Vukuzenzele Primary Cooperative
| Business Location: | Urban |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Branch: | Seda Tshwane Branch |
| Business Start Date: | |
| Busniess Type: | Co-operative |
Business Dynamics and Challenges
Business Activities:
Services-Recycling
Vukuzenzele Recycling Co-Operative (VRC) is currently operating as a subsistence waste management business based in Actonville, Benoni. VRC is a result of a waste management pilot project initiated by NETSAFRICA, a partnership between the governments of South Africa and Regional government of Tuscan in Italy. The NETSAFRICA project provided VRC with startup equipment and machinery for a waste management venture. VRC has gained valuable industry experience over the years and intends to play an even bigger role in the industry by graduating into a commercial waste management operation resulting in greater environmental impact and profits.
VRC is registered as Cooperative under the Cooperative Act 14 of 2005 and is made up of community members from Actonville and surroundings. The members bring a wealth of experience from a variety of sectors and have demonstrated incredible grit in ensuring that VRC succeeds in its endeavours. VRC is in the process of obtaining all the required statutory documents required to operate as a commercial recycling establishments from the relevant departments.
VRC operates in a warehouse that belongs to the City of Tshwane and have recently been granted permission to have signage on the premises. The Cooperative’s market is made up of several players in the packaging and bottling value chain. These include small to large sized business in the packaging and bottling value chain within a 50km radius from VRC's premises. These players vary from buy-back centres, automotive component manufactures, packaging and bottling manufactures, malls, schools, and real estate to mentioned but a few.
Challenges/Needs:
The cooperative is engaging various larger role players within the recycling industry but lacked the professional marketing material to assist in the marketing efforts.
Intervention Insights and Results
Intervention Details:
Marketing Materials
Outcome Details:
The cooperative sustained its 27 employees and turnover increased form R1 451 313 .00 in the 2021/22 financial year to R 1 656 084.00 in the 2022/23 financial year.
Client Feedback
Client Comments:
The partnership with Seda is extremely beneficial to the growth of our cooperative and we look forward to future assistance.
