Recycle or else warns Jo'burg council

The pilot project in the north-western suburbs has been met by a poor response from residents with only about 20% of of the 35 000 homes targeted responding to the recycling call.

The pilot project started last year and its goal was for Pikitup - the city's rubbish-collecting utility - to recycle at least 15% of the waste it collects.

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