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FOR A CLEANER, GREENER

SOUTH AFRICA

outh Africans celebrated or with products to this year’s the founder members of the South
another successful Clean- clean-up efforts, and every African International Coastal
SUp and Recycle Week (12-17 South African who freely and Clean-Up for the past 27 years.
September 2022) as thousands willingly gave of their time and Plastics SA’s work is not
of kilogrammes of waste were energy to make a difference, by finished yet, as the completed
removed from our natural spaces removing visible litter from the audit sheets now need to be
this week. environment,” he said. compiled, processed and analysed
According to Douw Steyn, Highlights of this year’s Clean-Up to produce a final report about
Sustainability Director at Plastics & Recycle SA Week included River South Africa’s participation in
SA, literally hundreds of clean-up Clean-Up Day, which took place on this year’s events, as well as a
events took place around South Wednesday, 14 September, National snapshot of the waste found on
Africa in an effort to keep our Recycling Day which took place our beaches and waterways.
environment clean, with many on Friday, 16 September, and the “We want to encourage
more initiatives continuing to take International Coastal Clean-Up communities to continue
place over the coming weeks. and World Clean-up Days both with their efforts to keep their
falling on Saturday, 17 September.
“Clean-Up and Recycle Week These incredible days united over communities clean. Every South
2022 was action-packed and it was 180 countries across the world for African can make a difference
wonderful to see the large number a cleaner planet as volunteers and every day by picking up litter
of volunteers signing up for clean- and ensuring that they recycle.
ups at beaches, rivers and streams organisations took to cleaning Small, consistent efforts make
and in communities around the every space imaginable – including a huge difference if everybody
country. Our sincere gratitude divers who went deep-sea litter does it. Together we can
hunting!
goes out to all the coordinators turn the tide on litter in our
who worked tirelessly to ensure Douw especially thanked Plastics country!” Douw concludes. 
that everything ran smoothly on SA’s Sustainability Manager, John
the day; the many sponsors who Kieser, who has been the Cape For more information, please visit
www.cleanupandrecycle.co.za or
contributed either financially Provinces coordinator and one of www.plasticsinfo.co.za

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