More than 480,000 items of litter removed from UK beaches in nationwide survey
More than 480,000 items of litter removed from UK beaches in nationwide survey
In the Marine Conservation Society’s annual beach clean, 14,721 volunteers picked up rubbish from 92 miles of UK coastlines.
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More than 480,000 items of litter removed from UK beaches in nationwide survey
More than 480,000 items of litter were removed from UK beaches in 2023 as part of a nationwide survey.
In the Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) annual beach clean, 14,721 volunteers picked up rubbish from their local beaches and recorded the number of items found within a 100m stretch.
Publishing its annual State of our Beaches report on Wednesday, the charity said half of all litter collected came from public sources – either dumped, blown or washed on to beaches.
