Waste pickers in Louis Trichardt have rejected claims by the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (LEDET) that they are responsible for littering town streets.
In a media alert issued on 3 December, LEDET urged waste pickers to exercise “thoughtfulness and a certain level of etiquette” while conducting their work. The statement expressed dissatisfaction with what it called “the thoughtless manner in which waste picking is conducted across our municipalitie...