Brothers reuse and recyle to reap rewards
The money this generates is divided into thirds - one third to each brother (for their pocket money) with the remaining third going to the Lower South Coast SPCA.
Not only are the De Bruyn brothers Dru (15) and Ty (12) collecting scrap metal, they are also making eco-bricks which will be donated to a local charity. Gratiari is a non-profit organisation which has been actively engaged in Covid-19 disaster relief and community support since day one of the lockdown. To continue with their endeavours, the brothers are in desperate need of two litre and 2.5 litre plastic cooldrink bottles which they can fill with plastic waste.
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They also need plastic in the form of sweet wrappers, chip packets, bread and vegetable packets and other soft plastic waste. Their mother, Kym admires their dedication as one eco brick takes up to three hours to make and involves sorting, sanitising and filling. The boys are also recycling cooldrink/energy drink/beer cans and tinned food cans, as well as other scrap metal. The money this generates is divided into thirds – one third to each brother (for their pocket money) with the remaining third going to the Lower South Coast SPCA.Support the brothers by dropping off your plastic waste at Aqua Planet Dive Centre and Charter, corner of Marine Drive and Kings Road, Shelly Beach.You can also follow their recycling journey on their Facebook page: Trash-a-haulics.
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