Schools throughout
Cape Town
NCC, a project supported by the Western Cape Government’s DFFE department, has been trailing the 4Ps program at no cost public schools throughout Cape Town’s lower income areas.
CASE STUDY #3 - THE BAG THAT BUILDS
CASE STUDY INFORMATION
PROGRAMME
THE BAG THAT BUILDS
COMPANY NAME
Western Cape Government & NCC
Location
CAPE TOWN
THE BAG THAT BUILDS
By providing a holistic waste solution to the schools (from organic waste to recyclable waste) they are bringing the schools closer towards zero waste to landfill
The projects also incorporate the school’s food gardens and feeding schemes, which are subsidized by the department, however is notenough to feed all of the students.
They collect waste from the surrounding community to sell on thus enabling the project to subsidise the feeding schemes. The TBTB incentive therefore goes directly to the school while children are rewarded with prizes for achieving collection targets. They currently have 6 schools active in the program.
CASE STUDY DATA
TOTAL BAGS COLLECTED
4 325
Bags
November 2022
to May 2023
TOTAL MIXED
PLASTIC COLLECTED
7 352 Kg
15 Jobs
TOTAL JOBS CREATED
VIA the programme
R30 275
TOTAL AMOUNT PAID
INTO COMMUNITIES
