Environment

Beach Clean-Ups Making an Impact

Posted on: Fri 10 Jun 2022

New research has shown that over the past 6 years Australia has cut about a third of plastic waste from our beaches, driven by local efforts to clean up and ensure proper waste disposal is accessible.

So, what impact has this had and what more can be done to encourage cleaner beaches?

Denise Hardesty, Senior Principal Research Scientist in Oceans and Atmosphere from the CSIRO joins Breakfast’s Tom Mann to discuss.

Image: Bo Eide via Flickr

Produced by Tom Mann

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