Clean beaches get stamp of approval
Post Office staff got their hands dirty for a good cause on World Environment Day.
THE SA Post Office in partnership with eThekwini Municipality had a beach cleanup campaign on World Environment Day on 5 June at Durban beachfront.
The initiative aimed at giving back to the communities while promoting eThekwini communities, tourists and visitors to continue enjoying hazard free, clean and safe beaches of eThekwini.
KwaZulu-Natal Post Office communications specialist Nobuhle Njapha said the clean-up campaign also prevents pollutants from entering the water and made the beaches presentable and enjoyable. “A clean beach is welcoming and keeps biodiversity at its best by being healthy and attractive,” said Nobuhle.
SA Post Office volunteers planted 20 trees at the Mbuyazi Primary School in Tafelkop, south west of Durban, and planted 2000 trees at schools countrywide. The trees formed part of the post office’s campaign to offset carbon emissions while promoting the greening strategy of eThekwini Municipality.
The post office also managed to reduce the indirect carbon emissions caused by its electricity consumption countrywide from 69,152 tons in 2012/13 to 43,333 tons in 2013/14, mainly by switching to power-saving light bulbs in its large mail-sorting centres. The company has now started fitting power-saving light bulbs in all its other buildings.
The SA Post Office recycled 139 per cent of the used paper during the year by recycling other forms of paper such as magazines, newspaper and cardboard not bought as printing paper.
