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Vecchio 20-04-2007, 10.30.56
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Predefinito Litter louts leave Britain's beaches twice as dirty

[url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/20/nbeach20.xml[/url]

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 ***. 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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Vecchio 20-04-2007, 21.40.33
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michaelnewport the newsgroup lout

"sLuGhUnTeR" <michaelnewport@yahoo.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
[email]1177054256.351106.62650@n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com[/email]...[color=blue]
> [url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/20/nbeach20.xml[/url]
>
> 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 ***. 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.
>[/color]


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Vecchio 20-04-2007, 21.40.33
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michaelnewport the newsgroup lout

"sLuGhUnTeR" <michaelnewport@yahoo.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
[email]1177054256.351106.62650@n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com[/email]...[color=blue]
> [url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/20/nbeach20.xml[/url]
>
> 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 ***. 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.
>[/color]


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Vecchio 20-04-2007, 21.40.33
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michaelnewport the newsgroup lout

"sLuGhUnTeR" <michaelnewport@yahoo.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
[email]1177054256.351106.62650@n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com[/email]...[color=blue]
> [url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/20/nbeach20.xml[/url]
>
> 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 ***. 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.
>[/color]


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Vecchio 20-04-2007, 21.40.33
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michaelnewport the newsgroup lout

"sLuGhUnTeR" <michaelnewport@yahoo.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
[email]1177054256.351106.62650@n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com[/email]...[color=blue]
> [url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/20/nbeach20.xml[/url]
>
> 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 ***. 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.
>[/color]


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Vecchio 20-04-2007, 21.40.33
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michaelnewport the newsgroup lout

"sLuGhUnTeR" <michaelnewport@yahoo.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
[email]1177054256.351106.62650@n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com[/email]...[color=blue]
> [url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/20/nbeach20.xml[/url]
>
> 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 ***. 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.
>[/color]


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Vecchio 20-04-2007, 22.26.56
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Predefinito Re: Litter louts leave Britain's beaches twice as dirty

On Apr 20, 9:30 am, sLuGhUnTeR <michaelnewp...@yahoo.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> [url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/20/nbeac[/url]...
>
> 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 ***. 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.[/color]

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Vecchio 20-04-2007, 22.26.56
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Predefinito Re: Litter louts leave Britain's beaches twice as dirty

On Apr 20, 9:30 am, sLuGhUnTeR <michaelnewp...@yahoo.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> [url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/20/nbeac[/url]...
>
> 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 ***. 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.[/color]

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Predefinito Re: Litter louts leave Britain's beaches twice as dirty

On Apr 20, 9:30 am, sLuGhUnTeR <michaelnewp...@yahoo.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> [url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/20/nbeac[/url]...
>
> 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 ***. 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.[/color]

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Predefinito Re: Litter louts leave Britain's beaches twice as dirty

On Apr 20, 9:30 am, sLuGhUnTeR <michaelnewp...@yahoo.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> [url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/20/nbeac[/url]...
>
> 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 ***. 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.[/color]

oh rilllllllllllly !

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