How we live day-to-day and the decisions we make has an effect on our environment and our future on this planet. There is a limited amount of resources in the world, like precious metals, and the way things are made can have a negative or positive effect on the environment.
On the other hand, we are producing too much waste for the planet to keep up, and recycling rates are currently very low, with landfills getting full.
Items like electronic waste, lighting and batteries – defined as Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment and Lighting (WEEEL) – in particular need to be produced in an environmentally sensitive manner and then managed correctly at the end of their life cycle.
This is because they can contain toxic materials that harm the environment – or valuable parts that should be re-used and not go to waste.
This is where ERA comes in. Starting out as an e-waste focused Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO), ERA has since grown to include other waste categories.
Learn more about our work and how you can be a part of the solution.
Electronic waste (E-waste) is a global climate crisis and is the fastest-growing waste stream in South Africa.* The improper management and disposal of e-waste has far-reaching consequences environmentally, socially and economically. To address this, the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Regulations came into effect in 2021.
E-waste Recycling Authority (ERA) Non-profit Company (NPC) is a Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) working to roll out these regulations; through their infrastructure and networks, working together with WEEE producers, the recycling sector, government, and the public. Tackling the e-waste challenge also unlocks a new industry for job creation and economic activity for the country.
This platform also serves as ERA NPC’s central hub for communication and transactions – hosting official reports and facilitating interactions between stakeholders (from ERA Members to EEE Producers, WEEE Collection and Recycling Service Providers, Government entities, and the wider Public).
Learn more about our work and how you can be a part of the solution.
*According to The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries.
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ERA E-waste Recycling Authority (ERA) is a registered Non-profit Company (NPC) • CIPC Registration Number – 2018/248881/08 • ERA NPC is registered as a Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) in terms of Section 18 of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act (NEMWA) N0. 59/2008 • DFFE PRO Registration Number 19/7/6/E/PRO/202106009/002 • Lighting: 19/7/7/L/PRO/20211115/003 • Batteries: 19/7/5/P/PRO/20241023/055
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