The addition of extra green bins along Campground Road in Rondebosch is being blamed for an increase in litter at the Rondebosch Common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Local resident Brett Adams says the recent increase in the number of green bins along the stretch of the road opposite Rustenburg Girls\u2019 High School has exacerbated the littering problem on the 40-hectare conservation area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis (stretch) is near to what we call \u2018The Pines\u2019. It is a lovely spot to walk because of the shade and logs to sit on,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, Adams claims the majority of people who walk and sit there are not residents but street people. He claims they scratch in the bins for scraps, leaving a mess. \u201cThe wind then blows all the papers and so on onto the common,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The founder of a small group of clean-up volunteers (Common Cause) who meet every Thursday (\u201cFor the Common good\u201d, People\u2019s Post<\/span>, 20 April 2021), Adams says he has been picking up litter under The Pines for almost two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI do this mainly on a Saturday morning or Sunday morning so that weekend patrons can enjoy the common without the eyesore of all the litter.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n He says last year the litter became noticeably less. \u201cBut since the new bins, the problem has increased,\u201d claims Adams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is not the first time the efficacy of the City of Cape Town\u2019s Green Litter Bin Project has been questioned (\u201cLifting the lids on bins\u201d, People\u2019s Post<\/span>, 31 August 2021). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Green bins are usually placed in areas where there are high volumes of pedestrian traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When People\u2019s Post<\/em><\/span> approached the City on this issue last year, they confirmed the misuse of green bins was a common problem. However, the City said there also had been occasions where the result of removing litter bins had seen increased littering. Residents can approach the City with a request to remove green bins from a specific area. The City evaluates each case on its own merits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Katherine Christie, councillor for Ward 58, says the general sense in the ward is that the bins are doing more good than harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGreen bins are a great contribution towards, keeping our city clean and disposing of litter. However, there are times when some business or shop owners use them to dump their rubbish, such as outside the Choo Choo Park in Belvedere Road.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Christie adds that some bins are on a thoroughfare where many people walk, such as the path around the common. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo many people deposit their rubbish in the bins that they begin to overflow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n She says in cases where the bins constantly overflow \u2013 for example at Silwood Centre \u2013 Rondebosch Community Improvement District (RCID) has requested Solid Waste to remove the bins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the meantime, Adams encourages others who make use of the common to pick up litter when they go for a walk or a run. He also urges patrons to report any incidents of intimidation experienced at the common at Rondebosch Police Station. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe police are only as helpful as we are. If they don\u2019t know about the situation, they won\u2019t do anything. So the more people who phone in, the better.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The addition of extra green bins along Campground Road in Rondebosch is being blamed for an increase in litter at the Rondebosch 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