Written by Janine Nillesen
Around 21 people popped up to the mountain to pitch in and give the area a quick spring clean earlier this month. Our set up is always simple and we make the timeframe short- just two hours, or less if you want. Our motto is "come on by and help care for our patch" – of paradise, right here in Mangere Bridge.
Around 21 people popped up to the mountain to pitch in and give the area a quick spring clean earlier this month. Our set up is always simple and we make the timeframe short- just two hours, or less if you want. Our motto is "come on by and help care for our patch" – of paradise, right here in Mangere Bridge.
Kids
arrived on bikes and scooters, the lure of course being the skate park. So while
they were distracted, some very committed parents put their efforts into
removing glass from around the playground.
Most locals who came this time also attended
our first Pop Up Clean up. This is very encouraging, as it is obviously striking a chord, and people are seeing it as a very simple and effective way to make a
difference in our community. Along with a few new faces too – yahoooo!
It was a glorious day on the mountain! We
managed to rescue 30kg of recycling that was trapped under trees and in long
grass around the mountain and sports field. Unfortunately the 28kg of
landfill waste we collected was unable to be diverted. This consisted mainly
of plastic, soft plastic and packaging, fireworks and a boogie board.
Thank you to those who came along – caring
for our environment!
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