Sasol continues to implement impactful community-based projects aimed at promoting environmental protection and waste management.
One of the environmental programmes that is making a positive change to the livelihood of communities is the eMbalenhle Swop Shop.
The Swop Shop is a community development project started by the Sasol Secunda Junior Engineers in 2013. It involves the collection of recyclable waste materials such as glass, plastic, paper, and aluminium, which are collected by community members and exchanged for points. The earned points are redeemed for household necessities.
Through the project, Sasol plays its part in minimising waste and fostering a culture of recycling and waste management.
Over the seven years that the project has been running, more than 410 tons of recyclables have been collected. This translates to more than R759 000 in essential items being earned by members of the eMbalenhle community.
The Swop Shop takes place every first Saturday of the month at Sasol’s eMbalenhle Recreation Centre and relies on Sasol volunteers and community members.
To commemorate World Cleanup Day, which is observed globally in September, Sasol embarked on clean-up activities in eMbalenhle, Evander and Germiston. The initiative was supported by environmental organisations and was also rolled out in Clairwood and Reunion, south of Durban.
At the Durban clean-up event, the environmental organisation, Green Corridors, collected recyclable materials, including plastics. This Sasol-funded organisation manufactures paving bricks, cutting boards, and organic compost from recycled materials and runs a youth employment programme and skills development initiative in KwaMashu and the greater KwaZulu-Natal region.
