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How litter traps combat pollution in Ekurhuleni’s Kaalspruit

IOL · 20 October 2026 at 20:14

How litter traps combat pollution in Ekurhuleni’s Kaalspruit

A community-led project in Olifantsfontein is using litter traps to stop plastic and polystyrene flowing from the Kaalspruit into the wider Crocodile-Limpopo river system.

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