REDISA plan approved for re-gazetting by Minister Molewa

Cape Town, 18 April 2012: The Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (REDISA) is delighted to announce that its Integrated Waste Tyre Management plan has been signed by the Honorable Minister of the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs, Ms Edna Molewa and has been gazetted for public comment for 30 days from Tuesday 17 April 2012.

The REDISA plan, as now gazette, is substantially the same as the version that was approved in November 2011 with some clarifications and procedural amendments, which have been added following input from the tyre manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers (OEM) importers. The full plan can be viewed on the REDISA website as well as on the Government Gazette website. REDISA welcomes public participation in the process as it is the citizens of the country who will ultimately benefit from the implementation of the plan.

The REDISA plan’s approval was withdrawn in January this year to correct a procedural error in the original notice of gazetting for comment in July 2011, though there was no
issue with the plan itself.

Notes and background
The REDISA plan is industry independent and meets all Government requirements for handling the waste tyre problem in a sustainable manner. Further and importantly, the REDISA plan fosters and generates new business and employment opportunities in line with Government imperatives. This plan includes the informal sector
(for example, those people who burn tyres to access scrap metal to scrape together a living).

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