Industry leading waste, recycling and cleaning services
WasteWant is a 100% black youth owned waste management company based in Cape Town. Since 2010 we've provided waste collection, recycling, cleaning, facility management and skip hire services to government, businesses and institutions across the Western Cape.
- B-BBEE contributor
- Level 3
- Years of experience
- 16
- Black youth owned
- 100%
- Full time employees
- 1,600+
- Vehicles in our fleet
- 100+
Waste management services across the Western Cape
One supplier for the jobs that keep a site running, from waste and recycling to cleaning, supplies and skip hire.
See all our servicesWaste management
Collection, transport, recycling, recovery and responsible disposal of waste for residential, commercial and industrial clients, on a schedule built around your site.
Waste management servicesRecycling
Collection and processing of recyclables at our own Philippi MRF and the Woodstock MRF we run for the City of Cape Town, plus onsite sorting at your premises.
Recycling servicesCleaning services
Dedicated on-site cleaning teams for offices, government buildings and public facilities, from daily cleaning to deep, carpet and upholstery cleaning, plus the supply of cleaning and hygiene consumables.
Cleaning services servicesHygiene supplies
Cleaning and hygiene consumables, from toilet paper and hand soap to refuse bags and cleaning products, supplied and restocked for your site.
Hygiene supply servicesFacility management
Your site's cleaning, waste management, recycling and housekeeping managed as one bundled service by our own in-house teams.
Facility management servicesSkip hire
2m³ and 3m³ skips in Paarl for renovations, garden clean-ups, building projects and commercial clean-ups.
Skip hire services
Think Twice recycling collections
Think Twice is the City of Cape Town's recycling project for dry waste. WasteWant collects recyclables from participating households on the City's behalf.
Collections are weekly. The City supplies wheelie bins in some areas, and everywhere else we provide clear recycling bags, replaced every time we collect.
A Cape Town waste company built out of the Cape Flats
WasteWant was established in 2010 and formally registered in 2015. We're a 100% black youth owned and managed, B-BBEE Level 3 company based in Philippi East Industrial, and today a leading preferred supplier in the Western Cape.
We've managed municipal waste drop-off facilities for more than seven years, and we run two material recovery facilities: our own in Philippi, and the Woodstock MRF we operate for the City of Cape Town. Together they process more than 600,000 kg of recyclables a month.
The people behind the trucks
Our leadership and management team keep WasteWant's collections, recycling and cleaning running across the Western Cape.
RowenAnderson
Managing Director
MafuZwane
General Manager
RaoulJardine
Business Development Manager
BonganiValashiya
Contracts & Site Operations Manager
School recycling campaign with Tetra Pak and PETCO
Recycle and win: turning cartons into cash for schools
We are challenging 20 primary schools in the Western Cape to collect empty, clean beverage cartons. We collect and weigh them every two weeks, and the schools that recycle the most win cash prizes to upgrade their facilities.
- R50 000in cash prizes
- 20primary schools
- 3prizes every term
- R15 000grand prize
To qualify for prizes, a school needs to collect at least 3 tons of cartons in the term.
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The campaign at our schools
Trusted by clients and industry bodies
From the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape Government to leading property and insurance companies.
Frequently asked questions
What services does WasteWant offer?
WasteWant offers waste management, recycling with onsite sorting, cleaning services, facility management and skip hire, and supplies cleaning and hygiene consumables. Most of our work is for government, and we also serve offices, large facilities, businesses and homeowners across the Western Cape.
Where is WasteWant based?
Our admin head office is at Unit 2, Saxenburg Park, 17 Shiraz Rd, Blackheath, Cape Town, 7580. Our material recovery facility (MRF) is at 12 Rochester Rd, Philippi, Cape Town, 7750.
Is WasteWant B-BBEE accredited?
Yes. WasteWant is a Level 3 B-BBEE contributor and is 100% black youth owned and managed. Our current B-BBEE certificate is available on request.
What happens to the recyclables you collect?
Recyclables are taken to our own material recovery facility in Philippi or the Woodstock MRF we run for the City of Cape Town, where they are sorted into commodities, baled and sold on for reuse. Together they process more than 600,000 kg of recyclables a month.
What is the Think Twice recycling programme?
Think Twice is the City of Cape Town's recycling project for dry waste. WasteWant collects recyclables from participating households on the City's behalf in Atlantic Area 2, Impuma 2 and Woodstock Surrounds. Recyclables are collected weekly, in wheelie bins supplied by the City or in clear recycling bags supplied by WasteWant.
How do I get a quote from WasteWant?
Call us on 021 591 2054, email projectm@wastewant.co.za or send us a message through our contact page and we'll get back to you.