{"id":64982,"date":"2014-07-25T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/64982\/local-company-makes-a-difference-in-the-lives-of-children\/"},"modified":"2014-07-25T09:43:34","modified_gmt":"2014-07-25T07:43:34","slug":"local-company-makes-a-difference-in-the-lives-of-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/07\/25\/local-company-makes-a-difference-in-the-lives-of-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Local company makes a difference in the lives of children"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mandela Day is a global call to action that celebrates the idea that each individual has the power to transform the world and the ability to make an impact.<\/p>\n

Remade Recycling joined with Food and Trees for Africa this Mandela Day, to make a difference in the lives of school children, highlighting this spirit and what they, as a recycling company, stand for – giving meaning and value to what was once thought to be useless.<\/p>

<\/div>\n
\"Hunter<\/a>
Hunter van Heerden (left), Kim McBean, Angelique van Staden, Michella Hattingh and Thinie Fick with the first tree planted.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The team of environmental champions from Remade’s head office, in Germiston, took up their spades and, together with other volunteers, spent their 67 minutes helping to plant 32 trees and food gardens at Tshebedisano Primary School, in Kliptown, Soweto.<\/p>\n

Not only will the trees provide shade for the pupils and the food gardens a source of nutrition, the initiative will also raise awareness of the environment and encourage a culture of greening.<\/p>

<\/div>\n

Promoting a healthier, cleaner and greener environment for communities is at the heart of Remade Recycling’s mission – encouraging the reduction of waste to landfill by giving monetary value to waste.<\/p>\n

Remade generates in excess of 200 000 tons of recyclable waste a year at its nine recycling plants in Gauteng, Pretoria and North West Province.<\/p>\n

\"Angelique<\/a>
Angelique van Staden (left) and Kim McBean hard at work, while Thinie Fick “supervises” them.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>
\n