Volunteers keep environment clean by picking up trash at Blue Lagoon
Blue Lagoon precinct is not only a tourism hotspot but a place where wildlife and humankind intersect, so it is our responsibility to help keep it clean.
IN a bid to keep the environment safe and healthy, over a hundred volunteers recently embarked on a clean-up campaign in Durban.
The volunteers from Boxer Superstores, Adopt-a-River, eThekwini Municipality, Icebolethu Funeral Services, Department of Parks and Recreation and the KZN Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, removed many bags of litter from Beachwood Mangroves Reserve and uMngeni River mouth at Blue Lagoon.
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Ntombi Dludla, a Boxer Group executive for Stakeholder Engagement and Sustainability, said this was part of a sustainable and empowering campaign to uplift eThekwini.
She said, “Boxer is proud to have the opportunity to effect change in the areas that need it most, whether it is in a city, in a rural area, or right here, at the very end of the uMngeni River’s journey to the Indian Ocean. These mangroves are critically important to us all, and we know that the Blue Lagoon precinct is not only a tourism hotspot but a place where wildlife and humankind intersect, so it is our responsibility to help keep it clean where we can.”
Ntombi lauded the volunteers who worked with the highly trained team from Adopt-a-River to clear out dozens of bags of trash.
She added, “Boxer would like to challenge organisations that have the capability to help to contact Adopt-a-River and spend some time with your colleagues here. You can be the difference in this and other areas in the fight against pollution.”
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