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Petco Recycling Drive Turns Mitchell’s Plain Pupils Into Champions for a Cleaner Cape Town

Petco Recycling Drive Turns Mitchell’s Plain Pupils Into Champions for a Cleaner Cape Town

Five Mitchell’s Plain schools are competing to collect the most PET bottles and cartons in a recycling contest run by Petco. The top school will win up to R50,000 for facility upgrades. Pupils sort waste into colour-coded bins and compost food scraps, with materials collected by Regenize. The competition launched in August with performances by DJ GrandMaster Ready D and his youth crew.
28 November 2025
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  • ASX set to slide as oil prices jump over $120 a barrel
    April 29, 2026, 6:07 PM EDT. The Australian share market (ASX) is expected to open lower, with futures down 0.8% to 8,627 points, following mixed results on Wall Street. The Dow Jones fell 0.6%, S&P 500 slipped 0.04%, while the Nasdaq rose 0.6%. European markets also declined, led by the FTSE down 1.2%. Oil prices surged 8.7% to over $US120 a barrel, driven by Brent crude hitting $US120.92. Commodities like iron ore rose 0.6%, while precious metals and the Australian dollar weakened. This sharp oil price increase pressures markets and is a key factor behind the ASX's anticipated drop. The market will be closely watching further economic and commodity developments throughout the trading day.

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