Waste Management Awareness
Clean starts with me, you, us.
The Cape Winelands District Municipality together the local municipalities, has embarked on an awareness campaign aimed at a cleaner Cape Winelands District. “ We all need to rethink our habits when it comes to waste. Our future depends on how we behave today.” Shares the Executive Mayor of the Cape Winelands District, Ald (Dr) Elna von Schlicht.
Every local municipality is responsible for the collection and removal of household waste. To help us reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill sites, many municipalities have been distributing clear bags to households for them to place recyclable waste in. These bags are collected and taken to Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs), where recyclable items are sorted and prepared for sale to recycling companies.
The level of recycling varies across the Cape Winelands. Some areas have well-developed recycling programmes, while others are continuing to expand and strengthen their waste management and recycling initiatives.
The objective of the campaign is to:
- Teach us all that reducing our waste is easier than we think;
- Show us how to recycle, and why it is so important that we start waste reduction and recycling in our homes, places of work and schools;
- Encourage understanding and respect between residents and waste reclaimers;
- Ultimately ensure that only waste which absolutely cannot be recycled, repurposed or reused is sent to landfill; and
- Clear up myths and misunderstandings we may have about waste and how to manage it.
Two competitions open 10 September.
The first competition is open to Grade 9 learners from schools in the Cape Winelands. To enter, and stand a chance of winning one of five R500 vouchers, learners need to show how they Pause, Pocket and Place their waste in the right bin.
Grown-ups also have an opportunity to win one of five R500 vouchers. All they need to do is show that clean spaces = beautiful places. Any clean place can be a beautiful space! Share your clean office, classroom, garden, road, shop or business with us.
