A group of 34 volunteers including the sales and lettings teams from Savills Guernsey took part in a beach clean in January, collecting 48kg of rubbish.
The initiative was organised by Clean Earth Trust, a local charity which is on a mission to monitor the coastline’s rubbish.
Savills employees spent the afternoon on L’Eree Beach on January 16th, helping the charity and a team of dedicated volunteers clear and monitor rubbish. Savills also sponsored the beach clean and is the first business to do so.
A total of 48kg of waste was collected, including 773 small pieces of plastic (under 2.5cm), 248 larger pieces, a drum filled with fishing nets, 170 small pieces of broken fishing line and rope, 91 pieces of food packaging, 53 plastic caps and 274 cigarette butts.
Nick Paluch of Savills said: “It was great to be involved in such an important initiative. We are lucky enough to enjoy miles of beautiful beaches and coastline and this was the perfect way for the team to help look after our local environment”.
Helen Quin from Clean Earth Trust said: “These figures from just two hours of beach cleaning demonstrate that Guernsey is not immune to the world’s catastrophic problem with plastic pollution, particularly that which enters and causes destruction in our marine environment. We’re inviting local businesses to beach clean with us so they can see the seriousness of the situation, help spread the message and consider changes they can make in their operations to avoid unnecessary waste. Thanks to Nick and his team for coming down and getting stuck in, and for their support towards the ongoing delivery of our projects”.
