What is your school, or your child's school, doing about their waste footprint? Do not throw your hands up in despair if you are not personally involved in making school waste awareness happen. Many schools are indeed doing great work in this line. I often say that the kids are far more aware than us adults - WE are the problem generation. The Waste Wise school's … [Read more...]
Eastern Cape, how green are you?
Companies and environmental organisations across the province have been encouraged to enter a prestigious green competition. These awards, called the Top Green Organisation Awards, are organised by the Eastern Cape branch of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa in conjunction with the provincial department of environmental affairs and tourism. The aim of … [Read more...]
WasteWise chooses Green Zone facilitators
Changing people's perceptions on waste management is the mandate of 16 new waste facilitators presented with their inaugural certificates by the City of Cape Town's WasteWise Community Training Programme. City of Cape Town’s Jameyah Armien said on behalf of Leander van Oordt, head of Public Awareness and Education for Solid Waste, to the facilitators: “You have been … [Read more...]
Training programme promotes waste consciousness
The City of Cape Town's WasteWise Community Training Programme continues to yield facilitators to promote waste consciousness and encourage action in their communities. On Friday 13 May a further 9 facilitators were presented with certificates at a ceremony at the Mary Ward Centre in Strand. WasteWise, a public educational platform of the City of Cape Town Solid Waste … [Read more...]
