for the collection, transportation and
reconditioning of industrial containers
• Promote a code of conduct and good environmental practice
• Encourage all participants in the industry to adhere to sound
environmental principles as set out in the Constitution and Statutes
• Lobby and engage Government on a national, provincial and local
level to further the general interests of the Association
• Actively encourage and advance Black Economic Empowerment in
the Reconditioning Industry.
• Co-operate with such other organisations and entities in the overall
interest of the Environment
• Promote co-operation and goodwill among Members

9. Chemical Industry Support

10. Paint Industry Support

11. Lubricant Industry Support

12. New Drum Industry Support
Greif - steel
Rheem – steel
Megapak – blo-pacs and IBC’s

13. Drum Re-Conditioners

15. ROSE Foundation Support
• Ensure re-furbishers are legally and
environmentally compliant
• Highlight areas of non-compliance
• Provide a management plan and time-frame for
compliance
• Provide feed back on legal requirements
• Air Emissions Testing on Incinerators
• 9 re-conditioners (out of 24) have been issued
waste licenses to date

16. Some Challenges
• Fraud, theft, mis-representation
• Generators to be held accountable for
safe disposal
• Little Enforcement by Government
• Industry made up of 40% oil drums,
50% chemical and 10% other – not all
packaging sent for responsible recond
• Unlicensed sites still commercially
active

17. 17
THE WASTE ACT No.59 of 2008
- passed in March 2009
- promulgated in July 2009

18. 18
GENERAL APPROACH OF THE WASTE ACT
• The Waste Act adopts the waste hierarchy as a
national approach to waste management

19. Extended Producer Responsibility
(EPR)
“Extended producer responsibility measures” mean actions
that extend a person’s financial or physical responsibility for a
product to the post-consumer stage of the product and
includes:
• Waste minimisation programmes
• Financial arrangements for any fund that has been established
to promote the reduction, reuse, recycling and recovery of
waste
• Awareness programmes to inform the public of the impacts of
waste emanating from the product on human health and the
environment
• Any other measures to reduce the potential impact of the
product on health and the environment

20. Life Cycle Responsible Care

21. Managing the Value Chain
waste generator - any person whose actions, production processes or activities,
including waste management activities, results in waste
waste transporter - any person who conveys or transfers waste—
(a) between the waste generator and a waste management facility or
(b) between waste management facilities
waste manager - any person that re-uses, recycles, recovers, treats or disposes
of waste, including the waste generator
waste manifest system - a system of control documentation containing the
information as specified in the Regulations, maintained by the waste
generator, waste transporter and waste manager, which accompanies a load of
hazardous waste from the point of generation to final management

22. Future Drivers
• Solicit at least 90% of re-conditioners to become
Members and compliant
• Implement aggressive advertising on education and
awareness around safe disposal of packaging
• SAICRA membership must be commercially
beneficial
• Solicit International Affiliation
• Implement Best Global Practice
• Drive EPR - local and global players
• Waste charges to be introduced ???

23. Video on
Peninsula Drums
Greetings from
Chocky Moodley

25. Contact Details
ROSE Foundation
Suite A9, Waverley Court,
7 Kotzee Road, Mowbray,
Cape Town, 7925
E-mail: usedoil@iafrica.com
Tel +27-21-4487492 Fax +27-866 527 384 Mobile +27-82 378 8556

26. Thank You
Raj Lochan