South Africa Govt withdraws move to impose recycling levy on tyres
Rubber and Wood | 2012-01-26 05:38:24
The South African Government has abandoned the Redisa Plan to impose R2.30 per kg levy on new tyres from February 1 to fund the controversial collection and recycling of waste tyres program.
By Paul Ploumis
JOHANNESBURG (Scrap Monster): The South African Government has abandoned the Redisa Plan to impose R2.30 per kg levy on new tyres from February 1 to fund the controversial collection and recycling of waste tyres program.
Approval for the plan - submitted by Hermann Erdmann, of the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa - was withdrawn yesterday with immediate effect.
The department of environmental affairs said in a statement this would give it an opportunity to “attend to” procedural requirements stipulated in the waste tyre regulations.
The department of environmental affairs was due to appear in the South Gauteng High Court on Friday to defend minister Edna Molewa's approval of the Redisa plan after legal action launched by the South African Tyre Recycling Process Company.
SATRP head Dr Etienne Human said the company had ploughed “close to R9 million” into developing its own plan and was informed by the department last May it met all the requirements.
However, all communication with the department ended abruptly last August until November, when SATRP was told by Molewa its plan had been rejected.
