Trashure Your Environment | Environmental Risk Assessment

Pollutrace®

Waste Pollution Pathway Mapper

Your pollution exposure is a financial liability - whether you can see it or not. Pollutrace® quantifies your carbon tax exposure, regulatory fine risk, and community health liability across air, water, and soil - in rands, in real time, before a regulator does it for you.

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R236
per tonne CO₂e - current SA carbon tax rate (2025). Rising to R462 by 2030.
Carbon Tax Act
R640
per tonne CO₂e penalty for emissions exceeding your carbon budget.
Carbon Tax Act
R1M+
maximum NEMA fine for non-compliance with environmental directives - plus criminal liability.
NEMA Section 28
0
industrial facilities with real-time visibility of their full pollution pathway exposure - without Pollutrace®.
The cost of not knowing

Your exposure is growing. Every quarter.

The invisible liability

Most industrial facilities have no real-time view of their pollution pathway exposure. The first time they quantify it is when a regulator arrives - or when a community health incident makes the news.

The underestimated cost

Carbon tax at R236/tonne CO₂e. Budget exceedance penalty at R640/tonne. NEM:AQA fines. Community health liability. Most operators cannot quantify their actual exposure - so they cannot manage or reduce it.

The stalled investment

Pollution reduction projects stall because finance teams need ROI, payback periods, and CO₂ savings - not just an engineer's recommendation. Without a quantified business case, nothing gets approved.

How it works

Six stages. One complete pollution picture.

1
Site Characterisation

Define facility boundaries, waste stream types, and receptor locations.

2
Waste Stream Characterisation

Input waste composition data. EPA emission factors calculate pollutant generation rates automatically.

3
Emissions Calculation

Real-time PM2.5, NOx, and CO₂e by source - combustion, fugitive dust, decomposition, and transport.

4
Risk Assessment

Pathway risk scoring across air, water, and soil. Receptor impact mapping with distance and concentration modelling.

5
Financial Exposure

Carbon tax liability, NEM:AQA fine exposure, and community health cost burden - quantified in rands, in real time.

6
Intervention Planning

Pollution reduction strategies ranked by ROI, payback period, and CO₂ savings - with a ready-made business case for management approval.

See Pollutrace® in action

What your exposure looks like - quantified.

Pollutrace Quantification Dashboard
Outputs

Six documents your compliance team can act on immediately.

Annual Emissions Report

PM2.5, NOx, and CO₂e by source - formatted for DFFE regulatory submission and internal reporting.

Financial Exposure Statement

Carbon tax liability, fine exposure, and health cost burden in rands - updated in real time as inputs change.

Pollution Pathway Risk Map

Air, water, and soil risk scores by receptor and distance - visual, exportable, and audit-ready.

Intervention Business Case

ROI, payback period, and CO₂ savings per intervention - ready to present to your CFO and management.

Compliance Gap Report

Carbon Tax Act, NEM:AQA, and NEMA compliance status with gaps identified and actions recommended.

CO₂ Reduction Roadmap

Prioritised pathway to carbon tax reduction - with timelines, milestones, and cost projections.

Built for South African compliance

Carbon Tax Act
NEM:AQA
NEMA
SANS 1929
EPA Emission Factors

Every calculation in Pollutrace® is referenced to its source standard. Outputs are formatted for regulatory submission and are defensible to auditors, the DFFE, and financial institutions requiring environmental due diligence.

Built for these teams

Environmental Engineer

Your primary user. Run full pathway assessments, calculate emissions, and generate compliance reports without engaging external support.

SHEQ Manager

Quantify your facility's regulatory exposure and compliance gaps - and track improvement over time as interventions are implemented.

Sustainability Manager

Build the CO₂ reduction business case your organisation needs - with ROI projections, payback periods, and carbon tax savings your CFO can act on.

Mine Closure / EIA Specialist

Assess long-term pollution pathway risk for closure planning and Environmental Impact Assessments - with DFFE-ready documentation.

See your facility's exposure - before your regulator does.

Request a 45-minute live assessment with one of our environmental engineers. We will run a real pollution pathway assessment using your facility type and waste streams - so you see exactly what your carbon tax liability, fine exposure, and intervention ROI looks like.

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