GREAT BRAK RIVER NEWS - Members of the public and Great Brak River Conservancy came together on Mandela Day to give their 67 minutes towards creating a healthy environment.
With 28 volunteers, short work was made of collecting the litter and waste that had built up on erf 5/135.
As the river meanders towards the estuary, Erf 5/135 forms part of the Great Brak River bank and is rich with natural vegetation that is worth preservation and conservation.
Forty full bags in total were collected, leaving the area waste free for now.
This is the third year in a row that the conservancy has cleared this area on Mandela Day, allowing a better understanding of the problem of waste in this area.
A lot of alcohol bottles from recreational uses of the grassed area of the property were found as well as clear evidence of a few bush camps surrounded by litter brought in by transient homeless. Litter is also brought in to this part of the river from the highway by the wind.
Alcohol bottles are always a predominant find during clean-ups. A spokesperson from the clean-up said: "Cleaning the environment is a community responsibility if we want future generations to enjoy and appreciate the natural heritage and ecosystems around us."
Great Brak River Conservancy's next big clean-up will be on International Oceans Clean-up Day on the 21 September.
"Last year we had 105 volunteers and hopefully this year we can beat that," the spokesperson said.
If individuals, organisations and or local businesses would like to be involved, contact Great Brak River Conservancy chairman Scott Thomson (scottjonathanthomson@gmail.com or 044 004 0134).
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