Communities encouraged to help #SpringCleanCT on World Clean-up Day this Saturday
14 September 2023
World Clean-up Day and the City's #SpringCleanCT campaign are both emerging efforts to promote environmental awareness and mobilise collective action against littering and dumping. With World Clean-up Day this year falling on 16 September, shortly after the launch of the City's annual clean-up campaign, there is no better day to take a stand and to make a difference.
The City of Cape Town would like to encourage all residents who are fed up with littering and dumping to come together and take a stand against these issues on World Clean-up Day. World Clean-up Day is an annual global social action initiative aimed at combatting the global solid waste problem, including the problem of marine debris. It is currently being considered for inclusion on the prestigious United Nations calendar. The City has also been stepping up efforts to tackle these problems in recent weeks with the launch of the #SpringCleanCT campaign.
As part of these campaigns, residents are encouraged to organise clean-up events in their areas with other residents, and to post them on social media using the #SpringCleanCT and #WorldCleanupDay2023 tags. This is a demonstration that the community does not tolerate littering and dumping and that they want to help create a more sustainable future. Participants become ambassadors for change, hopefully inspiring others as well.
'Participating in World Clean-up Day and #SpringCleanCT is a chance for all of us to roll up our sleeves and get stuck into creating a cleaner and healthier planet for ourselves and for future generations. Communities that take an active interest in their environment by organising clean-ups or reporting those who litter and dump generally see much better results.
'If communities are visibly deterring these activities, the culprits will likely move on to the next area. In the future, if every community starts taking this more seriously, eventually the culprits who degrade our environment will have no choice but to use the appropriate disposal facilities,' said Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Waste Management, Alderman Grant Twigg.
Residents can find out more about participation in World Clean-up Day here: https://www.worldcleanupday.org/post/a-heartfelt-invitation-join-us-for-world-cleanup-day-2023
If residents are not able to mobilise before Saturday, there is no reason to fear. #SpringCleanCT will be running for some months to come, and can help sustain the momentum from World Clean-up Day.
All residents please take note of the location of the City's drop-off sites and the materials they accept: SW_Drop-off _Table_and_Operating_Times.pdf (capetown.gov.za)
Share your #SpringCleanCT efforts on social media
Tag your clean-up with #SpringCleanCT to show your pride in our beautiful Mother City!
Twitter: @CityofCT, @Geordinhl, and @GrantTwigg
Facebook: City of Cape Town, Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, and Alderman Grant Twigg
Report illegal dumping
24-Hour toll-free Illegal Dumping Tip-off line: 0800 110077
Email: solidwaste.bylaw@capetown.gov.za.
Please include photographs or details that can help Law Enforcement identify and penalise the culprits.
To notify the City about dumping that needs to be cleared, please call 0860 103 089.
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City of Cape Town, Media Office
