The 8th Avenue residents in Bez Valley commemorated Human Rights Day by having a street clean-up.
“We felt it was important to have a clean-up in order to educate the community about illegal dumping. Also, to make them understand littering is wrong and that they have to look after their community,” said group leader Laura Carvalho de Sousa.
De Sousa said this is not the first time that 8th Avenue residents have had a clean-up. The street tries to have one on a regular basis. “We hope residents will learn from our street that if you work together you can achieve anything. Our area has become a haven for illegal dumping and that has to change because it causes problems for the area. We have started seeing rodents in the area because of rubbish,” explained De Sousa.
Ward 66 Councillor, Carlos Da Rocha said he is proud of 8th Avenue for taking responsibility.
“We need more community members who take responsibility when they see problems in their area. Illegal dumping is a problem in the community and it’s a war we can only win if we work together as a community,” said Da Rocha.
He said he would like to request other streets to follow the culture of 8th Avenue and clean-up their streets. Illegal dumping has been a problem for years in Ward 66 and that is why Da Rocha has embarked on his Green Campaign to address the illegal dumping problem in his ward.
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