Umdloti × Breathe

Bring your
own cup.

What goes in the uMdloti River ends up on Umdloti beach. Skip the takeaway cup.

Where to bring itFor cafés

Swimmers wading into the sea at sunrise at Breathe's World Oceans Day swim

Up to 30 years

for the plastic lining of one paper coffee cup to break down, according to Breathe. Most of the litter on our beaches washes down the river after rain.

It's this easy

  1. 1Grab any cup from your kitchen.
  2. 2Ask for your coffee in it.
  3. 3Keep it in your car or bag for next time.
The Doloras coffee shack at Fairlight Beach House

Bring your cup here

Doloras Coffee

The coffee shack at Fairlight Beach House, by South Beach. Open daily 6am to 2pm.

See Doloras →

Run a café or coffee spot?

Happy to fill customers' own cups? Email us and we'll add you to this page as a Bring Your Own Cup spot. It's free.

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Sarah Ferguson, founder of Breathe

Started by Breathe

Bring Your Own Cup is a campaign by Breathe, the Durban ocean charity founded by open-water swimmer Sarah Ferguson. They run reef clean-ups, marine walks and school programmes along our coast.

Photos: Breathe