Dirty Business!

So now that we are aware of all the positive stuff going on, where does our environment fit in?

The one thing I personally wanted to know is where to go to or who to call or what to do to dispose of my recyclable waste? Well, Lo and behold - one of the founding organsations of the Movement for Good - Heartlines forgood website: www.forgood.co.za had all the “dirt” I needed.

First, we need to know what qualifies as “recyclable”. In a nutshell, recyclable materials include glass, paper, steel, aluminium and plastic. For those at the ‘advanced’ level of recycling, there are also places to go to dispose of e-waste (computer gadgets), tyres, rubber waste and polystyrene packaging.

Here is a list of where to go:

Resolution Recycling (Johannesburg)
Will collect all your recyclable waste, sort it and take it to recycling companies. They charge a fee for this service.
Tel: 011 618 2246
Fax: 011 618 2240
Email: info@resolutionrecycling.co.za
Website: www.resolutionrecycling.co.za

Pikitup (Johannesburg)
See Pikitup’s website for details of recycling companies, including where you can take garden waste for recycling, and useful information about the types of materials that can and cannot be recycled.
Tel: 011 712 5200
Fax: 011 712 5322
www.pikitup.co.za

Collect-a-Can
Contact Collect-a-Can to find out if there is can-collection system operating in your area.
See their website for information about can recycling www.collectacan.co.za Contact details of their offices are given below.

Head office (Kyalami, Gauteng)
Tel: 011 466 2939
Fax: 011 466 2941

Aeroton (Johannesburg)
Tel: 011 494 3623
Fax: 011 494 3626

Pretoria
Tel: 012 804 9408
Fax: 012 804 2499

Vanderbijlpark
Tel: 016 988 2500
Fax: 016 988 1472

The Glass Recycling Company
A national organisation that facilitates the collection of glass for recycling. It operates the glass bank system in urban areas.
Head Office:
Tel: 011 803 0767
Fax: 011 803 0421
Email: info@theglassrecyclingcompany.co.za
Website: www.theglassrecyclingcompany.co.za

Mondi Recycling
Collects paper and cardboard from households, schools and offices. They provide the bags, you fill the bags with your waste paper and leave them on the roadside for collection. Contact them to find out if they collect in your area. Their Website: www.paperpickup.co.za gives a summary of the paper recycling process and tips about the type of materials they can and cannot recycle.

Gauteng
Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, Midrand, Pretoria, Centurion
Toll free: 0800 022 112
Tel: 012 386 1381

PETCO (PET Plastic Recycling South Africa) PET (polyethylene terephthalate) is a transparent (clear) plastic that is often used to make bottles from fizzy cold drinks.
www.petco.co.za

Plastics Federation of South Africa (drop off centres in Cape Town metro and Gauteng)
www.plasticsinfo.co.za

Polystyrene Packaging Council (drop off centres in Cape Town, Durban and Gauteng)
http://pspc.intoweb.co.za

The South African Tyre Recycling Process Company
A company set up to mange the process of collecting waste tyres and making them available to private enterprises for recycling.
Fax: 086 503 9880
Email: info@rubbersa.com
Website: www.rubbersa.com

Vredestein SA Recycling Rubber Tyre Recycling Plant
Recycles passenger and truck tyres. They are currently working with companies such as Women of Peace Centre in Daveyton, Gauteng who want to start collecting tyres to sell to recycling companies.
Tel: 011 864 1720
Fax: 011 864 7480
Email: vredestein@icon.co.za
Street Address: 6 Dekenah Road, Alrode, Alberton