Cape Town’s community recycling initiative has diverted more than 28 000kg of waste from landfill, helping create cleaner, greener neighbourhoods.
A school-based recycling initiative has expanded to 31 Western Cape schools, reaching 13 700 learners and collecting over 40 tonnes of recyclables.
Cape Town’s award-winning recycling centre processed 113 000kg waste while creating 23 jobs, earning recognition from Petco and International Downtown Association.
Liesbeeck Primary School in Portland has been crowned champion of the Petco Get In The Loop Schools Recycling Competition.
Mayco supports a recommendation for the City of Cape Town to consider the future phasing out of non-recyclable materials from City operations.
Empty plastic bottles were once just rubbish to learners at Caradale Primary School. Today, these same students see treasure where others see trash.