South Africans rally against litter as plastics SA marks 30 years of clean-up action

Thousands of South Africans answered Plastics SA’s “It Starts With Me” call to action throughout the month of September, collecting litter, separating recyclables and taking responsibility for the places where they live, work and learn. Their efforts marked 30 years of Plastics SA’s clean-up campaign, with Clean-Up & Recycle SA Week taking place from 14–20 September.Among the highlights were more than 1,100 kg of waste collected across Cape Town clean-up campaigns and approximately 1,000 learners from 34 schools joining the “Sea the Change” event at Durban’s Beachwood Mangroves Nature Reserve.“What encouraged us most was seeing people of all ages getting…