More than 24 tonnes of rubbish was left on the beach during the last two weekends – including shoes, beach inflatables, children’s toys and even a kayak.
While this is a far cry from the 50 tonnes of rubbish left in a single weekend in May 2016, or the 31 tonnes in one July weekend in 2021, it has still kept council staff busy clearing up.
Brighton and Hove City Council is now pleading with beach-goers to take their rubbish home.
Councillor Tim Rowkins, cabinet member for environmental services, said: “Seeing the seafront buzzing with visitors on a warm summer weekend is a fantastic sight.
“There really is no place quite like our seafront – and as a city that benefits so much from the 11 million visitors we attract each year, we pride ourselves on being a popular destination that welcomes tourists with open arms.
“But part of what makes our city such a great place to visit is keeping our seafront looking its best.
“The beach is well stocked with bins, including 54 that were recently refurbished.
“In previous years we have relied on a single lorry to empty the bins. However, this year, we have two operating the morning shift plus a third during the afternoon shift, as well as crews in vans assigned to help clear side waste that gets left next to full bins.
“Our teams work incredibly hard to keep our bins from overflowing, but there will be times during a busy weekend when some bins are full. When that happens, we ask that people take their rubbish with them and not pile it up next to the full bins – or worse, leave it on the beach.
“We need everyone who is enjoying our seafront to do their bit and take responsibility for their rubbish.
“Our teams were out early clearing rubbish from the beach on each of the past two weekends – and they will continue to do all they can to keep our city looking its best.
“If everyone took their own rubbish home with them when they can’t find space in a bin, it would not only save the council money – which could be spent on other services – but also reduce the potential for rubbish to end up in the sea and impact our precious local marine environment.”
Demand that Manufactures are responsible for packaging they create . Instruct Food outlets to provide their own branded bins on the seafront that they empty daily in the Summer . Food outlets and Supermarket inform their customers that they can return packaging waste for disposal and provide recycling and waste bins for that use in store. All costs the council nothing to do.
Be simpler with a running claerance instead of letting it pile up, runing clearance also means quicker disposal,
Or maybe, you brought it onto the beach, you dispose of it properly. So much for the planet and climate change, obviously no one really cares.
Tourist Tax.
Between 1% and 5% of bill /pp/night added to every hotel/airbnb/any paid accommodation . Proceeds go towards keeping the city looking clean and nice. BHCC not allowed to spend it on anything else. Audited.
Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch, Manchester, Liverpool, Edinburgh already do it.
London Considering it. Aberdeen, Falkirk, Highland, Stirling and Argyll and Bute are also considering the introduction.
There’s currently a Liptons Tea double decker handing out free plastic bottles of sugary tea on the seafront. It replaced a Velo nicotine pouch stand handing out free plastic tubs of nicotine addiction
All single use plastic which they’ve brought to the beach and haven’t taken home.
Good to see that fine for littering was so successful