Bay Harbour Market is taking part in World Cleanup Day on 15 September, and is inviting you to join the cause!
World Cleanup Day brings like-minded people together to make our planet a cleaner, better place. All around the world, from Hawaii to New Zealand, people roll up their sleeves to clean roads, forests, rivers and beaches over 36 hours as an effort to fix our environment for a better future.
On Saturday, Bay Harbour Market, along with #SEATHEBIGGERPICTURE and a group of other organisations and volunteers, will clean up the Hout Bay harbour and the Fish On The Rocks area, with all plastic collected being used to create eco bricks. By taking the plastic waste and tightly compacting it, it can be re-used to better poor communities by building structures such as homes and schools.
By the year 2050, it is estimated that the weight of all waste in the ocean will exceed that of fish, a shocking man-made epidemic. Whether it’s the millions of birds that have died from eating plastic, or the oceanic eco-system being destroyed by litter, the damage we have done to the Earth can only be undone if we all come together to do our bit.
On the day, a large group of organisations will come together to help with the big cleanup including:
- Animal Ocean Seal Snorkeling
- Cape Town Freediving
- Dive Inn Cape Town
- False BayUnderwater Club
- Ocean Conservancy
- Old Mutual Sub-Aqua Club
- Pick n Pay
- Plastics SA
- Sea Rescue South Africa (NSRI)
- #SEATHEBIGGERPICTURE
- Trail Freedivers
- Waste-ED
- Yacht Boaz
Registration for the event will take place at the NSRI building at 08:30, and the community of volunteers will do their part to clean the Hout Bay harbour until 11am. After the big clean, you’re invited to the market for a presentation on how the environment is being affected by plastic waste. A lucky draw will also take place for all participants at 11:30.
Join Bay Harbour Market on Saturday the 15thof September and help contribute to the green wave; stop by the market after the big cleanup for a fun-filled day of good food and company.
The time is now to make a difference!
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