Building Hope Together
SA Rugby hosted The Bag That Builds™ plastic collection program in stadiums during the 2022 Springboks vs Wales test match and 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup to divert waste from landfill. Collected plastics enriched 7,000 Benex blocks with RESIN8™ recycled content.
PROJECT STUDY #
8
PROJECT STUDY #
8
- the bag that builds™
PROJECT INFORMATION
Developer
GARDEN CITIES / HOUSING
Manufacturer
BENEX
RESIN8™ selected
RESIN8™ Lightweight synthetic aggregate (6mm)
Product ENRICHED
BENEX BLOCKS
Location
GREENVILLE / CAPE TOWN
CONTRACTOR
Concrete products enriched with RESIN8™ recycled contents test within the required SANS specifications.
CRDC’s “The Bag That Builds”
The Bag That Builds collection programme was successfully implemented in the stadium during the 2022 Springboks vs Wales test match in Cape Town as well as the 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup
The plastic waste collected from these events was turned into RESIN8TM & used in the construction of social houses.
PROJECT PLASTIC SUMMARY
MIXED PLASTIC WASTE DIVERTED from landfill and the environment
Total
1 500 Kg
per 110 square meter unit
RESIN8™ RECYCLED CONTENT
EQUAL TO
750 000 Chip packets
CHIP PACKETS* @ 2g per empty packet
