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Litter louts leave Britain's beaches twice as dirty
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Litter louts leave Britain's beaches twice as dirty By Tim Hall Last Updated: 1:37am BST 20/04/2007 Britain's beaches are almost twice as dirty as they were 13 years ago, according to a survey of the coastline. Beach litter graph Crisp packets, cigarette ends, plastic bottles and cotton wool buds were all found by the thousand on every one of the beaches inspected by volunteers. On average 1,989 pieces of litter were found for every kilometre of beach surveyed, representing an increase of 90 per cent on 1994 levels. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS), which conducts the annual study and clean-up, said that a third of the rubbish was left behind by beach visitors. The organisation blamed the casual "throw it over your shoulder" culture that has developed in Britain with regards to packaging. Another major cause of pollution, however, that is increasing every year, is objects flushed down the loo. The MCS urged people not to use their loos as wet bins because cotton wool buds and other items find their way onto the shoreline. Emma Snowden, MCS litter projects co-ordinator said: "There has been a massive amount of cotton bud sticks flushed down the toilet. These are particularly bad because they go through the sieves in sewage treatment plants. advertisement "Cotton bud sticks and other sewage-related debris on our beaches are not just unsightly but the majority of these products are made of plastic, which persist in the marine environment for many years. "This should be such an easy environmental issue to resolve and yet the message is still not getting across. Everyone must take responsibility to bag it and bin it; never flush it. "There are quite a few things that people can do to protect our beaches, including putting litter in the bin and recycling as much as possible. "People need to stop using their toilet as a wet bin, and think about the consequences of their actions. Every piece of litter has an owner. People's habits must change, and it is up to everyone to act responsibly by not dropping litter in the first place." Mrs Snowden added that litter dropped by individuals accounted for 33 per cent of the waste on beaches. This included not only objects dropped directly on the sand, but also rubbish dropped in towns, which travels to the coast through the drains. After personal littering, fishing debris (11 per cent) and sewage waste (10 per cent) accounted for the greatest single sources of pollution. The MCS Beachwatch project, which has been running since 1993, involved four thousand volunteers this year. They visited 358 beaches and collected 370,000 individual pieces of litter. The figures have not been broken down to give results for individual beaches. However, the survey did show large regional variations in the cleanliness of the nation's coastline. The UK's cleanest beaches were in Northern Ireland, where 625 items of litter were found per kilometre of beach. Beaches in south-east England and Scotland also fared well. In contrast, 3,186 items were found per kilometre on beaches in south-west England, making it the region with the dirtiest shoreline. |
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Litter louts leave Britain's beaches twice as dirty
On Apr 20, 9:30 am, sLuGhUnTeR wrote:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...07/04/20/nbeac... Litter louts leave Britain's beaches twice as dirty By Tim Hall Last Updated: 1:37am BST 20/04/2007 Britain's beaches are almost twice as dirty as they were 13 years ago, according to a survey of the coastline. Beach litter graph Crisp packets, cigarette ends, plastic bottles and cotton wool buds were all found by the thousand on every one of the beaches inspected by volunteers. On average 1,989 pieces of litter were found for every kilometre of beach surveyed, representing an increase of 90 per cent on 1994 levels. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS), which conducts the annual study and clean-up, said that a third of the rubbish was left behind by beach visitors. The organisation blamed the casual "throw it over your shoulder" culture that has developed in Britain with regards to packaging. Another major cause of pollution, however, that is increasing every year, is objects flushed down the loo. The MCS urged people not to use their loos as wet bins because cotton wool buds and other items find their way onto the shoreline. Emma Snowden, MCS litter projects co-ordinator said: "There has been a massive amount of cotton bud sticks flushed down the toilet. These are particularly bad because they go through the sieves in sewage treatment plants. advertisement "Cotton bud sticks and other sewage-related debris on our beaches are not just unsightly but the majority of these products are made of plastic, which persist in the marine environment for many years. "This should be such an easy environmental issue to resolve and yet the message is still not getting across. Everyone must take responsibility to bag it and bin it; never flush it. "There are quite a few things that people can do to protect our beaches, including putting litter in the bin and recycling as much as possible. "People need to stop using their toilet as a wet bin, and think about the consequences of their actions. Every piece of litter has an owner. People's habits must change, and it is up to everyone to act responsibly by not dropping litter in the first place." Mrs Snowden added that litter dropped by individuals accounted for 33 per cent of the waste on beaches. This included not only objects dropped directly on the sand, but also rubbish dropped in towns, which travels to the coast through the drains. After personal littering, fishing debris (11 per cent) and sewage waste (10 per cent) accounted for the greatest single sources of pollution. The MCS Beachwatch project, which has been running since 1993, involved four thousand volunteers this year. They visited 358 beaches and collected 370,000 individual pieces of litter. The figures have not been broken down to give results for individual beaches. However, the survey did show large regional variations in the cleanliness of the nation's coastline. The UK's cleanest beaches were in Northern Ireland, where 625 items of litter were found per kilometre of beach. Beaches in south-east England and Scotland also fared well. In contrast, 3,186 items were found per kilometre on beaches in south-west England, making it the region with the dirtiest shoreline. oh rilllllllllllly ! |
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More virus by the notorious crosspost troll
"sLuGhUnTeR" a écrit dans le message de news: ... On Apr 20, 9:30 am, sLuGhUnTeR wrote: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...07/04/20/nbeac... Litter louts leave Britain's beaches twice as dirty By Tim Hall Last Updated: 1:37am BST 20/04/2007 Britain's beaches are almost twice as dirty as they were 13 years ago, according to a survey of the coastline. Beach litter graph Crisp packets, cigarette ends, plastic bottles and cotton wool buds were all found by the thousand on every one of the beaches inspected by volunteers. On average 1,989 pieces of litter were found for every kilometre of beach surveyed, representing an increase of 90 per cent on 1994 levels. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS), which conducts the annual study and clean-up, said that a third of the rubbish was left behind by beach visitors. The organisation blamed the casual "throw it over your shoulder" culture that has developed in Britain with regards to packaging. Another major cause of pollution, however, that is increasing every year, is objects flushed down the loo. The MCS urged people not to use their loos as wet bins because cotton wool buds and other items find their way onto the shoreline. Emma Snowden, MCS litter projects co-ordinator said: "There has been a massive amount of cotton bud sticks flushed down the toilet. These are particularly bad because they go through the sieves in sewage treatment plants. advertisement "Cotton bud sticks and other sewage-related debris on our beaches are not just unsightly but the majority of these products are made of plastic, which persist in the marine environment for many years. "This should be such an easy environmental issue to resolve and yet the message is still not getting across. Everyone must take responsibility to bag it and bin it; never flush it. "There are quite a few things that people can do to protect our beaches, including putting litter in the bin and recycling as much as possible. "People need to stop using their toilet as a wet bin, and think about the consequences of their actions. Every piece of litter has an owner. People's habits must change, and it is up to everyone to act responsibly by not dropping litter in the first place." Mrs Snowden added that litter dropped by individuals accounted for 33 per cent of the waste on beaches. This included not only objects dropped directly on the sand, but also rubbish dropped in towns, which travels to the coast through the drains. After personal littering, fishing debris (11 per cent) and sewage waste (10 per cent) accounted for the greatest single sources of pollution. The MCS Beachwatch project, which has been running since 1993, involved four thousand volunteers this year. They visited 358 beaches and collected 370,000 individual pieces of litter. The figures have not been broken down to give results for individual beaches. However, the survey did show large regional variations in the cleanliness of the nation's coastline. The UK's cleanest beaches were in Northern Ireland, where 625 items of litter were found per kilometre of beach. Beaches in south-east England and Scotland also fared well. In contrast, 3,186 items were found per kilometre on beaches in south-west England, making it the region with the dirtiest shoreline. oh rilllllllllllly ! |
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