Another world record broken

More than four-and-a-half million cans were collected in October, almost double the number last year, bagging Collect-a-Can its fourth world record.
COLLECT-A-CAN has again made it into the Guinness World Records after breaking the record for “collecting the most steel cans in a single month” in October.

More than four million cans were collectedMore than four million cans were collectedIt is the fourth time that the organisation has broken this record since it first set it in 2007. Collect-a-Can has exceeded itself this year by recovering a staggering 4 586 656 cans, nearly doubling last year’s collection of 2 656 286 cans.

This huge jump can be attributed to Collect-a-Can now actively recovering food, paint and aerosol cans – previously, beverage cans were the main focus – as well as to the help of schools and charities, which collected cans towards beating the world record.

“We are very pleased with the results and would like to thank all the schools and NGOs that worked so hard to help us reach these targets,” says Gregory Masoka, the operations manager of Collect-a-Can. “It gives us great pleasure to be able to recognise the top collectors with prizes in our Guinness World Records competition.”

Schools that collected the most cans in each region in October earned a cash prize of R4 000, sponsored by BevCan and Collect-a-Can.

Zimasa Velaphi, the public relations and marketing manager of Collect-a-Can, has big plans for the Guinness World Records competition next year. “2012 could earn us our fifth Guinness World Records mention and that is worth celebrating,” Velaphi says.

“We’d like to include as many participating schools and charity organisations in our drive as possible and encourage the public and corporate organisations to get involved too by donating cans to their favourite school or charity.”