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JOE SLOVO PARK: COLLECTION POINT FOR PACKA-CHING PROJECT
Getting cash for trash RICHARD ROBERTS @richardjohn_rj
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here is a well-known proverb that says: one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. In Joe Slovo Park, Milnerton, this old saying could not ring any truer. For many people here, old and discarded pieces of cardboard, glass and plastic often mean a plate of food on the table. Joe Slovo was recently selected by recycling giant, Polyco, as one of the collection points for its Packa-Ching Project – a project whereby recyclable materials are collected in exchange for cash. The project officially rolled out on Tuesday 3 April in Freedom Way, Joe Slovo Park, after it was started a year ago in Langa. Elizabeth Betha, project support officer at the Pacha-Ching Project, says so far the project has been a huge success. “Packa-Ching is about teaching people to change their behaviour towards trash. “Most of the rubbish ends up at landfills and we do not want all of the material to go to landfills. We therefore teach people to recycle household dirt, put the dirt in a bag and bring it to Packa-Ching.” Newspapers, cardboard, aluminium and steel cans as well as glass are all recycled. Material is collected in Langa on a Monday and Thursday. In Joe Slovo the collection day is Tuesdays between 13:00 and 16:00. “From here WastePlan takes all of the material,” Betha says. After handing in their recyclable materials, people are given a so-called Kilorand card onto which money is loaded. “People register on our database and afterwards we give them the Kilorand card. They bring the card and material with them to Packa-Ching. When they hand in the material, we punch in the card details which will then give us the person’s information. We weigh the material and load the money onto the card depending on the number of kilos. “The debit card can be used at any store which uses Mastercard,” Betha says. There are currently four staff members working on the project. V For more details, visit www.packaching.co.za.
Elizabeth Betha, project support officer at the Packa-Ching Project run by Polyco. PHOTO: RICHARD ROBERTS