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Marine Scotland staff clean up: 15th April
April 15, 2015 by Marine Directorate Communications No Comments | Category Compliance, Marine Directorate general, Marine Directorate Science, Marine Litter
Another lunchtime, another pile of rubbish.
Good work everyone in the heat and under the glare of the camera’s lens. Following editing our “film” is expected to go on our Marine Scotland You Tube channel, so keep a look out for it!
Last week’s figures combined (grand totals):
- 5 bin bags of general waste (55)
- Collecting effort 210 minutes (2,440)
- Bottles and cans recycled 70 (2,318)
- Other, including – 1 syringe, 1 scooter, 1 heavy rope fender, 1 traffic cone, 1 plastic rake and 1 pallet.
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