City Host 'Green Living" stand at Homemakers Expo

The City of Cape Town's Solid Waste Management Department is exhibiting at this year's Homemakers Expo, which runs from 02 - 05 September 2010.

The expo, now in its 15th year, is being held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The Department worked with the Environmental Resource Management Department to create an educational stand in the 'Green Living' section.

"Our stand is made up of recycled materials and we've even re-used the famous 2010 FIFA World Cup? soccer ball. The Homemakers Expo is the ideal forum to promote home recycling and encourage residents to live a generally friendlier lifestyle. We want to spread the message that recycling and waste avoidance greatly reduces the amount of waste which is sent to disposal sites, and places re-usable materials back into the manufacturing stream. This is extremely important, because it serves to reduce our carbon footprint," said the Solid Waste Department's Head for Public Awareness and Education, Leander van Oordt.

Other organisations with the same 'green' vision will join the City in exhibiting at the expo, including Mondi SA, Collect-a-Can, Consol, the Plastic Federation, the Paper Recycling Association of South Africa, the Glass Recycling Company and the Recovery Action Group.

"Thousands of visitors are expected to visit this home and lifestyle expo and we hope that they'll leave with a greater understanding of the urgent need to recycle waste products generated in the home."

"We would like to commend the Homemakers Expo for their socially responsible attitude and thank them for providing the Solid Waste Management Department with the opportunity to showcase waste minimisation strategies and engage with the public," said van Oordt.

Issued by:
Communication Department
City of Cape Town