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Recycling infrastructure · South Africa

The financial backbone of the circular economy.

Waste4Change runs the money and the material for South Africa's recycling value chain. Weigh, pay, trace and report every kilogram — from the reclaimer on the street to the mill that buys it.

SBSoweto Buyback
LIVE
Intake today
R 86 420
+8.2%
Sales today
R 112 950
+12.4%
Weighed
4 820 kg
+5.1%
Live transactionsView all
Paid to reclaimers
R 1.92M this week

Connecting the recycling value chain across South Africa

PETCO Polyco Mpact Recycling SAWPRS Fibre Circle MetPac-SA Glass Recycling
0M kg
Recyclable material recovered & logged
R 0M
Paid directly to reclaimers
0
Buyback centers & facilities live
0+
Reclaimers linked to the registry
How it works

One platform, from kerbside to mill

Three moves turn loose material into traceable, sellable, reportable stock — with the reclaimer paid the moment it's weighed.

STEP 01

Intake & pay

Staff weigh material from reclaimers, price it against live rates, and pay instantly — by wallet, cash-out or SMS receipt. No paperwork, no delay.

STEP 02

Trace every kilogram

Each transaction is tagged to material, facility and counterparty — building a clean chain of custody from collection point through to aggregation.

STEP 03

Sell & report

Aggregate and sell graded stock to registered buyers at contract pricing — then export PRO-ready EPR and recovery reports in a single click.

Built for the whole chain

One ledger, every side of the trade

Buyback centers run operations, PROs fund and verify recovery, buyers source graded material, and brands prove their EPR obligations — all on the same data.

For operators

Run the whole facility from one screen

Intake, inventory, payments and accounts in a single workspace built for the buyback floor — fast enough for a queue, precise enough for the books.

  • Weigh-and-pay intake with live material pricing
  • Inventory, reorder levels and aggregation in real time
  • Reclaimer wallets, SMS receipts and Xero sync
Settled this week
R 1 924 180
across 6 facilities
Avg. intake time
38 sec
weigh to receipt
The platform

Financial-grade tools for a physical trade

The rigour of a payments system, the speed of a point-of-sale, the traceability of a supply chain — purpose-built for recovered material.

Operational dashboard

Intake, sales, balances and inventory in one live view, scoped to every facility. Spot a low-stock material or a slow day before it costs you.

Explore the dashboard

Instant payments & wallets

Pay reclaimers the moment material is weighed — wallet, cash-out or SMS receipt — with every cent reconciled to a transaction and synced to your books.

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Material traceability

Every kilogram carries its material, grade, facility and counterparty — a defensible chain of custody from the collection point to the buyer.

Follow the chain
Reporting

EPR reports that build themselves

Because the data starts clean at intake, compliance output isn't a quarter-end scramble. Filter by material, region or funder and export a submission-ready report.

  • PRO-ready recovery & tonnage reporting
  • Facility, material and regional breakdowns
  • One-click export to PDF, CSV and accounting
product shot · reporting view
Compliance & trust

Built for the regulations the chain runs on

EPR isn't a feature we bolted on — it's the reason the ledger is clean. Recovery is verifiable, reclaimers are recognised, and data is protected by design.

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EPR-ready

Recovery data structured for Producer Responsibility reporting from day one.

SAWPRS-aligned

Reclaimers recognised and registered through the national waste-picker registry.

POPIA by design

Personal and payment data protected and access-controlled across every role.

Audit-ready trail

Every rand and kilogram traces back to a finalized, timestamped transaction.

Questions

Things people ask first

Can't find it here? Talk to our team — we'll walk you through your setup.

It's the operating platform for South Africa's recycling value chain — software that runs the buying, paying, tracing and reporting of recovered material, connecting buyback centers, reclaimers, PROs, buyers and brands on one shared ledger.
Buyback centers and facilities run day-to-day operations; PROs fund and verify recovery; recyclers and off-takers buy graded material; and brands use the recovery evidence for their EPR obligations. Each role sees only what's relevant to them.
Instantly, the moment material is weighed — via an in-app wallet, cash-out, or SMS receipt. Every payment is reconciled to a transaction and, where relevant, topped up with PRO incentives automatically.
Yes. Recovery data is structured for Producer Responsibility reporting from intake onward, reclaimers are registered through SAWPRS, and personal and payment data is handled in line with POPIA.
Facilities set live buy and sell prices per material, with optional PRO bonuses layered on top. Platform pricing is tailored to your volume and the number of facilities — get in touch for a quote.
Transactions and payouts can sync to Xero and export to CSV, so your books stay current without re-keying. More integrations are on the roadmap.

Put your recovery chain
on solid ground.

Set up a facility in minutes, or talk to us about funding and buying recovered material across the network.

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