After relocating from Cape Town to Hermanus, civil engineer, Jan van Niekerk, bought the Hermanus Recycling plant in 1995. For over 30 years, Hermanus Recycling has focused on sustainability through environmental responsibility and active job creation. The company is proud to serve communities in an area that stretches from Rooi-Els to Voëlklip in Hermanus.
Jan’s history with recycling dates back to when he was a child growing up in Epping, Cape Town. To make pocket money, he was always busy collecting and recycling the garbage that most other people only saw as trash. Very soon, the need to make spending money grew into a desire to educate those around him about the advantages of recycling for a cleaner environment.
Hermanus Recycling plant is a manual operation that empowers the community with job creation for a close-knit team of over twenty recyclers.
When he isn’t busy recycling, Jan enjoys championing fundraising incentives for the Overberg Wheelchair Association.
Hermanus Recycling provides an integrated approach to waste management. The MRF accepts plastic, paper, cardboard and glass which gets carefully sorted before it is balled and distributed to relevant processing plants in Cape Town, Richards Bay, Piet Retief and Johannesburg.
Hermanus Recycling is also open to businesses and households for the drop-off of recyclable waste. This applies to the following instances:
Please note:
Household and garden waste will not be accepted at Hermanus Recycling.
Household Waste
Garden Waste
Although Hermanus Recycling is not responsible for the distribution of clear bags for recycling, the team is always on hand to point the community in the right direction.
Households who did not receive a replacement clear bag on collection day or need additional clear bags due to larger volumes of recyclable items can collect bags at the following locations:
Each item recycled at Hermanus Recycling is one less item going into landfill sites.
Why Recycle?
Keen to start recycling but aren’t sure how to begin? Give Hermanus Recycling a call for the best advice on how to get started.
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