Beach cleanup during the International Coastal Cleanup event in 2014.

We had our International Coastal Clean up with the Doringbaai Primere on the 19.09.2014. We had 32 children and 12 adults clean up a 1km radius from the school to the beach of Doringbay.

We collected 57 Bags of trash - 187 Plastic bottles - 195 glass bottles(broken) - 126 beverage cans - 123 different types of plastic bags - 132 plastic caps and 39 metal caps - 27 x 6 pack holders - 1x refrigerator, 1x part of a bed, 2 plastic chairs - 19 condoms,  plus numerous garbage not counted

We wish to thank SA Plastics, West Coast District Municipality, Namaqua Wines, Cape Nature, Matzikama Municipality,  Dept. Agriculture. Forestry And Fishery, Pollution Management  from Provincial Department, Working For The Coast team. 

Message from Zwartkops Conservancy: On Sat 19th September - InternationalCoastal Cleanup day, the Zwartkops Conservancy assisted by our wonderful Sector Policing, the Life Savers & the metro cleaned up the Bluewater Bay beach, Port Elizabeth from Coega to Brighton Beach.  This photo shows some of those who helped & the Sector Policing vehicles & trailers with some of the rubbish we picked up.  This year we got more large sized items than before - so large they could not fit in bags!  There were about 80 people on the BWB beach who picked up approx 200 bags of rubbish and many more large items.  Our thanks to all who helped and special thanks to the Sector Policing because without them this could not have taken place.  We also thank PlasticSA for sponsoring our cold drinks, sweets, bags & some of the gloves.  It was good to be part of a world-wide event where people were cleaning the beach near them.