Volunteers clean up Voortrekker monument
“We also focus on educating children to recycle and are super excited about the launching of our recycling workbooks for children in partnership with Pick n Pay School Club."
Members of Friends of Groenkloof Nature Reserve joined the DA and local ward councillor Shaun Wilkinson to clean up the Voortrekker monument on Sunday.
Professor Clive Napier, the founder of Friends of Groenkloof Nature Reserve, said public participation was good, with around 120 people who took part in the initiative.
“We wished to show that we care about all people’s heritage.”
Napier said they picked up litter from the entrance of the monument in Eeufees Road, all the way up to the monument.
“We picked up around 300 bags of rubbish, and several bakkie loads were driven away.”
Napier is also a PR councillor as well as chairman of the IDP (integrated development planning) and public participation of the city’s council.
Wilkinson said The World Society Church of God with ASEZ (university student volunteers) and WAO (We Are One – youth organisation) also joined the volunteers, and Leon Kruyshaar’s assistance was also much appreciated.
Tshwane’s environment and agriculture management department Dana MMC Wannenburg said the department also had a clean-up initiative in Danville recently.
“Our waste management teams also targeted illegal dumping sites in Mahube Valley, Mamelodi.
“It formed part of the mayor’s priority to clean up illegal dumping.”
Wannenburg said illegal dumping is a crime punishable by heavy fines and possible imprisonment.
“We also focus on educating children to recycle and are super excited about the launching of our recycling workbooks for children in partnership with Pick n Pay School Club.”
He said it is the largest schools club in the country and reaches more than two million learners and their families each year.
“Petco has developed a fun and educational workbook and poster, plus learner and teacher material to support teaching children about recycling.
“The curriculum-aligned content is currently available for grades 1 to 3, with more grades to be added over a five-year period.”
Residents can report incidents of illegal dumping to the TMPD on the 24-hour contact line on 012-358-7095/7096 or via e-mail at tmpdcomplaints@tshwane.gov.za.
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