Wet Wipes Beach Waste

• The number of wet wipes found on UK beaches has increased by more than 700% in the past decade.
• In 2020 volunteers collected an average of 18 wet wipes per 100 metres on UK beaches
• Making them the third most common litter item found.

 

 

https://www.citytosea.org.uk/campaign/unflushables/flushable-wet-wipes/#:~:text=The%20true%20impact%20of%20flushing%20wet%20wipes&text=A%20Marine%20Conservation%20Society%20survey,Yuck.

 

https://www.mcsuk.org/news/analysing-high-streets-wet-wipe-claims/#:~:text=At%20last%20year's%20Great%20British,the%20Fine%20to%20Flush%20standard.

 

https://www.mcsuk.org/news/analysing-high-streets-wet-wipe-claims/

 

 

 

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