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Towards a Secondary Resources Economy
The role of waste research, development and innovation (RDI)
and the Waste RDI Roadmap
Presented by: Henry Roman (PhD)
Occasion: Waste Management Summit, Mpumalanga
Date: 09 March 2015
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Presentation Outline
• National Waste Management Strategy Goals
• Towards a secondary resource economy
• The role of waste RDI and the intent of the Waste
RDI Roadmap
• Conclusions
The National Waste Management Strategy Goals
Department of Environmental Affairs (2011)
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Background
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• While SA has embraced the
principles of the waste hierarchy in
legislation
• It still landfills ~90% of all waste
generated
• Significant opportunity for research,
development and innovation (RDI) to
• Fast-track this move away from
landfilling towards alternatives
• Support decision-making and
policy development
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NWMS Goals - 2016
Description Targets (2016)
Goal 1:
Promote waste minimisation, re- use, recycling and
recovery of
waste.
• 25% of recyclables diverted from landfill sites for re-use, recycling
or recovery.
• All metropolitan municipalities, secondary cities and large towns have initiated separation at source programmes.
• Achievement of waste reduction and recycling targets set in IndWMPs
for paper and packaging, pesticides, lighting (CFLs) and tyresindustries.
Goal 2:
Ensure the effective and efficient
delivery of waste services.
• 95% of urban households and 75% of rural households have access to
adequate levels of waste collection services.
• 80% of waste disposal sites have permits.
Goal 3:
Grow the contribution of the
waste sector to the green economy.
• 69 000 new jobs created in the waste sector
• 2 600 additional SMEs and cooperatives participating in waste
service delivery and recycling
Goal 4:
Ensure that people are aware of the impact of waste
on their
health, well-being and the environment.
• 80% of municipalities running local awareness campaigns.
• 80% of schools implementing waste awareness
programmes.
Goal 5:
Achieve integrated waste
management planning.
• All municipalities have integrated their IWMPs with their IDPs, and
have met the targets set in IWMPs.
• All waste management facilities required to report to SAWIS havewaste quantification systems that report information to WIS.
Goal 6:
Ensure sound budgeting and financial management
for waste
services.
• All municipalities that provide waste services have conducted full-
cost accounting for waste services and have implemented cost
reflective tariffs.
Goal 7:
Provide measures to remediate contaminated land. • Assessment complete for 80% of sites reported to the contaminated
land register.
• Remediation plans approved for 50% of confirmed contaminated sites.
Goal 8:
Establish effective compliance
with and enforcement of the
Waste Act.
• 50% increase in the number of successful enforcement actions
against non- compliant activities.
• 800 EMIs appointed in the three spheres of government to enforcethe Waste Act.
DST
DST
DST
DST
Towards a secondary resources economy
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Towards a secondary resources economy
Waste is first of all an economic concept – implicit in the word is the
fact that resources are not being used efficiently. There is an
economic loss every time resources are utilised in a way that results
in them being discarded as waste. If resources can be saved,
recovered or used more efficiently, there is a net economic gain.
- UNEP, 2013
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Opportunities in waste
• Waste has value – both social and economic value
• Moving waste up the hierarchy provides opportunities
for -
• Socio-economic development
• New jobs and businesses
• Maximising resource recovery for downstream
manufacturing growth
• Reduction in the reliance of natural resources, which are
declining
• At least R25bn worth of ‘value’ locked up in South
Africa’s waste streams, of which we’re sending R17bn
to landfill
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Opportunities in waste
• Opportunity waste streams
• Organic waste (industrial and agricultural biomass,
municipal organic waste, food waste and sewage)
• Recyclables (metals, plastic, paper, glass, e-waste)
• Large industrial waste streams (power generation &
mining)
• Opportunity areas
• Fastest growth in waste markets expected in
emerging economies (China, India and Latin America)
• South Africa identified as one of five emerging
markets with “exciting opportunities” (BofAML, 2013)
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The role of R&D and Innovation
South Africa
Global
• Driving waste up the hierarchy
comes up against complex
socio-economic systems
• Therefore need to support
decisions with sound evidence
• DST mandate –
• To develop, coordinate and
manage a National System of
Innovation (NSI) that will
bring about maximum human
capital, sustainable
economic growth and
improved quality of life for all
Intent of the Waste RDI Roadmap (2015 – 2025)
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The Waste RDI Roadmap
• The Waste RDI Roadmap provides a framework to
implement –
1. More effective decision-making
2. Faster insertion of context-appropriate Technology
3. Export of Know-How and Technology
4. Strengthened RDI capability and capacity
• And opportunities to strengthen waste RDI
collaboration within and between the public and
private sector
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• By supporting –
• Through the investment in science and technology
Wasteinnovation
(technologicaland non-
technological)
The Waste RDI Roadmap
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That will support the maximisation of diversion of waste from landfill towards value-adding opportunities
Waste Research& Development
(R&D)
Human Capital Development
(HCD)
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Supporting National Priorities
• National Development Plan (2011)
• National Waste Management
Strategy (2011)
• Green Economy Accord (2011)
• Bio-economy Strategy (2013)
• Global Change Grand Challenge
Research Plan (2010)
• Industrial Policy Action Plan
(2014/14 – 2016/17)
• National Climate Change Response
Strategy (2011)
Approach to the Roadmap
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Understanding the landscape and the reasons
for SA to do something other than landfill
Global and local trends
Economic benefits of moving up
the hierarchy (value in waste)
Understanding the needs of business / industry and
the opportunities they provide for RDI
Opportunities for RDI
Understanding South Africa’s ability to respond
to these opportunities
Capability mapping
Implementation Framework
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Priority RDI waste streams
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Organic waste
Municipal waste
Waste tyres
Plastic waste
Electronic waste
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Priority RDI focus areas (clusters)
DEA DEAdti dti dtiDoT
DoECoGTA CoGTA CoGTANational Treasury
Industry
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Anticipated benefits of the Roadmap
Cluster Strategic RDI Plans
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Short Term 2015-2016 Medium Term 2017-2020 Long-Term 2021-2025
Tech
no
log
y S
olu
tio
ns
TS1
Pro
cess
Perf
orm
ance
Impro
vem
ent
Explore
Via structured dialogue with stakeholders and customers
in prioritised waste streams, identify focus areas of valued
needs for performance improvement
Informed by techno-economic modelling (drives
requirements to Modelling and Analytics services)
TRP
Established well-coordinated network of
nodes of capability – driven and guided by a
lead unit - supporting activity in Process
Performance Improvement
Establish Commercialisation
Vehicle
TS2
Tech
nolo
gy
Deve
lopm
ent
Explore global technology landscape and identify areas of
differentiated technology opportunity for South Africa
Drive dialogue with key contributors, such as TIA to
establish involvement and commitment
Define and set up to manage a pipeline of projects along
the value chain with focus on Explore and Test
Build motivation, business case, model and plan for RC
and COE
Establish Research Chair and Centre of
Excellence with focus on technologies
appropriate for developing countries – i.e.
integration and performance improvement
in informal sector; in urban and rural
contexts
Build motivation, business case, model and
plan for waste-stream specific COEs
Continue TS2 CoE
Establish 3 further CoE with focus
on particular streams
Metals and mining
Organic and biomass
Polymer
Tyres
TS3
Tech
nolo
gy E
valu
atio
nan
d
Dem
onst
ration
Review global best practice (e.g. Malaysia) in respect of
evaluation and demonstration, baseline South Africa
Explore: identify relevant capability
Define an intent and strategy for SA, build motivation,
business case, model and plan for CoC (ref. Water Tech
Demo Centre)
Define and set up to manage a pipeline of projects along
the value chain - Explore, Test, Demonstrate, Deploy –
always towards Commercialisation
Establish CoC – begin to move forward on
the pipeline of projects
Draws upon domain- specific capability from
the well-coordinated network of nodes
(TS1, TS2)
The focus is on route to Market – practical
demonstration and uptake
Establish Product Development
Centre – as a service node
Potential for export of know-how
or services, technologies
TS4
Tech
nolo
gy
Loca
lisat
ion
Define opportunity, intent, strategy and plan (from TS2)
for technology adaptation and localisation.
Identify capability – strength and potential (support DST
Industrialisation)
Establish first-line point of contact for inbound technology
insertion potential
Satellite node to TS2. Embedded in CoC
TS3
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Human Capacity Development
• North-West University (2015) – BSc (Hons) Environmental
Sciences: Waste Management
• Introduction to Env Management (existing module)
• Fundamentals of Waste Management (new module)
• Waste Management Law and Governance (new module)
• Environmental Analysis I (existing module)
• New Waste Management Solutions (new module)
• Research Project
• UKZN (2016) – MSc Eng (Waste Management)
Concluding remarks
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Conclusions
• Supporting the implementation of national policy
• And achieving the goals of the NWMS
• Will require –
– Effective decision-making (based on sound evidence)
– Faster insertion of context-appropriate technologies
– Strengthened RDI capability and capacity
• The DST aims to support this through the
implementation of the Waste RDI Roadmap
• Working together with government departments and
the private waste and secondary resources sector
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• Dr Henry Roman
Director: Environmental Services
and Technologies
E-mail: [email protected]
• Ms Magamase Mange
Deputy Director: Environmental
Technologies
E-mail:
• Prof Linda Godfrey
Principal scientist
E-mail: [email protected]
www.wasteroadmap.co.za
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