In September, the Trimley Estate team took part in the Great British Beach Clean and Survey which took place on the Trimley Shores. This was part of a national campaign to clean our shorelines and draw attention to the levels of plastic waste in particular. This year in Suffolk the GBBC undertook 13 total beach cleans with 85 volunteers, surveying 1400 metres of shoreline and collecting 31 bags of litter with an average of 325 litter items per 100m.
Across the country 3.1 tonnes of litter was collected from UK beaches with small plastic pieces (0-50cm) remain the most common pollution on UK shores – an average of 167.2 pieces of plastic and polystyrene were found per 100m of UK beach. Plastic pieces (0-50cm) were most common, followed by plastic and polystyrene caps and lids (19.7 per 100m), wet wipes (17.7 per 100m), cigarette stubs (16.2 per 100m) and string (15.8 per 100m).
It is a stark reminder to take your litter home with you or dispose of it correctly.
A big thank you to everyone that took part.
