Governance failures leave South Africa’s waste tyre logistics system in crisis – Redisa

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Logistics Business Africa  ·  10 January 2026  ·  By Logistics Business

REDISA warns that weak oversight and a shortage of recycling capacity are causing South Africa’s waste tyre logistics system to break down.

With about 70 000 tyres thrown away every day, depots are overflowing, trucks are being turned away and illegal dumping is growing. REDISA also says more than half of the producer levies collected are not being used for what they were meant for.

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