City calls on schools to help name Cape Town’s new anti-litter mascot, deadline extended
21 April 2023
The City of Cape Town is calling on schools across the metro to help
name the Cape Town’s new anti-litter mascot. Prizes will be awarded for the
best name suggestions from residents, schools, and businesses. The deadline for
suggested names has been extended to 31 May by popular demand, with over 500
suggestions already received. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, Mayoral Comittee Member
for Urban Waste Alderman Grant Twigg, and the as-yet-unnamed mascot visited
Rylands Primary on Thursday 20 April to encourage learners to get involved.
'It was a joy to witness the excitement of learners at Rylands Primary today in response to our anti-littering mascot. We are encouraged about the immense public response to the call to name our mascot, with over 500 suggestions already received. We are now extending the naming deadline to 31 May to enable more Capetonians to get involved. We're calling on residents, schools, businesses and civil society to get involved in naming our mascot, who is modelled on the green city litter bins found across the city. As part of our Keep Cape Town clean campaign, we're calling on all Capetonians to never litter, and to always use the available litter bins. All of us can take a minute to pick up litter, and encourage others to do the same. Together, Capetonians can be a powerful force for change,' said Alderman Grant Twigg, Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Waste Management.
The mascot is set to form part of a concerted effort to engage young people and schools about getting involved for a cleaner Cape Town. Winning name suggestions and the final name for the mascot will be announced in June.
'Once we've got a name, our mascot will hit the campaign trail to public events, schools, community clean-ups, malls and busy intersections near you. With this new mascot, we hope to keep building the movement for a cleaner Cape Town - it starts with each one of us,' said Alderman Twigg.
Get involved in naming the City's new anti-littering mascot. Send your name suggestions to:
Twitter: @Geordinhl or @CityofCT
Facebook: Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, City of Cape Town or Alderman Grant Twigg
Email: mayor.mayor@capetown.gov.za
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City of Cape Town, Media Office
