An opportunity exists to build upon the existing recycling and extended producer responsibility initiatives, such as the taxation on plastic bags. The Act does provide the Minister with regulatory powers in this respect, but strategies based on negotiation in terms of industry waste management plans and fiscal incentives are likely to yield results.
Public awareness of, and participation in, re-use and recycling schemes will form an important part of re-use and recycling strategies.
Life-cycle measures such as recycling have significance in terms of economic growth and job creation. These will form important criteria in developing and assessing re-use and recycling measures, which in many instances involve treatment and processing measures.