Denman Island Beach Cleanup Collects 6-7 Tonnes of Plastic Debris

environment · October 2020 · Baynes Sound shoreline

The annual beach cleanup on Denman Island collected approximately 6-7 tonnes of plastic debris, mostly from the shellfish industry in Baynes Sound, with 60-70 volunteers participating over two weeks. Over 16 years, about 78 tonnes have been collected from Baynes Sound's shoreline.

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Sources

• “this year’s beach cleanup on Denman Island collected approximately 6-7 tonnes of plastic debris, almost all from the shellfish industry in Baynes Sound. Between 60 and 70 volunteers did this work during the last two weeks.” — The Islands Grapevine – October 22nd, 2020 (October 22nd, 2020)

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