Variety of rubbish removed from Rileys Island foreshore
Oyster baskets, an inflatable boat, a surf ski, poly pipe, drums, buckets, a pontoon and eight bags of small litter were removed from the western foreshore of Rileys Island near Woy Woy last week.
Students from Umina campus of Brisbane Water Secondary College joined Clean4Shore to clean 800 metres of thick mangroves foreshore, when the tide allowed access for the barge to get in close, according to Clean4Shore coordinator Mr Graham Johnston.
"Oyster baskets are an issue within Brisbane Waters with over 200 collected by our students over the past two months," he said.
"There were plenty of bait bags, plastic bottles, food wrappings,\ and rubber items collected today in the small litter.
"The small Mangrove Island had a full bag of small litter plus poly pipe and oyster baskets."
Mr Johnston said 240 kilograms of rubbish delivered to Woy Woy tip.
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Social media, 3 Dec 2024
Graham Johnston, Clean4shore