BuaNews (Tshwane)
Gabi Khumalo
21 April 2008
Johannesburg — The Collect-a-Can recycling company will on Tuesday join organisations and governments from around the world in celebrating the 38th Earth Day aimed at encouraging people to take care of our planet.
World Earth Day is an event where the world's citizens commit to building a safer, healthier, cleaner and sustainable world.
Since Collect-a-Can was established in 1993, and the recycling company has supported Earth Day with more than 750 000 tons of used beverage cans being recovered and recycled.
Collect-a-Can is a joint venture between ArcelorMittal South Africa, which is Africa's major steel producer and producer of tinplate for food and beverage cans and Africa's largest packaging company and beverage can producer, Nampak.
Managing Director of Collect-a-Can, Funani Mojono said waste management was a key environmental challenge for South Africa.
He added that the company was dedicated to ensuring used beverage cans and consequently tin-plate, exist in harmony with the environment.
"Collect-a-Can embarked on various projects which run throughout the year every year, our biggest project is the schools competition, a project which aims to encourage, educate and inform children on the importance of a clean environment through recycling waste like used beverage cans," said Mr Mojono.
He said the company actively works within the community to support recycling initiatives and have a strong commitment to socio economic empowerment.
The company's involvement and support in celebrations like Earth Day prove how dedicated they are to curbing environmental pollution and also hope this will serve as an invitation to many other individuals and organisations.
Celebrations surrounding Earth Day in April last year included the World Bank re-affirming their commitment to preserving the planet's natural resources and promoting clean investment.
By tracking the "carbon footprint" of its core development activities, the bank stated it could better manage risks to the world's climate, while continuing to support growth and reduce poverty.
"Environmental degradation is a significant barrier to achieving Millennium Development Goals.
"Over the past decade, the International Development Association, the bank's fund for the poorest countries, has lent $4.5 billion to support a range of environmental improvements, including mitigation of urban and industrial air pollution and providing cleaner and more reliable sources of water," the World Bank said at the time.
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