Rubbish dumped in Eaves Bush

Volunteers in Eave’s Bush Reserve in Orewa cleaned up the bush line close to the beginning of Old North Road last month.

Eave’s Bush Appreciation Group coordinator Laurie Rands says the group picked up nine bags of rubbish.

Included in this were bottles, plastic bags, plastic containers, coffee cups, milkshake containers, car parts, a number of planks of wood, rubber, paper, tins and general rubbish that had been tossed into the bush.

Unfortunately, she says finding this amount of rubbish is not unusual in this part of the bush, alongside the road, as it is often used as a dump.

“I once saw a car stop halfway up the road, and someone dash over and throw a few drink cans in the bush,” she says.

Laurie says they also dug out a large quantity of invasive weeds, such as asparagus weed and ginger plant.

“If it were not for the wonderful volunteers who front up to lend a hand on the first Saturday of every month, our wonderful Eaves Bush would be in a very bad way,” Laurie says.
New volunteers welcome.

Info: Laurie on 426 3122.