Huge support for North Coast community beach clean-ups
De Klerk, who owns the North Coast Coffee Club, decided to take matters into her own hands and galvanised local businesses and residents for the clean-up.
Beaches across the North Coast were aflutter with activity on Sunday morning as hundreds of residents joined hands to remove organic waste build-up.
Following heavy rains in January, large amounts of sticks and reeds were washed down river and washed ashore.
“The Dolphin Coast Conservancy and other volunteers got together to move the waste above the high water mark, but the volumes proved too large to remove,” said ward 22 councillor, Privi Makhan.
The hope was that the waste would decompose naturally, but it was taking too long for it to be a feasible solution, she said.
This led to a situation where large parts of some of the North Coast’s main swimming beaches were cluttered by the stacks of waste, said clean-up organiser Lauren de Klerk.
“It had actually become unpleasant. Almost everywhere you walked there was some form of organic waste. You could barely find a place to put down your towel!” she said.
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Makhan said the KwaDukuza municipality (KDM) were working on a solution.
De Klerk, who owns the North Coast Coffee Club, decided to take matters into her own hands and galvanised local businesses and residents for the clean-up.
“This has all come together in 2 weeks. Zippy Skips and SkipGo helped with providing skips and transport to the disposal facility.
“The Salt Rock community has again showed they are willing to help to keep their community clean and beautiful. Thank you to everyone who came down,” said De Klerk.
More than 36 skips full of organic waste were collected from Salt Rock’s main beach, Tiffany’s beach and Little Maritzburg Road beach and taken for processing at Dolphin Coast Waste where it will be recycled into compost.
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