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LISTEN-Residents tackle Mangroves beach clean-up
Glenhills resident Dale Johnson said he was pleased with the number of youngsters who helped out in Saturday's clean-up.
![Liz Payne who regularly helps the monthly clean-ups puts some of the bags into a heap for collection.](https://images.caxton.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2017/07/Clean13-Large.jpg)
RESIDENTS showed up in their numbers to support Saturday’s #CleanBlueLagoon clean-up where a whopping 320 bags of rubbish was collected. Founder of the initiative, Dale Johnson, said he was thrilled that so many youngsters got involved.
Saturdays clean-up took on added significance because of the award winning campaign, Plastic Free July. The campaign urges the public to refrain from using ‘single-use plastics’, while also challenging people to seek alternatives to the non-biodegradable products and packaging.
Here’s what Johnson had to say:
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