Stefan Graunke started his “Costal Ghost” journey just over a year ago, and today, he is using his platform to educate our future generations about our environment.
Durban, South Africa (24 February 2020) – Starting in January 2019, the Coastal Ghost, aka Stefan Graunke, set off to clean as many beaches as possible across South Africa.
Stefan Graunke launched the Coastal Ghost Coastline Cleanup Project Starting in Richards Bay on the 21 of February 2019, the project ran until ending in Port Nolloth on the West Coast. However, it didn’t really stop there. Since completing his massive beach clean. Stefan has travelled a few places inland to do river cleans.
He is now working to educate South Africans about the importance of keeping the environment clean. Coastal Ghost, together with Atholton Primary and Atlas Copco, teamed up on Thursday, 20 February to clean one of Durban’s landmark beaches namely, Addington Beach which is perched on Durban’s popular Golden Mile.
The clean-up was hugely successful and was thoroughly enjoyed by the learners who, also learned the value of cleanliness and the importance of preserving our beaches and the environment.
“Sustainability is one of our key core pillars at Atlas Copco. The environment and, the preservation of our beaches is high on our agenda and, through this initiative, we would like to educate the learners about the value of our beaches; the importance of cleanliness and; the preservation of our environment. We are excited to see our relevant team members and the community unite to help achieve this vision,” said Atlas Copco compliance manager, Marilyn Govender.
In addition to this initiative, the organisation will further its efforts through drawing awareness to the preservation and care of the environment by offering educational talks at schools in the Durban area.
“Cleaning up a beach is a wonderful idea though, we needed to ensure the longevity of our efforts so, the best approach is to educate the children at grassroots level, on the importance of environmental preservation as well as cleanliness and better hygiene all around,” she said.
