Imagine Durban Informal Recyclers Runner-up in the Community Conservation Award

Tasmi Quazi

Participating informal recyclers of Asiye eTafuleni’s Imagine Durban Inner-City Informal Recycling Project were selected as runner-up in the Community Conservation Award category at a prominent awards ceremony on Thursday, 4 July at Summer Place in Johannesburg.

The Durban City Recyclers who were chosen as runner-up for the Community Conservation Award. This photo appears in the Mail & Guardian article by Yazeed Kamaldien.
The Informal Recyclers selected as runner-up for the Community Conservation Award. This photo appears in the Mail & Guardian article by Yazeed Kamaldien.

In 2013, the Mail & Guardian’s annual Greening the Future awards celebrates a decade of honouring environmental best practice in South Africa.  For the past 10 years, Greening the Future has publicised innovative efforts in environmental and social sustainability. It showcases innovation in renewable energy, actions towards mitigating climate change and strategic management of natural resources.

Congratulations go to the participating informal recyclers of the original Imagine Durban pilot project that have continued to sustain the project’s positive momentum, which has been re-imaged by them as the “Durban City Recycling” Project. Recycling Leader, Maria Vilakazi, was pleased to receive the runner-up certificate as the community representative at the award’s ceremony.

The re-imaged logo,"Durban City Recycling", as selected by the Informal Recyclers of the original Imagine Durban Informal Recycling Project
The new image behind the Informal Recyclers of the Imagine Durban Informal Recycling Project
Article by Yazeed Kamaldien which appears in Page 10 of the Greening the Future supplement of the Mail & Guardian (July 5 – 11 edition).
Article which appears in page 10 of the Greening the Future supplement of the Mail & Guardian (July 5 – 11 edition).

Being recognised as the Imagine Durban Informal Recyclers, was to distinguish the origins of the project and the various eThekwini Municipality line departments that continue to support up-scaling initiatives of the pilot project. This comprises the Imagine Durban Project under the City’s Corporate Policy Unit, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Unit, City Architects, Durban Solid Waste and inner-eThekwini Renewal and Urban Management Programme (iTRUMP)

Appreciation goes to the Mail and Guardian for this recognition and congratulations to the other nominees and winners in the various categories. For more information, you can get a copy of the Mail & Guardian (July 5 – 11 edition) and view page 10 of the Greening the Future Supplement or click here to read the in depth article titled “Collecting Trash for Cash” written by Yazeed Kamaldien.

Recyclers Leader Maria Vilakazi to the right and AeT's Tasmi Quazi to left with the Runner-up Certificate
Recyclers Leader Maria Vilakazi to the right and AeT’s Tasmi Quazi to left with the Runner-up Certificate

 

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