“The Tops to Tags programme, which has been a resounding success, saw us donate over 1 000 wheelchairs to worthy recipients as well as divert over 400 tons of waste from landfill disposal. However, to align to changing market needs and evolving waste legislation and of course, the need to be at the forefront of promoting women’s health, education, and empowerment to improve the lives of women and girls in our country, we have taken the next step in this journey."

“We believe that Women’s Month is a perfect time to launch Give2Green – a month where we not only highlight women’s triumphs, but their barriers as well. Access to sanitary pads is one such barrier. For too many women, and girls, the lack of access to sanitary pads has led to absenteeism in schools, and at work, which affects their education and income generating activities – all of which has a negative impact overall economic participation.” 

About the Programme

The Give2Green programme will work on the same premise as before, where recycled waste will qualify for the participant to either donate a specified number of free sanitary pads, or a wheelchair to a cause or  beneficiary of their choosing. However, bread tags no longer form part of this programme - and so for every 250kgs of bottle tops or white office paper brought in, 60 packets of sanitary pads will be donated to a selected recipient. Similarly, 50kgs of aluminium cans will directly relate to 60 packs sanitary pads being donated. 

In terms of wheelchairs, these can be obtained through the recycling of either 500kgs of plastic bottle tops, 120kg’s of cans or 550kg’s of white office paper.

“We believe that through adding the donation of sanitary pads to the Give2Green programme, we can help remove an economic barrier for so many women and allow them to allocate their limited resources to other much needed necessities, while at the same time focusing on our core business of best practice waste management and the encouragement of a circular economy.” By embarking on this initiative to facilitate environmental sustainability and socio-economic upliftment, we can collectively make a difference.