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This summer the City of Cape Town\u2019s Solid Waste Management Department will host a \u2018Waste to Art\u2019 market at the Company\u2019s Garden to show how one person\u2019s waste can become another\u2019s art. The market will run from 09:00 \u2013 18:00 daily, from 1 to 16 December 2012, and all residents and visitors are welcome to attend \u2013 free of charge. The market is ideal for environmentally friendly Festive Season shopping. <\/p>\n
The \u2018Waste to Art\u2019 Market is also an educational experience which seeks to create awareness about waste minimisation. It showcases the importance and the role of the public in assisting the City reduce the amount of waste that is directed to its landfill sites. <\/p>\n
It also showcases economic opportunities for entrepreneurs to either divert waste by reusing and recycling, or by marketing and selling recycled products. <\/p>\n
Entrepreneurs will showcase their unique products created from recycled waste material at the market\u2019s 40 stalls, while food and drink will also be on sale. <\/p>\n
Since the initiation of the \u2018Waste to Art\u2019 project last year, the City has been visiting various markets to recruit a diverse range of participants, while also conducting product assessments to ensure quality merchandise for customers. As a result, there is a large range of products on offer: old newspapers transformed into baskets; handbags made out of plastic bags; two-litre bottle lamps; old record players that have been converted into bowls; computer part jewellery; toys created from discarded wood and fabric; plants; and home-grown organic compost \u2013 to name but a few. <\/p>\n
In addition, local musicians will keep visitors entertained as they stroll through Government Avenue. The historical Company\u2019s Garden also features an aviary, rose garden, art gallery, ample lawns, benches and a tea room. <\/p>\n
The City\u2019s Solid Waste Management Department provides waste management services to over 900 000 formal residential households, while also ensuring that Cape Town\u2019s approximately 2 400km\u00b2 extent is kept clean and tidy. One of the department\u2019s key strategies is to turn the traditional waste management approach around by promoting waste minimisation, whilst reducing waste\u2019s socio-economic and environmental impact. <\/p>\n
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