Recycle garbage to save planet, beat high cost of living

It's important to recycle in today's world if we want to leave the planet for future generations. [iStockphoto]

Of the waste generated by cities, only 45 per cent is recycled, reused or transformed into a form that can yield economic or ecological benefits and environmental safety.

This is 35 per cent below the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) target of 80 per cent.