Environment

Beach litter: 48,397 bags

by Barbara Mathieson | January 8, 2009 at 06:02 am

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Article By: Sapa Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:28
At least 48,397 bags of litter were collected during a massive clean-up campaign run over the festive season at 24 beaches across the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.

Alison Kelly, South Africa's Blue Flag Program Manager, said the clean-up benefited tourism and the coastal environment as holidaymakers enjoyed clean beaches.

During the campaign, marine expert Mark Addison said plastic bags discarded in a coastal environment were believed to be responsible for killing over 200 species of marine life.

He described the initiative as a "necessary and valuable start in the war against litter".

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Amy Judd

at 11:44 on January 8th, 2009

Barbara I really want to flag this as it is a great story, but could you please add some of your own wording to it? It would make the piece more interesting and it also lets the search engines find it quicker and easier.

Thanks!