Brand owners, manufacturers, importers, retailers – BEWARE! On 5 May 2021 the Regulations Regarding Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR Regs) came into force under the Waste Act. On the same day, the second round of amendments to the EPR Regs were finally published after extensive consultation with the affected sector. This article is written by Garyn Rapson, Paula-Ann Novotny, Nonhlanhla Payne and Amaarah Mayet – Webber Wentzel.
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