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Ian:
So where are the Kingdom security who, apparently, pounce on the unsuspecting at every opportunity? Perhaps they should be directed to the trouble spots.

Good job, F, and you join a short line of folks who do similar things. One lady walks around the Orme every day with a black bin bag, which is often full by the end.

Hugo:
It's fortunate that we have public spirited volunteers like Fester to collect rubbish left by a minority of selfish people and I've just seen this article on volunteers cleaning up the rubbish discarded on Snowdon.

Apparently among the rubbish was 2Kg of cigarette butts, I wonder if the culprits who discarded these butts had the puff left in them to reach the summit?   

Now that would be quite profitable for Kingdom Securities Ian

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-41568137

SteveH:

--- Quote from: Fester on October 10, 2017, 10:59:14 pm ---I'm so aware of it now, it could become an obsession.
No matter where the seafood I eat comes from, it's tissues are infused with micro plastic elements, which I then ingest.
Later, I was on Beaumaris Pier, and as I walked off, I looked down onto the little stony beach ... I was blown away by how many plastic bottles were bobbing about down there.

--- End quote ---

Respect Fester, this has been an obsession of mine for many years, that and recycling, I have put a couple of links on for you, the good, the bad and the ugly.

Recycling, if we can educate, the problem will improve...https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=plastic+recycling

This is the scary one, there are other links on this page....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qT-rOXB6NI

Fester:
Rather than attract any plaudits, I was really just hoping to open a discussion on the subject, because I'm at a loss about what can be done.   30 minutes work by me is unworthy of your kind remarks, but awareness might lead to greater thought and effort.
It seems that the extent of the plastic in the oceans is so severe and ingrained that it's going to circulate forever.
Moreover, its increasing daily at a frightening rate, as many of the Asian countries throw all their litter in to rivers as they believe it's the best way to dispose.

SteveH:
There is a system used in some countries .....Deposit return schemes for plastic bottles have been shown to cut litter and increase recycling in many countries – but not everyone agrees they’re a good idea, some think a good kerbside collection is sufficient, and use Wales as the best example (75% recycled plastic), I think anything that encourages recycling is worth a try.

More than 4m plastic bottles a week could be prevented from littering streets and marine environments in Britain if authorities adopted the kind of deposit-return schemes that operate in at least a dozen other countries, according to new evidence.

A report for the last parliament that was never published suggests there could be a dramatic reduction in the number of bottles littered if people paid a deposit that would be refunded if they returned used bottles.

Dominic Hogg, chairman of the environmental consultants Eunomia, who produced the report for the environmental audit committee, said: “We need to address the significant impact of litter in the UK and to cut down on the sources of plastic entering the marine environment.

Full article... https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/29/could-a-money-back-scheme-clean-up-the-uks-plastic-bottle-plague

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