5 Apr 2019

West Coast volunteers struggle as spilt rubbish spreads

From Morning Report, 7:40 am on 5 April 2019
Litter on a Westland beach from the landfill.

Litter on a Westland beach from the landfill. Photo: South Westland Coastal Cleanup / Supplied

Volunteers will again today urgently tackle rubbish strewn up and down the West Coast after torrential rain last week. Rubbish from an old landfill has been washing up along large distances north and south of the Fox River mouth. Mike Bilodeau is an Okarito resident who has been coordinating the clean-up. He speaks to Philippa Tolley.