Qhoboshiane celebrates Global Recycling Day
Pikitup collaborate with Sikhulisa Intsha Yethu NPC and other stakeholder to help educate communities about the importance of living in a clean environment
Qhoboshiane Primary School partnered with Sikhulisa Intsha Yethu to celebrate Global Recycling Day and launched a school recycling project.
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The motive behind the initiative was to educate learners about the importance of recycling and to encourage communities to recycle, maintain natural resources as well as to protect the environment.
On March 17, Sikhulisa Intsha Yethu collaborated with Pikitup to help raise awareness about the importance of recycling. Stakeholders such as DFFE, GDARD, Johannesburg Zoo City Park, CCBSA, Shoprite, Zodwa Khoza Foundation, SANTACO and CCEHSA were invited to come and support the event.
“We want to educate learners about living in a clean environment, to stop littering and to take good care of themselves because if they take good care of themselves and learn to study in a clean environment it will impart them a healthy education,” said Zandile Hlatshwayo the Founder of Sikhulisa Intsha Yethu NPC.
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Pikitup donated recycling bins while Sikhulisa Intsha Yethu donated 450 quality hand bags made out of plastic material which will be used by learners to collect recyclables.
The recyclables will be sold and the money will be used to renovate the school.
According to the MMC for Environment and Infrastructure Service, Cllr Jack Sekwaila, it is not only the school that will benefit but the community of Diepkloof as a whole.
The items that the Qhoboshiane Primary School learners will be bringing will not be part of the waste that is littered, it will not be part of the waste that is dumped illegally but it will form part of the waste that is recycled and diverted away from landfill sites.
“One of our pillars in education is infrastructure and a clean environment so automatically with this event we are addressing the learners about Global Recycling Day.
“Doing this will help in having a clean and beautiful school and it will be conducive to learning, when the environment is conducive, learning and teaching is enabled,” explained Moshiba Molefe the Principal of Qhoboshiane Primary School.
Learners at Qhoboshiane Primary School had a recycling march, carrying placards to show the community that illegal dumping must stop while promoting recycling.
On the other hand, a recycling exhibition was held; people were shown that they can make a living out of waste materials.
“This will help my community by keeping the area clean, create job opportunities and business opportunities. Many of us never knew that you can make money out of recycling but today we know that there are companies that are extremely wealthy and making money out of recycling.
“This community has learned that with plastics, papers and boxes you can make money as well by starting your own business,” said Peter Ndou the councilor of Diepkloof Ward 28.
