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Cleanest, Safest Beaches Possible
The BeachPatrol vision is for all beach users to enjoy a clean and safe beach to ensure the safety of our volunteers while removing litter.
28 Jan
2026
2026
Plastic Free Bay Report: Bay Beach Litter Audit Findings and Plastic Pellet Pollution - Supporting Evidence from Seaford BeachPatrol’s Plastic Pellet Project - Nurdle Anymore!
Simon Gaites
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Jan 28,
2026 19:05
Compiled by the Port Phillip EcoCentre the report draws on extensive citizen science and identifies Seaford beaches as a plastic litter hotspot — not because it is uniquely worse, but because it...
15 Nov
2025
2025
Tethered Bottle Tops Problem in the USA
Ross
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Nov 15,
2025 03:32
Plastic lids on plastic bottles are one of the most highly littered items. They are too easily thrown away when it is good quality material for recycling. Tethering the tops to the bottles...
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26 Oct
2025
2025
Let’s Talk Trash: The Soy Sauce Fish
Simon Gaites
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Oct 26,
2025 03:39
Used for seconds. Here for centuries.
The first takeaway sushi restaurant opened in Melbourne in 1995. Since then, single-use soy sauce fish have become a familiar sight — and an all-too-comm...
14 Sep
2025
2025
12 Jul
2025
2025
Australia’s plastic pellet counts among the highest. A wake-up call for national coordination
Simon Gaites
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Jul 12,
2025 00:31
The first-ever International Plastic Pellet Count united over 1,000 volunteers from 14 countries to tackle plastic pellet pollution on beaches worldwide
26 May
2025
2025
Data makes the difference: How one woman’s fight is turning the tide
Simon Gaites
posted on
May 26,
2025 09:36
Victorian eco-warrior Colleen Hughson is proving that data — and determination — can clean up our oceans