Lead story

Packaging EPR fees rise as recovery targets tighten
Producer responsibility organisations confirm revised fee schedules.
Materials recovery, waste beneficiation, EPR compliance and the circular economy.
Lead story

Producer responsibility organisations confirm revised fee schedules.
Independent reporting and expert analysis, newest first.

Tracing five material streams from kerbside to end market, and where value leaks out.

A materials economist on why recycling keeps losing to virgin imports.

Landfill airspace pressure drives new separation requirements.

Refill, return and repair schemes assessed on unit economics rather than pledges.

Volume, quality and the policy levers available.

A waste practitioner on composting infrastructure and the timeline mismatch.

Collection rates improve from a low base.

New arrangements aim to stabilise processor offtake.

Practical engineering implications of circular product requirements.
Products, services and sponsored content from GEM partners. Separate from editorial, always labelled.

New capability targets Waste operators looking to reduce cost and exposure.

Measured outcomes from a commissioned project, supplied by the advertiser.

Specification, deployment footprint and support model.

Additional capacity aimed at shortening lead times for Waste clients.

What to ask, what to specify and where projects most often go wrong.

Twelve months of operating data released to the market.

Structures aimed at removing the upfront capital barrier.

How the team scopes, builds and hands over.

A joint offering aimed at the Eastern Cape market.