Our impact

Recycling that creates jobs and uplifts communities

We believe waste is an opportunity. Every buyback day puts income in people's pockets, cleans up neighbourhoods, and moves Cape Town towards its waste-diversion goals.

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Communities served

Who we serve

Impact across the community

Townships

Buyback days and collections in Dunoon and Joe Slovo turn recyclables into income and cleaner streets.

Schools

Recycling clubs and education that build lifelong habits and raise funds for learners.

Complexes

Separation-at-source systems and collections for residential complexes in Parklands and beyond.

Collectors

Fair pay, safety gear and a path to enterprise for the people who power recycling.

Freedom Way beside the Joe Slovo community near the WasteGo Green facility
Aligned with city & nation

Local action, national goals

Our work directly supports the City of Cape Town's drive towards separation-at-source, waste diversion and a cleaner, more circular city — and contributes to South Africa's National Waste Management Strategy and the Sustainable Development Goals.

  • • Diverting recyclables from strained landfills
  • • Creating accessible green jobs and income
  • • Reducing illegal dumping through accessible buyback
  • • Building recycling habits that last
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From the field

Community stories & guides