Giant SA ‘vacuum cleaner’ leaves beaches microplastic-free
A giant beach-friendly vacuum cleaner can be seen trundling along Cape Town’s Lagoon Beach.
Called the Enviro Buggy, it is helping to sieve out microplastics and pick up normal, larger pieces of rubbish from the sand.
Litter is a big problem for South Africa’s wildlife because they can get entangled in it or end up eating it, as they can’t distinguish between it and real food.
A giant blue four-wheeled beach ‘vacuum cleaner’ is being used to keep a Cape Town beach plastic free.
Called the Enviro Buggy, it is helping to sieve out microplastics and pick up normal, larger pieces of rubbish from the Mother City’s Lagoon Beach.
It can be seen trundling along the soft white sand, followed by a hoard of 50 mask-wearing beach cleaners carrying bags and picking up litter in its wake.
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