We would like to thank all the people who volunteered their time at the QASA head offices in Durban on Mandela Day. We are truly grateful to our community and their willingness to assist us with sorting bottle tops and bread tags. They have played an important role in bettering our environment, community and the lives of people with mobility impairments.
We welcomed about 40 people at QASA including children from the Happy Valley Educentre. Our volunteers sorted through 56 kgs of bottle tops and 32 kgs of bread tags.
Mandela Day is all about bettering our communities. The sorting of tops and tags will redirect plastic away from landfills, but also go towards funding a wheelchair to a person in need, which will make all the difference in their quality of life with more independence.
It only takes 50 kgs of bread tags or 450 kgs of bottle tops to fund one chair. Schools, businesses and individuals are encouraged to collected or save their bottle tops and bread tags. These can then be dropped off at QASA for recycling. For more information about the initiative, contact QASA on 031 767 0352 or send an e-mail to info@qasa.co.za.