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In a bid to combat unwanted mountain fires after several veld fires in Kalk Bay, Simon\u2019s Town and Glencairn Heights earlier this year, Take Back Our Mountains (TBOM), together with Working on Fire (WOF) and Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) honorary rangers, are taking action in a clean-up campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TBOM founder Taahir Osman said it will involve regular clean-ups at specifically targeted areas to reduce mountain fires. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are targeting areas where street people live and hang out on the mountain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is a also a known cave on Kalk Bay mountain where we have found people sleeping, and they are not only homeless people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday 2 March the team discovered electronic cigarettes, plastic, a gun holster, IDs and vehicle-licence disks during a mountain clean-up above Kalk Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFires occur so quickly,\u201d Osman pointed out, \u201cand we\u2019ve seen how challenging it was for firefighters during fire season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy aim is to collaborate with as many communities as possible to have enough hands to help. We will tackle known hot spots that are frequented by foreigners illegally, places where street people sleep and places where people smoke or hide out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The various kinds of rubbish found on the mountain are a clear indication that many items originate from residents\u2019 homes or vehicles, Osman added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThings are coming from households and vehicles that have probably been broken into. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe find items such as IDs and licence discs and have contacted those individuals who confirmed that they were either robbed or their cars broken into.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Electronic cigarettes were a worrying find during a clean-up operation on the mountain above Kalk Bay on Saturday 2 March. PHOTO: <\/div>\n
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Working on Fire teams joined a clean-up session on Noordhoek Beach, in which volunteers filled 25 bags. PHOTO: <\/div>\n
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Volunteer teams tackled Noordhoek Beach for a clean-up operation on Thursday 7 March. PHOTO: <\/div>\n
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Meanwhile, in a beach clean-up at Noordhoek Beach on Thursday 7 March, volunteers filled 25 bags of rubbish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Marine Unit Table Mountain, Central Section Rangers, Working on Fire, Forever Young Elderly Club in Ocean View, Mutheeras Projects and Guardians of the Deep joined us for the beach clean-up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe loaded around 25 bags with a lot of plastic, bottle tops, lollipop sticks, straws and plastic bags.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team\u2019s next stop is a clean-up of Robben Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRobben Island is apparently very dirty and needs a clean-up, so we hope to tackle that next.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SANParks honorary ranger Sally Sivewright, who joined the beach clean-up operation, said plastic had an enormous impact on the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlastic and other single use materials have a huge impact on the environment leading to wildlife entanglements, starvation (stomachs filled with micro plastic) and release of toxins.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added that the team found mostly micro plastic, lollipop sticks, cigarette butts and styrofoam. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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