SPONSORED | cityofct executive mayor Dan Plato recently launched a city-wide clean-up campaign and has allocated an extra R115m to ramp up cleaning operations. Here’s a breakdown of how the funds will be used.
The average South African generates about 1 tonne of waste a year and, according to the National Waste Information Baseline 2011, will throw about 900 times their adult body weight of waste in their lifetime. Considering our tendency to litter, it paints a grim picture of what the landscape could look like without any intervention.
“Cape Town routinely features on lists of the world’s most beautiful cities and is ranked among the top tourist destinations across the globe. So we have good reason to be proud of what we have to offer and to take pride in our surroundings,” Plato said. Kicking off the initiative, Plato was seen alongside his team cleaning up an illegal dumping site at The Range in Elsies River. He urged residents of Cape Town to take ownership of their environment.
It is in communities’ interest to keep their environment clean. Litter and illegal dumping include the following effects: Not only is it unsightly and smelly, but it can also promote the transmission of disease . Dumped waste can also do physical harm . Cigarette butts can start devastating fires. Litter can contaminate soil and water, and block stormwater drains, which can lead to floods. It can also trap, suffocate, strangle and poison animals.
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