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Litter picker finds three plastic toys from 1958 while sifting through 39 STONES of waste

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An eco-warrior spending lockdown sorting through 39 stone of plastic waste he found on a single beach was shocked to find three cereal box toys from 62 years ago. Rob Arnold, 62, has been beach-cleaning near his home in Liskeard, Cornwall, for the last seven years, but made fighting microplastics his full-time mission since he … Read more

Britain’s ‘protected’ beaches have just as much litter on them as those in unprotected areas

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Britain’s ‘protected’ beaches have just as much litter on them as those in unprotected areas – including plastic, fishing materials and sewage debris Human made litter has been found on beaches in many marine protection areas  Kent, Devon and Cornwall were the worst locations for litter in protected zones  The type of rubbish varies by … Read more