Conservation group starts clearing huge amount of waste from Umhlanga River

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The Litterboom Project’s Josh Redman says the build-up of pollution had been higher on the river’s banks, and ‘finally had a big enough flush of rain to wash it all’ into the river

Pollution build-up in the Umhlanga River as seen in this aerial photograph, January 10 2022. Picture: THE LITTERBOOM PROJECT.

On Wednesday, Josh Redman of the Litterboom Project said the build-up of pollution had been higher up on the river banks, and “finally had a big enough flush of rain to wash it all out”. They have already successfully prevented more than 300 tonnes of plastic from ending up in the sea through their work in rivers in KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape.Redman said with more rain predicted this week, urgent action was needed.

 

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