Entrepreneur of the Year: Tumelo Morolo, who turned a small R300 startup into Morolo Recycling.
Gauteng recyclers and community-based initiatives have been among the standout winners at the 2026 Petco Awards, with projects in Orange Farm, Alexandra, Diepsloot, Roodepoort and Johannesburg recognised for their impact on recycling, education and job creation.
In 2017, with just R300 to spare and driven by the unemployment challenges in his Orange Farm community, Tumelo Morolo launched a small recycling business.
Environmental Education Champion: Lucas Dlomo of Indaloyami Trading.
Today, Morolo Recycling has scaled up to serve around 1 500 households from two sites – and diverted an impressive 600 tonnes of recyclables from landfill last year.
