Green and White Annual Report
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CLEAN CORNWALLL A N N U A L R E P O R T F O R L I T T E R P I C K I N G A N D B E A C H C L E A N S 2 0 1 9 2019 STATISTICS REGISTERED PICKS. 345 BEACH CLEANS INLAND 6687 REGISTERED VOLUNTEERS 114 231 HOURS REGISTERED TOWARDS LITTER 563 PICKING £87,245.35 BAGS OF WASTE ECONOMIC VALUE COLLECTED 760 Another successful year of beach cleans and litter picks across the county, with a whole range of individuals and groups participating. During 2019, Clean Cornwall has come The statistic gathered, across many passionate and inspiring shown on page 2, are made individuals and groups who all share up of information obtained the passion of making Cornwall litter by groups who have free. registered their litter picks. 2019 saw an increase of registered In 2018, information sent in by litter picks from groups was 2018, this is of 345 Beach cleans and around 5%, in the 10%. In land litter picks have taken last 6 months of litter picks 2019 this has make up 66% of place during 2019, with increased to50%. these cleans, 6711 volunteers getting This means that statistics such as whereas 34% waste collected are beach involved and removing and economic cleans. The 759 bags of litter . value can give busiest months more of of registered picks was during March an accurate representation of and April. These two months make up litter picking across the 32% of the years registered litter picks. county. This is most likely due Surfers Against Sewage Spring Beach Clean. Clean Cornwall would like to thank the following groups for contributing to the 2019 statistics, and for minimising the risk to our environmental and wildlife through their litter picking efforts. Rosevine neighbours; Looe Marine Conservation Group; Rame Peninusla Beach Care; Plastic Free Roseland; Newquay Marine Care; Plastic Free Falmouth; HSBC; Newquay Zoo; Environmental Agency; Network Rail; Plastic Free Flushing; Cornwall Council Volunteers; BRAG; Drivers and Vehicle Standards Agency; Asda St Austell; The Beach Clean Project; Whitemoor Academy; St Breward Messy Church; Elite hair and Beauty; Wilmot Dixon Construction Ltd; Ghost Fishing UK; SUEZ recycling recovery UK; Truro and Penwith College; Mid Cornwall Geocatchers; Bude Marine Group; Portreath Brownies; Germoe & District WI; Ambitions Team; One Bag Beach Clean; Helford Marine Conservation; Sea Shepherd UK; Bodmin Tidy It Time; Prislow Woods; Saltash Environmental Action; Carharrack Parish Council; Plastic Free Liskeard & Looe; St Austel Town Council; St Agnes Parish Council; Porthleven Environment Group; Trelash Community Group; Gorran Parish; St Dennis Parish; Friends of Thanckers Park; Plastic Free Camelford; Lanner Parish Council; Plastic Free Lizard; Polzeath Beach Care; Helston Town Councill; Illogan Parish Council; St Ann's Chapel Community Group; Sticker Litterpickers; Tresillian Village Improvement Group; Westcountry Rivers Trust; Wilcove Community Association; Dobwalls and Trewidland Parish Council; Gunnislake Community Matters; 18th Truro Cubs; Camelford Town Council; The Green of Clean of Camborne Group; Porthleven Environment Group; Love Portreath; Truro BID; Charlestown Chums; Keep Blisland Beautiful; Love Ladock; North Tamerton Parish Council; English Heritage; Roche Parish Council; The Cornish Bakery; Carbis Bay Crew; Coastline Housing; Seasalt; Budock Parish Council; Redruth Baptist Church; Hurdon Residents Association; National Ctizens Service; St Mellion Parish Council; Hendra Community Group; Coastline Homeless Service; Friends of Thanckers Park; Land and Sea; Carey Park Residents; St Blazey Recycle Reuse Resale CIC; Mardon WI; Friends of Pertheras; Beach Gaurdian; Sea Shepherd UK. .