From October 11th to 14th, volunteers from around WA will join Tangaroa Blue Foundation to clean-up the WA coastline!

Every year, community groups, organisations, supporters, schools, and individuals come together at the WA Beach Clean-up, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. In this special year, Tangaroa Blue want to make the clean-up the biggest and best yet.

Over the last 19 years, the WA Beach clean-up has helped remove 45 tonnes of marine debris from our precious coastline; that’s more than the average weight of an adult humpback whale! Not only do Tangaroa Blue clean-up marine debris, but they also record it on the Australian Marine Debris Initiative (AMDI) Database. By recording where, how much and what sort of debris they find, they collect evidence that can later be used to help create plans to reduce the waste at its source – before it ever reaches the ocean.

Tangaroa Blue need your help!

They’re looking for volunteers to register a clean-up site. Registering for your clean-up as part of the WA event will give you access to clean-up kits and an event promotion toolkit. They’ll also add your clean-up to their interactive map.

Join Tangaroa Blue in celebrating 20 years of community collaboration and help out at the 2024 WABCU event!

You can register your clean-up via Tangaroa Blue website.

Story supplied by Casey Woodward, Tangaroa Blue.