A significant clean-up operation at the Bantry Bay caves, encompassing a segment of the rocky shoreline along Victoria Road, was carried out last week by the City’s Coastal Management Branch. Over four days, over two thousand municipal bags were filled with the rubbish that was collected.
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By 22 August the City’s Coastal Conservation team had gathered enough litter to fill 2 356 municipal bags. The team began sweeping the area on 19 August from the northern end of Clifton to the southern end of Bantry Bay. For four days, fifteen workers swept the area between 9:30am and 2:30pm.
Together with the Shark Spotters and the Coastal Conservation crew, the Coastal Management Branch oversaw the operation and supplied labour. The Urban Waste Management Directorate provided further support by gathering the bags at many pick-up locations, and law enforcement personnel made sure the people gathering rubbish were safe and secure.
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‘The clean-up operation was quite challenging given the rocky and steep terrain, weather, and changing tides,’ said the City’s deputy mayor and mayoral committee member for spatial planning and environment, Eddie Andrews.
‘It was also a mission getting the bags to the collection points from down below where the litter was collected. Mostly, the litter ended up in this area through currents and wave movement, strong north westerly winds that are synonymous with Cape Town’s winters, beachgoers, and cave dwellers.’
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‘I want to encourage visitors and residents to please use the bins provided, or take your litter home with you. We also appreciate the efforts of all of those who randomly pick up litter along our coastline while they are out for a walk and enjoying the outdoors. Keeping Cape Town beautiful and green, and free of litter, is a collective effort.’
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