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Commons:Wiki Loves Africa 2017/photo essay/Recycling women of South Africa

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Recycling women of South Africa by User:Simply S'bu

  • A familiar sight in South Africa's urban areas, a woman who trawls through people's household waste to recover recyclables that she will resell to merchants who then on sell the recyclable material to larger processing plants. The collectors pull trolleys traveling distances as far as 40Km to collect the recyclable material.
    A familiar sight in South Africa's urban areas, a woman who trawls through people's household waste to recover recyclables that she will resell to merchants who then on sell the recyclable material to larger processing plants. The collectors pull trolleys traveling distances as far as 40Km to collect the recyclable material.
  • A woman who collects recyclables for a living in South Africa carrying a #RecycleReady bag filled with recyclables. Local residents are encouraged to separate their waste from recyclables using the bag by SERA.
    A woman who collects recyclables for a living in South Africa carrying a #RecycleReady bag filled with recyclables. Local residents are encouraged to separate their waste from recyclables using the bag by SERA.
  • The refuse bag was made for the sole purpose of separating waste at source and dignifying the income generating activity of collecting recyclables.
    The refuse bag was made for the sole purpose of separating waste at source and dignifying the income generating activity of collecting recyclables.
  • Members of non-profit organisation, SERA listening attentively at a workshop that imparts education about recycling, its importance and addressing the concerns of recyclable collectors who are affiliated to SERA
    Members of non-profit organisation, SERA listening attentively at a workshop that imparts education about recycling, its importance and addressing the concerns of recyclable collectors who are affiliated to SERA
  • Recyclable collectors shortly after being presented with their reflective vests that will keep them safer on the roads by making them easily visible and identifiable
    Recyclable collectors shortly after being presented with their reflective vests that will keep them safer on the roads by making them easily visible and identifiable
  • Traffic Department representative addressing recyclable collectors on safety and traffic concerns at a SERA organised workshop
    Traffic Department representative addressing recyclable collectors on safety and traffic concerns at a SERA organised workshop

S.E.R.A is a none-profit organisation that represents the interests of recyclable collectors.

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