Beach Clean-up succeeds despite cold front
A huge emphasis was placed on recycling and respect for the beaches and its users.
DESPITE the bitterly cold weather, people turned up in their numbers to support the 31st international coastal clean up on Saturday, 17 September.
Schools, municipality, clubs and community members met at different beaches along the coast. Cuttings, Ansteys and Brighton Beach were littered with people cleaning up the mess left behind by beachgoers or washed up from the ocean.
The Bluff Boardriders in conjunction with the Wildlife and Environmental Society of South Africa, Mondi, Durban Solid Waste, KZN Wildlife and the South Durban Basin Area-Based Management team, headed the annual clean-up and handed out gloves, shirts and bags to the participants who were there from 9am to noon.
The Bluff Boardriders were impressed with the turnout and proud to see people taking responsibility for the beaches as it benefits the community with great natural resources. A huge emphasis was placed on recycling and respect for the beaches and its users.
Sharen Kistnasamy from the DSW education team encourages people not to litter and try to help them make Durban a litter-free municipality. “A lot of fishermen who use the beaches must also be considerate as a lot of discarded fishlines and rusted hooks were found in the sand,” she said.
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