Stormwater litter

Sometimes visitors to the beach may leave the remains of their lunch there, such as plastic sandwich wrappings and drink cans. This is a problem. There is also another way that litter gets on our beaches and this is by the stormwater system.

The stormwater system is designed to take rainwater from our guttering and streets into the closest waterway. Litter that is carelessly dropped on our streets is often washed into the stormwater system and ends up on our beaches and in our rivers. When you wash paintbrushes in the gutter, or pour oil or pesticides into the gutter, it flows directly into our stormwater system, and into our waterways, polluting them, and putting people and animals at risk.

Everybody can take a part in stopping litter polluting our environment. We can make sure that we dispose of litter properly and also be active in stopping other people from littering.

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