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Sewage litter rises on Britain's beaches
The amount of sewage related debris found on Britain's beaches rose slightly between 2007 and 2008, according to the Marine Conservation Society's Beachwatch 2008.
Sewage litter accounted for 6.2 per cent of all litter found by volunteers, up from 6.1 per cent in 2007. There was also a density rise, with 135.9 items found for each kilometre of coastline surveyed compared, to 125.7 per kilometre in 2007.
As in previous years, cotton bud sticks formed the bulk of sewage litter at 74 per cent. They accounted for 4.6 per cent of all litter recorded. If cotton bud sticks were discounted, then sewage related debris still increased in density, from 27.9 items per kilometre to 35.1 items.
Three beaches were particularly badly blighted by cotton bud sticks. If these three beaches were excluded, then sewage debris was 3.9 per cent of the total.
The rise in overall litter outpaced the rise in sewage related litter, rising 6.89 per cent over the year to a total of 2,198 items per kilometre. The Marine Conservation Society said this was partially due to a poor summer.
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