Garbage Monitoring

Part of the Clean Up the Coastline Project involves garbage monitering. We would like to conduct research related to waste found on the coastline, recording sizes and types of rubbish. Hopefully, we will be able to map out the areas cleaned ready for next years project.

 Garbage monitoring involves dividing the coastline into 3 areas 50 metres apart. Each section is 30 x 30 metres. The 3 areas are cleaned, and the rubbish collected is piled up on the beach. Each piece is catergorised according to size and type. The categories include plastic, metal, glass, paper/card, POPs and fishing nets, amongst others.