Phelang School to make own compost
Managed by learners with the help of educators, the school is renowned for its well-kept food garden
KwaThema – Phelang School for Learners with Special Educational Needs received gardening tools from the City of Ekurhuleni and Mpact on Wednesday.
The school received donations in the form of composters, hand garden tools, two fruit trees and seedlings.
Managed by learners with the help of educators, the school is renowned for its well-kept food garden.
The donation from the City and Mpact is set to encourage the already existing culture of agriculture at the school and allow them to generate their own compost using the donated composters to fertilise their soil.
Managing director of Mpact Plastic Loutjie de Jongh said they decided to join the campaign to help address the challenge the country is facing of running out of landfill space.
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“We believe this can be achieved if we recycle some of the refuse materials by creating compost,” he said.
Ekurhuleni MMC for Environment Resources and Waste Management Makhosazana Mabaso said the initiative is sustainable and will help uplift the community from poverty.
“Encouraging residents to produce compost from some of their refuse material will encourage residents to start gardens and produce their own fruits and vegetables.
“This will also ensure our people are eating healthy and have control of what goes into their own food,”
she said.
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The MMC added recycling will also ensure the limited space at landfills is spared and only limited material will go to the dumps.
“We are encouraging the school to utilise the composters so they will transfer the skill to their homes,” she said.
Agricultural work and other related physical activities are therapeutic and stimulate the mind, which contributes to the learning process for learners with special educational needs.
School principal Tshepo Ledwaba said the donation will help expand and improve the school’s gardening project.
“Gardening is one of the skills we offer our learners.
“Through the donation, the learners will learn new and modern ways of taking care of their gardens and also reusing recyclable material.
“This will also ensure our learners learn the importance of recycling some of the refuse materials,” he said.
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