GEORGE NEWS - A new recycling project at the Garden Route Botanical Garden is set to generate a much-needed income for this non-profit entity.
The Garden Route Botanical Garden (GRBG) operates at a monthly deficit and needs to launch various initiatives to stay afloat.
Manager Klaus Schröder says recycling plays an important role in creating a better future for all, especially in the light of the waste issue in George and surrounds.
The current regional landfill site outside Mossel Bay has reached the end of its lifespan and a new site is costing the municipalities in Eden a fortune.
Schröder says one of the garden's main goals is to spread the ethos of sustainable living throughout the Garden Route area.
The GRBG has planned and implemented a number of projects to increase environmental awareness and provide facilities that the greater community can use to help further environmentally sound lifestyles.
"The GRBG is proud to facilitate the establishment of a recycling depot.
"Situated at the top entrance to the garden, this recycling initiative is beneficial to the neighbourhood and to our much-loved botanical garden."
The funding acquired from this project will ensure that the GRBG can further its ideals of environmental preservation, education and beautification by maintaining a richly diverse plant species within the Southern Cape.
"Margo Swiss International has donated all of their recyclable goods to the gardens in support of the vision of sustainability and the passion for the flora of the Southern Cape," says Schröder.
"If you would like to donate your recyclables to support this cause, you can simply drop them off at the top gate of the Garden Route Botanical Garden, where you will be assisted by the friendly gate staff."
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