On 26 March, 20-plus Westlake Girls’ High School students completed a successful beach clean-up at Milford Beach. Thanks to ‘Our Seas Our Future ‘, we were well equipped with supplies such as gloves, bags, and merchandise. Through this process, we were enlightened and taken aback by the large amount of rubbish collected from the beach. Back at school, we conducted a rubbish audit to analyse the amounts and types of rubbish on the beach. We discovered an abundance of soft, non-recyclable plastics discarded on the beach and a significant amount of rubbish that could have been recycled. The clean-up was a rewarding and educational experience, and we look forward to doing this again next year!