Swop Shop centres drive recycling by offering a rewards system for children to bring in recyclable trash. The rewards are anything from basic household items, like toilet paper and cleaning supplies, to necessities, like school supplies and food. Points are awarded for the amount of recycling collected and the quality of the recyclables. The JBay Recycling Project was started after a presentation was done showing the success of the idea in Hermanus. In 2011, the first swop took place and it has only grown since then. To date, over 320 children collect 2.8tonnes of recyclable waste every single week! How incredible is that? The shop is stocked with donations from the local community and businesses as well as the money earned from the recycled materials. Join our group of volunteers once a week on Mondays, who assist 200-250 school children to exchange their trash for treasure. You'll help to sort, weigh, register, wash hands and hand out snacks. The Swop-Shop accepts plastic bottles, tins, glass and cardboard. Some of the most swopped items are toilet paper, toothpaste, soap, milk, oats and books. The kids also love swopping their points for marbles, pens, clothes and shoes. The swop-shop and recycling project teaches the children about the benefits of recycling as well as how to care for the environment and why it is so vital that we do. These small, easily run, yet life and environment changing swop-shops are making massive impacts within the communities they are established.

Children are to please bring their recyclables to the CMR community centre. There, the recyclables are weighed and points or "mulas" awarded accordingly. You can then go "shopping" for goods in the shop. The shop is stocked with items such as stationary, school and other clothes, toiletries, food items and bicycles. The shop is stocked from donations and money earned by selling the recyclables to our recycling partner. The aim of the JBay Recycling Project is to take care of our community and environment, reach across boundaries, and create a safe way for children to change their circumstances. On the Mondays during school terms, please ensure you wear sun protection.