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SOUTH AFRICA
ROSE Foundation to celebrate its 30 years anniversary
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he Rose Foundation, a South African-based oil recycling company, will be celebrating its 30th Anniversary in May 2024 commemorating the incorporation of The ROSE Foundation in 1994.
The membership of ROSE Fundation is made up of Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) in South Africa. These producers are required to be registered as producers of lubricants on the Department of Fisheries, Forestry, and Environment (DFFE) website according to the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) requirements. All the companies that are affiliated with ROSE have registered as producers.
The ROSE Foundation was established in April 1994 after the government of South Africa withdrew support for the used oil re-refining industry. Previously, lubricants were taxed to subsidize re-refining used oil back into lubricating oil. When this subsidy was removed, the major lubricant companies operating in South Africa took it upon themselves to help protect the environment. So they formed the ROSE Foundation to prevent the irresponsible dumping and burning of used lubricating oil. ROSE’s primary objective is to collect as much used lubricating oil as possible and to add as much value to this oil within the strictest environmental standards. .