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Integrating nature rehabilitation, youth development & local economic growth through adventure sport & eco-tourism. Safe parking is available.

Green Corridors is a social-purpose and impact-focused organisation that aims to see communities thrive in balance with the habitats around them. Green Corridors co-creates open spaces in key local destinations that balance environmental ‘musts’ with the challenges and opportunities of the communities that live, work and thrive within them. From these spaces and our purpose-projects and tourism experiences have been activated adding the critical layer of socio-economic sustainability to our ecosystem. By employing a layered partnership structure, we look to ensure the sustained involvement of multiple stakeholders in any given area. This ensures a resilient structure that can survive the cyclical nature of commercial sponsorships and campaigns. The Green Hub offers:
• Tourist information about Durban Green Corridor’s "uMngeni Adventures", "iSithumba Adventures" and "eNanda Adventures": Learn about nature trails and arrange your booking of guided tours.
• General information about various outdoor activities and nature reserves in the eThekwini area.
• Equipment hire for recreational activities, such as canoes, mountain bikes and pedal cars.
• Information about the eco-protection policies and activities of the city of Durban.
• An innovative venue which organises and facilitates events. The Green Hub is open daily from 8.00 am - 4.30 pm.

25/09/2026

Are you a corporate looking to support mentored waste recovery SMMEs through your Enterprise & Supplier Development programme? 📩

The East Coast Recycling Partnership is seeking partners to help build a viable circular economy for SMMEs in KwaZulu-Natal.

Get in touch: [email protected]

23/09/2026

Big thanks to our sponsors -the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and Unilever South Africa 🙌

"This initiative demonstrates how collaboration across industry, communities, and local partners can build a recycling system that is both inclusive and commercially sustainable. The project reflects the Alliance’s strategy to drive system-level change by supporting solutions that address barriers to plastic circularity." -Kirchlin Simhadri, Senior Advisor, South Africa, Alliance to End Plastic Waste.

"We believe we have a responsibility to invest in solutions that support the circular economy," - Yase Godlo, Sustainability & Partnerships Manager a@Unilever South Africa. Their support, alongside Producer Responsibility Organisations, is helping build an inclusive, data-driven recycling system across KZN.

21/09/2026

Investing in the future🚀
R11 million+ in planned investment. 275 permanent jobs targeted. 1,950 reclaimer livelihoods to be impacted. 💪

Phase 2 of the East Coast Recycling Partnership has a strong focus on commercial sustainability, including new Business Support Plans developed with all 13 Buy Back Centres by ESD partner Sigma International.

18/09/2026

Every tonne recovered is tracked through a digital reporting system, giving funders, partners and municipalities verified data on volumes, incomes and reclaimers paid.

"The Partnership links informal reclaimers directly to industry and establishes a unified system that is inclusive, scalable, data-driven, and designed for sustainability." - Gary Cullen, ECRP Project Manager.

16/09/2026

Workers cleaning plastic at Big Start Training & Development in New Germany - just one example of how the East Coast Recycling Partnership is supporting and building livelihoods through the plastic waste value chain. 👷‍♀️♻️

14/09/2026

From the ground up
Sorted, compacted, ready for industry. ♻️
At Buy Back Centres supported by the ECRP, plastic waste is collected, sorted and compacted before it's collected for manufacturing - turning waste into a real economic opportunity for local communities.

10/09/2026

The East Coast Recycling Partnership now reaches Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Newcastle, Empangeni, Ladysmith, Eshowe, Scottburgh and Margate.

Working with 10 established Buy Back Centres and new mini-BBCs in three Durban informal settlements, we're expanding recycling infrastructure right across KwaZulu-Natal.
Photo of owners of the Big Start Training & Development BBC - Zimvo Lutuka and Sbusiso Ntlukwana with Jonathan Welch - ECRP Technical Specialist.

08/09/2026

From 7 to 11 Buy Back Centres in just 12 months. 📈 (Since March 2025)
The East Coast Recycling Partnership recovered a combined 6,260 tonnes of plastic over the past year, an average of 522 tonnes every month, doubling output since the programme began. Phase 2 is now underway, aiming even higher: 13,000 tonnes by June 2027.

05/09/2026

Behind every tonne of plastic recovered are people. 👏
Since March 2025, the East Coast Recycling Partnership has supported over 600 informal reclaimers, who recovered more than 1,376 tonnes directly from landfills, streets and open spaces - while sustaining 140+ permanent jobs at Buy Back Centres across KZN.
That's what inclusive recycling looks like.

03/09/2026

🌍 13,000 tonnes. That's the target for the East Coast Recycling Partnership, by June 2027.
Managed by Green Corridors the ECRP is scaling up its recycling value chain across KwaZulu-Natal - connecting informal reclaimers directly to industry through Buy Back Centres (BBCs).
The main sponsors are Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) and@unileversa working alongside Producer Responsibility Organisations and other plastics recycling industry partners
In its first phase, the Partnership grew from 7 to 11 BBCs and doubled monthly plastic recovery to 522 tonnes/month.
Watch this space.

Address

31 Stiebel Place
Durban
4001

Telephone

+27812683787

Website

http://www.greencorridors.africa/

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