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WATCH: FRANK SOLOMON AND ‘STREET SURFERS’ RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT PLASTIC WASTE

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Professional big wave surfer, Frank Solomon, and well known beer brand Corona, have joined forces with waste-pickers to highlight the global plight of plastic pollution by producing a thought-provoking documentary that aims to educate viewers of the important role they play in the waste cycle.

“Street Surfers” has already received global attention and is on the official selection list for a variety international film festivals.

This short documentary follows Solomon’s journey to Joburg to meet Thabo Mouti and Mokete Mokete, who indirectly serve the environment through recycling as a means of income.

Thabo and Mokete are “street surfers”, a familiar sight for drivers in and around the city’s streets.

Watch the short film below:

Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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