Welsh beaches are most littered
BBC News
Litter on Welsh beaches reached a record high in 2004, according to a
major seaside cleanliness survey. Wales had the highest density of
beach litter recorded in the Marine Conservation Society's Beachwatch
initiative. The society has been monitoring beaches for 14 years. It
said litter had more than doubled in UK in the past decade. It is
campaigning for new laws to control the growth in beach pollution,
particularly discarded plastic…
Bags and small plastic pieces can entangle marine animals causing them to drown. They can also be swallowed by marine animals like whales and turtles, causing them to starve….
The society has called on the UK Government to introduce new laws placing a tax on plastic bags…