South Africa Making Strides in Glass Recycling
by Lori Brown
Published on July 15th, 2009
4 Comments
In recent years, South Africa has become increasingly present in the world of recycling and waste solution technologies. Though demand for recycling and infrastructure take time to align, the nation has made significant progress in the recovery of recyclable commodities.
Making Strides in Glass Recycling
With a demand for glass increasing at an annual rate of approximately 5 percent in South Africa (RSA), the nation has increased its glass recycling efforts, including the launch of various education awareness campaigns in recent years.
According to the Glass Recycling Company, glass recycling has increased by 38 percent in the last two years alone. Photo: theglassrecyclingcompany.co.za
According to The Glass Recycling Company, a not-for-profit South African organization promoting the recycling of glass, the recovery of waste glass has increased from 148,000 tons to more than 204,000 tons per year since 2006, when the organization was formed. And over the last two years, more than 2,100 glass recycling banks have been placed around the country to facilitate the collection of glass.
In the last year alone, more than 614 million glass containers were recovered for recycling, contributing to a 38 percent growth in glass recycling since 2006.
Spotlight on South Africa
With the world spotlight on RSA for the 2010 World Cup, the country has stepped up its efforts to recover glass and other recyclables at all events. Part of the Green Goal 2010, the Fifa World Cup Organizing Committee has put a plan to action to recover and recycle waste, as well as reduce the environmental footprint associated with the event wherever possible.
The Green Goal program is modeled after Germany’s 2006 World Cup greening model, where waste management systems ran smoothly, food packaging was minimal and four-bin recycling stations collected recyclable waste.
Barry Carroll
posted on July 15th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Hi Lori, its good to see that South Africa my country is doing so well with recycle of waste
thank you for the comments.
Regards
Barry
Makhasane Thabo
posted on November 6th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Hey, it’s quite fascinating that the company cares so much about environment, and essentialy about poverty reduction. Guys your project is tremendously wonderful! Keep it up.
but how can i get myself such a favour now that i am a citzen of Lesotho? There are so many bottles that i can collect. how do i get in touch with u? I am so keen to engage in that.
Mary'Ann
posted on January 1st, 2010 at 11:02 am
It is nice to see other countries making strives to minimize their waste of glass, paper…ect. It seems that countries that have less means than the USA are doing more sometimes. To bad for us.
Fif
posted on March 9th, 2010 at 4:43 am
We are looking for a glass recycle centre in mpumalanga or gauteng for recycling our flat glass
Can anybody help please