Heading out for a day with Sea Cleaners as a volunteer is the kind of work that makes you feel purposeful – and it is.
To date, Sea Cleaners has pulled 10.9 million litres of rubbish out of the waterways around Auckland and Northland, and every helping hand has played a part in that statistic.
A few weeks ago the Good team joined Sea Cleaners founder, Hayden Smith, and youth ambassador, Ede Bird, for a day to not only lend a hand but to document the important work that Sea Cleaners are doing.
We started with the sunrise to catch the right tide and headed across the Waitematā Harbour and up to the head of the Tamaki River, which is where Sea Cleaners concentrates its efforts in the tributaries.
It’s here where the storm water outlets flow into waterways, bringing rubbish and debris downstream from population centres.
Smith has been doing this for 19 years and his eyes are well trained for spotting floating plastic. He
