What a fabulous turnout for this year’s Spring Clean Your Patch and the results speak for themselves, with a massive amount of litter collected!
Across Victoria Beach Patrol/Love Our Street recorded:
14,800 pieces of litter collected
2,464 takeaway packaging collected
355 masks and PPE collected
2,500+ bottles and cans collected
151 km of road and street cleaned up
1,125kg of litter collected
140+ Litter Stopper entires
This great little video captured the highlights from the live stream and from people who tagged their rubbish on social media or uploaded it to the Litter Stopper app.
Head to beachpatrol.com.au to stay informed and on how this data will be used to continue advocating for plastic waste reform and recycling across the state. Contact your local Beach Patrol and Love Our Street to find an existing clean-up group, and/or to start a new group.
If you would like to learn how to conduct an undertake a range of litter surveys and collections please contact Education Director Mandy Robertson on education@dolphinresearch.org.au
