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Tuesday 22 February 2011
Community fedup with tyre dumping
A blooming shame
TAURIQ HASSEN
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THE South African National Biodiversity Institute’s (SANBI’s) Kirstenbosch-SA Chelsea Exhibit at the annual Chelsea Flower Show in London has been cancelled due to a lack of sponsorship. The exhibit has been shown at the prestigious event – which attracts more than 170 000 people over five days – for 35 years. Two years ago the exhibit lost its corporate sponsor and fundraising events were held at the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens to fund the expo. This fundraising is no longer possible. The Kirstenbosch-SA Chelsea Exhibit has won 30 gold medals, two silver-gilt medals and three Silver medals over the years. Designers David Davidson and Ray Hudson, who have designed the exhibit 17 times, have consistently explored aspects of South Africa’s floristic beauty and presented innovative interpretations of our natural heritage. “This is a great disappointment in the lead-up period to what would have been a once-ina-lifetime double centenary event in 2013, when Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden and the Chelsea Flower Show – both established in 1913 – will celebrate their 100th anniversaries,” Davidson says. The exhibit also tours across the country for others to view its greatness. “Our Chelsea exhibit is a tried and trusted formula – it works well, wins big year after year and affords sponsors and partners exceptional marketing opportunities,” a press release says. Any interested potential partners and sponsors are encouraged to call Sarah Struys (021) 799-8775. Alternatively email Struys on s.struys@sanbi.org.za.
OAD users driving through Strandfontein are disgusted at the number of tyres being dumped on the side of the road. The dumping starts from Beak Road in Pelican Heights, and continues towards Fifth Avenue in Grassy Park, where damaged tyres are peppered across vacant land. Hameed Khan, a Pelican Park resident, drives through Strandfontein daily and says the tyres would usually be stacked up and abandoned by dumpers. Ward Councillor Basil Lee was not aware of who the culprits may be, but called on the community to help monitor the situation. “We can have the City of Cape Town Law enforcement do regular patrols around that area, but the community would know best about what’s happening in that area, so we would call upon them to just look out for this illegal activity and report it,” says Lee. Some tyres are thrown in the hills, but can clearly be seen from the road, he says. “This must take place during the night, because on my way home, there will be fewer tyres,” says Khan. Khan reported the problem to the City on several occasions and “thankfully” the problem had been sorted out. “Council do come out and remove the tyres, but the situation does not stay the same for long, because people continue to dump, as council is just creating an empty space for another set of tyres to be dumped,” Khan added. People’s Post visited the area last week where several tyres were stacked up alongside the road, as if they were being resold. The tyres are clearly visible to drivers entering Beak Road in Pelican Heights, spread across an open piece of unkept land, also littered with building rubble, domestic waste and general refuse dumped there. Siva Moodley, a Pelican Heights resident, explained that the problems around dumping “need to be placed in the public eye”. “We need to create awareness around this burning issue in the area and educate people on what impact dumping has on our area,” says Moodley. Surgrie Naidoo, another resident of Pelican Heights, confirmed that the tyres found on Strandfontein Road were removed by council, but says the “problem will return”. “It is a continuous problem in our community and it’s something we are becoming frustrated about,” says Naidoo. In the past, she says, dumping took place on
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DISGUSTING: Siva Moodley points out tyres dumped on this vacant field in Beak Road.Photo: Tauriq Hassen
a larger scale, with heaps of dumping materials and domestic waste found in vacant areas alongside the road. She says she cannot understand why this continues when the Muizenberg dumping facility is nearby. “It happens every single time and it is certainly getting out of hand now. People need to be made aware of this problem, so that they can report it when it’s witnessed,” Naidoo explained. Minutes after People’s Post had left the area, council removed the tyres, but people fear they will return. “It can look clean now yes, but tomorrow it can be worse and the next day will be even worse than before, so there is no real end to this problem, because there is nobody watching these dumpers mess up our area,” says Khan. Lee encouraged the community to regularly report these matters to council and requested that the community attempt to catch illegal dumpers in the act. “It’s very difficult to put law enforcement in place, because you don’t know when exactly
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they are dumping,” says Lee. He added that in the past, neighbourhood watches were asked to monitor the dumping problem, which proved to be successful, as quite a few dumpers were fined and forced to clean up the mess they caused. However, as a way forward, Lee suggested that the area be labelled a “hotspot for dumping” which could be monitored by Law Enforcement regularly during the evenings. “People should not be afraid to lodge complaints with council and they can remain anonymous if that is their wish,” Lee concluded. Anybody wanting to report dumping in their area, can either contact Lee on 084 224 0074 or his office on (021) 706-6909. Alternatively lodge your complaints with the Rondevlei Subcouncil offices on (021) 700-4020.
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