Vosloorus school on track to win yoghurt tub challenge

Nageng Primary School in Vosloorus is leading primary schools in Gauteng in terms of collecting plastic yoghurt tubs in a campaign dubbed ‘Tubs2Classrooms’.

The campaign is spearheaded by Danone NutriDay in partnership with Pick n Pay and Interwaste.
The Tubs2Classrooms is a drive that comprises 80 primary schools in Kwa-Zulu Natal, the Western Cape and Gauteng.

Learners are all required to collect plastic yoghurt tubs to be converted into lightweight bricks to build two classrooms before the end of the year.

According to the Danone NutriDay corporate affairs manager, Leanne Kiezer, the two classrooms are going to be built at schools in Ekurhuleni and in the West Rand.  They are conducting an assessment to identify which schools are good beneficiaries for the classrooms in these regions.

“The campaign kicked off in April and our goal is to collect about half a million yoghurt tubs,” Kiezer said.

“This campaign serves a dual purpose – removing plastic from landfill areas and supplying schools with much-needed resources, such as classrooms.”

The deputy principal of Nageng Primary, Patrick Makena, who is also the facilitator of theTubs2Classrooms drive at his school, is pleased his school is the front runner in this initiative.

“There is prize money for the schools that place first, second and third. We are hoping to win and would like to use the prize money to help learners, especially those who come from disadvantaged families.

“The money can go towards uniforms, shoes and food for these children. We also have a feeding scheme at our school, so we can also use the prize money to buy more food,” he said.

Makena said the foundation phase learners are to thank for the school currently standing in first place with collections.

“They are the ones who are more active in the campaign and collecting the most. I would like to take this opportunity to thank them. They must keep it up!”

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