Cleanups

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 also many South Africans with fond memories of anemones closing in quickly when prodded. These…

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 region, of which 30 were open to the public. International Coastal Cleanup Day is one…

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 you need to #CleanOn The first ICC day began over 30 years ago, and every…

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 Milnerton beaches during July. We picked up more than 1 000 kilograms of waste along…

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 beach and harbour cleanup at Kalk Bay harbour. You could either join the dive team…

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 beach cleanups on the 15th September, which is the official International Coastal Cleanup day. The…