Clean Coasts Officer for Mayo, Olivia, will be in Swinford, Co. Mayo today to give a talk on the work of Clean Coasts and the impacts and solutions of marine litter for National Heritage Week. 

Clean Coasts An Taisce campaigns for Marine Litter, Sources, Impacts and Solutions . Simple,quick, easy steps to reduce, eliminate, prevent marine litter.

4 campaigns to reduce, eliminate, prevent marine litter. 2 Minute Beach Clean, Think Before You Flush, 2 Minute Street Clean, Beat Micro Beads. 70% of marine litter is plastic. 80% marine litter is from land. Top ten sources of litter with how to steps to reduce, eliminate, prevent litter from each. Presenter North-West Coastal Program Officer An Taisce

More info: http://www.heritageweek.ie/whats-on/event/marine-litter-impacts-solutions-1