Do you love where you live? Is your environment clean, healthy and free of litter? Are you helping to improve the appearance of your community? Even in highly built-up and poor areas, each of us can make a difference as individual. Every little bit helps – each of us can make a contribution to looking after the environment by recycling packaging materials and other … [Read more...]
Women in waste making the difference
Often when we think of waste, our minds merely conjure up images of dirty, smelly rubbish heaps and ugly litter along our streets. But there is much more to the topic - waste no longer needs to be a dirty word. Women are showing the way and Women’s Day is a good time to tell some of their stories. The annual Women’s Day on 9 August celebrates, not only the historical role of … [Read more...]
Sort according to colours for better recycling business
How will recyclers weather current challenges on the ground, like a lack of access to markets and buyers of their materials? These and other crucial issues faced in the recycling sector were discussed and information shared during a workshop hosted by PETCO in Polokwane on 3 July 2014. The well attended workshop was aimed at sharing information about waste management and … [Read more...]
Collect-a-Can cleans up Inkanyezi on Recycling Day
Last week, Collect-a-Can and CAN DO! Trekking for Trash together with council members, Jozi FM DJs, community members and volunteers headed out to clean up the streets around Soweto's Inkanyezi Recreational Sports Center for Recycling Day. “We are delighted with the results of the clean-up,” said Zimasa Velaphi, Public Relations and Marketing Manager of Collect-a-Can. … [Read more...]
Recyclers help waste reduction at game reserve
The PET recycling company trading as PETCO, Coca-Cola South Africa, Coca-Cola Canners and Collect-a-Can sponsored Madikwe Game Reserve with a baling machine in order to facilitate the recycling of packaging material used in the reserve. A launch to announce the baler ready for use was held when the machine arrived at Madikwe Game Reserve during November. 'The machine … [Read more...]
Can dolphins win competition?
Creston College from KZN won first place and the prize money of R10 000 in the Collect-a-Can 2010 CAN Craze Competition for their can-stuction of dolphins playing with a soccer ball. Despite Collect-a-Can not specifying a theme for the competition there was a strong emphasis on soccer and the 2010 Fifa World Cup this year. Second place and prize money of R 7 000 goes to … [Read more...]
