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Cleanest, Safest Beaches Possible
The BeachPatrol vision is for all beach users to enjoy a clean and safe beach to ensure the safety of our volunteers while removing litter.
15 Jun
2026
2026
Thank you from State Minister
Ross
posted on
Jun 15,
2026 09:11
A thank you note from a local minister attending the BeachPatrol 3030 beach plastic litter clean
11 Jun
2026
2026
BeachPatrol and Victoria CDS
Ross
posted on
Jun 11,
2026 00:09
The Port Phillip counciul community news letter ran this story on BeachPatrol and the CDS.
#tetheredbottlecaps, #cashforcontainers
Beach Patrol Australia are Container Deposit Scheme c...
04 May
2026
2026
Frequency or proportion in LItter
Ross
posted on
May 04,
2026 09:36
What would you say is the most littered item? How do you decide? Is it what you see the most? What is collected the most? Or is it what keeps appearing, clean after clean, audit after audit, even afte...
03 May
2026
2026
The 500-Year Convenience: Polystyrene
Ross
posted on
May 03,
2026 03:43
Expanded polystyrene, or EPS, is light, cheap, useful and technically recyclable. It is also bulky, easily fragmented, difficult to manage once loose, and regularly found in beaches, streets, waterway...
15 Nov
2025
2025
Tethered Bottle Tops Problem in the USA
Ross
posted on
Nov 15,
2025 03:32
Plastic lids on plastic bottles are one of the most highly littered items. They are too easily thrown away when it is good quality material for recycling. Tethering the tops to the bottles...
14 Sep
2025
2025
23 Dec
2024
2024
The importance of sampling frequency for beach litter surveys
Ross
posted on
Dec 23,
2024 01:24
The frequency of sampling intervals for the estimation of the amount of litter washing on to beaches is a critical factor. It is time intensive and thus expensive to do high frequency sampling.&...
30 Sep
2024
2024
Tethered Caps Needed
Ross
posted on
Sep 30,
2024 00:33
BeachPatrol and Boomerange Alliance issued a press release calling for the implementation of tethered caps on bottles to stop plastic lids from being littered in such large quantities. A simple...
18 Sep
2024
2024
Press Release on Plastic in Port Phillip Bay
Ross
posted on
Sep 18,
2024 10:28
The BoomerangAlliance issued this press release about the amount of plastic in Port Phillip Bay. A quote from BeachPatrol was included in it. Plus a request to governments to i...
20 Jul
2024
2024
Park Hyatt Corporate Clean
Ross
posted on
Jul 20,
2024 06:13
After performing a corporate clean with BeachPatrol, Park Hyatt Melbourne won a grant for a Street Clean as part of their Global Month of Service. They donated just under $3000 t...