{"id":1348,"date":"2025-09-29T13:26:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T12:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/?p=1348"},"modified":"2025-09-29T13:26:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T12:26:24","slug":"sustainability-team-beach-clean-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/2025\/09\/29\/sustainability-team-beach-clean-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Team Beach Clean 2025!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week the Sustainability Team headed to Tynemouth Longsands Beach and Cullercoats for a beach litter pick in support of the Great British Beach Clean 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every September, thousands of people across the UK head to the coast to take part in this nationwide event, organised by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS). Last year volunteers across the UK removed over 764,000 litter items from our beaches, weighing more than 16,800kg. This year\u2019s Great British Beach Clean is running from Friday 19th to Sunday 28th September, and we were proud to play our part in helping protect our local coastline.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/files\/2025\/09\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1357\" style=\"width:496px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/files\/2025\/09\/image-9.png 940w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/files\/2025\/09\/image-9-300x247.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/files\/2025\/09\/image-9-768x632.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/files\/2025\/09\/image-9-624x513.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Armed with litter pickers, gloves, and clipboards, we spent the afternoon collecting waste along the shoreline, aiming to improve the environment for people and wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We used the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcsuk.org\/what-you-can-do\/join-a-beach-clean\/useful-guides-and-resources\/guides-and-resources\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mcsuk.org\/what-you-can-do\/join-a-beach-clean\/useful-guides-and-resources\/guides-and-resources\/\">MCS litter survey forms<\/a> to record the types and amounts of waste we found. These forms are an essential part of the Beach Clean, allowing the MCS to track pollution trends and build evidence to campaign for cleaner seas and stronger environmental policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Some of the most commonly found items included:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Small pieces of plastic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bottle tops and lids<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cigarette butts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fishing line and small netting fragments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The data we collected will now feed directly into the MCS\u2019s national database, helping researchers and policymakers better understand the scale and sources of beach litter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A huge thank you to everyone who took part! And we are happy to report there wasn\u2019t an awful lot of litter at the beach, thanks to the local community who regularly litter pick.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/files\/2025\/09\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1356\" style=\"width:470px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/files\/2025\/09\/image-8.png 940w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/files\/2025\/09\/image-8-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/files\/2025\/09\/image-8-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/sustainability\/files\/2025\/09\/image-8-624x523.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Want to get involved?<\/strong><br>The Great British Beach Clean is running until Sunday 28th September, and there are events happening all over the UK. Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcsuk.org\/what-you-can-do\/join-a-beach-clean\/great-british-beach-clean\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mcsuk.org\/what-you-can-do\/join-a-beach-clean\/great-british-beach-clean\/\">Marine Conservation Society website<\/a> to find out how you can take part and help protect our beaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s keep our coastline clean!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week the Sustainability Team headed to Tynemouth Longsands Beach and Cullercoats for a beach litter pick in support of the Great British Beach Clean 2025. Every September, thousands of people across the UK head to the coast to take part in this nationwide event, organised by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS). 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