The “Bags Not” movement is helping to reduce the 1.6 billion single-use plastic bags Kiwis use each year. In the process, we hope this will slow the tide of plastic waste that ends up in the environment and in our waterways. The problem is there’s already loads of trash floating around in our rivers, lakes and oceans. That’s where the awesome team at Sea Cleaners come in.
Sea Cleaners is a charitable trust dedicated to pulling rubbish out of our waterways. Founder Hayden Smith and his team remove up to 10,000 litres of waste a day, using three vessels. They’ve pulled over five and a half million litres of waste out of the water to date! If you’re struggling to fathom just how much that is, imagine one litre. Then multiply that by five and a half million times. It’s a massive effort. Today Hayden and his crews operate four boats and they’re fuelled by an army of volunteers who each give up a little of their time to help make New Zealand’s waters cleaner.
If you’d like to volunteer with Sea Cleaners, visit their website or drop them an email: volunteer@seacleaners.com
