E-WASTE
Cutting-edge gas recycling
to roll out
ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA Reclite SA has formed a strategic par tnership with A-Gas to invest in a high-tech plant to recover refrigerant gases for reuse from disposable refrigerant cylinders, scrapped domestic and commercial refrigerators, freezers, and air-conditioning systems.
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eclite SA is a leading South African waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling company and the first WEEE recycler in the countr y to implement its environmentally responsible refrigerant recover y ser vice. “We have launched this exciting ser vice at our Germiston facility in Gauteng and will roll it out to our branches in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal next,” says Steffen Schröder, technical director, Reclite SA. Thereafter, the plan is to go nationwide. “Reclite SA is fully licensed and legally compliant according the Depar tment of Forestr y, Fisheries and the Environment’s National Environmental Management: Waste Act
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(No. 59 of 2008). And in September this year, we celebrated achieving 97.5% compliance in an audit conducted in line with international Cenelec standards.” This initiative supports A-Gas’ purpose to protect and enhance the environment by reducing global warming gases and preventing their release into the atmosphere.
Targeting zero “Our ‘Towards Zero, Together’ initiative encapsulates our purpose and puts it in action” says Carte Lubbe, managing director, A-Gas. “We are committed to targeting zero in ever y aspect of work that we carr y out worldwide. ‘Towards Zero, Together’ encompasses our dedication to staying safe, protecting our
environment, and preventing emissions leaking into the atmosphere.” For A-Gas, targeting zero means: • Zero Harm – striving for zero harm in all the company does so ever yone can go home after work in the same condition they arrived in. • Zero Leaks – committing to targeting zero leaks to the atmosphere to protect each other and the environment. • Zero Carbon – striving to achieve a zero carbon footprint at all its locations across the group. “For almost 30 years, we have helped customers globally to achieve their environmental goals while ensuring we target zero and protect the environment,” says Lubbe. “A major challenge in the refrigerant industr y is what happens to
