{"id":67,"date":"2015-08-01T13:47:02","date_gmt":"2015-08-01T11:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/?p=67"},"modified":"2024-11-19T11:31:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T09:31:33","slug":"andy-loughton-trash-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/people\/andy-loughton-trash-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"Trash is a Street Persons Currency&#8230; Andy Loughton&#8217;s Incredible Initiative!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Andy Loughton, 54, who owns a restaurant and bakery, has started an empowering, innovative bartering system for those who live on the streets of Somerset West.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Somerset West, South Africa (01 August 2015)<\/em> &#8211; The maths is simple: A big municipal bag of litter buys a hot meal. Five bags equal a blanket to keep the wind and rain out.<\/p>\n<p>The idea began when Loughton organised a street clean-up a year ago in exchange for a boerewors roll and a cool drink. A hundred bags of junk were collected in two hours.<\/p>\n<p>Since taking up his new role as chairperson at Helderberg Street People\u2019s Centre (now known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/tag\/thomas-house-hope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas House of Hope<\/a>) he decided to introduce the bag exchange idea on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>A number of grocery stores, businesses and individuals donate food to the centre to be redistributed.<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s waste management sponsors the blue bags. From 08:30 am, a staff member records every individual who takes a bag and writes a number on it so that people are not encouraged to take any full bag of rubbish out of a dustbin.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201cWe have to create an opportunity for people to work. We have to stop feeling sorry for people and start helping them up.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Loughton felt the process was a way to bring dignity and self-respect to those on the street, and an opportunity to break the cycle of poverty.<\/p>\n<p>For more info, find them via the website <a href=\"https:\/\/thomashouseofhope.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_69\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/11038867_871539756215123_4609065958501647283_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-69 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/11038867_871539756215123_4609065958501647283_n.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Loughton Street Charity Somerset West\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Cred: Andy Loughton | Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/11737954_871538586215240_3189244006866922022_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-70 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/11737954_871538586215240_3189244006866922022_n.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Loughton Street Charity Somerset West\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Cred: Andy Loughton | Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><em>Sources: Helderberg Street Peoples Centre | Andy Loughton\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Don\u2019t ever miss the Good Things. 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