Surfers Against Sewage 250 Club Member
Plastic Pollutions Stats & Facts
♻︎ Plastic pollution can now be found on every beach in the world, from busy tourist beaches to uninhabited, tropical islands nowhere is safe.
♻︎ Every day approximately 8 million pieces of plastic pollution find their way into our oceans.
♻︎ There may now be around 5.25 trillion macro and micro plastic pieces floating in the open ocean. Weighing up to 269,000 tonnes.
♻︎ Approx 5,000 items of marine plastic pollution have been found per mile of beach in the UK.
♻︎ Over 150 plastic bottles litter each mile of UK beaches.
Mini Beech Clean
If you are interested in joining a community of people united in protecting our coastlines head over to the Surfers Against Sewage page to learn more. Or, why not do your own #minibeechclean. Every action taken, big or small makes an impact, & every piece of plastic removed is a small victory in our battle to create Plastic Free Coastlines! Together we are the voice of the ocean & collaboratively we can support the growing efforts for a cleaner environment.