Today we picked along the chain link fence of Birley Fields. We collected 12 kg of rubbish over 5 bags, and some assorted large plastic items. The lots of plastic underneath thorny bushes. A significant amount of plastic had degraded resulting in small pieces, intermingled with plants. The litter along the fence line had likely been there may years, breaking down in the sun wind and rain of Manchester.
Keeping litter in bins, and picking litter before it breaks down will limit the amount of micro-plastics in our soil, water, and air.
