Serious about the environment? Great! But what do you do about it in Cape Town, RSA?
We know where to take paper, and cardboard’s easy, as there’s always a visible streetperson collecting board to exchange for a few Rands at a depot. What about the glass, cans & plastic? That’s another matter. There’s no website to visit and no lists available in public places (or anywhere for that matter) of what can be dumped where.
I have a number of ancient paint tins to dispose of and phoned City Council for this info, with no joy. I eventually visited Waste Management in Whale Street, to be told I must take these to the toxic waste depot, somewhere in the sticks, where I will be charged for acceptance thereof! I also asked about batteries, as we all know these are toxic and should not be thrown into the bin. These evidently also must be taken to the same depot. I wonder how many batteries are thrown into dustbins daily and what the effect of their poisonous leakage is?
I’m going to the exquisite Karoo desert this weekend to a friend’s organic farm.
I noticed an article in the Saturday Argus yesterday which showed how a community initiative to get women (particularly women, I’ll explain why later) to make money and improve their health through organic farming.
I went to the Woodstock organic market last week. What really got my goat was that the best sellers there weren’t organic suppliers!
