The Two Oceans Aquarium Trash Bash heads to Sunset Beach for the second time this year. This Saturday, 20 April 2024, promises to be a productive and fun-filled beach cleanup, with arguably the best back drop Cape Town has to offer.
This iconic Table Bay vista, where the ocean meets the mountain, is the perfect yet concerning reminder of the connected river and ocean systems that carry pollution to our oceans. Bring your buckets, gloves, family and friends, and join us in cleaning up the beach for the safety of the marine animals of Table Bay.
Be a part of this exciting day out, where we come together as a community to protect the precious biodiversity of our oceans. Let’s stop the cycle of pollution and remove litter from our beaches before they endanger the marine wildlife of Table Bay. Clean Oceans Project Suzuki will be there in support of this Sunset Beach Trash Bash, ready with exciting, sponsored prizes for the lucky draw.
Event details:
Date: Saturday, 20 April 2024 09h00 to 11h00
When: Sunset Beach (Forata Drive) – please park on Forata Drive or in nearby parking lots.
What to bring: Weather-appropriate clothing, water (in a reusable bottle), reusable gloves (like the ones you use for gardening or doing dishes), and your enthusiasm.
Win courtesy of Suzuki Marine!
Make sure you stay until the end and stand a chance to win incredible prizes at our on-site lucky draw! Suzuki Marine has generously sponsored some not-to-miss prizes. There will also be prizes from the Two Oceans Aquarium and its partners on the day.
What is Trash Bash?
The Two Oceans Aquarium Trash Bash aims to provide more opportunities for people who are enthusiastic, to take part in beach cleanups around Cape Town on a regular basis. Since 2018, the Aquarium’s Trash Bash campaign has visited many of Cape Town’s beaches and has had thousands of volunteers take part in the cleanup, removing litter from the beach and recording the items found. Typically, items are collected, such as plastic bags, bottles, straws, and sweet wrappers, which impact the health of our oceans and marine life.
Preventing plastic pollution on our beaches:
The fight for a healthy ocean reaches beyond a single Trash Bash event, it is a daily endeavor we encourage our ocean loving community to take on. A first defence against plastic pollution in our oceans is to make more conscious decisions around our everyday plastic use. Some easy to implement suggestions are to buy fresh rather than prepacked fruit and vegetables, to pass on the balloons on your up-coming birthday party and opt for alternatives such as flags or bunting, refuse a straw for your drink or a lid for your takeaway coffee, and finally say no to single-use plastic bags.
“Beach cleanups are vital as they prevent plastic and other trash from being deposited into the ocean and beyond our shores. Cleaning a beach is one of many easy and fun ways of contributing to our responsibility for ensuring a healthy natural environment, while providing data for scientific studies. It is also an opportunity to connect with nature,” said Helen Lockhart, Conservation & Sustainability Manager for the Two Oceans Aquarium
WHAT: Two Oceans Aquarium Trash Bash
WHERE: Forata Drive, Sunset Beach, Cape Town 7441 | Park on Forata Drive or in nearby parking lots
WHEN: Saturday, 20 April 2024 09h00 to 11h00
INFO: Facebook | See also MapMyWay
