Cleaning the Beaches
September 18 2010 was International Coastal Cleanup day, when every scrap of litter that is picked up is documented on Data Card which are then analysed – world wide.
We found an astounding amount of ear buds and plastic bottle tops, as well as the usual bait packets, plastic bottles, food packets. And 5 toothbrushes, a loo seat and the top of a plastic swing bin. All this on an unpopulated beach with very limited access!
Does anyone have an understanding of where ear buds come from – every beach now has a proliferation of ear bud plastic. Have a look next time you go to the beach, and please pick them up.
I no longer collect shells on the beach, I collect litter. What about getting into the habit of picking up litter on the beach, and making a game of it for your children too.
