Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Region
Recycling Community Project
Waste management is a pressing issue in South Africa and poses significant environmental, social and economic challenges for local communities. Poor waste management not only contributes to environmental degradation (such as the polluting of waterways and soil contamination) but also jeopardizes public health and exacerbates socio-economic disparities.
The TASC Foundation has provided funding to the London Recycling Community Project to set up a waste buy-back centre at the London Landfill site in the Maruleng Municipality of the Limpopo Province. This Project supports and mentors waste reclaimers in developing a business-oriented approach to the waste buy back operations with a focus on enhancing the earning opportunities for rural based waste reclaimers and recyclers.
Thus far the TASC Foundation funding has been used to purchase necessary pieces of equipment such as a transport truck, a baler and solar power infrastructure, all of which were needed to increase the recycling capacity of the centre.
Over time, the increased removal of waste from villages will not only promote local environmental awareness but also the negative impacts of pollution on livestock and wildlife, as well as improving the economic opportunities available to waste collectors and other community participants.
Waterberg Region
GRASS (Communal) Region
Running For Rangelands

Thank you!!
Meat Naturally’s carbon partner TASC sponsored 24 Ecorangers and Meat Naturally staff and partners to participate in the Run the Berg Trail Run on the 28th September
The group donned their new gear sporting their Running for Rangelands tag-line and enjoyed a wonderfully organised event!! With only 3 of the twenty-two runners having ever participated in an organised trail run before, the group was nervous on race day. But they had nothing to fear…their conditioning through their work with regenerative livestock management paid off and the majoring of the runners came in within the first cohort of all participants to cross the finish line. Everyone agreed it was a day they would not forget and Running for Rangelands looks forward to being back to Run the Berg next year!!
A Storybook of our Experience😊
It began with a donation of training materials in July, with our excited team receiving their new shoes from TASC. This gave them the last few months to break in their shoes before the big run:
On race day, the full team of 22 runners was ready to go bright and early!
Five women brought a bit of gender equity to the group Zezethu Mankaya, Sarah Frazee, Kefoue Lebitsa, Phumla Nyembezi, and Nosi Mtati.
Out on the trail it was all smiles:
And beautiful landscapes:
At the finish line, the Running for Rangeland runners were cheered by their teammates:
The team took 9 of the top 10 places in the 13km…including first place for women and second place for men.
In the 25km, Siyanda Khanyile took first place, arriving a full 12 minutes ahead of the elite runners in the field. He was congratulated by race organiser Warren King for his achievement.
Our full podium finishers from left to right Siyanda Khanyile (1st place-25km); Nosi Mtati (1st place—13k) Lugelo Madlala (3rd place—13k); Jonathon Thamahane (2nd place—13k):
And we were all thrilled to cheer in Simon Warren, Vitol colleague, in his finish of the 25k.