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THE biting wind early on Saturday did not deter scores of environmentally-minded members of the public who took part in the annual International Coastal Clean-up.
Targetting man-made waste on the beaches and adjacent recreational land in the Richards Bay zone, the 825 volunteers got stuck in to collect 2 842 bags of litter weighing close to 5 000kgs.
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Among the obvious bottles, glass, plastic and packaging materials were 15 syringes and needles, seven knives, two snakes, eight chickens and three sharks.
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There was a bonus for volunteers at Alkantstrand when they enjoyed a lecture on the Humpback dolphin project given by research scientist Shanan Atkins…and were rewarded by the sight of a pod of dolphins from the viewing platform.
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