Local businessman cleans Kempton Park

Local businessman Robert McGill has dedicated his time and resources to ensuring Kempton Park stays clean.

The 42-year-old born and bred Kempton Park businessman started cleaning the streets of Kempton Park with his employees in 2021 and they have no plans of slowing down.

“I noticed Kempton Park had deteriorated considerably. There was rubbish all over the place and it just looked terrible.

“We started at the top of Monument Road. We took on one section and we appealed to the public to give us plants we can use,” said McGill.

ALSO READ: CPF and community members clean up streets of Kempton Park

He added he started with two employees, but they managed to get the job done.

“About three months after we had started, people started noticing the difference and complementing our work.
“We then expanded and now we have a bigger team that can take on more sections.”

The community and local businesses involved themselves in the project and now the team who does the work is permanently employed.

McGill stated local businesses contributed money on a monthly basis to keep the project going.

“People always ask me what I get out of it and the truth is if we all had an attitude of saying ‘it’s not my problem’, then nothing will ever get done.”

Additionally, McGill said the council is faced with tons of challenges and if everyone can do their bit and work together as a community, we can achieve a lot.

“My dream is for the project to grow bigger and get more people to contribute because all the six guys I work with are permanently employed now,” he said.

ALSO READ: Parolees and probationers clean up Thembisa

He said his dream for Kempton Park is to get pride back into the area and for everyone to do their bit to ensure cleanliness.

“It is the little things like mowing your lawn and tidying outside your property that count.

“These things will make a massive difference in keeping the Kempton Park clean,” he said.

McGill added concrete rubbish bins are needed because littering is a huge problem in the CBD and surrounding areas.