| Cape Town opens new Coastal Park recycling sorting facility | Cape Town opens new Coastal Park recycling sorting facility | | <img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Integrated%20waste%20management%20plans%20Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | <p>Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis officially launched the new Coastal Park Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Muizenberg. This R434 million facility marks a major milestone in the City’s efforts to divert recyclable materials from landfill by reselling these back to manufacturers to produce new products. The Mayor was joined by Alderman Grant Twigg, the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Waste Management.</p> | <span><p>The state-of-the-art facility is designed to receive recyclables collected through the City’s door-to-door recycling collections programme. The mixed recyclables – such as plastics, paper, cardboard, glass and metals – are then separated and prepared for re-sale to manufacturing industries where they are used to produce new products.</p><p>This forms part of the City’s long-term strategy to increase recycling and extend the lifespan of landfill sites by recovering valuable materials from the waste stream before they are disposed of.<br></p>
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<img class="responsive" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/DSC_861ff2.jpg" alt="" style="width:874px;" /> </figure></span><span><p>The facility is already receiving 25 tonnes of recyclables per day and, once at full capacity, will receive 65 tonnes of recyclables per day. Sixty Capetonians are already employed at the recycling facility, with another 20 staff working at the collection point, and this will grow to around 160 jobs at full operation (with more downstream in the manufacturing chain), while significantly increasing the amount of waste diverted from landfill.</p><p>‘This Coastal Park facility is a major step forward in the City’s journey towards better waste management and a robust recycling economy. By recovering recyclable materials before they reach landfill, we are extending the life of landfills and saving public money. We are also helping the environment and creating 160 jobs in the process,’ said Mayor Hill-Lewis. <br></p>
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<img class="responsive" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/DSC_8543.jpg" alt="" style="width:912px;" /> </figure></span><span><p>‘This facility enables the City to significantly increase the diversion of recyclable material from landfill. It supports our separation-at-source programme and helps ensure that materials with economic value are recovered and returned to the economy rather than being lost to landfill,’ said Alderman Twigg.</p><p><strong>Residents encouraged to separate recyclables</strong></p><p>The City encourages residents to continue separating their recyclable materials at home and to make use of available recycling services and drop-off facilities.</p><p>By separating recyclable materials such as paper, cardboard, plastics, tins and glass from general waste, residents can help ensure that valuable resources are recovered and reused.<br></p>
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<img class="responsive" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/DJI_0187.jpg" alt="" style="width:949px;" /> </figure><p><strong>Recycling options</strong></p><p>Use the City’s Waste Recyclers Map to: </p><ul><li>Check if you live in an area that benefits from recycling collection services<br></li><li>Link with private collectors <br></li><li>Use the City’s drop-off facilities</li></ul><p>‘The success of facilities like the Coastal Park MRF depends on residents continuing to separate their recyclables. Every household that participates plays a role in helping Cape Town become a cleaner, more sustainable city,’ said Alderman Twigg.</p></span><p><br>Caption 2: From left: Executive Director of Community Services and Health, Zukiswa Mandlana; Urban Waste Management Manager: Disposal, Margot Ladouce; Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Waste Management, Alderman Grant Twigg; Executive Director of Energy, Kadri Nassiep (back row); Coastal Park Facility Manager (spectacles), Mark von Blommenstein; Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, Urban Waste Management Head: Area Disposal, Ebrahim Mohamed; Urban Waste Management Portfolio Chair, Brenda Hansen and Executive Director of Urban Waste Management, Jason McNeil.</p><p>Caption 1 and 3: Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis officially launched the new R434 million Coastal Park Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Muizenberg on Tuesday, 10 March, together with Alderman Grant Twigg, the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Waste Management. <br></p><p> </p><p><strong>End</strong></p> | 2026-03-10T22:00:00Z | GP0|#1d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70;L0|#01d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70|City news;GTSet|#62efe227-07aa-45e7-944c-ceebacca891d | | | | | GP0|#90b49a62-96e2-436a-9c68-187c9ab33534;L0|#090b49a62-96e2-436a-9c68-187c9ab33534|Mayor;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb;GP0|#deea27c8-fc1a-4357-bdbb-d54cb86a0ef9;L0|#0deea27c8-fc1a-4357-bdbb-d54cb86a0ef9|Muizenberg;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb;GP0|#b1eb3468-116a-4358-8d1e-cfc5fd63ee0a;L0|#0b1eb3468-116a-4358-8d1e-cfc5fd63ee0a|Waste disposal;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
