About 30 bags of sticky sheen-like dark substance, suspected to be from an oil spill, were collected along the Garden Route coastline.
The Municipality said on Thursday, the bags would be sent to hazardous waste disposal sites located in Cape Town and Gqeberha.
Gerhard Otto, Disaster Manager at the District Municipality, said “initial reports were received about traces of the substance found along the Bitou municipality coastline, with subsequent sightings gradually moving westward across the region up to Still Bay. The substance typically dries out and breaks down within approximately 6 days.”
Although samples of the residue were collected for testing, there is currently no conclusive evidence linking it to any specific source.
Investigations are underway.
Visitors to the beaches who spot the substance, are urged to contact the GRDM Emergency Call Centre via WhatsApp at 081 709 5193, and to include a location pin.
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