Organisations come together to celebrate Earth Day
Community members and volunteers came out in numbers to support the clean-up.
To mark Earth Day on April 22, Clean Projects in collaboration with Litter Bugs and AfriForum, rolled up their sleeves to clean a stretch of Great North Road and Ensign Avenue, in Airfield.
From as early as 08:00, about 80 volunteers and community members were already hard at work.
Members from Ebotse Golf and Country Estate, The Garbage Man Can, East Rand Junior Honorary Rangers and Clean-Pro Systems, also came to support the clean-up.
According to the founder of Clean Projects, Alison Etherington, they decided to host the clean-up on Earth Day to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
“Picking up litter makes a difference to the planet. It may seem like it’s nothing but every little thing matters,” said Etherington.
Kyra Main, one of the youngest members of Clean Projects, said they started their clean-ups three months ago with the hopes of making an impact in the community.
“Our event has been a success, as we received so much support from the community,” said Main.
The founder of Litter Bugs, Samantha Choles, said they partnered with Clean Projects because they want to invest in the planet.
She encouraged everyone to start investing in their communities by making them clean and a better place to live.
East Rand Junior Honorary Rangers facilitator James Trevendale, who came with a team of enthusiastic youngsters, said they brought children along to make them more aware of nature conservation.
One of the Junior Honorary Rangers, Luke Chapman, said: “Earth Day is about appreciating nature and the world and about conserving it.
“Some people do not appreciate nature and I am here to help preserve it.”
After the clean-up, volunteers were treated to delicious boerie rolls while Garbage Man Can collected the many full bags of refuse for disposal.
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