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Due to Covid-19, plastic refuse now seriously litters the shoreline of Cape Town's Black River as it enters the Atlantic Ocean

Cleaning up Cape Town's Black River Plastic Tsunami in the Time of Covid

Cape Town, August 23, 2020 – One large 1,000-liter bag brimming with polystyrene, three large 400-liter bags choc-a-bloc with pet bottles, five-80 liter bags overflowing with shoes and one bag bursting with bottle tops, straws and lollipop sticks. All the result of a couple of hours back-straining effort by 30 adult and young volunteers to help clean a heavily littered stretch in the mouth of Cape