WasteWise is one of the Solid Waste Management Department's integrated waste minimisation and awareness programmes designed to raise awareness and encourage action among the general public and businesses of Cape Town to minimise waste, reduce littering, stop illegal dumping and increase recycling.
The WasteWise programme seeks to foster behaviour change and encourage a culture of environmental responsibility amongst all Capetonians in a joint effort to reduce waste to landfill and empower citizens to minimize waste and littering.
WasteWise is being implemented through strategically tailored campaigns aimed at engaging with communities, schools, commerce and industry, and the general public.
Building Green Zone partnerships
A key aim of this phase of WasteWise is to pilot the building of enduring partnerships between communities, schools and businesses together with Council officials in selected ‘GreenZone’ areas to minimise waste and maximising recycling, including composting and food gardens.
As part of this, WasteWise is training community facilitators using a proven methodology to empower people to tackle waste minimisation in their Green Zone areas.
WasteWise is working with Sub-Councils 5, 12 and 18 to develop Green Zone community partnerships. Additional Sub-Council partnerships are also planned.
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