Learners receive pencil bags made from recycled bottles
35,000 pencil bags donated to promote recycling behaviour among young learners
35 000 primary school learners across South Africa including ones from Craighall Primary School received pencil bags made entirely from recycled plastic water bottles.
On March 29, Pick n Pay School Club held its annual distribution drive. The aims is to educate future generations on the importance of sustainability while having an immediate positive environmental impact.
The initiative was launched in 2021 and over 101 000 learners have received one of these popular accessories for school.” This means that, through this donation, 101,000 recycled plastic bottles have been removed from the environment and upcycled to make these pencil bags,” said Kedibone Selogile.
During the handover at the school, learners were educated on how valuable plastic can be if appropriately recycled. Educational posters have been created showing how these pencil cases have been made. Pick n Pay School Club worked with Feed the Nation Foundation and local Pick n Pay stores to donate food and/or food hampers for the children. 1 000 pencil bags have also been donated to CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation South Africa, which provides free comprehensive support to families of children with cancer and life-threatening blood disorders.
” Sustainability at Pick n Pay, says that the pencil bags are a beautiful and practical accessory for learners to store their stationery but it also promotes environmentally sustainable behaviour. Each pencil bag is made from one 500ml recycled PET (polyethylene terephthalate – known as PET) water bottle. This type of plastic is typically used to make plastic bottles and other packaging, such as food and household goods containers,” said General Manager, Andre Nel.
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