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SANDY HOOK, N.J. — Volunteers cleaning up New Jersey beaches last year found everything but the kitchen sink. Oh wait, they found one of those, too.
Unsurprisingly, nearly 82 percent of the trash removed during Clean Ocean Action’s beach sweeps last spring and fall was plastic, including beverage bottles, shopping bags, straws and stirrers, and foam pieces. Interestingly, the number of cigarette butts picked up — 22,000 — was down by nearly a quarter from a year
More than 10,000 volunteers plucked 454,365 pieces of debris from the ocean coast, bay shores, and the banks of rivers, lakes, and streams as part of the annual survey by the coastal environmental group that tallies the trash left behind on the state’s beaches.
“The Beach Sweeps provides proof we humans can be a wasteful, sloppy, and pretty gross bunch,” said Cindy Zipf, the group’s executive director. “Who leaves diapers on the beach? It’s bad enough that litter makes our beaches look terrible, but it also kills and maims marine life. The good news is that the beach sweeps also prove we have great capacity to respond to environmental harm.”
Safety first ?
Not everyone smokes after sex…
But if you see smoke after sex…try more lubricant or slow down a little ?
Got to protect the tiny guy while in the water!!!!
FunnY. OR NOT, Last year, we see condoms in the sand at IBSP, yuck.
Thank God
Safety First ☔️
I always clean up the beaches n never throw my trash but n the Garbage!!!!!!
All those condoms from the state of New Jersey F**KING us every chance they get!
Michael Lange bingo
When is it going to be against the law to walk on the beach with your shoes on
Coney Island whitefish
Surprised no syringes on the list
Tara Schroeder they were there they just didn’t mention them
Now it’s a party
Most garbage is fast food items people that don’t give a s*** about what they put in their body don’t give a s*** what they throw out their window
Ban condoms