Car parts found as pupils clean beach

PUPILS from Ysgol Dyffryn Taf have taken part in a clean up of abeauty spot.

The youngsters joined volunteers in cleaning Marros beach insupport of the Tidy Towns project.

Over 100 bags of litter was removed during the day.

Among some of the discarded items found were car parts, tyres andchildren's play equipment.

Phenomenal The cleanup was a joint effort between Keep WalesTidy, Carmarthenshire Council, Pembrokeshire County Council andYsgol Dyffryn Taf.

Keep Wales Tidy's project officer for Carmarthenshire, DanielSnaith said: "The effort made by those attending was phenomenal whenyou consider that there were about 20 people there during the day.Marros beach is very secluded and has access issues, so when we hadthe chance to clean it up, we took it.

"It would seem that the majority of the litter we found on thebeach was brought in with the tides, and once again the issue of seaborne plastic was evident.

"People may not realise that when they drop a drinks bottle onthe floor inland, it can end up out at sea, where it poses a threatto wildlife that dwell there."

?For information on the Tidy Towns project, or if you would liketo get involved, call Daniel on 07824 504805 or emaildaniel.snaith@keepwalestidy.org