Impacts from the 2017 SAS Autumn Beach Clean Series

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Written By Parley
 
 
 
 

 During the week of October 23-29, our partners Surfers Against Sewage thousands across the U.K. for the the 2017 SAS Autumn Beach Clean. The numbers will renew your ocean optimism:

 
 
 

1 WEEK

34,913 KGS OF MARINE PLASTIC POLLUTION INTERCEPTED FROM U.K. COASTLINES

356 BEACH CLEANS

53,000 HOURS DONATED BY SAS AUTUMN BEACH CLEAN VOLUNTEERS

12, 367 VOLUNTEERS

11,450 SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BOTTLES REMOVED TO BE RECYCLED (E.G. INTO PARLEY OCEAN PLASTIC)

 
 
 

 Congrats and thank you to the volunteers and advocates who defended their local coastlines and contributed to another record-breaking success.

 
 
 

Learn more

impacts (& strangest cleanup finds) here 

Photo credits

SAS | @surfersagainstsewage

#ParleyAIR #GreetingsFromAway

 
 
 

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