Mayoral clean-up campaign targets city ‘problem areas’
“In doing so the city will strive to support these initiatives with existing resources as far as possible.”
The Tshwane metro this weekend continued efforts to create awareness over the environment in the Pretoria CBD.
Tshwane mayor Randall Williams said the Tswelopele clean-up campaign was held in the inner ciity and Sunnyside.
The campaigns are a mayoral initiative focused on encouraging volunteerism and promoting environmental care.
The goal of the campaign is to inspire communities and businesses in taking charge of their natural environment and to encourage participants to focus on separating waste so that more work is done towards recycling and overall environmental awareness.
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“This weekend, I joined members of the public along with Tshwane personnel in taking the Tswelopele clean-up campaign to the inner cþ5ity and parts of Sunnyside.
“It was inspiring to be joined by local business chambers and community groups who were eager to clean-up the city,” said Williams.
He said the streets of the inner city were walked clearing a variety of “problematic locations” such as Brown Street.
“We then later moved to the Walkerspuit in Sunnyside to clear that area, cut vegetation and prevent any pollution from accumulating in the spruit.”
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“In doing so the city will strive to support these initiatives with existing resources as far as possible.”
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