521kg of rubbish collected during HANcoastal clean-up campaign

More than half a ton of rubbish was collected in and around Swakopmund on Saturday morning during this year’s clean-up campaign organised by the coastal team of the Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN).

According to HAN a total of 106 clear plastic bags were filled with rubbish. Amongst the rubbish collected were ladies underwear, diapers and even used condoms.
The winners of the clean-up was the Charly’s Desert Tours team. The team collected a total of 152kg of rubbish and filled 23 clear bags. The runners up came from Walvisbay: Flamingo Villas. The team filled 26 bags with a clear bag weight of 128kg. In third place came the coastal Elso Holdings team. The team collected 26 bags with a clear bag weight of 118kg. The Hotel Zum Kaiser team won the best T-Shirt design. The total rubbish collected weighed 521kg.
HAN wishes to thank all participants and sponsors who made the event a success and the Swakopmund environment significantly cleaner.