{"id":15613,"date":"2026-04-13T05:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T05:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investcapetown.com\/?post_type=press-releases-event&#038;p=15613"},"modified":"2026-05-11T09:16:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:16:52","slug":"waste-not-want-profit-city-funded-wisp-a-win-for-businesses","status":"publish","type":"press-releases-event","link":"https:\/\/www.investcapetown.com\/es\/press-releases-event\/waste-not-want-profit-city-funded-wisp-a-win-for-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Waste not, want profit? City-funded WISP a win for businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Waste not, want profit? City-funded WISP a win for businesses<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>More than 60 local businesses participated in the 15th Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme (WISP) Business Opportunity Workshop, hosted by the City\u2019s Special Purpose Vehicle, GreenCape.<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0Read more below:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>WISP is an interactive workshop that aims to help businesses develop mutually profitable links wherein under-utilised or waste resources from one company can be recovered, reprocessed and reused by others.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Alderman James Vos, the City\u2019s Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth, opened the event and saluted the businesses for participating.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1963013178  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15616 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/mlourzeiexfv.i.optimole.com\/cb:0E_F.e2b\/w:768\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.investcapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WISP-2.jpeg\" alt=\"WISP\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlourzeiexfv.i.optimole.com\/cb:0E_F.e2b\/w:768\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.investcapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WISP-2-scaled.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlourzeiexfv.i.optimole.com\/cb:0E_F.e2b\/w:225\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.investcapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WISP-2-scaled.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mlourzeiexfv.i.optimole.com\/cb:0E_F.e2b\/w:1152\/h:1536\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.investcapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WISP-2-scaled.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/mlourzeiexfv.i.optimole.com\/cb:0E_F.e2b\/w:1536\/h:2048\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.investcapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WISP-2-scaled.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mlourzeiexfv.i.optimole.com\/cb:0E_F.e2b\/w:1920\/h:2560\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.investcapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WISP-2-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The City currently manages about 2,1 million tonnes of waste annually and every day, with a significant portion successfully diverted from landfill through various waste minimisation initiatives. WISP is a solution that allows participating businesses to cut costs, improve processes, create new revenue streams and job opportunities, all while positively impacting the environment through the re-purposing of waste,\u2019 said Alderman Vos.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The programme is a free facilitation service that connects manufacturers in Cape Town. GreenCape\u2019s team of WISP facilitators provides members with dedicated time and technical expertise to identify and realise mutually beneficial business exchanges. Since its 2013 inception, the programme has facilitated 237 synergies, collectively resulting in 146 000\u00a0tonnes of waste diverted from landfill and saved 435 000\u00a0in fossil fuel greenhouse gas emissions (equivalent to the electrical usage of\u00a0117 840\u00a0households in South Africa).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018These synergies have also generated over\u00a0R155 million in financial benefits and created 411 jobs across the economy. Cutting waste creates work, designing for reuse builds revenue, and clean innovation will future-proof Cape\u00a0Town\u2019s economy. A more sustainable Cape Town is dependent on programmes such as WISP and I look forward to seeing it expand to the benefit of all in Cape Town,\u2019 said Alderman Vos.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about WISP, <a href=\"https:\/\/greencape.co.za\/sector\/circular-economy\/wisp\/\" title=\"visit WISP here.\">visit WISP here.<\/a> on GreenCape\u2019s website.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waste not, want profit? 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