City of Ekurhuleni encourages Primrose residents to help recycle glass to raise funds for the Rest-A-While Primrose Community Centre for the Aged.
Spokesperson of the City, Themba Gadebe, said residents of Primrose in Germiston are collecting and selling recyclable glass bottles to Consol Glass Company.
Trudy Carreira, manager at the Rest-A-While Community Centre, said proceeds from recycled glass make a huge difference in sustaining the centre, which helps feed senior citizens over the age of 60 who visit the centre in search of food.
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“The project is gaining momentum; everyone in this neighborhood sees the benefits of recycling.
“This initiative is our only source of income now. I therefore plead with the community to contribute by just dropping off their glass bottles in these bins,” pleaded Carreira.
The glass company has placed two recycling bins at the community centre on the corner of Shamrock and Churchill avenues. Consol Glass collects the bins once a month and pays the centre around R400 per filled bin.
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