TikTok Video Shows Mzansi Lining Up to Trade Old Electrics for Macro Vouchers

TikTok Video Shows Mzansi Lining Up to Trade Old Electrics for Macro Vouchers

  • TikTok video highlights the growing trend of trading old electrical appliances for vouchers
  • Macro's recycling initiative encourages sustainable practices and reduces electronic waste
  • South Africans embrace eco-friendly solutions and eagerly participate in the program

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Macro's recycling program has not only gained traction on social media but also garnered praise from eco-conscious citizens and sustainability advocates. Mzansi citizens have lined up to trade their old electronics in for vouchers.

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Macro's recycling initiative encourages sustainable practices and reduces electronic waste. Image: TikTok / @sreillivedpj
Source: TikTok

Going green is not something that is as big in South Africa as it is in other parts of the world, but initiatives like this are a great start.

SA trades old electronics in for Macro vouchers

The TikTok video, shared by @sreillivedpj, shows individuals from various walks of life arriving at a Macro store with their outdated, damaged, or non-functional electrical appliances. These items, which would typically end up as electronic waste, are instead accepted by Macro as part of their innovative recycling campaign.

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Upon submitting their old devices, participants receive vouchers, which can be redeemed in-store. This eco-conscious approach not only encourages responsible disposal of electronics but also rewards customers for their contribution to sustainability.

Take a look:

Mzansi is here for the recycling initiative

Mzansi citizens loved seeing this as it is a great way to promote recycling in SA. Those who did not know got up to search around the house for things they could trade-in.

Read some comments:

@Ewarenr21:

"This is the kind of content I love to see. Let's keep our planet green!"

@TechGuruSA:

"Kudos to Macro for encouraging sustainable practices and recycling."

@GazilZA:

"I'm so proud of Mzansi for getting on board with eco-friendly initiatives!"

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@SustainableLivingSA:

"Small actions like this can lead to big changes for our environment."

@Tum_i:

"Trading in my old appliances for vouchers? Count me in!"

Genius wows TikTok with his robot invention made from scrap but Mzansi warns, “patent it before it’s stolen”

In related news, Briefly News reported that a South African inventor is amazing his social media followers with his ingenious invention: a lifting robot made from recycled materials.

The TikTok video shows the man demonstrating how his robot works. He used fence wires, plastic bottles, cardboard boxes, cables and other recyclable rubbish to create a small wheeled vehicle with a robotic arm.

The vehicle and its arm are connected by cable to a controller wrapped around his forearm, which controls the movement of the wheels and the arm depending on how he moves his arm.

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Source: Briefly News

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Denika Herbst (Editor) Denika Herbst is a Human Interest writer at Briefly News. She is also an Industrial Sociologist with a master's degree in Industrial Organisational and Labour Studies from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, which she completed in 2020. She is now a PhD candidate at UKZN. Denika has over five years of experience writing for Briefly News (joined in 2018), and a short time writing for The South African. You can reach her via: denika.herbst@briefly.co.za.

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