By Neo Kolane
Self-confessed environmentalist, Tṧehla Kata, aged 24, chose trash and recycling because of his love of this country, forcing him to open a business this year called Two Strong Waste Management Services (TSWMS)
TSWMS is a business that started operating in February with the aim of creating employment for himself and colleagues.
It provides services like cannabis waste, mining waste and construction waste management as well as sewage suction.
Ralitoti (garbage man), as he refers to himself, says he is a hustler entrepreneur who started his small business because of the money involved.
“Most importantly, I’m just here to save our environment from physical and non-physical pollution.
“Pollution can actually bring about negative effects on health, tourism, agriculture as well as the general environmental system.
“All these things are caused when waste is not correctly and safely disposed of there is no full technical knowledge on how to properly recycle and reuse the waste.
The recycling master told theReporter that what really pushes him to the limits is the realisation that in Lesotho there is insufficient waste management activities in a very fast growing population. He then decided to indulge in waster control activities so as to reduce chances of disasters striking.
Recycling has become a handy routine that also makes him feel good.
A father to a little girl also told the tabloid that there is absolutely no competition but if there was, Lesotho would be a pollution free country.
Director of TSWMS said there would not be plastic and cardboards thrown everywhere if efforts were being put into place to manage and control waste disposal.
“I am different because I’m the only one who collects trash, at homes, schools, businesses and everywhere. I use them to make products like paving blocks with the same trash I collected. All recycling centres take their recyclables to South Africa.
The good decorator says that he makes waste work, by turning it into building products which are to be posted on social media after certification.
Hailing from Teyateyaneng, he has rented a centre in that town. This has seen an increase in the number of his clients.
“I am really not sure about the number, but I can assure you that there are people who actually scavange from waste in the landfills and in town and sell their trash for cash to us. That is cardboards and plastic only so far.
“The support is amazing. We get clients every time we work with big businesses that generate produce a lot of waste,” Ralitoti explained.
