SOME 574 staff members from Shoprite, Checkers and Usave stores in the Eastern Cape and parts of the Southern Cape removed close to 1 000 bags of waste from 104 communities recently.
These are the first of quarterly clean-up events planned for this year, where employees from the Shoprite Group across various locations in the Eastern and Southern Cape give back to their community by keeping their immediate environment clean.
They were the first among the retailers to organise regular community clean-ups, and hosted Africa’s Biggest Clean-up in 2018 when more than 12 000 volunteers at over 400 events across 12 countries collected 26 000 bags of waste.
“We’re still pursuing our goal of launching a movement of active citizens who act for change by cleaning and keeping clean public areas.
“Clean-ups are happening in the Eastern and Southern Cape as well as other parts of the country at regular intervals,” said Lunga Schoeman, the Shoprite Group’s CSI manager.
“The clean-ups are also an opportunity for our employees to connect with the communities they serve outside of the trading environment,” Schoeman said.
