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<p>Data from Marine Conservation Society’s Great British Beach Clean show consistent
levels of litter on UK beaches. The information is in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number
of litter items per 100 meters</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>718</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>649</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>676</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>MCS have found that plastic fragments, fishing-related litter and packaging
are the most common types of litter found, with variable trends in the specific categories.
This is consistent with the findings in our recent National Environment Indicators.</p>
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