plastic recovery programme
The Bag That Builds™ A simple action for a regenerative future
At CRDC South Africa the bulk of our plastic waste comes through commercial & industrial waste streams, but we also have a collaborative community focused collection program called The Bag That Builds (TBTB) that supports EPR and ESG targets.
TBTB is a registered NPC.
THE BAG THAT BUILDS MISSION
Our goal is to provide a simpler more effective plastic waste recovery & social transformation program
TBTB Incentivises the collection of previously un-collected plastic waste & supports EPR & ESG targets.
It’s designed so that any type of plastic waste (Resins 1-7) can be placed into a single recycled bag (no need to separate out different types of plastic).
The bag and all the un-recycled plastic in it are converted into an Eco-Aggregate called RESIN8™, which is then used to build homes & infrastructure projects in our communities.
Together We Will Build a Stronger South Africa.
ALL YOUR MIXED PLASTIC WASTE TYPES 1-7
INTO THIS BAG
CONVERTED
INTO RESIN8™
BUILDS
INFRASTRUCTURE
PROGRAMME IMPACTS IN SOUTH AFrica
The Bag That Builds™ impacts
From July 2022 to present CRDC South Africa ran a pilot The Bag That Builds programme in Cape Town, South Africa in collaboration with The Alliance to End Plastic Waste.
Explore the positive Impacts below.
greater Cape Town, South Africa
Explore the positive impacts below
182 567 Bags
TOTAL BAGS COLLECTED
277 Tons
TOTAL MIXED PLASTIC WASTE COLLECTED
133 Jobs
TOTAL JOBS CREATED
VIA the programme
R917 158
FUNDS DISPERSED
TO PARTNERS
Project Summary
332 Tons
TOTAL RESIN8 VIA TBTB
3 680 770
EQUAL TO: MAXI BRICKS
10% RESIN8™ PER BRICK
Watch The Bag That Builds™ initiative video of the World Rugby U20 Championship teams collaborating in turning plastic waste into RESIN8™ and helping Build A Stronger South Africa Together.
What a remarkable collaboration to take all the plastic waste from Springboks vs Wales, World Cup Sevens and World Rugby U20 Championship matches as well as plastic waste produced at the hotels that housed players and officials around Cape Town and regenerate that plastic waste into our Eco-Aggregate RESIN8™. The RESIN8™ was used in all types of concrete products, including bricks, blocks pavers, ready mix, pipes, kerbs and channels and more in partnership with concrete manufacturers.
“In total, when you add up all the tournaments, we’ve collected almost nine tonnes of plastic waste and put it to use. That has translated into 85,000 bricks turned into 24 units built in Khayelitsha, Greenville and Eerste Rivier – some of the most under-resourced and disadvantaged
areas around Cape Town.”
Abraham Avenant, CEO of CRDC South Africa
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TBTB Opex Breakdown
Calculated @ R11.50 per bag
COST BREAKDOWN IN RANDS (ZAR)
INCENTIVE TO RECLAIMERS & COMMUNITIES
R5
MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION
R1
CRDC RESIN8 PROCESSING
R1.50
R11.50 PER BAG
80c
TRANSPORT
R1.50
COLLECTION
& SORTING
50c
TRACEABILITY & REPORTING APP
R1.20
BAG COST
SUPPORT
TBTB Funding Options
THE BAG THAT BUILDS™ FUNDING OPTIONS
If your development, office, brand, business or community
would like to support The Bag That Builds™ programme,
please contact:
FUNDING OPTIONS
FUNDING OPTIONS
FUNDING
AMOUNT
R60,000
R120,000
R360,000
R900,000
NUMBER
OF BAGS
5000
10,000
30,000
75,000
PLASTIC WASTE
COLLECTED
7,500Kg
15,000Kg
45,000Kg
112,500Kg
JOBS
CREATED
5
10
30
75
LATEST TBTB CASE STUDIES
The Bag That Builds™ Case studies
Our current showcase of case studies
From July 2022 to present CRDC South Africa ran a pilot The Bag That Builds programme in Cape Town, South Africa in collaboration with The Alliance to End Plastic Waste.
Explore the positive Impacts below.
CASE STUDY #1 - THE BAG THAT BUILDS™
Green Spot Recycling
Greenspot Recycling is an established recycler in Franschoek whoservices business and private households with recycling services.
CASE STUDY #2 - THE BAG THAT BUILDS™
Regenize Recycling
CRDC SA decided to collaborate with Regenize due to their innovative“decentralized recycling hub”
CASE STUDY #3 - THE BAG THAT BUILDS™
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 #4 - THE BAG THAT BUILDS™
Kerby Recycling
Kerby is based in an industrial area bordering onto Table View (a middleclass suburb) and Dunoon (a densely populated informal settlement).
CASE STUDY #5 - THE BAG THAT BUILDS™
LW Recycling
LW Recycling is run by Loretta Waterboer in a small rural community called Fisantekraal.
