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Cape Town launches community-led waste minimisation pilot projects [SOUND]

# To mark Clean-up and Recycling Week SA 2025, the City of Cape Town has launched a series of innovative, community-led waste minimisation and recycling pilot projects in vulnerable communities. Clean-ups are more than just picking up litter; they are about protecting the planet and communities. Mayoral committee member for Urban Waste Management, Grant Twigg, says while households generate most waste, many areas, especially informal settlements, lack effective recycling or separation-at-source options:

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