The Litterboom Project

Initiated in 2017 by founder Cameron Service, The Litterboom Project – TLP – has taken a different approach to tackling plastic pollution through an upstream model.

With 80% of ocean plastic pollution originating up-river, we believe that using the rivers is far more effective for interception measures than beach clean-ups and has been vital in understanding why this is happening in the first place.​

Over the past few years, we have successfully been able to prevent over 2 500 000 kgs of plastic from reaching the ocean through the hard work of only a few strategically placed teams. TLP is currently active in 10 Rivers around South Africa – 8 in KZN and 2 in the Western Cape.

Not only do we believe in Litterbooms- as our last line of defence- but we believe in a source to sea approach, which includes land based interception, education and innovation. Read more about the source to sea approach HERE

This charity has achieved a 7 Star rating on the Helpmore Trust Index, meeting 7 out of 10 trust criteria, including NPO registration, financial transparency, and independent governance.