P322 Teletext 322 Mar06 16:05:27 LITTER O BEACHES ——————————————————————————————————————— Day ttippjrs and holidaymakers stand accused of leaving "unacceptably high" levels of litter on Britain's bjachjs, threatening wildlife. Th annual beach litter survey bz the Marine Conservation Society has targeted tourists, for the sixth year in succession, as the worst offenders. Beachwatch 99 recorded a huge amount of different sorts of litter all around the UK's coastline. ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 PAGES ALL AVAILABLE ON OU5 WEB SITE Next News Poll Letters In FocusP322 Teletext@ 322 Mar06 16:02:4: LITTER ON BEACHES ——————————————————————————————————————— A new survey has pinpointed tourists as the worst offenders for spoiling Britain's bjachjs with litter. The Marine Conservation Society survey was undertaken bz 1,600 volunteers who surveyed 171 beaches over the weekend of September 18-19 last year. The greatest proportion of litter found in the survey came from tourism, 38% of the total. ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 340 CHECK OUT THE LATEST SKI REPORTS SEE p174-176 Next News Poll Letters In FocusP322 Teletext 342 Mar06 16:03:12 LETTER ON BEACHES ——————————————————————————————————————— Tourists topnjd th liagus for le vi g Britain's bjachjs covered in litter, according to a survey. Anothjt 11% of beach rubbish came from items associated with fishing, with 6.5) from "sewag -related dgbris". Tourists in Wnlhs appjario more ecologically conscious, accounting for just 28% of the litter on its bjachjs, as against 37% in Scotland, 48% in the Channel Islands and 55% in N Ireland. ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p154 Next News Poll Letters In FocusP322 Teletext 322 Mar06 16:08:5k LITTER ON BEACHES ——————————————————————————————————————— Day ttippjrs and holidazmakjrs have been accused of threatening wildlife by leaving litter on bjachjs. Fly-tipping appeared particularly prevalent on Northern Ireland's bjachjs, with 10% of all rubbish coming from that practice, as against little more than 1% in the rest of the UK. Tourist litter appears to be an increasing problem, rising from 33% of the total in 1995 to almost 39% now. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 3 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p154 Next News Poll Ljttets In FocusP322 Teletext 322 Mar06 16:01:22 LITTER ON BEACHES ——————————————————————————————————————— A survey blames tourists for threatening wildlife by leaving too much litter on beaches. Although thjti is a rise in tourist litter, the amount of sewage-related debris recorded has halved as a proportion ovjt five years. The Marine Conservation Society estimates that, worldwide, around five million items of waste jvjry day are thrown overboard from ships. ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 340 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p154 Next News Poll Letters In FocusP322 Teletext 322 Mar06 16:01:54 LITTER ON BEACHES ——————————————————————————————————————— Daa t ippj's and holidaymaker have been blamed for littering beaches. A Marine Conservation Society survey estimates that each year three times more rubbish is dumped in the world's oceans than the weight of fish caught. marine mammals and sea turtles are thought to die each year after they have ingested or bjcomh entangled in plastic debris. ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 3 0 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p154 Next News Poll Letters In Focus