GEORGE NEWS - Touwsranten was the first area to receive wheelie bins as part of a greening project by George Municipality yesterday, Wednesday 26 May.
The first 20 bins, part of a total of 620 bins to the value of R350 000, were hand-delivered by George Mayor Leon van Wyk. The remaining bins will be delivered in the coming days.
Touwsranten was chosen as the first recipient because it's a smaller community and there are only a limited number of wheelie bins available. Van Wyk said they hope to roll out this initiative to the rest of George later.
The mayor appealed to the residents of Touwsranten to look after their wheelie bins as they don't come cheap. Each bin has a unique number and residents had to sign for their bins.
The community services directorate already has a truck available that can do the tipping of the bins.
Portfolio Councillor for Community Services Cllr Sean Snyman reminded residents that, if they have a wheelie bin, they cannot have black bags as well. "We are in the process of phasing out black bags," he said.
Van Wyk said that this is a more effective way of getting rid of refuse and it is more environmentally friendly, since fewer bags would be in circulation.
The idea is that people should recycle their waste by using the green and blue bags, which considerably reduces the waste that goes into landfill.
Blue bags (for recyclables) and green bags (for garden refuse) are picked up on the normal municipal rubbish removal days.
In front, from left are Lenie Draai; Ward Councillor Marlene Barnardt; Dinah Fredericks; Portfolio Councillor for Community Services Sean Snyman; Willem Meyer; George Mayor Leon van Wyk; Florence Appels; manager of cleansing at George Municipality Wessel Robertson and Reginald Figeland. At the back are more beneficiaries who received wheelie bins from the municipality.
Recyclable or not?
PAPER THAT CAN BE RECYCLED: office paper, newspaper and magazines, cardboard (boxes flattened), brown paper bags, take away containers (food removed and rinsed), milk and juice cartons (rinsed and flattened) and books (hard covers removed).
PAPER THAT CANNOT BE RECYCLED: napkins, tissue paper, paper towels, wax paper, laminated or waxy paper, punch confetti, carbon paper and stickers.
METAL THAT CAN BE RECYCLED: cooldrink and beer cans, food tins (rinsed clean), metal lids of glass, jars, aluminium cans, rusty cans can be recycled and recycled batteries (taken to correct depot).
METAL THAT CANNOT BE RECYCLED: batteries, motor oil cans, paint and aerosol cans, and tinfoil.
GLASS THAT CAN BE RECYCLED: all colours of glass bottles and jars, beer and wine bottles (rinsed).
GLASS THAT CANNOT BE RECYCLED: mirrors and windows, ceramic, crystal, drinking glasses and light bulbs.
PLASTIC THAT CAN BE RECYCLED: all plastics numbers 1-7 (rinsed), grocery and retail plastic bags (clean) and milk sachets.
PLASTIC THAT CANNOT BE RECYCLED: cling wrap, and polystyrene (is recyclable but no facility on Garden Route for now).
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