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Nokuthula Tshabalala, Founder of Trash 2 Treasure, women-owned waste management company in South Africa.

From the ground to the top through waste

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From working on the ground with street cleaning to owning her own waste management company, Nokuthula’s story is inspirational.

Dobsonville local, Nokuthula Tshabalala, began her journey in the waste sector in 2015 after working for Pikitup and eventually went on to own her own company which collects and resells recyclables, effectively diverting them from landfill sites.

Tshabalala said this is where she saw first-hand how dire the need was for more buyback centres and waste management companies within the province.

Armed with the experience and expertise from working on the ground around street cleaning and educational awareness and then moving on to managing over 250 staff members, Tshabalala felt confident that she had amassed enough knowledge and she took the plunge to open up her own company – Trash 2 Treasure in 2018.

The former Wits University tutor who has a rich background in education, she said while she was passionate about teaching and still is, she started to gravitate towards the waste sector.

Tshabalala did not only see opportunity within the increasing waste crisis within the economic hub and surrounds, but also a chance to create job opportunities for her community as the company grows.

“I saw a lot of opportunities – not just recycling but manufacturing as well. Through waste, the possibilities are endless.”

Tshabalala cites her family as the motivation behind her starting, despite the challenges faced, as her mother who also is a part of the company also has extensive experience in waste management and does the administrative work for the company.

“My mother started working as a street cleaner at Pikitup. She enrolled herself in Hector Peterson Secondary School for evening classes, she passed her matric, and after that, she was promoted to team leader.”

She continued her education journey through Unisa where she got her Advanced Diploma in Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET).

“There were people who laughed and mocked her, the very same people that laughed at her, she was the one later teaching them at Pikitup and later became the head of facilitation.”

She said perceptions needed to still be changed in the industry and more South African women need to come into the sector and make use of the opportunities on all fronts. “They lack knowledge and need more access to information to learn and understand that there’s money and employment in waste. Education and awareness are mostly needed to educate our brothers and sisters that yes, they will get dirty but it’s for a good cause.”

She said while the industry had come a long way, rising companies like hers are faced with too many middlemen and price fluctuations among others which disrupts their stability. The entity has, however, received according to Tshabalala, support from the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in the form of equipment to run daily operations.

Trash 2 Treasure is also currently under Producer Responsibility Organisation, Fibre Circle’s, SMME Development Programme which supports entities to grow their businesses within the sector.

Tshabalala said she takes pride in her becoming an example for her community to see recycling differently and hiring six employees in the entity.

“You see the change in people opting to separate and now bring their waste or request us to come collect, and also the community is now living in a cleaner environment.”

“Trash 2 Treasure Recycling & Waste Management is growing and our aim is to produce or extract gas from all the landfills and to manufacture roof tiles using plastic waste.”

She said women should not be afraid to take the mantle and lead. “You can start small, arm yourself with knowledge and take the step. We as women need to stand up for ourselves and work hard now more than ever. In the spirit of ‘imbokodo’ and the power of women in business, understand your might as a woman.”

“All things are possible if only you believe and remember God’s grace is sufficient for all of us. Rise, women, rise.”

Fibre Circle handing over trash bins to local schools in Mkhondo

Zithande Mzansi Programme kicks off in Mpumalanga

Fibre Circle kicked off its Zithande Mzansi Programme at the 8th instalment of the World Environmental Day Summit held in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga on 14 June.

The summit saw Fibre Circle in collaboration with the Mkhondo Municipality roll out the implementation of new infrastructure to support recycling in the community and the school environment.

30 bins were delivered to ten schools within the Mkhondo Local Municipality and Gert Sibande District Municipality.

Present at the handover were excited learners among other stakeholders who got to learn about the different waste streams, the importance of sorting the waste before insertion in the bins and the importance of ensuring food waste is not mixed with recyclables.

Through informative and interactive sessions, Fibre Circle taught the learners what separation at source is; the importance of it and the income that could result from doing it effectively and consistently.

Speaking at the Summit, Vusi Dube, Chairperson of the Mkhondo Environmental Forum expressed appreciation for the 30 bins and emphasized the need for solutions such as more infrastructure in public spaces.

“We need effective and sustainable solutions.”

“It does not help to be reactive and do clean-ups, we need to intercept that waste before it reaches the corners it finds itself in illegal dump zones or our landfill sites which are filling up fast.”

He said communities also need to be aware of the packaging of the consumables they use in their everyday lives and where it ultimately ends up.

He said this could be seen in the recent Cholera outbreak.

“Cholera is posing various health implications due to water streams being contaminated and mostly by our own human interventions. We need to self-correct and that is why such a summit is necessary; to spread the message that keep Mpumalanga clean.

“We now have a massive donation of 30 bins for 10 schools from Fibre Circle as they see a need to put this infrastructure in place to help us take those steps towards a cleaner municipality and province.”

“We must know that not all the waste belongs to the landfill site. If we keep disposing irresponsibly and sending everything to landfill we are working to our detriment.

He said cleaning illegal dumping sites costs around R50 000 which could be used in other areas.

“We need to all pull together towards this goal. In our workspaces we need to separate, not all the waste belongs in the same bin. Let us begin a culture of having recycling centres in our municipalities, workplaces, in our schools and other spaces.”

One of the learners from Ubuhlebuzile High School, Buhle Zwane said such summits were necessary as they serve to impart valuable knowledge about caring for the environment and creating an income and career through waste.

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Liam Ngobeni - Content Development Officer

From Journo to Circular Economy Advocate

When I received a call from Edith Leeuta the CEO of Fibre Circle informing me that I was successful in my application to be the Content Development Officer for the scheme, I was both excited and anxious. 

Excited by the direction my career is taking and the meaningful contribution I believe I will make to the team and the Fibre Circle member organizations’ and anxious about meeting the expectations of the job.

Edith expressed the need for the stories of the environmental champions that exist in all corners of our nation and the work they do to be told.

She believes there are pockets of excellence in the collections and recycling ecosystem that have not been documented and the people who do this work remain largely unknown and their stories untold.

She further stated that to effect the social change required for citizens to be more conscious of their footprint on the environment and play their part in programmes such as separation at sources and keeping South Africa clean, we need to understand what motivates some to act and what deters other from playing a more active role.

Liam Ngobeni - Content Development Officer at Fibre Circle

I understand the brief to be to create content that not only showcases the people, communities and organisations that have taken it upon themselves to be environmental change agents and are making a positive impact in their communities but also to create content that will draw from lessons learnt from the lived experiences of these environmental champions that will inspire others to take a more active role in reducing waste to landfill and keeping their communities and South Africa clean.

Coming from a print media background having worked as a Reporter for some of our country’s leading media outlets.

I have investigated and broke stories that range from crime to environmental issues and I am acutely aware of the waste challenges faced by many of our communities such as illegal dumping and irregular waste collection services.

I noted that the environmental champions Edith refers to do not hog the daily headlines, but the work they do is important and deserves to be published, broadcast and form part of the discourse when we discuss where our nation is in relation to sustainably managing its waste.

Applying the Extended Producer Responsibility Regulation to our everyday life and what I can do in my home, family and community to promote the circular economy sounds easier said than done because for many of us, we throw our waste away and it is out of sight, out of mind but is it really considering the state of some of our landfills?

Using the might of the pen I aim to bring content that not only makes recycling a way of life for our audiences but educates and informs them on how we each have the power to be the change…

Using the might of the pen I aim to bring content that not only makes recycling a way of life for our audiences but educates and informs them on how we each have the power to be the change we would like to see in our communities and country and hopefully contribute to realising the Fibre Circle vision of zero paper and paper packaging waste to landfill. It can be done!

My name is Liam Ngobeni, the newly appointed Content Development Officer at Fibre Circle and I invite you to share your stories with me on how you and your community are actively involved in collecting and recycling waste.

You can contact Liam at liam.ngobeni@fibrecircle.co.za

Tembisa Waste entrepreneur Thabiso Hlongwane

Tembisa waste entrepreneur urges youth to see waste as an opportunity.

The waste sector has capacity to solve the ever-increasing unemployment rate, especially among the youth of the country. This is the view of our youth month feature in the waste sector, owner of Greener Pastures Thabiso Hlongwane who runs buy-back centres and monthly clean-ups in Tembisa and Alexandra which predominantly have had waste issues.

Greener Pastures specializes in on-site waste management, collection and transporting of waste, as well as sorting waste for recycling. “Our staff sort the recyclables into the different streams, arrange for the recyclables to be recycled, and hence we minimize the waste sent to landfill.” “This recycling process results in reduced costs, as well as a more environmentally friendly footprint.” 

“Our vision is to become leaders in the waste and recycling industry, with a proven track record of quality service, operational excellence in waste management, reducing waste going to landfill; while impacting our community positively by creating jobs with recycling.” 

Green Pastures' employees transporting sorted waste in the waste bins.

Thabiso says he wanted Greener Pastures to become a premium brand in the integrated waste management and recycling industry by increasing the volumes of materials recycled. “We also strive to encourage non-recyclers to recycle and contribute towards the acceleration of South Africa’s integrated waste management and recycling growth.”

Coupled with creating and maintaining awareness around recycling, Hlongwane said they also wanted to improve their efficiencies in the transporting and recycling of waste.

The 30-year-old put waste in his crosshairs in 2013 after he matriculated but unfortunately did not qualify for his dream choice of studying law. “I couldn’t just sit around and wait to upgrade marks, and I also had a passion for business but had not yet decided what type of business I would venture into.”

“While trying to figure out what I could do to empower myself, I researched recycling and enquired with a few of the guys I used to see working in the streets.”

He said after gaining insight into it and its importance, his passion grew when he saw how it could empower him and create jobs in the process. “I extended the research I was doing, then went to the ground and started collecting in my vicinity and Greener Pastures began to grow and the community began to be receptive to the awareness we were creating.”

They looked at gaps in waste which they could exploit and rented out some equipment to get the start they needed. As operations grew, he managed to purchase a van in 2016 to increase collections which spurred the business on leading to them also receiving contracts in two local malls.

Green Pastures' employees with waste collection bins and signs for waste sorting.
Greener Pastures employees – collection and transporting waste.

Greener Pastures also won a green competition in 2020 which opened doors for funding and support in terms of infrastructure and allowed the company to go from seven employees to 20.

He said it was high time for youth to start being receptive to new ways of earning an income.

“We need to look at waste holistically and change the industry so more youth can come to the sector. What deters us the most is access to the market.” “The biggest challenge was and still is access to markets and capital for young businesses run by young entrepreneurs. The challenge is tough, and overcoming that is hard. We are still fighting to get a spot in this market and provide good service.”

He cited great work ethic as something that has kept them afloat in the sector and passion to change the narrative and provide cleaner townships. 

“As we remove waste from the spaces around us, formalize the sector and give dignity to everyone in the value chain we are also creating a sense of pride.”

He said a place like Ekurhuleni has had waste collection issues and this has been exacerbated by several factors and to be part of a cohort doing their bid to change the situation felt good. “The journey is still long for us; we would like to also contribute to the waste-to-energy space in the long term but that needs money and currently support is very minimal.”

He said this was also why he was in the process of doing a master’s in environmental law to help change and shape the law around waste and waste management.”

“My short-term plan with Greener Pastures is to create jobs, and in the medium term is changing perceptions around waste and waste collections which has been largely negative, and long-term plans include making impact shaping law and policy around waste among other.”

He challenged youth to research waste and learn how they can contribute to the communities in which they live, work and play.

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Four reasons to start recycling this Earth Day

JOHANNESBURG – APRIL 20, 2023 – Recycling is one of the easiest ways that citizens can ‘Invest in our Planet’, the theme of this year’s global Earth Day, 22 April. Unfortunately, research by the CSIR indicates that only around 10% of urban households actually do so.

“Finding a reason to recycle is perhaps the first step in changing one’s attitude and behaviour,” says Samantha Choles, spokesperson for Fibre Circle, the producer responsibility organisation for the South African paper and paper packaging sector.

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Reason 1 – today’s grocery delivery, tomorrow’s cardboard box

Waste paper is a raw material that is used to make new products such as cardboard boxes, paper bags, toilet paper and facial tissue. By keeping it clean and dry, and away from wet waste, you help to keep it in good condition for its next life.

A recent study found that the paper fibres in cardboard boxes could be recycled up to 25 times before they become unusable.

Reason 2 – landfills are taking strain

Recycling reduces the amount of waste going to landfill. For every tonne of paper that is collected, three cubic metres of space is saved. South Africa’s well-established paper recycling industry ensures that every year more than one million tonnes is kept out of landfills and recycled into new products, but there is massive room for improvement.

Reason 3 – your ‘trash’ is someone’s treasure

Recycling is a source of income for an estimated 60 000 to 90 000 people countrywide. You can make a collector’s work cleaner, quicker and easier by keeping certain recyclables out of your bin and in a separate bag or box.

Recyclable paper items include used office paper, brown cardboard boxes, clean packaging such as cereal, toothpaste, pizza and takeaway boxes, grocery delivery bags and take-away bags, paper cups and milk and juice cartons.

You can also put aside plastic milk bottles, PET soft drink bottles, fabric softener bottles, aluminium soft drink cans and tin cans.

It is, however, a good idea to find out what your neighbourhood collectors take. (They may only take certain items and this may differ from area to area.)

What about saving trees?

Choles cautions, “We need to bust the myth that recycling paper saves trees because in South Africa, paper is produced from sustainably managed forests which are farmed for the purpose of making wood and paper products.”

This ‘farming’ entails planting, growing, harvesting and, importantly, replanting with a lot of science and environmental management in between. According to the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa, less than 10% of the country’s total plantation area (676 000 hectares) is harvested annually – and is replanted in the same year.

While these trees are growing, they absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen into the atmosphere.

“Trees store carbon in their wood, even when it is chipped, pulped and made into paper. By recycling, we ensure that this carbon remains locked up for longer,” notes Choles.

So there’s your fourth and final reason, recycle to invest in your planet.

Earth Day is marked on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on this day in 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG. Earth Day is supported by a billion people in more than 193 countries.

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Bales of recovered paper - Credit Sappi
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Nampak donates desks made from recycled paper cartons to Actonville Primary School in Benoni.

From cartons in the kitchen to desks in a classroom

Recycling gets schooled with Nampak Liquid Cartons’ donation of desks made from PolyAlu

A well-timed contribution to Global Recycling Day played out on Thursday, 16 March, when Nampak Liquid Cartons (NLC) donated 50 upcycled desks to Actonville Primary School in Benoni.

What is special about these new items of classroom furniture is that a high proportion of the materials used in their production was derived from used milk, juice and cold drink cartons.

Despite limited recycling capacity in South Africa, beverage cartons are recyclable. Using special hydro pulping technology, the paperboard is separated from the plastic and foil layers (PolyAlu), explained Edith Leeuta, CEO of Fibre Circle.

The paper fibre is used to make new paper packaging. “End-use for PolyAlu still has a way to go but this hasn’t stopped companies like Infinite Industries from making it into useful items,” added Leeuta, who was delighted to see the presentation of another practical application for discarded packaging material.

“For Global Recycling Day, we wanted to find an initiative that spoke to our goal of being a sustainable packaging supplier, while also raising awareness of the importance of recycling,” said marketing manager of Nampak Paper and Plastic Terry van der Walt.

From a Fibre Circle perspective, Leeuta described how these desks provide the perfect example of how manufacturers like NLC can take responsibility for their packaging waste.

“As the paper and packaging industry’s producer responsibility organisation, we advocate and promote manufacturers like NLC to be accountable for their waste material and reduce its impact on landfills. Innovative initiatives like this help to fulfill this mandate and support our vision of a clean and sustainable environment for all,” she said.

Also present was Maggie Bozic Infante, co-founder of Infinite Industries which, in addition to the desks, manufactures a growing range of products using recyclable materials. One of its significant achievements has been dispelling a long-held myth that liquid cartons are ‘unrecyclable’.

According to Infante, Infinite is now producing board through heat and compaction that can not only be used to make school desktops but also roofing sheets and beehives.

“The desks are a welcome addition to our classroom and a reminder that we all need to do our bit when it comes to recycling,” said school principal Herman Seanego, adding that it had been a great opportunity to see how recycling goes beyond glass and cans.

Global Recycling Day takes place annually on 18 March and 2023 saw the sixth celebration of the event.

Nampak desks made from recycled cartons and Actonville Primary School teachers.
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The Fibre Circle clean-up team after the Benoni Northerns Athletics Club Marathon

Fibre Circle activates marathon clean-up

All sporting events need an army of supporters to keep participants fed, watered and safe from start to finish. This includes cleaning up afterwards.

Recently, Fibre Circle, a local recycling company, and a large team of volunteers helped to reduce the amount of race waste going to landfill by collecting and sorting thousands of paper cups, water sachets and other race litter during the Benoni Northerns Athletics Club’s annual marathon, half marathon and 10km race.

This year, Fibre Circle sponsored a team of cleaners and recycling sorters provided by Katlehong-based K1 Recycling under the leadership of Tshepo Mazibuko. The helpers were stationed along the route and at the race finish.

Seen sorting mountains of waste picked up from the route, the K1 Recycling team were supported by volunteers from Benoni’s well-known Litter Bugs, learners from Jeppe High School for Boys, St Dunstan’s College, Arbor and Farrarmere primary schools and the 9th Benoni Scouts. LC Packaging and Planet Care provided bulk bags, Mpact Recycling donated boxes and Plastics SA, the yellow Clean-Up SA refuse bags.

The waste was sorted by type, bulk-packed and sent on its way, leaving little to no trace of the mass participation event that had taken place just a couple of hours before.

Outdoor and sporting events by their very nature generate vast amounts of waste – from food, paper packaging, paper, cardboard boxes, tin, plastic and glass which must be gathered up and, where possible, recycled.

Over the past few years, the club has moved away from filling skips and sending it all to landfill. Instead, waste is separated at source and collected for recycling. This not only contributes to the environment but also to the economy, as businesses such as K1 Recycling can sell back the recyclables and support job creation.

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New study on impacts of EU packaging regulation shows a blanket approach on re-use may have unintended consequences: higher CO2 emissions & costs

Brussels, 6 April 2023

According to a press release issued by Cepi, a new in-depth study, merging data from various sources, finds that imposing strict reusable packaging targets by 2030 will severely impact the EU’s climate footprint, as well as consumers’ budgets. This is on the back of the European Union looking to adopt the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR),

The new research reviews several existing studies on packaging and draws on two separate model scenarios, one for food takeaway in Belgium and one for e-commerce packaging in Germany. These use-cases were selected to compare the impacts of paper-based packaging as used today, with those of reusable plastic packaging, if 2030 reuse targets foreseen in the PPWR were applied. The resulting study offers an analysis of environmental impacts, economic effects, and societal implications.

It concludes that reusable solutions would yield higher CO2 emissions than paper and board – up to 160% more carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere for food takeaway and up to 40% for e-commerce, as per the findings of a McKinsey article, also published today and one of the sources of the research.

Paper and board have become a mainstream form of sustainable and recyclable packaging. This is thanks to the combined effects of decades of investment in recycling, design for circularity and, more recently, to legislation on plastic pollution. Because of the investments that would be necessary to develop a wholly new packaging model, and of its high operating costs, more reusable packaging would imply higher costs overall. These costs, the report finds, would be mostly passed on to consumers.

It is mainly transport that, under the scenarios foreseen in the study, would be the driver for both CO2 emissions and costs. Reusable packaging needs to be transported back to the producer after delivery or purchase. This is not the case for recycling, which takes place nearer to the consumer, not the original production place.

Still, the report’s assumptions for reusable plastic packaging represent a best-case scenario, assuming for example that plastic recycling will experience a rapid development in the future or that plastic packaging will be reused many more times than is currently the case.

Download the report’s short explainer: Assessing the impact of PPWR’s reuse targets.

Download the full report: Impact Assessment of reuse targets in the proposed PPWR.

Quotes by Jori Ringman, Director General Cepi, Confederation of European Paper Industries

“Done right, reuse and recycling could be complementary solutions to achieving higher circularity. What EU legislation currently says is that a decision to go for one solution or the other should be based on justified reasons of, inter alia, technical feasibility, economic viability and environmental protection. This cannot be decided by an EU-wide blanket decision as proposed by the European Commission, but has to be done case-by-case, while preference should be given to options that deliver the best overall environmental outcome.”

“With this new report, we are bringing forth an overview of what the science says about reusable, fossil-based packaging and recyclable, fibre-based one, and their respective impacts on climate and the environment in two well-researched cases. The results illustrate that sweeping reusable packaging targets simply do not comply with an approach based on proof of environmental benefit.”

About Cepi:

Cepi is the European association representing the paper industry. We offer a wide range of renewable and recyclable wood-based fibre solutions to EU citizens: from packaging to textile, hygiene and tissue products, printing and graphic papers as well as speciality papers, but also bio-chemicals for food and pharmaceuticals, bio-composites and bioenergy. We are a responsible industry: 85% of our raw materials are sourced from within the European Union, 92% of the water we use is returned in good condition to the environment. We are the world champion in recycling at the rate of 71.4%. At the forefront of the decarbonisation and industrial transformation of our economy, we embrace digitalisation and bring 21 billion value addition to the European economy and €4.5 billion investments annually. Through its 18 national associations, Cepi gathers 490 companies operating 885 mills across Europe and directly employing more than 179,000 people.

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Wise up on paper recycling, from the bathroom to the kitchen sink

JOHANNESBURG – March 16, 2023 – Think before you throw. According to available statistics, South Africans generate roughly 122 million tonnes of waste a year, with a mere 10% recycled or recovered for other uses. Ninety percent is landfilled, dumped illegally or lost to the environment.

“That’s around two tonnes of waste per person per year that goes into the ground,” says Edith Leeuta, CEO of Fibre Circle, the producer responsibility organisation for the South African paper and paper packaging sector. “Imagine the difference every single person could make to our planet and our economy by separating recyclables for reuse in new products, and composting organic and food waste?”

“With a little bit of thought and a few extra bins or containers around the home, each and every South African can change their rubbish to recycling ratio,” she notes. Ideally your recycling bins should be bigger than your landfill waste bins too.

Do a quick waste audit

  • How many rubbish bins do you have in your home?
  • How many recycling bins do you have?
  • How much refuse goes out with the weekly municipal collection?
  • How much could you be keeping away from landfill by recycling?
  • Do the people in your home understand the concept of recycling and separating waste?

Separating waste and keeping it separate is the first step and a big win

Separation-at-source – the first step in the greater recycling process doesn’t have to start and stop in the kitchen. A variety of household paper products, especially packaging commonly found in the bathroom, home office, or right at your front door, can be recycled into new paper products.

Leeuta suggests placing small paper recycling bins in various areas of your home: At the front door, in your home office, bathrooms and the kitchen are all great places. This makes it easier and more convenient to get into the recycling habit.

Always ensure that a recyclable paper-based item is dry, clean and free of food residue.

Know the paper recyclables in your home

You might be throwing away paper products or packaging that you didn’t know are recyclable. You might be astounded at the number of common household materials that can be recycled.

Bathroom:

  • Cardboard tubing from the toilet paper roll
  • Paper packaging used for toiletries like toothpaste, cosmetics or tissues
  • Boxes and inserts used for over the counter medicine

Office:

  • Paper cups (these are recyclable but there is limited recycling capacity)
  • Office/printing paper, notebooks (minus wire binding and laminated covers)
  • Magazines and reports
  • Paperback books – you could donate old books to a library or community centre but for those that are too worn and torn, a new life awaits through recycling

The front door:

  • Post – if you still get any, including envelopes and advertising mail
  • Magazines
  • Newspapers
  • Cardboard boxes from your online shopping

Kitchen:

  • Boxes from cereal, biscuits, tea, pasta, doggy treats and other dry goods
  • Milk or juice cartons (these are recyclable but there is limited recycling capacity)
  • Pizza boxes and other clean takeaway packaging (always remove food residue)
  • Egg cartons and take-away cup holders
  • Grocery delivery bags and paper shopping bags from retail stores or restaurants
  • Tubing from kitchen towel rolls

Various types of plastics, tins and cans, and glass bottles and jars are also recyclable so don’t forget to recycle those too.

Recycle with a purpose

“It is important to know where your recyclables will go,” advises Leeuta. “If your area does not have a recycling programme, put your recyclables out for a waste collector, or look into a paid collection service. You can also drop off at a community centre or school that earns money from recycling.”

Now you’re in the know, think before you throw.

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