New drop-off directory

Global Carbon Exchange have put together a waste directory for Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban: You simply select what type of waste you are needing to drop off, the area etc and then a list provides you with potential drop off points!
Go to the drop-off directory.

Going green in government

Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Anton Bredell, opened the first ever
Provincial “Green Ambassador” pledge board today at the Cape Town Green Week hosted at the CTICC by pledging to
conscientiously conserve the environment in his own daily life and through the various structures that he governs and
manages. Read the article.

New York Times: Leading Africans to responsible recycling

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E-waste management in Africa – rising up the political agenda

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Clear-bag system takes off

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Waste Plan takes the Cape by storm!

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Cape town aims for zero waste to landfill – eventually

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Bag-scratchers will be arrested

Read the article on the Tatler homepage.

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Recycling plant assists City

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Recycling off to a good start in Blaauwberg

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Ready to recycle?

A newspaper article about Waste Plan and the Think Twice project. Read the article.

Recycling article from Tatler March 2009

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Bolander article: recycling dreams come true

Bertie Lourens visits the WastePlan recycling depot, along with a journalist from the Boleander newspaper. Read the article.

Newspaper letter: informal collectors to be monitored

Jeandré Baard from Parklands has submitted a letter to the local newspaper, saying that the informal collectors need to be monitored. Bertie Lourens responds. Read the article.

Not everything you throw away is rubbish

Recycling wil be as easy as popping a clear plastic bag on top of regular refuse in the wheelie bin. Read the article.

Residents urged to recycle

People are often asked to recycle their household waste but without a proper system like those found overseas it is really dificult. Read the article.

Recycling pilot project revamped for launch in Blouberg

The City of Cape Town is taking a second crack at pioneering waste separation project after a pilot initiative in the Helderberg area failed because contractors were “dragging their feet”. Read the article.

Wheelie bin tours Peninsula to highlight waste crisis

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West Coast recycles

Joe Public, that notorius creator of waste, is to become recycle-conscious. “Waste not, want not” could take on a whole new meaning on the West Coast. Read the first article. Read the second article.

Melkbosstrand fold vow to fight landfill

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Wheeling away waste

Waste is only waste when it’s wasted. Read the article.

Landfills would waste away…

… if everyone recycled 90% of their garbage. Read the article.

Imagery from the Mail & Guardian

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Changes to your waste collection service

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New waste collection system to start soon for Delft, Mfuleni and Brown’s Farm

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Cape Talk’s Aden Thomas speaks about Waste Plan

Listen to the radio interview.