We invite all role-players working towards pristine South African oceans to connect with us in order to apply more pressure on government and affect change within the packaging and retail industries. Our events and campaigns will ensure that we take action from townships to boardrooms to address this urgent issue.
Let's Work Together
The Collective is a voice for all those that care about the unnecessary plastic pollution choking our rivers, blighting our lands, filling our seas.

Strategic Partners
The Collective
We invite all role players working towards a cleaner South Africa to connect with us in order to apply more pressure on government and industry. Our round table events and campaigns will ensure that action is taken to address this urgent issue.
Power in unity
A transparent collective response has a far greater impact.
Collective Directory
Organisation | Location | Name | Contact | Focus |
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Sea Change Project | CT | Jannes Landschoff | info@seachangeproject.com, jannes@landschoff.net | Ocean Conservstion through stories |
Help Up Today | CT | Georgia McTaggert | georgia@helpuptoday.co.za; georgia@datafy.co.za | River clean ups |
Sea The Bigger Picture | CT | Chris Krauss | chris@seathebiggerpicture.org | Beach Clean Ups |
Two Oceans Aquarium | CT | Hayley McLellan | Hayley.McLellan@aquarium.co.za | Climate change in Africa |
South African Faith Communities Environment Institute (SAFCEI) | CT | info@safcei.org.za | Climate justice | |
Fossil Free South Africa | National | https://gofossilfree.org/contact-us/ | Climate change | |
Shop Zero | CT | Janneke | info@shopzero.co.za | Zero plastic store (retail) |
Ocean Pledge | CT | Diony | info@oceanpledge.org | Ocean Plastic |
Warrior Youth (Trash Mob) | CT | wearewarrioryouth@gmail.com | Plastic Waste Activism | |
Surf 4 Trash | CT | Fabian | Fabian infosurf4trash@gmail.com | Beach Clean Ups |
Litter Boom Project | DBN | Cameron Service | cam@thelitterboomproject.com | Beach & River Clean Ups |
Clean C | CT | Greg Player | greg@cleanc.co.za | Ocean Plastics Solutions |
Million waves Project | INT | https://www.millionwavesproject.com | Plastic to Prosthetics | |
Think Beyond Plastic | INT | accelerate@thinkbeyondplastic.com | Innovation Incubator | |
New Plastics Economy | INT | www.newplasticseconomy.org | Plastics Circular Economies | |
Two Oceans Aquarium | CT | Hayley McLellan | Hayley.McLellan@aquarium.co.za | Ocean Conservation |
Red Cup Village | CT | Luvuyo Ndiki | luvuyo@redcup-village.com | Bioplastic cups made in SA |
Really Great Material Co | CT | Andrew Pollock | andrewpol@rgmc.co.za | Biodegradable Bags & Packaging |
Beach Co Op | CT | Maria Honig | thebeachcoop@gmail.com | Beach Clean Ups |
Plastic Pollution Initiative | CT | 27731006998 | Beach & River Clean Ups | |
Straw for a Cause | National | hello@strawsforacause.co.za | Alt. Straw Online Store | |
Prime Plus Packaging | CT | Sonja Wray | primepluspackaging@gmail.com, orders@primepluspackaging.co.za | Cassava Based Bags |
Oryx Polymers | CT | Jaco du Plessis | info@oryxpolymers.co.za | Plastics manufacturer |
Friends of Zeekoivlei & Rondevlei | CT | Sidney Jacobs | sidneyfjacobs@gmail.com | Zeekoivlei & Rondevlei Clean Ups |
Wild Trust | National | Lauren van Nijkerk | laurenvn@wildtrust.co.za | Environmental activism |
Circular Vision | National | Sally-Anne Kasner | info@circular-vision.com | Circular System Design Specialist |
Wavescape Festival | National | Shani Judes | shani@shanijudes.co.za | Ocean Minded Film Festival |
Cape Town | National | Joanna Wallace | joannalace@outlook.com | Waste Benefication informal sector |
Western Cape Government | CT | eddie.hanekom@westerncape.gov.za | Director Waste Management | |
NUDE FOODS | CT | Paul Rubin | Paul@nudefoods.co.za | Plastic Free Grocer |
Green Evolution SA | National | Neil Bellew | neil@greenevolution.co.za | Biodegradable Bags & Packaging |
Lumec | DBN | Paul Jones | paul@lumec.co.za | Connecting society, government and private sector through research. |
Thinked | DBN | Kruschen Govender | kruschen@thinked.co.za | "Ecological design" |
Proof of Impact | CT | evan@proofofimpact.com | Funding channel | |
Plastic Pollution Solution | CT | Chavonne Snyman | chavonne.snyman@gmail.com | Environmental activism |
Zandevlei Booms | CT | Mike Ryder | mtjryder@gmail.com | Zandvlei river clean ups |
Save our Seas Trust | PE | Jade botha | jade@sstafrica.org.za | Ocean Conservation |
WWF | National | Lorren de Kock | ldekock@wwf.org.za | Environmental Organisation |
BirdLife SA | National | Alistair mcInnes | alistair.mcinnes@birdlife.org.za | Environmental Organisation: Bird conservation |
GreenCape | CT | Kirsten Barnes | kirsten@greencape.co.za | Bussiness and entrepreneur support in green economy |
Captain Plantastic | CT | Gunnar Oberhösel | oberhoesel@gmail.com | environmental consultant and activist |
Actuality Africa | CT | Shannon Royden Turner | SHANNON@acturban.com | Specialists/Retail: systems designer |
ERM | National | Clemence McNulty | Clemence.McNulty@erm.com | Specialists/Retail |
EnviroSense | CT | Suzanne Karcher | envirosense@xsinet.co.za | Specialists/Retail: circular economy consultant |
Impact Ocean Investor/Writer | CT | Lynton Burger | lynton@lyntonburger.com | Impact Ocean Investor/Writer |
Circular Vision | CT | Sally-Anne Kasner | info@circular-vision.com | Specialists/Retail |
UCT Marine Biology Graduate | CT | Sizakele Sibanda | sizakelesibanda@gmail.com | Potential Ambasador |
Carte Blanche | National | Carol Albertyn | aldebaran@vodamail.co.za | Media |
African Reclaimers Organization (ARO) | JHB | Luyanda | NA | Informal waste pickers |
Elsieskraalriver civil group | CT | Louise Badenhorst | louise.charl@gmail.com | Civil society organisation |
City of CT | CT | Yonela Zipho Mngqibisa | YonelaZipho.Mngqibisa@capetown.gov.za | Solid Waste |
Stellenbosch University | CT | Mike Owen | mikeowen@sun.ac.za | Academic |
Western Cape Gov | CT | Catherine Bill | catherine.bill@westerncape.gov.za | DEA & development planning |
Rotary | CT | Biffy Danckwerts | aecon.e@mweb.co.za | Vice-President of Rotary E-Club of Greater Cape Town |
UCT- student | CT | Michael Jones | jnsmic027@myuct.co.za | Sudent of prof Armitage |
City of CT | CT | Christa Liebenberg | christa.liebenberg@capetown.gov.za | urban management (subcouncil 17) |
City of CT | CT | Kyran Wright | Kyran.Wright@capetown.gov.za | Environment |
UCT | CT | Prof. Neil Armitage | neil.armitage@uct.ac.za | UCT’s Civil Engineering Dept |
Plastics SA | CT | John Kieser | John.Kieser@plasticssa.co.za | Plastics manufacturer |
City of CT | CT | Mandisi Sikolo | Mandisi.Sikolo@capetown.gov.za | Catchment, Stormwater & River Management |
City of CT | CT | Abdulla Parker | Abdulla.Parker@capetown.gov.za | Catchment, Stormwater & River Management |
Roxy Davis Foundation | CT | Roxy Davis | roxy@roxydavisfoundation.org | civil citizen and activist. |
Save our Seas Trust | CT | Toshka Barnardo | toshka@sstafrica.org.za | Ocean Conservation |
Blue World carbon | CT | Joost van Lier | joost.van.lier@blueworldcarbon.com | Climate Change mitigation |
Ocean Hub | CT | Alexis Grosskopf | alexis@oceanhub.africa | Ocean Conservation Innovation |
Thinked | CT | Kruschen Govender | kruschen@thinked.co.za | Ecological Design Innovation |
Separation at Source | CT | Abri Albertyn | abri@separationatsource.com | Waste Collection and Processing |
Rondebosch Golf Club | CT | Ken Walker | kwalker@oldmutual.com | Gold Club |
Private | CT | Santie Gouws | sgouws.28@gmail.com | Blue Downs Clean Ups |
City of CT | CT | Dalton Gibs | Dalton.gibbs@capetown.gov.za | Regional Manager South, Nature Conservation; Good Contact for EPR |
Oasis recycling | CT | Beraldine | recycling@oasis.org.za | Recycling company |
Waste Plan | CT | Bertie Lourens; JJ van Rooyen | bertie@wasteplan.co.za; jj@wasteplan.co.za | Recycling company |
Cesvi | INT | Samuele Silva | samuelesilva@cesvioverseas.org | International relief organisation |
Private | CT | Santie Gouws | sgouws.28@gmail.com | Clean-ups in Bluedowns, Waste to product |
Notabag | INT | Adnan Alicusic | adnan@notabag.com | Tote backpacks in Germany |
Western Cape Government | CT | John Edwards | John.Edwards@westerncape.gov.za | Department of Human Settlements |
WISA and A L Abbott & Associates (PTY) LTD (Water and water Waste) | national | Natasia van Binsbergen | natasia@alabbott.co.za | Water mangement and water Waste |
WISA | national | Melissa Cousins | admin@wisa.org.za | Water management |
Department of Water and Sanitation | JHB | Lorato Ntlhaeng | ntlhaengl@dwa.gov.za | IGR and Sector Collaboration |
Friends of the Liesbeek | CT | Kari Cousins | trash@fol.org.za | Clean-ups |
Communitree | CT | Nadine | NA | Clean-ups |
Oceana Reddentes | CT | Nina Bothma | oceanoreddentes@mail.com | Clean-ups |
Moss Group | CT | Rob van Hille | rob@mossgroup.co.za | Bio Plastics |
GEM – Going the Extra Mile | National | Camilo Ramada | camilo@gemproject.org | Clean-ups |
Ocean Clean Up | CT | Frederik Gerner | f.w.b.gerner@gmail.com | Ocean Clean ups |
Organisation | Location | Name | Contact | Focus |
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