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Podcast: The Herald
Episode: Getting to grips with beachfront littering
Description: Litter pickers, tasked with gathering alcohol bottles, shattered glass, and takeaway packaging scattered across the Gqeberha beachfront, have characterised the aftermath of the recent long weekend as the most challenging they’ve faced since 2019.
Every morning, cleaners start work at 6am but residents and tourists are not just playing their part.
But questions have been raised if there are enough bins along the beachfront.
Ward 2 councillor Renaldo Gouws said the problem was that there were no consequences.
“Fines must be issued.
“Bins are not the issue; it’s about education and resp...