May Cove Cleanup

Beach clean with Eco Adventure Crew, become a citizen scientist surveying microplastics with AUSMAP, strawkle with Operation Straw, and participate in the Reshaping Waste workshop with Pittwater Eco Adventures.

What is a strawkle?

A strawkle is a snorkel for straws and other marine debris. Since Summer 2018, volunteers have collectively removed over 5,000+ straws from Manly Cove.

What happens during the beach clean?

During the beach clean, you’ll be strolling the beach: both dry sand and tideline, to find rubbish of all shapes and sizes. On particularly rubbish days you may also want to wade the water to rescue it from the shallows of the sea.

What is a microplastic survey?

Our friends at AUSMAP are on a mission to solve a problem that’s difficult to see – microplastics! You see, plastic doesn’t decompose, it just gets smaller so now our oceans are now full of teeny, tiny pieces of plastic smaller than 5mm!

AUSMAP survey the sand for microplastic, so by sifting through the sand you’ll help find out how much microplastic is hanging around Manly Cove.

Agenda

08.30 – 09.00 : Meet on the grass patch outside the Manly Art Gallery & Museum
09.00 – 09.15 : Welcome note, safety briefing, and gear up
09.15 – 10.00 : Cleanup (beach clean, strawkle, microplastics survey)
10.00 – 10.30: Debris sort, count, document, & disposal
10.30 – 11.00 : (Optional) Networking, pack down, & disband to enjoy the rest of the day