South–West Marine Debris Cleanup
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ANNUAL ITEMS COLLECTED 2001-2015
Statistics for Australian Coastline/Plastic
•150 million items of rubbish littering the Australian Coastline•3.2 items of rubbish for every square metre of beach•4256 items per square km of ocean•20% of plastic marine debris come from marine sources•80% washed into the sea from land•Every decade plastic production doubles
Source: CSIRO - Reisser et al 2013
Beercan Bay
2121 Cans in 5 visits
Recyclable items 2001-2014
3434 Cans2318 Beverage bottles
1094 Water bottles2191 Cleaner bottles1164 Food containers
8612 Caps and lids2116 Glass Bottles and Jars