How Lapalala Wilderness School is working with communities to recycle

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The Lapalala Wilderness School engages communities about sustainability initiatives throughout the year.

end up in lakes, rivers and seas. Today, plastic clogs our landfills, leaches into the ocean and is combusted into toxic smoke, making it one of the gravest threats to the planet.”Makhokha said this year they wanted to do things differently. Instead of bombarding the community with heavy jargon they invited a guest speaker who converts waste into usable items such as bricks, brooms and charcoal. , said he was delighted to speak at Shongoane about the many ways in which they can reuse waste.

“They are interested and they thoroughly understand the message. They are keen to implement everything that we taught them today,” he said. Makhokha added that these community initiatives were received well, particularly by women and young adults who are not working.

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