Cape Town,  2026 – A new player is entering Cape Town’s burgeoning recycling landscape: MYWASTE, a Gauteng-based recycled‑plastic products manufacturer, is set to open a production facility in the Mother City in September 2025. The move is expected not only to expand recycled-plastic capacity in the Western Cape but also to create jobs for local residents.

♻️ Turning Cape Town’s Plastic Waste into Value

MYWASTE specializes in turning discarded plastic into practical goods ranging from fencing planks and furniture to playground elements and building boards. The company, already operating in Gauteng, will replicate its model in Cape Town, sourcing waste material locally and producing items tailored for regional demand (facebook.com).

👷♀️ Local Jobs, Real Impact

The Cape Town site will initially employ five full-time staff, all locally recruited. This small but significant team will oversee production, quality control, and distribution, providing crucial first-hand vocational opportunities in circular-economy manufacturing.

🌍 Supporting Circular Economy and Sustainability

Cape Town—and South Africa as a whole—is keen to expand recycling beyond municipal programs. The City currently diverts around 31% of waste from landfills, with ambitions to increase that number . MYWASTE's model fits neatly into this vision: plastics are repurposed into durable products, reducing landfill reliance and supporting a closed-loop economy.

🔄 Scaling with Community and Municipal Initiatives

The upcoming MYWASTE plant is well-aligned with existing public‑private partnerships like the "Think Twice" separation-at-source and municipal drop‑off schemes that process recyclables across Cape Town’s suburbs (infrastructurenews.co.za). Partnered with local collectors and drop-off sites, MYWASTE will source input directly from local communities—bolstering income streams for informal collectors and strengthening the region’s waste-collection value chain.

🛠️ Next Steps and Community Engagement

Details on the exact site remain in development, in collaboration with local authorities to ensure the facility is accessible for both material input and workforce. MYWASTE is also exploring training partnerships with local non-profits to upskill its five-person team and future hires.

Why this matters:

• Environmental impact: Diverts plastic from Cape Town’s landfills into useful, long-lasting products

• Economic benefit: Generates local jobs and supports informal waste sectors

• Community empowerment: Creates a scalable hub for local recycling innovation
  
  

🔮 Looking Ahead

September 2025 will mark the official commencement of Cape Town production. In tandem with community collection partners and municipal support, MYWASTE aims to increase local employment over time potentially extending beyond their initial five staff—and to deepen the circular supply chain within the city.