35 bags of litter collected along local beach stretch
Organisers and helpers were astonished at the amount of litter they collected.
CLEAN Surf Project’s second-phase clean up saw a whopping 35 bags of litter collected along the Warner and Illovo Beach stretch on Saturday, 26 August.
As this was the second phase of clean ups on and around Winklespruit Beach, both organisers and helpers were astonished at the amount of litter they collected.
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Clean Surf Project’s Saturday morning event saw the group split where one cleaned from Warner Beach to Winkle, and the other from Illovo Beach towards Winkle. Six bags of litter were filled from the Warner Beach stretch, and a ghastly 29 filled along the Illovo Beach stretch.
“I think the heavy rain we’ve experienced in and around Amanzimtoti could have contributed hugely to the amount of litter on our beaches,” said Clean Surf’s Denzil van der Westhuizen. “The litter was not dumped on our beaches, but rather washed down from inland. If we want to make a real change to the root of the cause, we need to think up a means to clean up the litter before it reaches our ocean.”
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The NGO is in the process of looking towards the investment of a raking-machine to clean all local beaches of litter not only on the surface of the sand but buried beneath it too.
Clean Surf Project thanked the volunteers, Sapphire Coast Tourism, beach management and all others who supported the clean up.
The NGO reminds that the third-phase clean up will take place shortly. Follow the Facebook page, Clean Surf Project to keep up to date on events.
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