We are all familiar with sea “amnemonemomnes” …or are we? After the popular family feature, many people would hear “anemone” and envision its large tentacles and resident clownfish. There are…
Christie MunroNovember 30, 2020
On Saturday, 19 September 2020 communities around the world came together to collect waste along their coastlines. More than 40 registered cleanups took place In Cape Town and the Overberg…
Megan-Rose FrancisSeptember 30, 2020
It's almost International Coastal Cleanup Day! With just under five days to International Coastal Cleanup Day (ICC) on the 19 September; we thought we would give you all the details…
Megan-Rose FrancisSeptember 14, 2020
We partnered with Twyg for the third year on our #PlasticFreeMzansi campaign and found innovative ways to ensure a successful campaign in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and country…
Aaniyah OmardienAugust 4, 2020
‘I go to the ocean to calm down, to reconnect with the creator, to just be happy.’ - Nnedi Okorafor South Africans have not been allowed to access the beach…
Aaniyah OmardienMay 5, 2020
Our #PlasticFreeMzansi campaign, led by WWF South Africa and in partnership with Twyg, inspired more than 630 people to join our cleanups of stretches of Mouille Point, Kommetjie, Strandfontein and…
Aaniyah Omardien (The Beach Co-op) and Jackie May (Twyg)August 1, 2019
Photographer: Romano Fortuin for LCA Spark TalksThe Plastic Free July campaign originated in Western Australia in 2011 and has grown from a very small number of participants to millions of…
Aaniyah OmardienJuly 1, 2019
We began International Coastal Cleanup month with TWO cleanups on the 1st day of Spring - here’s to a month of spring cleaning! The ‘Clean Diver’ cleanup was a combined…
Aaniyah OmardienSeptember 3, 2018
The Beach Co-op is excited about the upcoming International Coastal Cleanup month in which volunteers around the world will clean beaches. Most groups and organisations will focus on facilitating their…
Aaniyah OmardienAugust 25, 2018
