One of 2019 Tammy Taylor Mrs South Africa’s finalists Nonhle Temba has urged learners of Minerva Secondary School to take care of the environment by ensuring that all unwanted papers are kept in bins for recycling.
Temba, a mother of two and City of Johannesburg employee in Region E, joined hands with recycling company Mpact to raise awareness at the school and educate learners about the importance of the environment and recycling.
“The environmental awareness project by Mpact and Tammy Taylor Mrs South Africa is aimed at raising awareness about the impact of recycling to the environment and to educate communities and young people in schools about the importance of a clean and safe environment. As a finalist in Mrs South Africa beauty pageant competition, I was charged with the responsibility to identify a school that we should visit to raise environmental awareness campaign,” Temba said.
She also added she chooses the school because of her close relationship with the community of Alexandra and Region E. “Alexandra and Region E are very close to my heart. I work for the City of Johannesburg and often visit the township for work purposes. I should have chosen a school in Kempton Park where I reside but I said to myself, Alex would be a perfect place for the project of this nature and it can benefit the school.”
Doreen Manyathelo the procurement specialist at Mpact Recycling said it was their duty as a recycling company to educate communities and raise awareness about the importance of taking care of environment and recycling. She said landfills were getting fuller and soon there will be no place for garbage, especially in big cities.
“The recycling industry is not a very common known industry in the country and partnering with initiatives like Mrs South Africa that has influence in communities will help us get the message across. Our landfills are getting full and the public needs to know about it and the environmental impacts of such,” said Manyathelo.
Manyathelo also added that Mpact Recycling will run a school’s competition where the school that collects the most papers will walk away with a R10 000 cash price to buy school stationery.
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