A new nonprofit organisation in South Africa aims to increase the glass recycling rate from 20% to 50% within five years, and in the process create informal jobs. South Africa currenlty retrieves only 140 000 tons of all glass containers for recycling annually, with 550 000 tons going to landfill. In comparison, Holland recycles 90%, Australia 50%, Britain 45% and Brazil 40%. The Glass Recycling Company hopes to create 4000 informal jobs in the first year.
[Source: Cape Argus, 8 Dec 2006.]
