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Buyisa-e-Bag is a section 21 company established by the South African Government in 2006 with the aim to encourage reduction of littering and disposal of plastic carrier bags accross the country. This South African Recycling initiative's (Buyisa-e-Bag) mandate is also designed to empower youth, create jobs and alleviate poverty through recycling initiatives country wide.
Buyisa-e-Bag is funded by National Treasury with a portion of 0.4 cents from the Plastic Bag Levy as promulgated by the South African Department of Environmental Affairs.
Vision
To effectively contribute to a sustainable environment that is free of all waste.
Mission
To implement accessible, safe and cost effective recycling programmes that promote avoidance,collection, reuse, recycling and disposal of all waste, whilst creating employment opportunities.
Core Values
To ensure that Buyisa-e-Bag programmes and projects have a positive impact on the environment, stakeholders and the economy.
To educate and empower individuals with knowledge, skills and techniques involved in the collection and separation of plastics (recycling).
We strive to provide our stakeholders with adequate services and solutions timeously.
We act with honesty, transparency and respect for others and our organisation.
- Delivering to our stakeholders
We understand that we earn the right to exist by providing appropriate long-term returns and delivering on our promise to all our stakeholders.
We are responsive and responsible to our stakeholders, both internal and external.
Benefits of Recycling
- Promotion of clean eco-tourist areas - preserving of the natural environment and tourist attraction sites.
- Reduction of plastic litter from the environment and hot spot areas.
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Saving consumers money by encouraging reuse of all recyclables.
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Helping municipalities reduce the demand for more landfill sites.
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Environmental consciousness - nurturing future generations that are sensitive, informed, aware and active.
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Encourage environmental health and safety.
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Supporting government initiatives, projects, programmes and other efforts to reduce growth of waste.
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Development of entrepreneurs in communities.
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Promotes recycling ideas to youth.
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