The collection of bread tags to bring hope to the disabled through Tag-A-Ride initiative
For more details on the initiative, call Ashton on 084 600 8321.
The Tag-A-Ride initiative is now exchanging bottle tops for wheelchairs.
Founder of the initiative, Martin Ashton explains the project has been expanded recently, to include plastic bottle tops from any liquid container such as cooldrink bottles, milk cartons and bottled water, but excluding tops from motor oil, medication and deodorant containers.
It takes 550kg of tops for a single wheelchair to be made available.
“We are mostly looking for cooldrink and water bottle tops, but not any metals. We have had a problem where people put can pull tabs, paper clips or coins in with the bread tags and this damages the sorting equipment.”
Ashton says after a recent weighing of plastic bread tags, which tipped the scale at 279.2 kilograms, another wheelchair can be donated through the Tag-A-Ride initiative. 270kg of tags are required for a single wheelchair.
“I will courier the tags to a place near Pinetown and once they have sorted the tags, I can arrange for wheelchairs from a supplier at a good price.”
Residents are encouraged to separate their tags and tops, and drop them off at the Mortimer Convenience Centre (Allen Street) at any time of the day.
“These bread tags [and plastic bottle tops] can be recycled numerous times and won’t end up on a rubbish heap,” concluded Ashton.
For more details on the initiative, call Ashton on 084 600 8321.
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