Packaging compliance in Africa & the Middle East
EPR across Africa and the Middle East ranges from fully mandatory and well enforced to still finding its shape. Ecoveritas already manages compliance in the region's established markets, South Africa, Kenya and Israel among them, and tracks the rest closely, so you're never the last to know.
Our clients place packaging on markets worth a combined turnover of over £50 billion, and we've spent over 25 years watching regulation move from voluntary to mandatory across the world, South Africa being a recent, sharp example. Wherever a market in this region shifts next, we're already watching for it.
South Africa's EPR now spans paper, packaging, electricals, lighting, batteries, lubricant oils and pesticides. If your registration only covers part of that list, talk to us.
Why businesses trust us across Africa & Middle East.
Mandatory markets, fully managed
Emerging markets, already on our radar
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mandatory since 2021.
Scheme and authority: Section 18 EPR Regulations under the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, overseen by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment.
In scope: Paper, packaging, electricals, lighting, batteries and lubricant oils.
How we help: We manage registration and Producer Responsibility Organisation membership across every in-scope category.
mandatory.
Scheme and authority: Extended producer responsibility requirements under the Sustainable Waste Management Act, overseen by the National Environment Management Authority.
In scope: Packaging, with obligations extending to other product categories under the Act.
How we help: We manage registration and ongoing reporting on your behalf.
mandatory.
Scheme and authority: Packaging recycling law overseen by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, alongside separate obligations for electricals and batteries.
In scope: Packaging, WEEE and batteries, each with their own compliance scheme.
How we help: We manage registration, fee calculation and reporting across all three categories.
(including Saudi Arabia, the UAE and neighbouring markets)
frameworks emerging.
- Status: Producer responsibility measures are developing across the region, particularly for packaging and e-waste.
- How we help: We monitor these markets closely and will have clients ready to comply as soon as obligations become mandatory.
Questions we're often asked about Africa & Middle East
Yes, in South Africa, Kenya and Israel, all fully in force. We manage compliance in each for clients today.
We track proposed frameworks across the region continuously, so you'll hear from us well before anything becomes a legal requirement.
How we support you, end to end
Registration, Producer Responsibility Organisation membership and ongoing reporting, managed for you across every market in the region.
Trading somewhere in the region that isn't listed here?
Tell us where, and we'll confirm exactly what applies.
Expanding across Africa or the Middle East?
Get ahead of it. Our team already manages compliance in the region's established markets, and we're watching the rest for you.
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