By changing habits, shifting mindsets and building a culture of responsibility, we can create cleaner, healthier and more resilient communities.
The Numbers Don't Lie
The impact of litter reaches far beyond waste — it touches our economy, our health and our future.
Economic Impact
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Estimated annual cost of plastic litter to South Africa's economy and marine environment.
Plastic Consumption
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Plastic carrier bags used by South Africans every single year.
Shared Responsibility
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Reasons why keeping South Africa clean is everyone's responsibility.
Get Involved
Whether you're an individual or an organisation, there's a place for you in building a cleaner South Africa.
Report dumping, join clean-ups and help protect the streets, parks and spaces your family uses every day.
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Support behaviour-change campaigns, employee volunteering and partnerships that build neighbourhoods people are proud to call home.
Learn MoreOur Approach
We turn awareness into action by equipping South Africans with the knowledge, opportunities and tools to create lasting behaviour change.
Stories of Change
Across South Africa, people are changing habits, taking ownership of their communities and inspiring others to do the same. Explore the stories behind a growing movement for a cleaner South Africa.
Our Theory of Change
Lasting change doesn't happen overnight. It happens when people move from awareness to action, from action to ownership, and from ownership to a culture where caring for public spaces becomes the norm.
Changing Mindsets
We help people understand that littering isn't just a waste problem — it's a behaviour problem. Education and awareness are the first steps towards lasting change.
Active Citizens
People begin taking responsibility by reporting illegal dumping, joining clean-ups, volunteering and encouraging others to get involved.
Shared Responsibility
As more people participate, communities begin caring for their own streets, parks and public spaces. Responsibility becomes shared instead of expected from someone else.
Responsibility Becomes Normal
When enough people change their habits, behaviour becomes culture. Clean, safe public spaces become something communities protect together.
Real change begins with people — and grows through communities.
Our Technology
The Clean South Africa App brings together citizens, communities, organisations, businesses and municipalities on one national platform. Together, they can report problems, organise action and build a culture of shared responsibility.
Built to connect citizens, communities, organisations and municipalities through one national platform.
Collaborators
“A clean South Africa starts with all of us.”
Together, we're changing habits, changing mindsets and building a cleaner future.