South African Business 2017 edition

INTERVIEW
derived from the OTR tyres can
be used in asphalt, roofing tiles,
rubber bricks and playground
matting, to name but a few.
this challenge is our approach to entrepreneurship,
business development and empowerment.
REDISA’s business incubation programme addresses
these funding challenges. We support the
development of businesses with advisory and administrative
support services. Where the business
proves to be viable, the ownership is passed to candidates,
at market value, who meet with specific
performance requirements in terms of compliance,
operational management, financial management,
and product and market development.
Waste Beneficiation is one such example of what
is possible through REDISA’s business incubation
programme. The business brings a unique solution
to downsize and remove large Off the Road Tyres
(OTR) from stockpiles, allowing for abatement plans
to be developed and implemented at the mines. The
company has the capacity to downsize between
50-60 tons of OTR tyres per day with state-of-theart
machinery situated to service identified mines.
The project addresses the environmental challenge
posed by the vast volumes of discarded OTR tyres.
In addition, Waste Beneficiation adds to the
value chain of the country as the crumbed product
How can businesses in the
private sector take up opportunities
with REDISA?
There is a growing demand for
more and more waste tyres that
can be used for end products
made from the rubber, steel and
textile derived from processing
waste tyres. Crumb rubber is the
result of processing automotive
and truck scrap tyres in particular.
During this process the steel and
tyre cord (fluff) is removed, leaving
tyre rubber with a granular
consistency. This rubber crumb is
often used in astro-turf as cushioning,
where it is sometimes
referred to as astro-dirt, asphalt
for tarring the roads, floor mats, carpet padding,
vehicle mudguards and adhesives.
Due to this growing demand, we see this as
an opportunity for new recycling businesses to
get involved in the value chain. REDISA welcomes
and encourages all compliant small businesses interested
in recycling to submit an application to
get involved in the REDISA Plan and to assist us to
develop the economy of the country.
We have always believed that with waste comes
opportunity, and that by looking at waste differently
from a circular economy perspective we can only
grow as an economy. With South Africans generating
more than 108-million tons of waste per year
and only 10% of this being recycled, there is an
opportunity to turn the burden of waste around.
CONTACT INFO
Tel: 087-35-73873
Email: customersupport@redisa.org.za
Website: www.redisa.org.za.
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