OUR BURNING PLANET: South Africa to import plastic waste ‘to meet the needs of the industry’

by Onke Ngcuka, Daily MaverickSouth Africa to import plastic waste ‘to meet the needs of the industry’ by Onke Ngcuka, Daily Maverick September 16, 2021 As if South Africa wasn’t struggling to deal with its own plastic, the country is opening up applications for importing plastic waste in order to meet the plastic industry’s needs, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment told Daily Maverick.

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There has to be a better way.

And the ANCGovt is STILL just pocketing the supposedly 'green' PlasticTax, meant to promote recycling, but does NOTHING except bring in revenue to the ANC Govt! And now they want to import MORE plastic, despite the abysmally low PlasticRecycling rate!

This can end badly, like it has for many other countries. South Africa the next rubbish dump. Or maybe it can be a big success. Well time will tell.

Which they will dump in the sea to get rid of, and then let the world collect it, and they will again go dump it into the sea, etc etc etc

NO to rich countries' waste !

Creecy says the imports are under the auspices of the Basel Convention, membership of which was refused by SA. So we dance with the devil when we want to?

We have lost the plot again... We have so much plastic litter in our oceans, rivers, informal settlements, cities, rural areas and we don't recycle

Where oh where is the plastic bag tax going I ask? and why aren't we just recycling our own plastic waste efficiently...oh ja the ANC is running this show. Are importing the plastic from CUBA

Showing off their incompetence

Perhaps we could twin it with tenders for another coal-fired power station or two - preferably in the the Kruger National Park.

To qualify as a government minister you must show extreme incompetence disorder. Not even one minister can boast a competent ministry. They cannot even drive their disabling illogical policies without failing and theft.

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