Park staff in England tell of litter chaos as 'Super Saturday' looms
by Sandra Laville from on (#554B4)
Forums speak of hundreds of tonnes of plastic and other waste discarded by public
Hundreds of tonnes of additional rubbish, including mountains of single-use plastic, is being discarded by the public in English parks each day as park managers warn of their fears for Super Saturday" this week.
Officials in Bournemouth said they collected 50 tonnes of litter left by revellers and beachgoers on the beach on one day alone last week, compared with five tonnes on an average June day.
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