The Litter Bugs crew rolled up its sleeves to clean up Atlasville Spruit on August 20 from 14:30 to 16:30.
Volunteers from Litter Bugs were joined by the learners from Ashton College, St Dunstan’s College and St Benedict’s College.
According to Samantha Choles, co-founder of Litter Bugs, the event was a success.
“The main objective of the event was to pick up litter. We filled a total of 20 bags with items like plastic bottles, polystyrene, takeaway packaging, tissues, masks, glass bottles, bottle tops, straws and tissues that we picked up.
“If we leave the area cleaner than when we arrive then we consider it a success. I’m also happy with the turnout. We’re always grateful when people pitch to help but would always like more hands.
“We encourage school children to come along as it can contribute to their community service hours. We rely on volunteer support and regrettably can’t pay anyone for their services,” Choles said.
Choles expressed her gratitude to those who contributed to the success of the event.
“I would like to thank my team of ‘bugs’, the schools that participated and CMS, who assisted by taking the bags to the dump.”
She urged members of the community to recycle.
“Clean up around your businesses, schools and homes. Check stormwater drains on your pavements for litter. The sea starts there – if we can keep litter out of drains, we can keep it out of the rivers and seas.”
The Litter Bugs initiative was started in 2015 by Choles (Farrarmere resident) and Anne Mcleman (former Farrarmere resident) after they spent their 67 minutes for Mandela Day picking up litter in their neighbourhood.
For more information about the initiative, follow them on Facebook (LitterBugsBenoni) or send an email to samcholes@gmail.com.
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