Count the Culprits

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This is a campaign from Surfers Against Sewage, asking everyone to take part in Citizen Science by submitting data about brands whose litter you see around.

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Between them, Coca Cola and Pepsi Co are responsible for 25% of litter found on UK beaches alone.

The top 5 brands are these, showing the percentage of total litter:

Top Five Litttering Brands

Coca Cola 16%
Walkers 11%
Cadbury 7%
McDonalds 6%
Nestle 6%

Find out more here:

Get Involved

The submission process is for beach clean leaders, but please get involved by joining in litter picks and beach cleans where you can and help identify the brands that are causing problems locally.

You can submit data here:

https://www.sas.org.uk/brands/

What brands do you see littered most in Highcliffe? Let us know!