RTG backs community recycling drive to protect tourism destinations

EVERY bottle left behind by tourists in Zimbabwe’s Eastern Highlands presents a challenge — not because it cannot be recycled, but because transporting it for processing costs far more than the glass is worth.

To help tackle that problem, Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG), in partnership with Cresta Hotels, has donated a glass crusher to the Juliasdale Community Recycling Group, enabling volunteers to reduce transport costs while keeping one of Zimbabwe’s premier tourism destinations clean.

For years, the community group has collected glass, plastic and aluminium waste around Juliasdale and Nyanga.

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