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Amount of waste on Latvian coastline is increasing
BC, Riga, 21.08.2020.Print version
The amount of waste on the Latvian coast is increasing, writes LETA, according to the Environmental Education Fund and the My Sea campaign monitoring of polluting waste.
This year, an average of 254 waste units have been detected per 100 coastal meters, which is a new anti-record.
So far, the largest amount of waste - 248 waste units - was discovered during the 2018 campaign. In the first year of the campaign, 180 waste units per 100 meters of beach were found.
Various unidentified pieces of plastic cause the greatest amount of pollution. Also this year, various pieces of plastic accounted for 19% of all coastal waste.
The most frequently found waste units also include plastic bags, followed by paper, as well as cigarettes, cigarettes and cigarette filters.
This year, Covid-19 pandemic-related waste, such as face masks, has also appeared on the coast.
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