There are twelve companies behind almost two-thirds of all branded packaging left on UK coastlines, according to marine conservation charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS).
‘Legislation such as an ‘all-in’ deposit scheme needs to be introduced urgently and governments need to hold these companies to account and turn off the tap of plastic and packaging pollution flooding the ocean.’
But the charity said its findings suggested people’s littering habits were affected by the pandemic – with 2.5 per cent of all waste made up of facemasks and other PPE items. Bournemouth, the UK’s most popular tourism spot, is notorious for suffering litterbugs on its beaches Non-branded items made up the majority of litter found , with cigarette butts the most common offender, making up 25 per cent of the category.
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