Comments on: Clean Up Australia Day – tackling the unnatural disaster http://www.bay-keeper.com/2010/03/clean-up-australia-day-tackling-the-unnatural-disaster/ Say g'day to the Bay Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:32:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Elaine Wilkinson http://www.bay-keeper.com/2010/03/clean-up-australia-day-tackling-the-unnatural-disaster/comment-page-1/#comment-312 Elaine Wilkinson Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:50:57 +0000 http://www.bay-keeper.com/?p=1082#comment-312 The Capel Sound Foreshore Rangers located at West Rosebud, held a Clean Up day and Barbecue. 27 people participated and 11 completed a litter survey. The area covered approx 500 metres along the beach, in the foreshore bushland, around boat sheds and along the roadside. We estimated 1714 pieces of rubbish in total, not including the 2000 cigarette butts that littered the area - especially along the roadside - there was one per square inch, which indicates a dual problem - littering and also throwing cigarette butts out of cars into bushland. The most unusual items included one toilet and one single bed base, found near Chinaman's Creek. Interestingly we also found a mobile phone cover (new technology waste) and loads of duct tape. No one found a 6 pack plastic holder in our collection either, which is good. The barbecue was a good way to relax afterwards, and we also spotted some members of the Port Phillip Transition Town on T.V that evening as they worked along the beach!!! The Capel Sound Foreshore Rangers located at West Rosebud, held a Clean Up day and Barbecue. 27 people participated and 11 completed a litter survey. The area covered approx 500 metres along the beach, in the foreshore bushland, around boat sheds and along the roadside.

We estimated 1714 pieces of rubbish in total, not including the 2000 cigarette butts that littered the area – especially along the roadside – there was one per square inch, which indicates a dual problem – littering and also throwing cigarette butts out of cars into bushland.

The most unusual items included one toilet and one single bed base, found near Chinaman’s Creek. Interestingly we also found a mobile phone cover (new technology waste) and loads of duct tape. No one found a 6 pack plastic holder in our collection either, which is good.

The barbecue was a good way to relax afterwards, and we also spotted some members of the Port Phillip Transition Town on T.V that evening as they worked along the beach!!!

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