Abbreviations
| AGM | Annual General Meeting |
| AMA | Aerosol Manufacturers Association of South Africa |
| ARO | African Reclaimers Organisation |
| BBCs | Buy Back Centres |
| B-BBEE | Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment |
| BDO | Binder Dijker Otte |
| BMi | Business Market Intelligence |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| DFFE | Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment |
| DNV | Det Norske Veritas (Third-party ISO certification body) |
| DTIC | The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition |
| EPR | Extended Producer Responsibility |
| eWASA HDPE | EPR Waste Association of South Africa High-Density Polyethylene |
| IPSA | Institute of Packaging South Africa |
| ISO | International Organisation for Standardisation |
| ISWA | International Solid Waste Association |
| ITAC | International Trade Administration Commission |
| MetPac-SA | The Metal Packaging Association of South Africa |
| MFA | Material Flow Analysis |
| MIT | Masetlaoka Information Technology (Pty) Ltd |
| MOI | Memorandum of Incorporation |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MRF | Material Recovery Facility |
| NDA | Non-Disclosure Agreement |
| NEMWA | National Environmental Management Waste Act, 59 of 2008, as amended. |
| NPC | Non-Profit Company |
| PET | Polyethylene Terephthalate |
| PETCO | Polyethylene Terephthalate Company |
| POLYCO | Polyolefin Company |
| POM | Placed on the Market |
| PRO | Producer Responsibility Organisation |
| PRO Alliance | Paper and Packaging Producer Responsibility Organisation Alliance |
| QMS | Quality Management System |
| SA | South Africa |
| SALGA | South African Local Government Association |
| SAICRA | South African Industrial Container Recycler Association |
| SAWPA | SA Waste Pickers Association |
| SAWPRS | South African Waste Picker Registration System |
| SME | Small to Medium Enterprises |
| TGRC | The Glass Recycling Company |
| UBC | Used Beverage Cans |