Through two generous donations, we managed to obtain a full colour TV and a flashy new DVD player, which we then offered as rewards to the weekly top collectors of our uphinda-phindo! recycling project, on the 24 December and 7th January. With prizes like these, it is no wonder why we had such a phenomenal response! What we didn’t expect, however, was that the same super-charged person would win twice!
With the help of her grandmother, Busisiwe Spayari snatched both prizes over the three week period. The grandmother and granddaughter team brought in a total of 238 kg’s of recyclables (about 26 black bags) to win the TV prize, and a whopping 370 kg’s (roughly 65 black bags) to make sure they won the DVD player as well! That’s well over half a tonne of waste diverted from landfill, with a combined volume of over 6 cubic metres of recyclable material! Well done to the two of them, truly inspiring! We hope to offer many more of these kinds of rewards in the near future, and aim to see an even greater response with as much waste recycled as possible.
On a final note, we will be adding a number of different pages to our website and kicking things up a gear in the next few months with a number of interesting projects, so watch this space!
The first new reward we have added is a trip to the 
Jonathan, Andrew and Nicholas from the Trashback team took three groups of three frenzied friends, one parent, as well as Nokwando (our resident Hout Bay recycling centre manager) and her son, to learn more about these majestic animals.
From, black-back jackal siblings, meerkats mates and bat-eared foxes who only eat insects, to cheetah look-a-likes (Servals), patient pacing caracals and an Anatolian Sheppard dog pup breeding programme, this was the place to be! And the kids certainly got the whole story, leaving all the dull moments in the ditch. When the time came to meet the cheetahs, a few nerves had to be conquered first, but our brave little troopers all got a chance to stroke the silky back of the biggest cat they would likely ever see up close.
designed by our “out-of-house” graphic designer were enjoyed by all, and the kids still had energy to beat us in a few running races. Happy bellies, happy souls and a lot learnt across the board, but still the most incredible part of it all was seeing their little personalities blossom when presented with the opportunity to express themselves.
To say the least, this pilot trip was an astronomical success! What made it even more so, was the fact that three bright and shiny London-style cabs took us to the venue and back in style, courtesy of 
Saturday 17th September 2011, was reward day number 1 and we had goodies to reward 50 Top collectors for their amazing efforts over the last two weeks. These committed collectors were notified via sms and most of them came in to collect their rewards, leaving with smiles from ear to ear. The top collectors who didn’t manage to come in on the reward day have been reminded that they can come in next week to get grab their well earned rewards.
We have also decided to run the reward days every Saturday to ensure momentum, so the next rewards day will be on the 24th of September 2011. Keep following our progress and please help us spread the word by liking or 
Since first meeting Nokwanda and her team at the Hout Bay Recycling Co-Op (HBR) in
