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ESG News South Africa

Can you help the environment?

Collect-a-Can is searching for companies in outlying areas to become agents and assist in its can recycling projects. Scrap metal dealers, multi-recycling companies and/or any other businesses that are willing and have the infrastructure to assist, are encouraged to get involved. The agents would be helping their community while at the same time benefiting from being part of the network.

It has five strategically positioned branches - three in Gauteng Province in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Vanderbijlpark, one in Cape Town in the Western Cape and one in Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. However, having agents working with it across the country could significantly increase its reach.

"We are particularly in need of agents in the Eastern Cape, Limpopo and Mpumalanga regions," says Mathabo Phomane, PR and marketing manager. "We have had a lot of enquiries from individuals and schools in these areas that would like to become collectors and they would greatly benefit from having a collection point in their area."

Agents would be supported by schools in their vicinity, as well as businesses and individuals who are collecting cans for money. The agent would need to either recycle the cans and submit the tonnages to the company or act as a depository where the cans can be assembled before being transported to the nearest depot in bulk.

Assistance from businesses that are willing to fund the purchase or storage cages or to transport bulk tins to a depot or agent would also be greatly welcomed.

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