Oil recycling rocks! 

Rustenburg – Winners of the ‘Oil Recycling Rocks’ competition was announced on 9 November. This competition is run by the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) on behalf of the Recycling Oil Saves the Environment (ROSE) foundation.

Finalists included learners from Glenwood School, Maritzburg Christian School, Waterfall College, Le-Reng Secondary and Lebone II College of the Royal Bafokeng. They will receive an oil recycling rocks jacket for their efforts. 

Chief executive officer (CEO) of ROSE foundation Bubele Nyiba, selected a personal favourite artwork for an extra prize. The CEO’s special prize was awarded to Grade 10 learner, Sekhona Zondi from Maritzburg Christian School for a piece entitled Fairwell Fair Earth.

She earned a picnic table made from recycled plastic for the school’s campus. This will be a reminder to all learners that by recycling waste something useful and lasting can be created. 

Doctor Cathy Dzerefos of WESSA thanked the participants for the effort that they put in, to create artwork with the dual purpose of being aesthetically pleasing and encouraging critical thinking of human interaction with the environment. 

The winning entry can be viewed on WESSA Schools Programme’s Facebook page.