"The Can Do! Tuesdays campaign aims to encourage restaurants in the greater Gauteng region to collect the cans generated through day-to-day business. Collect-a-Can will then assign informal collectors in the areas to specific restaurants, which will then collect the cans from the participating restaurants and sell the cans back to Collect-a-Can for cash," said Zimasa Velaphi, public relations and marketing manager of Collect-a-Can.
Collect-a-Can also encourages corporates, businesses and schools to become Green Heroes by donating money in aid of buying trolleys to assist these collectors with their collection services, allowing them to collect more cans in a single trip.
This initiative follows a successful pilot scheme in which about 50 restaurants in the Greenside, Parkhurst and Melville areas collected all their used beverage cans for collection on Tuesdays.
"We have seen the positive impact that this work can have on collectors' livelihoods by creating the opportunity to earn an income until they can find permanent employment or to supplement their low income," said Velaphi.
To find out more about Collect-a-Can and their activities, go to www.collectacan.co.za or contact the Collect-a-Can head office on +27 (0)11 466 2939.
