Support the #CleanBlueLagoon Campaign
Forming part of the International Coastal Clean-up, the #CleanBlueLagoon Campaign is open to the public.
THE community is encouraged to support the #CleanBlueLagoon Campaign on Saturday, 21 September, International Coastal Clean-Up Day, at Ezemvelo Beachwood Mangroves Nature Reserve.
Started by locals, Luc Quevauvilliers and Dale Johnson, in March 2016, the #CleanBlueLagoon Campaign hosts a clean-up on every third Saturday of the month to coincide with the Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife Honorary Rangers Open Day at the Beachwood Mangroves Nature Reserve.
“Our mission is to clean up the area and remove the litter. We are happy to have various organisations and corporate groups join us. We rely on organisations like Wildlands to remove the rubbish bags for sorting and recycling. We have an initiative called thankSALOT where we pay unemployed members of the community to help us. This is funded through donations from members who cannot make the actual event or by our sponsors,” said Dale Johnson from the #CleanBlueLagoon Campaign.
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He said the most important factor is getting more volunteers to join the events. “I have lived in Durban since 1992 and while there are some other awesome cities I do not want to live anywhere else. In SA, Durban says good morning to the world first,” he said.
Forming part of the International Coastal Clean-up, the #CleanBlueLagoon Campaign is open to the public. Join Dale and his team at Ezemvelo Beachwood Mangroves Nature Reserve (North of the Umgeni River) between 8am and 11am on Saturday, 21 September. Bags will be provided and volunteers are advised to wear closed shoes as well as a hat. To find out more and to get involved, join the #CleanBlueLagoon Facebook Group.
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