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ffective 22 October 2020, the containers cannot. They both have a triangle
Dainfern Valley HOA appointed with a number 1 inside it. Some stores have
Whole Earth Recycling as its new clearly marked labels with a line through the
Eservice provider, replacing Pikitup triangle to indicate when a product can’t
due to its poor and unreliable service. be recycled, and they also indicate when a
Carmen Jordaan is the owner of the newly product is “widely recycled” or not.
appointed company.
It’s important not to place non-recyclable
Passionate about people and the items into the recycling bin as this leads to
environment, Carmen studied for her BSc double handling and transporting, i.e. the
in Environmental Management at the non-recyclables will be transported to our
University of Johannesburg, thereafter warehouse and then again to the landfill. In
completing her Honours Degree in 2007. addition, the Hawk Flight workers are paid
for the recyclables they sort but are not able
When she took over Whole Earth Recycling to generate an income for non-recyclables.
in 2015, a group called the Hawk Flight Over and above this, there is a cost involved
sorters were already in place and have since in having a private waste company collecting
grown in numbers. There are currently and disposing of the non-recyclables at
about 30 sorters operating in the company’s landfill,” she explains.
warehouse.
For further information contact
Carmen feels that her company can offer Carmen on 011 791 4537.
Dainfern Valley Estate a recycling collection
service that is simple, reliable and hassle-
free, while helping the Hawk Flight sorters
to generate an income for themselves by
sorting and selling the recyclables collected
by her company.
Recycling tips for residents
Carmen says it is usually best for residents
to have their indoor recycling bins right next
to their general refuse bins. The closer they
are, the easier they are to use.

“If you’re not sure if a product is recyclable
or not, try to find the recycling symbol WHOLE EARTH RECYCLING:
on the packaging. However, a triangle on
its own doesn’t necessarily mean that a
product is recyclable, for example PET NEW SERVICE FOR DAINFERN VALLEY
bottles can be recycled in South Africa but
PET food packaging, such as transparent
muffin trays and ready-made sandwich
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