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07 Feb 2023

Litterboom Project hopes to bring the vibe at uMdloti clean-up

(Northglen News) Picture: Members of The Litterboom Project Sthembiso Ndlovu and Josh Redman hold up a few of the bags of rubbish collected at the Beachwood Mangroves Beach in the past week. They are gearing up for their first public beach clean-up on February 18 in uMdloti.

Members of The Litterboom Project Sthembiso Ndlovu and Josh Redman hold up a few of the bags of rubbish collected at the Beachwood Mangroves Beach in the past week. They are gearing up for their first public beach clean-up on February 18 in uMdloti.

THE Litterboom Project (TLP) is aiming to bring a vibey atmosphere to several beach clean-ups it has scheduled throughout the year.

Over the past few years, the project, which manages floating booms in various rivers across KZN and the Western Cape, has been able to prevent hundreds of thousands of kilograms of plastic from reaching the ocean.

Now they are starting their Beach Jam Sessions with the first clean-up set for uMdltoi Beach on Saturday, February 18.

Durban North resident and member of the TLP, Josh Redman, said the plan with the beach sessions was to make their clean-ups a family day out.

“We want to make our beach clean-ups bigger and better by turning them into community events with music, activities, strike clean-ups and opportunities to interact with our ‘wastepreneurs’. It is also an opportunity to meet the TLP team and find out what we are all about. We decided to start with uMdloti as there’s a great ocean community there. We have collaborated with the uMdloti Coastal Conservancy who will join us on the day.

“The important thing for us is to gain a bit of momentum on the clean-ups. Often, people arrive at a clean-up, collect their rubbish and leave. We want to do some fun things on the beach and open it up to a more family, vibey atmosphere. We’ve even contacted the man who drives the ice cream truck who we hope will make an appearance on the day. There is always a need to keep our beaches and ocean clean,” he said.

Redman met Northglen News last week at the Beachwood Mangroves Nature Reserve where a team is currently collecting rubbish.

“With the work that we do, we also hope to raise funds for our teams on the ground. Any donations on the day will go into our kitty to ensure we have staff on the different beaches across Durban. We have had a team collecting all sorts of items at Beachwood Mangroves beach this week, and many of the plastic items the guys have picked up will also be reclaimed for recycling,” he said.

If you would like to find out more about the project or get in touch, visit their Facebook Page under The Litterboom Project.

 

 

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