THE Durban Green Corridor’s litter boom project welcomed the addition and installation of three new litter booms to help aid in its fight against plastic pollution.
Local resident and, Siphiwe Rakgabale said on average litter booms collect between one and two tons of plastic a month. Last month, the Green Corridor put out an appeal in the Northglen News for materials to help build and install more litter booms around the uMngeni River and its tributaries.
“We were overwhelmed with the support from the Durban North community who helped us with donations of eco-bricks and shade cloth, the material used for litter booms. Through the donations we’ve now earmarked four more litter booms, including Quarry Heights, Johanna Road and Effingham,” he said.
The project has been piloted in Durban for the past 10 years with a total of 12 litter booms now installed. According to Rakgabale the purpose of the booms is to target principally plastic packaging that pollute oceans, river systems and beaches.
