National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008)NoticesExtended Producer Responsibility Scheme for the Lighting Sector4. The Identification of a product or class of products to which extended producer responsibility applies |
| (1) | Extended producer responsibility applies to the following identified products or class of products: |
| (a) | Lighting products: Different types of Lighting equipment include, but are not limited to: |
| (i) | Gas Discharge Lighting; |
| - | low pressure discharge Lighting: fluorescent (compact, linear and non- linear and non-fluorescent (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; |
| (ii) | All Light emitting diode (LED) lighting sources and types; |
| (iii) | Signal/signage lighting as well as associated equipment; |
| (iv) | Luminaires and lighting equipment fixtures or modules or associated electrical components; |
| (v) | Laser, Pixel and ultraviolet irradiation (UVI) or ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) lighting; |
| (vi) | Automotive lighting and luminaires; |
| (vii) | Incandescent (filament) light bulbs and Halogen; and |
| (viii) | Off grid solar powered lighting. |