Community unites to clean Braamfontein Spruit for World Clean-up Day
Parkhurst Residents' Association and locals tackled waste during Braamfontein Spruit clean-up.
The Parkhurst Residents and Business Owners Association (Praboa) and community members cleaned up 5th Avenue Park, through which the Braamfontein Spruit runs, on September 20 to mark World Clean-up Day.
Shovels, tongs, refuse bags and gloves were the order of the day as they cleaned the edges of the spruit, while Bubele Africa workers safely pulled litter from the water.
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Pauline Borton from Praboa said it was the fourth time the residents’ association had participated in the initiative.
“World Clean-up Day is about keeping our waterways clean and raising awareness about eco-biodiversity and what litter can do to our rivers and waterways,” she said.
“We are joined by different collaborators and organisations, including Bubele Africa, Jozi Trails, Being a River, 24/7 Security Craighall Park and Nan Roberts Estates.”
Borton added that it is an important community event that unites people and shows appreciation for the green space.
24/7 Security business development lead Shaun Blumberg noted that security is not only about keeping people’s homes safe, but also about keeping public spaces safe.
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“This is so people can enjoy their neighbourhoods, which is where we come in,” he said. “Part of our and Praboa’s mandate is to keep public spaces in Parkhurst safe, and that’s why we’ve decided to partner together.”
Being a River is a local community initiative that engages with citizen science and creative arts to explore people’s relationship with the streams and waterways that flow through the city.
Through facilitating creative conversations, the initiative seeks to inspire action to care for water that moves people beyond litter clean-ups and to connect us with other groups working along the waterways.
Its main focus is on the Braamfontein Spruit, which runs through various Johannesburg suburbs on its way to meet the Limpopo River and eventually the Indian Ocean.
This year’s global observance under the United Nations focused on food waste, one of the largest and most preventable waste streams affecting cities and communities worldwide.
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