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Amsterdam, 16 August 2018 – It was World Cleanup Day on 15 September and all over the world people went out to clear up litter. In some countries that is easier said than done. Scotland is one such country. It has a sparse population and an irregular coastline, much of which is hard to access. Its mainland coast alone is about 10,000 km long. The remote places are never cleared up and the litter is piling up there. It is clear to see where these hotspots are from the air.
The environmental organisation, Marine Conservation Society, joined forces with pilots from the charity Sky Watch Civil Air Patrol to think up an unusual way of dealing with this problem. From the air, photos with GPS tagging were made of the litter. There is a special site with a map of Scotland showing the photos.
SCRAPbook, the site, has two objectives. One, it allows volunteers to see where they need to go to clear up the rubbish and they know the scale of the problem in advance. The problem can then be dealt with more efficiently. Two, it maps the litter along the Scottish coast. The inaccessibility of the coastline has meant that up to now, the litter was not visible and that there are places that have never been cleaned. The amount of litter and the most affected areas were not known. The information collected now can help measures to be taken to address further pollution.
Also read: Citizen Science: a good reason to clear up litter
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