Colleen McKee of Ballito writes:
Regarding Gary Wilby’s letter (Trucks leave a mess, Courier June 26) regarding the mess that the cane trucks leave behind, my irritation is the burning of the cane in the first place that leave a total mess for miles around.
This has been going on for many years and nothing is done despite the fact that it is very unhealthy and while the Covid-19 pandemic is attacking the lungs of people, so is the smoke from burning cane.
There is medical proof that the burning of cane affects the health of us all.
I have noticed that the long grass is being burnt all along the N2.
Why is this practice still going on and who can put a stop to it for our health?
It is just not good enough for some people to say the farmers were here before us, while other countries have abandoned this practice.
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