An environmentalist embarked on a major litter pick of Weymouth’s coastline.
Dave Taylor of Weymouth and Portland Marine Litter Project spent a ‘busy’ Sunday clearing up beaches from the Fleet, Moonfleet, all the way to Littlesea and then Weymouth Beach.
When he arrived at Moonfleet he had managed to collect ’75 plastic bottles from around the world,’ as well as a 20-litre oil can.
Collection of plastic bottles and cans (Image: Weymouth and Portland Marine Litter Project)
The environmentalist explained that 90 per cent of the litter that he had recovered from Weymouth Beach was able to be recycled.
However, he also came across a pile of inflatables that the owner had ‘slashed’ so that no-one else could use them.
Abandoned inflatables and litter (Image: Weymouth and Portland Marine Litter Project)
Dave said: “It was a busy day today, we started early heading up the Fleet first thing. We've been cleaning the Fleet for two years now and the difference is noticeable.
“We then ended up at Moonfleet with 75 plastic bottles from around the world as usual and a 20 litre oil can.
“As usual, there was a lot of litter around Littlesea much of it left by guests, so we ended up with another sack by the time we got home.
Collection of beach litter (Image: Weymouth and Portland Marine Litter Project)
“After a siesta it was time to hit Weymouth beach again. There was far more rubbish than last night sadly which I ended up taking home to recycle as there's no recycling on the seafront.
“A group had left a pile of litter and four inflatables which they had decided to slash to stop them being reused.”
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