BEAT – Weekly Tips 3 – The Beach Clean

  This week Beat 102 103, we looked at the importance of keeping our coastlines clean.  Did you know?  Approximately 10 million tonnes of litter end up in the world’s oceans and seas each year. Plastics make up 80% of all marine litter from surface waters to deep-sea sediments. It is estimated that 70% of […]

Galway Bay FM – Weekly Tips 3 – How to help limit microplastic pollution

This week Galway Bay FM looked at the importance of limiting microplastic pollution.  Did you know… Microplastics are fragments of any type of plastic less than 5 mm (0.20 in) in length Primary microplastics include any plastic fragments or particles that are already 5.0 mm in size or less before entering the environment; including microfibers […]