PROJEcT SUMMARY WAIHEKE ISLAND

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1 PROJECT REPORT

WAIHEKE ISLAND PROJEcT SUMMARY From 23 February to 6 March our team delivered our proven Love your Coast educational presentation to schools from both Waiheke Island and South Auckland and

2 WAIHEKE ISLAND PROJEcT SUMMARY From 23 February to 6 March our team delivered our proven Love your Coast educational presentation to schools from both Waiheke Island and South Auckland and coordinated nine clean-ups on Waiheke Island. These events involved over 400 students from six South Auckland schools as well as kids from Waiheke High School, Waiheke Playcentre and the Kiwi Conservation Club. Through this project we enabled 294 students from Manukau Harbour-based schools the opportunity to travel to Waiheke Island; a special experience for all. For many this was the first time they had been on a boat and for some, this was the first time they had been to the beach. This was an extremely impactful learning opportunity for the students and a highly rewarding experience for all involved. By working with Year 9 students from the Sustainability Team from Waiheke High School as youth leaders and hosts for some of the South Auckland-based schools we were able to provide an even richer learning experience and a great opportunity to collaborate. Our project finale a huge community clean-up on Saturday 8 March saw over 200 volunteers and 16 boats turn-up to cleanup the island. In all over the two week project, 607 volunteers were involved in the Love your Coast Waiheke Island clean-up events and 1,240 students received our educational presentation. Volunteers removed 18,000 litres (1,580 kilograms) of rubbish from Waiheke s coastlines: equivalent to well over half of a shipping container worth of litter! This rubbish was then sorted and categorised with the assistance of Department of Corrections Community Probation Service workers at The Concourse transfer station in West Auckland, an effort that provided critical understanding of the worst offending products and allowed us to separate materials for artwork projects and recycling. A full breakdown of the results is provided in this report. We ran workshops with 55 students from Waiheke High and Primary Schools to create an artwork from rubbish which was unveiled at the Waiheke Jazz Festival on April 19, along with a percussion set performed on instruments made from coastal debris by William Ricketts and Chris O Connor from indie rock band Phoenix Foundation. We would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to everyone who took part in this project; we truly were impressed with the results.

WAIHEKE ISLAND PROJECT RESULTS SUMMARY Participants in clean-up activities. = 10 people. Attendees at our educational presentations. = 10 people. Equivalent to 75 full large kerbside wheelie bins (240 litre capacity).

3 WAIHEKE ISLAND PROJECT RESULTS SUMMARY Participants in clean-up activities. = 10 people. Attendees at our educational presentations. = 10 people. Equivalent to 75 full large kerbside wheelie bins (240 litre capacity). Equivalent to 69 suitcases at the full baggage allowance (23 kilograms). 607 Volunteers 1,240 People 18,000 Litres 1,580Kilograms PARTICIPANTS EDUCATION VOLUME WEIGHT

4 PROJECT RESULTS DETAILED BREAKDOWN WAIHEKE ISLAND Love Your Coast waiheke island 23 February to 8 march 2014 CATEGORY / Material ITEM Count Weight (KG) Volume (L) Household and Personal Appliances (refrigerators, washers, etc.) Batteries (household e.g. AA) Bleach/Cleaner Bottles Cigarette Lighters Cigarette Packaging/Wrappers/Cigarette butts 4, Clothing pegs/pins Clothing, Shoes Condoms Diapers Gardening Related Household (cosmetics, brushes etc.) Light Bulbs/Tubes Medical (asthma inhalers, pill packets etc) Pens Shotgun Shells/Wadding Syringes Tampons/Tampon Applicators Toys (including balls, fireworks etc) Subtotal 7, Food Related 6-Pack Holders Beverage Bottles (glass) Beverage Bottles (plastic) 1, , Beverage Cans Caps, Lids 2, Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons Food Wrappers/Containers 7, Lollipop sticks Pull Tabs Straws, Stirrers Subtotal 15, , Fishing Related Bait Containers/Packaging Boat parts Buoys/Floats , Crab/Lobster/Fish Traps Crates / Buckets Fishing Line Fishing Lures/Light Sticks Fishing Nets Rope 1, Subtotal 2, ,163.32

5 PROJECT RESULTS DETAILED BREAKDOWN WAIHEKE ISLAND Love Your Coast waiheke island 23 February to 8 march 2014 CATEGORY / Material ITEM Count Weight (KG) Volume (L) Vehicle Related Batteries (vehicle) Cars/Car Parts Oil/Lube Bottles/Cans Parking tickets and receipts Tyres , Subtotal , Construction Related 55-Gallon Drums Building Materials , Pallets Plastic Sheeting/Tarps Strapping Bands Subtotal 1, , Other Bags (paper) Bags (plastic) 2, Cardboard boxes and packaging 1, , Glass bottle pieces 5, Plastic of unknown origin 6, Polystyrene/foam 6, Subtotal 22, , Total 50,337 1,580 18,000 Items Kilograms Litres

support and sponsorship to make this project possible.

6 THANK YOU WAIHEKE ISLAND NZ ASSOCIATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION Thank you to all of the people, schools and organisations that provided support and sponsorship to make this project possible. Without you we simply could not have coordinated this project.

International Coastal Cleanup

International Coastal Cleanup - 2003 - Virginia Summary Report 2003 State Coordinator: Katie Register, Clean Virginia Waterways The Ocean Conservancy Office of Pollution Prevention and Monitoring 1432