More than 63 tonnes of litter removed from Irish beaches and coastlines

More than 63 tonnes of litter removed from Irish beaches and coastlines

Volunteers at this year's Big Beach Clean in Dungarvan, Waterford. 

Tue, 20 Sep, 2022 - 12:03
Steven Heaney

More than 63 tonnes of marine litter were removed from Ireland's beaches and coastline during the Big Beach Clean last weekend.

More than 10,000 volunteers took part at a record 540 different locations last Friday and Sunday.

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