December 18 2020 / Modified on December 18 2020 South African telecom operator Telkom has launched Buy Back Centers. These centres are designed to encourage residents of Khayelitsha, a township in the Cape Town metropolis to recycle their waste.
The Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning of the Western Cape, the City of Cape Town and Distell have launched an initiative to encourage the people of Khayelitsha to recycle their waste. For the record, Distell is a global company with roots in South Africa. It produces and markets brands of alcohol. In its 2017 Sustainability Report, the company already expressed concerns about plastic waste management. Distell continues to explore ways to increase the deposit rate of its bottles. The company is also exploring the possibility of establishing small black-led companies to help collect and recycle waste.