Number crunching at Hove beach clean
Finance workers helped the Marine Conservation Society to count and clear beach litter in Hove
Sixteen staff from UK Power Networks’ finance department helped a team of 100 volunteers collect 4kg of rubbish during a litter pick along a 100-metre stretch of the beach and recorded their findings as part of the charity’s Great British Beach Clean. An additional 18kg of rubbish was collected across the wider beach.
The charity also runs Source to Sea Litter Quest, which is an inland litter pick and survey. Data on the types of pollution found on beaches is used to understand the most common items polluting beaches, and what can be done to prevent it. Data from the surveys contributes to a global database, International Coastal Cleanup.
Shauna Osborne, one of the volunteers from UK Power Networks, said: "I had a really enjoyable day with my colleagues, it was so nice to get together and support such an important organisation.”
Staff took part through the local electricity company’s volunteer scheme ‘Donate a Day’, which gives them two days each year to volunteer in their local community.
Clare Trotman, beachwatch officer at the Marine Conservation Society, said: “Thanks to all the volunteers from UK Power Networks who joined us at Hove. Every piece of litter collected not only cleans our beaches, but recording it provides vital data that we then use to campaign for cleaner seas in the future.”
To get involved in a beach clean visit the Marine Conservation Society's website.
Sixteen staff from UK Power Networks’ finance department helped a team of 100 volunteers collect 4kg of rubbish during a litter pick along a 100-metre stretch of the beach and recorded their findings as part of the charity’s Great British Beach Clean. An additional 18kg of rubbish was collected across the wider beach.
The charity also runs Source to Sea Litter Quest, which is an inland litter pick and survey. Data on the types of pollution found on beaches is used to understand the most common items polluting beaches, and what can be done to prevent it. Data from the surveys contributes to a global database, International Coastal Cleanup.
Shauna Osborne, one of the volunteers from UK Power Networks, said: "I had a really enjoyable day with my colleagues, it was so nice to get together and support such an important organisation.”
Staff took part through the local electricity company’s volunteer scheme ‘Donate a Day’, which gives them two days each year to volunteer in their local community.
Clare Trotman, beachwatch officer at the Marine Conservation Society, said: “Thanks to all the volunteers from UK Power Networks who joined us at Hove. Every piece of litter collected not only cleans our beaches, but recording it provides vital data that we then use to campaign for cleaner seas in the future.”
To get involved in a beach clean visit the Marine Conservation Society's website.