Join Eco Adventure Crew on a beach clean up at Manly Cove and become a citizen scientist surveying microplastics with AUSMAP. This Strawkle event is with Operation Straw, and participating with the Reshaping Waste workshop with Pittwater Eco Adventures.

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 in the water to rescue any rubbish from the shallows of the sea.

All equipment will be provided for the beach clean and microplastics survey, however, we do recommend you dress for the weather including closed-in shoes for the beach, and perhaps bring a small towel too.

For the strawkle: you must bring your own snorkel, mask, and fins. Wetsuits are optional but recommended due to the temperature of the water. If you don't have snorkel gear, contact our friends at Pittwater Eco Adventures to rent some for the event. You must be a competent swimmer and confident in the water and already know how to snorkel as we do not provide training.

For our 'Reshaping Waste' initiative we are currently collecting bottle tops types 2, 4, and 5. We would love to take your donations so whether you're already collecting or are now going to start please bring those with you in a clean state.

Meet on the grass patch outside the Manly Art Gallery and Museum.