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Chemical and Waste Economy


The Operation Phakisa Lab on the Chemical and Waste Economy was convened  from 27 July 2017 to 25 August 2017.

The Lab aimed to support SA economy while reducing its environmental footprint




Chemicals and Waste were treated separately because they have different motivations, scopes and solution space



The 24 waste areas identified in the 2011 waste RDI roadmap were prioritised as follows