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Divers join the clean up
Volunteer
divers, NARC, recently carried out an underwater clean up at Hobbs
Point, Pembroke Dock and half a tonne of litter and waste was
recovered. Despite previous clean ups, volunteers were surprised once
again at some of the items that turned up. Alongside the usual shopping
trolleys, bicycles, and traffic signs, a car radiator and a washing
machine were also recovered.
Hobbs
Point sits on the Cleddau Estuary, an area designated a Special Area of
Conservation. Keep Wales Tidy Fly-tipping Officer commented “The
fly-tipping taking place at Hobbs Point is having a negative impact on
such an important conservation area. It also detracts from the enjoyment
of other water users such as anglers and swimmers, who could get
entangled with the items lurking just below the surface.”
The clean
up was organised as part of the Pride in Our Communities Project,
operated by Keep Wales Tidy, Pembrokeshire County Council and
Environment Agency Wales, and part-funded by the EUs Objective-1
Programme.
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