EDITOR – Durban hosted the Sustainable Living Expo once again. It was very educational and informative, and it stopped there.
Lots of opportunities for re-cycling where showcased. Many people collected a pile of flyers, which unfortunately will land up in our landfills.
North beach is a populated area, there aren't any facilities in place, apart from re-cycling bins on the promenade and a small bin outside the Pick n Pay store. People buy groceries and meals and put all their litter into those bins. Those really don't serve the residents of the area. Isaac Nathaniel Park and street is strewn with litter. The trees and grass are overgrown. People throw out old furniture, appliances etc. on side-walks.
What is the municipality doing about re-cycling of paper, bottles and cans? Supervisors and directors of each building should be educated on re-cycling. At Stromboli many years ago I introduced paper re-cycling and it is still going on.
Isn't it strange that appliances just last till the guarantee expires and then land up on dumps. What is the city's sustainable department doing about this?
Sad that the structures are in place in theory and there are appropriate departments, but at a practical level nothing happens.
Rookaya Vawda
North Beach
