Last October, Woolworths, along with partners Engen and Nampak, began trialing recycling facilities at eight Engen service stations in the greater Cape Town region. The pilot has offered Western Cape residents the convenience of dropping off their glass, paper, plastic and cardboard for recycling while filling up their vehicles or shopping at selected Woolworths Foodstops and Engen convenience shops.

The response to the trial has exceeded expectations. Nampak doubled its collection from popular sites such as Welgemoed and Meadowridge soon after the trial began and increased its collection frequency from most of the sites. These recycling facilities can be found at the following Engen-Woolworths Foodstops in the Western Cape: Welgemoed, Meadowridge, Sunset Beach, Edgemead, Tokai, Blackheath, Constantia and Stellenbosch.