The Circulars 2016 Finalist - REDISA

Category: Government, Cities & Regions

Summary: REDISA (Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa), an organisation which forms a unique collaboration between the government and private sector in South Africa, receives a waste management fee for all tyres manufactured and imported to the country, which is used to develop a new tyre recycling industry. The REDISA model provides producers with the opportunity to reduce their costs by incorporating circularity, and uses the collected waste management fee to directly fund the development of recycling industries, establish reverse logistics networks, and carry out research and development. Within two years, REDISA is dealing with 70 percent of waste tyres arising, up from 4 percent, and is not only diverting waste from landfill, it is delivering positive social impacts via enhanced job creation and SMME support.