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Survey finds 4,000 items of litter for each km of Northern Ireland coastline
2013-08-07 15:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: There are more than 4,000 items of litter on every kilometreof Northern Ireland's beaches and shores, a new survey has revealed. A report by Tidy Northern Ireland for the Department of the Environment has found that 14 beaches and shorelines were strewn with rubbish included sheep carcasses and the chassis of an abandoned truck. Nearly three-quarters of the litter was plastic, including cigarette lighters and bottles (290 for each km) while there were also crisp packets and pieces of rope and string...
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