Collect-a-Can supports World Environment Day 2010
04 June 2010

5 June 2010 is World Environment Day and Collect-a-Can have expressed their strong support of this admirable initiative. World Environment Day (WED) is an annual event that has been observed by countries across the world for the past 37 years.  It is a day that aims to cultivate awareness of the environment and to promote political consideration and public action. This year’s event will celebrate the incredible diversity of life on Earth as part of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity through the theme 'Many Species.   One Planet. One Future'.

Countless activities are organized worldwide on WED including beach and river clean-ups, exhibitions, concerts, film festivals and community events.  “Environmental awareness is very important to us at Collect-a-Can,” said Mathabo Phomane, Marketing and PR Manager at Collect-a-Can. “We realize the important impact that cleaning the environment can have on the wildlife that is dependent on that environment for its survival. Collect-a-Can try to get involved in as many environmental improvement projects each year as we can. During the month of May 2010 we participated in two clean up campaigns in the KwaZulu Natal province as well as another campaign in Dobsonville, Soweto as part of greening Gauteng for the soccer World Cup. We are currently involved in supporting a 6-month environmental awareness campaign in the townships of Johannesburg’s West Rand, where volunteers are being trained to become “green warriors” who will go out into the communities and share their knowledge on the importance of environmental awareness and conservation. We have also been assisting Madikwe Game Reserve and the Kruger National Park with their recycling programmes since 2009. Recycling of waste in these reserves is of particular importance as improper waste management techniques could place the lives of the animals in these reserves at risk.” Phomane indicated.

Collect-a-Can would like to encourage all South Africans to get involved in cleaning their environment this World Environment Day. Any cans collected can be brought to a Collect-a-Can branch where the collector will be paid cash for their cans. Clean up activities can also be listed on the United Nations Environment Programme website at www.unep.org/wed where all listings will generate donations for the WED Legacy Project for the protection of Gorillas.

For more information about Collect-a-Can contact the Collect-a-Can head office on (011) 466 2939 or visit their website www.collectacan.co.za.