lN COMMEMORATIDN OF National Environment Month this June, The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC) provided essential personal protective equipment (PPE) to 172 waste pickers in Meadowlands, Soweto. This contribution includes masks, gloves. and face shields aimed at ensuring the safety of waste pickers who play a crucial role in the recycling process. TGRC CEO Shabeer Jhetam emphasised the positive impact of this initiative, stating: “This drive is an important step towards providing the necessary resources to ensure the safety of our glass and other recycling collectors. By equipping them with PPE, we can support their crucial work in a safer and more efficient manner.” Beyond the immediate benefits for this project, TGRC’s goal is to raise awareness about the importance of recycling and to encourage greater participation in this vital industry
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About TGRC:
The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC) consists of a team dedicated to increasing glass recycling in South Africa. We are passionate about ensuring every South African realises the value of recycling glass and actively embraces this practice.
We strive to educate, enable, encourage and inspire individuals to separate their glass for recycling, but do not physically collect or recycle the glass. Our focus extends beyond consumers and communities, but also on trade, industry and corporate South Africa. We also aim to uplift impoverished communities by creating income generating opportunities and skills development in the recycling sector. TGRC is funded by our committed members who manufacture glass or package their products in glass. We believe in the infinite potential of glass to make a real and positive contribution to society. At TGRC we are committed to show that glass recycling is worth the effort!
TGRC’s mandate is to increase awareness of glass recycling in South Africa. The team are passionate about ensuring every South African realises the value of recycling glass and actively embraces this practice. TGRC believes in the infinite potential of glass to make a real and positive contribution to society. TGRC is committed to prove that glass recycling is worth the effort! For info visit like the Facebook page: www.tgrc.co.za or www.facebook.com/TheGlassRecyclingCo/