{"id":48028,"date":"2023-11-13T20:52:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T18:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/two-oceans-aquariums-trash-bash-marks-a-key-milestone-at-muizenberg-beach-cape-town-20231113\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T21:45:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T19:45:44","slug":"two-oceans-aquariums-trash-bash-marks-a-key-milestone-at-muizenberg-beach-cape-town-20231113","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/two-oceans-aquariums-trash-bash-marks-a-key-milestone-at-muizenberg-beach-cape-town-20231113\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Oceans Aquarium&#8217;s Trash Bash marks a key milestone at Muizenberg Beach, Cape Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>On Saturday 11 November, the&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\" target=\"_blank\">People\u2019s Post<\/a><em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/city-vision\" target=\"_blank\">City Vision<\/a><em>&nbsp;teams joined the community for the final Trash Bash event of the year where a total of 145,3 kg of litter was collected. A total of 221 people, including aquarium staff, joined in the activities.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The Two Oceans Aquarium celebrated its 28th birthday on Monday 13 November with a Trash Bash at Muizenberg Beach, over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Saturday 11 November, the <span><em>People\u2019s Post<\/em> <\/span>and <span><em>City Vision<\/em><\/span> teams joined the community for the final Trash Bash event of the year where a total of 145,3 kg of litter was collected. A total of 221 people, including aquarium staff, joined in the activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Devon Bowen, marketing manager for the Two Oceans Aquarium, said the aquarium strives to continue making an impact in the tourism, conservation, and education industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_450c6cde\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9833\/0c3ccb127a874a3b8cac3d2b1dddf6a1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/be6df01cdef14b83a8dde200d28ea1a5.jpg\" title=\"Reporters Kaylynne Bantom and Unathi Obose. PHOTO: Samantha Lee-Jacobs\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Reporters Kaylynne Bantom and Unathi Obose. PHOTO: Samantha Lee-Jacobs<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9833\/13e339c331274484b4b1e97ee9caf470.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/b25926d59288424cbf296ac5f0943754.jpg\" title=\"Best friends Emma Maratos and Jax Kingdom with Michelle Fick.  PHOTO: Natasha Bezuidenhout\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Best friends Emma Maratos and Jax Kingdom with Michelle Fick.  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