ANNUAL EPR FEES

Circular Energy’s elected Producer Advisory Board, together with the Board of Directors, after review, approves the EPR budget and fees, which are submitted to the DFFE annually by the regulatory submission deadline.

Modulated or Eco-Modulated Methodologies can be applied to Identified Products after assessment.

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Electronic and Electrical Equipment (EEE)

Equipment, which is dependent upon, stores, converts, transmits or enables an electric current or Electromagnetic field and equipment for the generation, transfer and measurement of such currents and fields:

  • Large equipment (any external dimension more than 100cm)

  • Medium equipment (any external dimension between 50 and 100cm)

  • Small equipment (no external dimension more than 50 cm)

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Fee

CATEGORY FEE PER TON* FEE PER KG*
(a) large equipment (any dim. over 100 cm) R2700.00 R2.70
(b) medium equipment (any dim. Between 50 – 100 cm) R2160.00 R2.16
(c) small equipment (no dim. over 50 cm) R1890.00 R1.89
*Ts & Cs Apply

Renewable Energy Products Fee

CATEGORY FEE PER KG*
Batteries R0.70
Solar PV Panels R0.70
Control Equipment R0.30 – R0.70
Wind Generation R1.10 – R2.40
*Ts & Cs Apply

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Lighting and Lighting Equipment

Lighting equipment means electrical or electronic equipment used for producing artificial light or illumination, and also includes any peripherals of the lighting bodies such as luminaires, covers, switch components, ballasts, fixtures and modules.

Extended producer responsibility applies to the following identified products or class of products:

  • Lighting products: Different types of Lighting equipment Include, but are not limited to:

  • Gas Discharge Lighting;

  • low pressure discharge Lighting: fluorescent (compact, linear and non-linear) and nonfluorescent (low pressure sodium, low pressure mercury vapour);

  • high intensity discharge Lighting: high pressure sodium, low pressure sodium, metal halide, high pressure mercury vapour, xenon;

  • Lighting for special purposes;

  • All Light emitting diode (LED) lighting sources and types;

  • Signal/signage lighting as well as associated equipment;

  • Luminaires and lighting equipment fixtures or modules or associated electrical components;

  • Laser, Pixel and ultraviolet irradiation (UVI) or ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) lighting;

  • Automotive lighting and luminaires;

  • Incandescent (filament) light bulbs and Halogen; and (viii)Off grid solar powered lighting.

Lighting and Lighting Equipment FEE

CATEGORY FEE PER KG*
(ii) Retrofit LED
LED linear tubes R5.94
LED Bulbous shape R5.94
(iii) New LED sources
LED Lighting and luminaires R1.27
LED indoor lighting R1.27
LED Outdoor R1.27
LED Street Lights R1.27
Electronic Components R1.27
(iv) Other Light Emitting Devices: Both LED and Halogen
Vehicle Lighting including housing R1.62
Lighting from other electronic equipment R1.27
Lamps R1.62
Others R1.30
(v) Luminaires and Lighting Equipment
Streetlights R1.62
Indoor Fixtures R1.62
Outdoor Fixtures R1.62
Modules R1.27
Ballasts / Drivers R1.27
Electrical components R1.27
Street Lighting Poles R108.00
(vi) Laser, Pixel and UGVC lighting
Laser, Pixel and UGVC lighting R6.70
(vii) off grid Solar powered lighting
Off grid solar lighting R6.48
Lighting solar panels R6.48
Solar lighting energy storage R2.00
(viii) Incandescent and Halogen light bulbs
Halogen lamps R3.24
Incandescent filament lamps R2.00
*Ts & Cs Apply

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Paper and Packaging

Packaging means any material, container or wrapping or corrugated cases, used for the containment, transport, handling, protection, promotion, marketing or sale of any product or substance, which may be primary packaging, containing the actual product or secondary packaging or tertiary packaging, typically containing products already packaged in primary packaging, but excludes:

  • shipping containers used solely for the transportation of any consumer commodity in bulk to manufacturers, packers, or processors, or to wholesale or retail distributors thereof;

  • packaging made of timber and textile; and

  • plastic pallets and industrial bulk containers with a capacity exceeding 1000 litres;

Paper means any substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material used for writing, printing, or as a wrapping material;

The Notice applies to waste which arises from the use by a consumer or an end-user of:

  • 1

    paper & paper packaging material;

  • 2

    plastic packaging;

  • 3

    biodegradable and compostable plastic packaging;

  • 4

    single-use plastic products;

  • 5

    single-use compostable plastic products;

  • 6

    single-use biodegradable plastic products;

  • 7

    glass packaging; and

  • 8

    metal packaging containers.

Paper Packaging Fee

CATEGORY FEE PER TON*
Packaging papers (including corrugated cases, kraft paper and folding boxboard) R7.47
Paper Packaging R7.47
Paper Packaging boards – unprinted R7.47
Paper Packaging boards – printed R7.47
per corrugated case materials R7.47
Paper, including but limited to (cardboard) R9.27
Newsprint, Magazines, Coated Paper R8.62
Label backing paper R82.98
Paper sacks currently recyclable R15.91
Paper sacks not currently recyclable R41.88
Liquid board packaging R394.71
Multi-layer paper-based packaging R65.03
*Ts & Cs Apply

Plastic Packaging Fee

CATEGORY FEE PER TON*
Rigids R270.00
Type 2,4,5 Polyolefin – rigid R324.00
Poly Ethylene Terephthalate (PET) – rigid R432.00
Flexibles R486.00
Type 2,4,5 Polyolefin – flexible R324.00
Poly Ethylene Terephthalate (PET) – flexible/strapping R378.00
Polystyrene (including expanded polystyrene protective packaging) R270.00
Vinyls R270.00
Vinyls (rigid and flexible) R270.00
Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) (Resin Code 3) R270.00
Other (multilayer plastic packaging including those with resin code 7) R810.00
*Ts & Cs Apply

Metal Packaging Fee

CATEGORY FEE PER TON*
Steel products Clean R20.00
Tinplate products Clean R20.00
Tinplate (ferrous) sourced from local convertors R181.44
Tinplate (ferrous) – imported filled metal packaging R203.04
Aluminium products R16.20
Aluminium – sourced from local convertors R145.80
Aluminium – imported filled metal packaging R157.67
Aerosols R129.60
*Ts & Cs Apply

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Portable Batteries

Equipment, which is dependent upon, stores, converts, transmits or enables an electric current or Electromagnetic field and equipment for the generation, transfer and measurement of such currents and fields:

  • Large equipment (any external dimension more than 100cm)

  • Medium equipment (any external dimension between 50 and 100cm)

  • Small equipment (no external dimension more than 50 cm)

Portable Battery

CATEGORY FEE PER TON* FEE PER KG*
Single Use Portable R2000.00 R2.00
Single Use Lithium-Ion Portable R2000.00 R2.00
*Ts & Cs Apply

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Lubricant Oils

Equipment, which is dependent upon, stores, converts, transmits or enables an electric current or Electromagnetic field and equipment for the generation, transfer and measurement of such currents and fields:

  • Large equipment (any external dimension more than 100cm)

  • Medium equipment (any external dimension between 50 and 100cm)

  • Small equipment (no external dimension more than 50 cm)

Lubricant Oil Fee 2024/2025

CATEGORY FEE PER L* FEE PER KL*
Imported used lubricant oil R 0.20 R 200.00
New lubricant oil R 0.40 R 400.00
*Ts & Cs Apply