Quotes from the week:
– “Tiaki mai i ahau, maku ano koe e tiaki…” (If you look after me, then I will look after you…) – Tangaroa, Māori god of the ocean
– “Hard plastic remnants”
– “It’s not enough to clean beaches, there has to be an effort to turn the nob off at the source of the plastic pipeline”
– “Imagine being megamind”
Data from the week:
Total weight of trash collected: 522.56kgs from 4 beaches.
Jilji & Kunjurra, Yarrabah: 71.86kgs (11.25 bags)
- 19 Plastic Cups
- 57 Plastic Drink Bottles
- 270 Plastic Bottle Tops/Lids
- 757 Hard Plastic Remnants
- 300 Foam Packaging Remnants
Cape Kimberley, Daintree: 323.6kgs (32.25 bags)
- 613 Plastic Bottle Tops/Lids
- 62m Rope
- 1219 Hard Plastic Remnants
- 49 Rubber Thongs/Soles
South Thornton, Daintree: 127.1kgs (20.5 bags)
- 22 Cigarette Lighters
- 384 Plastic Bottle Tops/Lids
- 71m Rope
- 1178 Hard Plastic Remnants
- 204 Foam Packaging Remnants
- 149 Rubber Thongs/Soles
