Please help South Africa to become cleaner and healthier by removing litter from our beaches and rivers on the 18th of September. When you join us, you'll be joining a worldwide movement of ocean-lovers who are turning the tide on ocean pollution. Last year alone, nearly 400,000 volunteers (from over 100 countries) collected more than 3.2 million kilograms of litter from the oceans and waterways.

In South Africa, 16 000 volunteers in the four coastal provinces removed more than 10 tons of litter in 2009 during the week prior and on the International Cleanup day.

And it's a good thing, litter is one of the most widespread pollution problems we face — but it's also entirely preventable, and cleaning it up is fast, easy, and fun.

 

Litter in the ocean isn't just ugly — it impacts everything. It can make the ocean more vulnerable to impacts from climate change, coastal development, and overfishing. It impacts local economies, seafood industries, and recreation, and reduces our access to beaches.

There are Cleanup sites all over South Africa — including inland waterways, streams, and dams — throughout the month of September, because, no matter where we live, we're all connected to the ocean. And litter that falls from our hands hundreds of kilometers away finds its way to the ocean, too.

 

Turning the tide on litter is one of the easiest ways to help protect the ocean. Together, we can solve the problem of ocean trash and prevent its most serious impacts. Please contact the local coordinator or the national coordinator if you would like to help clean our beautiful country.
National Coordinator: John Kieser
Plastic Federation of South Africa
john.kieser@plasfed.co.za
www.cleanup-SA.co.za