Joint clean up operation a success

Cleaning up the nearly 20,000kg of waste from the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town  was no sweat  for Nampak Liquid and Plastics SA. Together, they’re supporting the extensive cleanup operations that form part of the event’s successful management strategy. In line with their commitments, Nampak Liquid is supplying 136,000 250ml HDPE bottles and Plastics SA has employed 110 people to help cleanup the Chapman’s Peak leg, which is a marine conservation area. At the same time, Nampak Corrugated is providing 1000 cardboard bins and Nampak Recycling is spearheading an awareness campaign to stop runners from littering along the 56km route. Nampak Tissue is also including Cuddlers’ wet wipes in the runners’ registration bags.

All waste is sorted for recycling. According to Waste Plan, who is responsible for the event’s comprehensive waste management programme, the recycling rate was 84 percent in 2010, 88 percent in 2011 and 89 percent in 2012.