Schools can earn cash prizes for recycled glass
The recycling competition for 2017 may have already begun, but there is still time to catch up and make a huge difference.
THE Glass Recycling Company (TGRC) has kicked off 2017 the green way by launching this year’s annual glass recycling schools’ competition.
TGRC invite you and your school to get involved and make a difference to the environment.
Learners, teachers and parents are encouraged to participate and do their part in reducing their carbon footprint, while standing a chance to win great cash prizes.
According to TGRC’s CEO, Shabeer Jhetam, “Schools wishing to participate will need to request a glass bank for their school. This will be where the community will be able to deposit their glass bottles and jars for recycling. The presence of a glass bank encourages parents, learners, teachers and local residents to engage in responsible recycling behaviour by separating their recyclables.”
The goal of this competition is for schools in Gauteng, Western Cape, Durban and Pietermaritzburg to collect the most glass bottles and jars for recycling.
The schools that collect the highest tonnage of glass in each of the specified regions will win monthly prizes of up to R1 500 and annual cash prizes of up to R30 000 for their schools.
The competition has already started and will close in October 2017, so don’t waste time in getting your school to participate.
“Schools can enter throughout the year and will be in line to win monthly cash prizes as well,” said Shabeer.
Last year the contributing schools collected about 1.7 million glass bottles and jars.
By recycling this number of bottles, enough energy is saved to operate a computer constantly for more than 12 years.
To enter and for more information visit www.tgrc.co.zo or contact Thandi Sibanya on 011 463 5644 or e-mail thandi@tgrc.co.za.
