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Huge rise in bathroom rubbish on UK beaches

Publié par Clifford Armion le 21/04/2011

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Ben Bryant

"The amount of bathroom rubbish spread over Britain's shoreline has risen by an average of 40% in the past year, a survey has found.

"Cotton buds, condoms, sanitary towels and tampon applicators were among the items recovered at the Marine Conservation Society's Beachwatch Big Weekend last September. Overall there was a 6% increase in average litter levels on Britain's beaches compared with a similar survey in 2010.

"Marine Conservation Society beachwatch officer, Lauren Davis, urged people to stop using their toilet as a "wet bin". She said: "[Bathroom rubbish] is being flushed away with an 'out of sight, out of mind' perception. But sewerage networks and waste water treatment works are not designed to remove these sort of items and, unfortunately, more and more are ending up in our rivers and beaches.""

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"Huge rise in bathroom rubbish on UK beaches", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), avril 2011. Consulté le 29/03/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/huge-rise-in-bathroom-rubbish-on-uk-beaches