Ircular nergy

Circular Energy is a pioneering waste management nonprofit registered as a producer responsibility organisation with the department of forestry, fisheries and the environment. Its mission is to promote the principles of the circular economy. In terms of legislation, producers are responsible for ensuring that their products are diverted from landfills, which are closing because they are full, and the remaining landfills are filling up rapidly. Circular Energy has a nationwide take-back scheme for waste materials, ensuring their safe collection, recycling and environmentally sound management. The company collects a range of waste materials, including but not limited to electrical and electronic equipment, batteries, lighting and lighting equipment, e-waste, paper and packaging products, as well as lubricant oils. It assists its members in a number of ways, including to meet their compliance obligations for their waste products, as specified in section 18 (1) of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act. The company helps its members in designing and overseeing take-back systems, achieving recycling targets and maintaining records for waste electrical and electronic equipment, batteries, lighting, and packaging. Its members range from Woolworths, Ellies Electronics and the Mr Price Group to Scuderia Ferrari, Siemens, Bioenviro and Canadian Solar. Circular Energy also integrates waste-pickers through partnerships, conducts awareness and collection campaigns, offers training and supports small, medium and micro enterprises focusing on youth, women and disadvantaged people.