{"id":19855,"date":"2022-09-20T15:00:32","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/?p=41509"},"modified":"2022-09-20T17:04:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T15:04:26","slug":"join-the-great-british-beach-clean-2022","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/join-the-great-british-beach-clean-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Join the Great British Beach Clean 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Tanya Jackson\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 20 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Keen to take part in the Great British Beach Clean<\/a> from 16-25th September this year, but unable to get to the coast? You can still make an important contribution by taking part in their new inland Source to Sea Litter Quest<\/a>, picking and recording the litter you find in parks or on streets near you.<\/p>\n

As well as giving nature and wildlife a helping hand, you\u2019ll record valuable data that can help us better understand the journey from land to sea, and help the MCS campaign for more effective solutions.<\/p>\n

At last year\u2019s Great British Beach Clean, 55,776 metres of beach across the UK were cleared and surveyed by 5,909 volunteers. They collected 1,638 bin bags filled with 4,832.9kg of rubbish.<\/p>\n

75% of all litter collected across the UK during last year\u2019s Great British Beach Clean was made of plastic or polystyrene.<\/p>\n

To take part inland, simply download a survey form<\/a> and head outside.<\/p>\n