Pick Up Three Pieces: PU3P visit to Rousay

A few weeks ahead of Bag the Bruck, the children in Rousay are well aware of the litter that is in the ocean and the harm it can do.

They were surprised to find inhalers and toothbrushes, shoes and gloves, and lots of balloons in the bruck collected from the beach. How did it get there? Where did it come from?

Jim Toomey helped us think about how it got in the oceans in the first place and what we can do about it. If lots of us make these small changes we can make a big difference to the problem.

About PU3P

Pick Up Three Pieces was started and continues to be lead by Orkney school children who want to take responsibility for removing some of the litter that is building up on their local beaches. They are finding out it that it is a global problem seriously affecting animals. It entangles them or is mistaken for food by them. Plastic bags look like jellyfish to a turtle and marine mammals and birds are often entangled in floating debris.

We hope this blog will inspire all of our schools and our whole community to take an active part in this initiative. Guest posts from schools, community groups, recreational groups and clubs, and individuals with an interest in the marine environment, are welcome.

PU3P visit to Rousay

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