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Kyocera ’ s cartridge recycling project grows resources for community vegetable garden
Engineering and mining contractor Murray
& Roberts is leading the charge as a responsible recycler , in response to a call made by Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa ( KDZA ) and Carbon Footprint Recycling , to reduce e-waste by recycling empty toner cartridges and waste toner bottles .
The project encourages companies to send a participation request to Kyocera and agree to an administration fee . In return , they receive a recycling bin and a plastic liner to collect all makes of used printer cartridges . Once the bin is full , the organisation requests collection and the liner is swapped for a new one .
To date , Carbon Footprint Recycling has collected 3,647 Kyocera cartridges , amounting to 13,585 kilogrammes of recycled material that has been turned into planters , benches and pavers .
Fergus Slattery , Director , Carbon Footprint Recycling , said : “ We can ’ t think that when we throw things away , they are gone . They have to go somewhere and I wanted to find a sustainable way of creating reuse of printer cartridges , because putting them into the dustbin is not an option . When we proposed a recycling concept to Kyocera , an exciting partnership was born .”
Truecaller launches Smart SMS feature in Africa
Truecaller , the world ’ s most trusted and accurate caller ID and telephone search engine , is rolling out a new feature to further augment the user experience . The new feature Smart SMS has been introduced based on user feedback and is designed to cater to the evolving needs of our consumers . It offers a host of new services to make dayto-day communication a lot more convenient . disengaging users from important / useful messages . To combat that , SMS apps need to become smarter by filtering out spam and categorising useful information . At Truecaller , we constantly strive to offer the best user experience by adding unique features that fit in with our core mission : to make communication safer and more efficient for everyone . Truecaller has evolved into a powerful communication hub and for the people who wish to use the app to its fullest , we want to streamline the experience as much as possible for an efficient calling and messaging experience for our end user .”
Smart SMS is powered by state-of-the-art machine learning models that adapt based on the feedback you give it . It supports users with important messages from banks , billers , travel companies , delivery companies and so much more .
Smart SMS also helps users stay protected from spam and fraud .
Zakaria Abdulkadir Hersi , Director , Business Development and Partnerships , Africa , Truecaller , said : “ Roughly 80 % of SMSes one receives daily are from businesses ,
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