The Valuing Plastic Project
Funding acknowledgement
This project would not have been possible without the support of the following organisations:
Funding was made available via Research England, administered through the University of Cambridge, as part of their ‘pump-priming’ scheme. This scheme aims to “enable pump-priming that will lay the ground for future Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) activity to promote the economic development and welfare of developing countries. For further information and their latest funding calls, visit here
The Public Engagement Starter Fund supports researchers at the University of Cambridge who are undertaking engaged scholarship. To find out more, visit their website here
Recent posts
- Clean-up at Monwabisi Beach, Cape TownAt first sight the coast looks picture perfect. But a closer look reveals plastic and other debris lurking in the dunes and between rocks. This photo essay shows what I learnt about how plastic waste becomes hidden and the value of beach clean-ups. The clean-up was organised by the Green Anglicans who arranged for volunteersContinue reading “Clean-up at Monwabisi Beach, Cape Town”
- Mandela Day at Eluvukweni ChurchThe valuing plastic recycling scheme stopped in March 2020, at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. But the congregation and neighbours of Eluvukweni Church in Crossroads in Cape Town continued to collect recyclables. On Mandela Day (18 July 2020) volunteers emptied the storage container and sorted recyclables ready to sell once restrictions on recycling wereContinue reading “Mandela Day at Eluvukweni Church”
- From zero to 80kg in two monthsThis is a step by step overview of how we went about starting a small scale recycling project in Crossroads, Cape Town. Step 1. Starting out simple To keep things clean and simple, we asked people to collect only white paper and beverage packaging that could be easily rinsed (plastic bottles, aluminum cans, glass bottles).Continue reading “From zero to 80kg in two months”
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