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Our exciting Waterfall Declutter & E-Waste Recycling Drive

is happening in September!

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Waterfall
Cares

Join THE WATERFALL

CLEAn-Up GREEn-Up DRiVE!
September is spring cleaning
Stand up and be the change
by recycling your e-waste
month – the perfect time to
Our exciting Declutter and E-waste Recycling campaign is happening in September
donate the things you no
responsibly. Bring us your
s perfect time to donate the things you no longer (17 and 18 september)
CLEAN
old or broken electronics
longer need! Declutter your
Our exciting Waterfall Declutter & E-Waste Recycling Drive
Green-Up
eptember is spring cleaning month – the
and we’ll see to it that they
wardrobes and give up all
GREEN
is happening in September!
need to those who do. So why not help make
Tired of the broken electronics sitting on that shelf in
your unwanted clothing to
are given a second life.
the world a better place by decluttering your
uplift the less fortunate.
closet and recycling your e‐waste responsibly? your garage or the old laptops, phones, chargers and
mystery wires filling up that random drawer? Well, here’s
your opportunity to recycle them responsibly. As part
In the past year, it has become imperative for us to find ways of our two-day Green-up initiative, we have teamed up
to feel we are taking back control of our lives. Establishing with Recyclex who will set up two manned stations in
order, redefining our spaces and cleaning up the clutter Waterfall on the dates above – one at Polofields Crossing
are some of the most effective strategies to quickly get and another at the Mall of Africa – where they will be
RECYCLE
DONATE
oneself back on track. In keeping with this spirit, we have ready to receive your electronic waste from 9am – 4pm.
decided to take this strategy out to our Waterfall community Waterfall
in the form of our Clean-up Green-up initiative. Cares
Bring your kids and make them part of our community
journey to eliminate e‐waste responsibly and improve
Clean-Up the carbon footprint of all who call Waterfall home. As a
(1 – 16 september) start, we will be collecting small e‐waste items such as old
Declutter your closets and donate clothes you cell phones, chargers, keyboards, batteries,
no longer wear. We plan to create an Instagram- laptops and cameras – in working order or
worthy clothesline installation in Waterfall Park, not. The best news? Recyclex even offers a
where you can come and add all your donated free and secure data erasure service, using
clothing to the display. Drone footage of the
September is spring cleaning CLEAN military grade software and providing you
Stand up and be the change
clothesline will be periodically updated so we
with a certificate of erasure. They guarantee
month – the perfect time to to wipe any stored data on working laptops
by recycling your e-waste
can all share in the excitement as we watch
our living line of ‘givable’ garments grow!
donate the things you no or phones, restoring them to factory settings,
responsibly. Bring us your
ready for reuse by someone who needs them.
longer need! Declutter your old or broken electronics
What’s also really cool about this initiative,
beyond the giving, is that it helps us reduce
and we’ll see to it that they
wardrobes and give up all If you want to get rid of larger appliances, you
the waste we create. When clothes are
can contact Recyclex directly on 082 607 2394.
your unwanted clothing to are given a second life.
reused and passed on instead of thrown
away, fewer new clothes need to be made,
uplift the less fortunate. GREEN We hope to see whole families join us as we
and less waste is sent to landfills. Not only is
work together to declutter our lives. This
this people- and planet-friendly, but it might is our chance to reinforce the importance
just be your shirt or jacket that boosts the of reducing waste and recycling, and to
confidence of someone interviewing for their do it in a way that ensures the reuse of our
first job or helps keep them warm at night. waste goes towards helping others too.
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