Let’s talk rubbish
The Palmiet River Watch launched an innovative chat group called Let's talk rubbish.
FOUNDER of the Palmiet River Watch, Lee D’Eath, is a man on a mission to rid the Palmiet River of all rubbish and pollution.
After launching the watch last year, Lee has established an informative chat group on the popular chat platform, Whatsapp, titled Let’s talk rubbish.
“Individuals and businesses that pollute the storm water system, streams and rivers have no excuse for not knowing that this is illegal and has serious consequences for the environment and future generations,” Lee said.
Offenders could face a fine or imprisonment, which increases progressively for repeated offenders with maximum fines of up to R100 000 and R200 000 or five to 10 years imprisonment for first and second time offenders respectively.
In line with Clean-up week, which ran from 15 to 20 September, Lee urged local residents to show their support for local river clean ups: “Instead of travelling for beach clean ups, let’s do local clean-ups, with bags and extra waste removals.”
From 19 to 21 September Lee and the Palmiet Nature Reserve hosted information afternoons where local residents and businesses were invited to learn more about the watch, its projects and programmes.
The information afternoon started with an informative presentation about the river watch, followed by a fun braai afterwards.
“During September, we distributed free Durban Solid Waste yellow bags for rubbish that littered the river, streams, gutters and river banks,” Lee added.
If you would like to discuss litter issues on the Let’s talk rubbish, send a message to 078 837 4836 with your name, street address and contact numbers.
If you would like to join the Palmiet River Watch to help report pollution in the river, contact Lee on 083 461 5964 or email BusinessUnusualLee@gmail.com
