RECYCLING OPTIONS

The question is...... how do YOU make a difference!

Recycling for the large majority seems such a schlep!  And although people KNOW they SHOULD be recycling, and look away sometimes a bit sheepishly when the subject is brought up, realistically there are some really really easy ways to recycle at least SOME PART OF YOUR WASTE without too much schlep!

Your choices are:

1.  Get a company to collect your recycling from your home (cost attached, but easy).
2.  Invest in some bins to sort the waste yourself, and get that company to collect it (also easy).
3.  Get a wormery and put all your green kitchen waste into it, and you get great liquid fertiliser and organic fertiliser our of it.
4.  Get a Bokashi Bin, which allows you to also dump all your food waste (with a few exceptions) into it, add their Bokashi Bran and the waste decomposes with no smell.  And the bonus from this type of recycling is the Bokashi Liquid is great for plants and you can also use it to clean your drains and loos and sinks.
5.  Create a compost heap that you can put your garden and green waste on.

Here is some info on various companies that you can contact, or go to http://www.thebiggreendirectory.co.za/ for a wormery or bokashi bin or recycling bin solution.

Cape Town: Residential & Business Collections



• Abundance Recycling (e-mail: abundance@telkomsa.net) - CBD, Atlantic Seaboard


• Clearer Conscience (e-mail: andy@clearer.co.za)- CBD, Atlantic Seaboard, Southern Suburbs


• GreenOffice (http://www.greenoffice.co.za/) - cartridges collection and recycling


• No Standing for Environmental Pollution e-mail: warren@nostanding.co.za)- CBD, Milnerton, Blouberg, Tableview


• Oasis Association (http://www.oasisrecycling.co.za/)- drop off in Claremont or pick-up facility for businesses only


• Recycle First (email: recycle1st@gmail.com; http://www.recyclefirst.yolasite.com/ ) - Northern Suburbs


• Sunshine Recycling (e-mail: carola@telkomsa.net) - Melkbos, Atlantis, West Coast


• Titannic Job Recreation Centre (e-mail: titannic@iburst.co.za) - CBD, Atlantic Seaboard, Northern Suburbs


• Urbanwise Recycling (http://www.urbanwise.co.za/) - Northern Suburbs, Milnerton/Blouberg/Tableview


Cape Town: On-Site Sorting, Large Business and Hotel Waste Management


• WastePlan (http://www.wasteplan.co.za/) (e-mail: lesley.jones@wasteplan.co.za, ika@wasteplan.co.za)


Paarl/Stellenbosch/Winelands


• Enviropaper (e-mail: paarl@enviropaper.co.za, Tel: 021-872 1270 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 021-872 1270 end_of_the_skype_highlighting)


Worcester, Western Cape


• Beirowplas Recycling (e-mail: beirowplas@gmail.com)


Gauteng: Residential & Business Collections


• Mama She’s Waste Recyclers (http://www.wasterecyclers.co.za/, e-mail carmen@wasterecyclers.co.za)


• Recycle Drive (http://www.recycledrive.co.za/, e-mail: colette@recycledrive.co.za)


• Remade Recycling (e-mail: steve@remade.co.za) - also cover Rustenberg, Middelberg, Randfontein, Springs, Pta, Nelspruit


• Riro the Recycling (http://www.rirotherecycling.co.za/, e-mail phillip@rirotherecycling.co.za)


• Shred-It (http://www.shredit.com/) Tel: 0861 274 733 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0861 274 733 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, e-mail: jason@shred-it.co.za


• The EcoMonkey (http://www.ecomonkey.co.za/)


• Whole Earth (http://www.wholeearth.co.za/)


Tshwane/Pretoria, Centurion: Residential & Business Collections


• GreenGetters (http://www.greengetters.co.za/): Centurion-based


• Qobo Recycling (call Andile on 082 441 3773 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 082 441 3773 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, e-mail: avmahlangu@gmail.com)


• Remade Recycling (e-mail: steve@remade.co.za)


• Riro the Recycling (http://www.rirotherecycling.co.za/, e-mail phillip@rirotherecycling.co.za)


• Shred-It (http://www.shredit.com/) Tel: 0861 274 733 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0861 274 733 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, e-mail: jason@shred-it.co.za


Durban


• EarthGreen (http://www.earthgreen.co.za/)


Port Elizabeth


• Greencycle (http://www.greencycle.co.za/), email Laura/Louise on info@greencycle.co.za


Mpumalanga


• Remade Recycling (e-mail steve@remade.co.za) - Nelspruit


• Riro the Recycling (http://www.rirotherecycling.co.za/, e-mail phillip@rirotherecycling.co.za)


Limpopo & North West Provinces


• Riro the Recycling (http://www.rirotherecycling.co.za/, e-mail phillip@rirotherecycling.co.za)


NATIONAL: On-Site Sorting, Large Business and Hotel Waste Management


• Dont Waste Services (http://www.dontwaste.co.za/)


• Re- (http://www.re-sa.co.za/)


For a list of drop-off areas which accept PET and other plastics, visit the PETCO website on http://www.petco.co.za/index.cfm?ActionID=47&iDivStyle;=3