Historical Review of Waste Management and Recycling in South Africa
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Waste and Recycling in South Africa
2.1. Overview of Waste Policy and Regulation
2.2. The Stages of a South African Waste Economy
2.3. “The Age of Landfilling”
2.4. “The Emergence of Recycling”
2.5. “The Flood of Regulation”
2.6. “The Drive for EPR”
3. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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