Greenstone life | 13
octoBER 2017
Paper
• White office paper
• Magazines and books (as long as nothing is laminated)
• Newspaper
• Cardboard (boxes and cereal boxes).
The following cannot be recycled: Laminated or waxy
paper; Punch confetti; Carbon paper; and Stickers
Plastics
Plastics are made from oil, a non-renewable resource,
and much of the plastic packaging we use every day is
recyclable. Ice cream and milk containers, fabric softener
bottles, plastic bags and even cling-wrap can all be
recycled. The easiest way to determine whether a plastic
product is recyclable is by looking for its recycling logo.
There are seven plastic recycling logos and most plastic
packaging is imprinted with one of them and each type
has to be recycled separately.
Tetrapak
Fruit juice and milk containers look like they’re made
out of paper, but they are lined
with aluminium foil and plastic so
they must be recycled separately.
Tetra Pak has opened its first
small-scale recycling facility in
Germiston where its packaging is
recycled into roof tiles, furniture
and stationery.
Batteries
Disposable batteries are not
recycled – this is because the
material recovery rate is too small
to make recycling economically
viable. But they should not be
thrown away with ordinary
household waste either, because
they contain toxic chemicals
that can leach into the soil and
groundwater. Rechargeable
batteries, on the other hand, are
recyclable. Add to this the fact
that they last a lot longer than
ordinary batteries and you have
a compelling argument to buy
rechargeables from now on.
For more valuable information and
recycling guides, visit
www treevolution.co.za
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Where to recycle around Greenstone
• Builders Warehouse Edenvale/Germiston – 18 Dick
Kemp Street, Germiston,
0860-008-902 (Batteries, Energy saver Globes/CFL’s)
• Dowerglen High School – 1st Avenue, Edenvale (Paper)
• Edenvale High School – Linksfield Road, Edenvale
(Paper)
• Eden Village Retirement Home – Margaret Road,
Edenvale (Glass)
• Edenglen High School – Steyn Avenue, Edenglen
(Paper)
• Enviroserve Waste Management – 3 Brickfield Road,
Meadowale, 0800-192-783 (Cans, Metal, E-Waste, Milk
& Juice Cartons, Paper, Plastic, Glass)
• Greenstone Shopping Centre – behind the Game
receiving area opposite the Stoneridge Skate Park (Paper,
Plastic, Tins)
• Holy Rosary School Sports Grounds – Shanahan Park –
Horwood Street, Edenvale (Cans, Glass, Paper, Plastic,
E-waste)
• Hurlyvale Primary School – St Andrews Road, Hurlyvale
(Paper)
• Jacaranda Academy – 37 Van Tonder Avenue, Edenvale
(Glass)
• Makro Germiston – 16 Herman Street, Meadowdale,
0860-300-999 (E-Waste)
• Matrix Warehouse Edenvale – Corner 2nd and Van
Riebeeck Avenue, Edenvale,
011-454-1416 (E-waste – IT Related, Printer Cartridges)
• PickitUp Garden Site – Club Street, Linksfield
(Sandringham dip), 0860-56-2874 (Plastic, E-Waste,
Cans, Paper)
• Pick n Pay Greenstone – Modderfontein Road,
011-997-0600 (Plastic, Energy Saver Globes/CFL’s,
Printer Cartridges, Batteries)
• Pick n Pay Edenvale – Van Riebeeck Avenue,
011-453-2110 (Plastic, Energy Saver Globes/CFL’s,
Printer Cartridges, Batteries)
• Pick n Pay Terrace Rd- Terrace Road, Edenglen,
011-452-3191 (Plastic, Energy Saver Globes/CFL’s,
Printer Cartridges, Batteries)
• Smart Kidz – Hurlyvale (Paper)
(Source: www.iloveedenvale.net)