Mayor calls on all Capetonians to adopt the same new year’s resolution

11 January 2023

The Mayor’s Keep Cape Town Clean campaign has added more boots on the ground and encouraged public involvement in a cleaner Mother City.

The City’s Festive Season Cleansing Programme - which runs until April - continues to deliver a high-season top-up cleansing service targeting all beaches, scenic routes and central business districts. The R57,5 million programme has deployed 2 588 additional cleansing staff, with targeted areas benefitting from three cleansing shifts per day, seven days per week. All scenic routes, highways and byways are also swept using mechanical sweepers, and all adjacent fences, pavements, verges, channels, and centre islands will be cleaned on a regular basis.

‘It is good to be back on the ground today for our first community clean-up of the year, in Parkwood. We call on all Capetonians to adopt the same new year’s resolution in 2023 – to pick up litter. No one should ever litter. All of us can take a minute to pick up litter, and encourage others to do the same. Together, Capetonians can be a powerful force for change in 2023 by taking pride in our city and acting in unison to keep it clean,’ said Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis.

‘If you can’t bin your waste immediately, bag it and keep it with you until you get to the nearest bin. We all have a role to play in keeping our city clean this summer,’ said Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Waste Management, Alderman Grant Twigg.

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City of Cape Town, Media Office