PACKA-CHING

The first Packa-Ching unit was launched on the 21st of August 2017 in Langa, Cape Town. After the successful launch, Packa-Ching has started to expand its operations nationwide and aims to have a total of 25 units operating across South Africa within the next five years... Packa-Ching is based on a self-sustaining business model. Initially, the selected Packa-Ching business owners are supported with equipment and some operational costs. However, over five years, as their volume of recycling that they collect and sell grows, the sponsorship declines and is finally removed and they become self-sustainable as a business... Packa-Ching's solution to this problem is an enterprise-operated mobile separation-at-source recycling service. It collects used recyclable packaging material from these communities which results in a cleaner environment. At the same time, Packa-Ching contributes to poverty alleviation by creating income earning opportunities by paying community members for their used..

Registration numbers: 2011/009920/08 (W)