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The South African Conversations magazine is a source of practical, solutions-oriented information. It empowers individuals, families and communities, raises awareness about the lived reality of people who are marginalised, and suggests options for action by concerned onlookers, businesses and policy-makers.
The magazine is for sale exclusively by unemployed people who earn 50% of the cover price. Our distribution network is through NPOs across South Africa. These Distribution Hubs earn 17% of the cover price for supplying magazines to sellers and negotiating safe sales spaces for them in places with high levels of affluent foot traffic.
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/ 011 538 8600 | recyclingevents@<br />
mpact.co.za | www.mpactrecycling.<br />
co.za | f MpactRecycling<br />
PETCO | PET plastics labelled with<br />
the # 1 code on or near the bottom of<br />
bottles, containers, jars, punnets, tubs,<br />
food trays, sheet and film for packaging,<br />
etc. Find a recycling drop-off site, as well<br />
as information on how to start a recycling<br />
business on their resource-rich website<br />
| 021 794 6300 / WhatsApp 060 070<br />
2077 | info@petco.co.za | www.<br />
petco.co.za | f PETPlasticRecyclingSA<br />
Plastics SA | The mouthpiece of the<br />
<strong>South</strong> <strong>African</strong> plastics industry | 011<br />
314 4021 | enquiries@plasticsSA.<br />
co.za | www.plasticsinfo.co.za | f<br />
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Polyco | All plastics | 021 531 0647 |<br />
admin@polyco.co.za | www.polyco.co.za<br />
Polystyrene Association Of <strong>South</strong><br />
Africa | Promotes the collection and<br />
recycling of polystyrene (cups, food<br />
trays, equipment packaging, etc.) |<br />
Info@polystyrenesa.co.za | www.<br />
polystyrenesa.co.za<br />
<strong>South</strong>ern <strong>African</strong> Plastics Recycling<br />
Organisation (SAPRO) | Represents<br />
plastics re-processors who procure<br />
sorted, baled end-of-life plastics and<br />
re-process it into raw material or<br />
manufacture new plastics products.<br />
In-depth information for people who<br />
want to start a recycle business | 072<br />
8202506 | gm@plasticrecyclingsa.co.za<br />
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If you own a rubbish bin, here’s<br />
what YOU can do to make a<br />
difference as an individual |<br />
n Take a look at the resources on these<br />
pages and educate yourself about the<br />
different recycling categories and about<br />
what can and can’t be recycled. If in<br />
doubt, contact your local municipality.<br />
n Organise your household, housing<br />
or office complex to sort rubbish<br />
into recyclable categories. It will help<br />
waste-pickers generate income more<br />
efficiently, without having to scavenge<br />
through the neighbourhood’s bins.<br />
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Start composting your organic waste to<br />
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help stop the generation of methane<br />
gas on rubbish dumps.<br />
Rinse and air-dry items – especially<br />
food containers.<br />
Separate items (bag, box or bin) AT<br />
LEAST into garbage for the landfill and<br />
recyclable items for the waste-picker to<br />
use, recycle or resell.<br />
Leave edible food protected and<br />
outside the rubbish bin. There are<br />
more hungry people out there than you<br />
can begin to imagine.<br />
Leave useable items – clothes, shoes,<br />
bedding, books, etc. – in a separate bag.<br />
Treat everyone you meet with respect!<br />
Here’s what you can do to make<br />
a difference as a business |<br />
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Start recycling!<br />
Start separating and composting<br />
organic waste to save landfill space!<br />
Eliminate unnecessary packaging from<br />
your products.<br />
Use biodegradable packaging instead<br />
of plastic.<br />
Create central drop-off points on your<br />
premises where the public and other<br />
businesses can drop off recyclables.<br />
Allow waste-pickers to sort and recycle<br />
the rubbish for their own benefit.<br />
If you run a pay-point for waste-pickers,<br />
consider making the following available:<br />
• Sturdy trolleys. (If you brand them, you<br />
can treat it as a social responsibility<br />
expense, even though it will provide<br />
advertising exposure for your business.)<br />
• Protective clothing.<br />
• Ablution facilities where waste-pickers<br />
can have a shower.<br />
• Food parcels.<br />
• A nurse to monitor health conditions.<br />
• Access to financial services and a bank<br />
card to reduce the risk of carrying cash.<br />
• A business loan to purchase a bakkie to<br />
transport waste.<br />
Here’s what you can do to make<br />
a difference as a policy-maker |<br />
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Incorporate waste-pickers into our<br />
country’s waste-management /<br />
recycling efforts.<br />
Install public litter bins that require<br />
the public to separate waste: plastic,<br />
glass, paper, rubbish for the dump.<br />
Give waste-pickers the task of emptying<br />
recyclable content regularly, thereby<br />
adding to their potential income and<br />
keeping our streets litter-free. Install<br />
these EVERYWHERE where people litter.<br />
Enforce existing littering laws.<br />
Supply recycling bins to all households,<br />
complexes and offices. Make it<br />
compulsory to sort waste.<br />
Supply composting bins, free of<br />
charge, on request from households<br />
and businesses that want to compost<br />
organic matter to fertilise their gardens.<br />
Freely download a number of excellent<br />
publications, including Waste Picker<br />
Integration Guideline For <strong>South</strong><br />
Africa from the Waste Research<br />
Development and Innovation (RDI)<br />
Roadmap | A Government initiative<br />
aimed at supporting <strong>South</strong> Africa’s<br />
transition to a circular economy,<br />
through the generation of scientific<br />
evidence for the waste sector | www.<br />
wasteroadmap.co.za<br />
Kindly report missing or incorrect information<br />
to talk.to.us@southafricanconversations.co.za<br />
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