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Andy7:
Like everyone on this forum I love San Stef beach with its shallow water and wide quiet sands, in general the beach is kept clean by the Greek authorities but last summer I saw some terrible examples of people littering the less used (and rarely cleaned) parts of the beach.

The most disgusting example was someone stuffing dirty nappies under rocks at the far end of the beach near the old harbour but worse still is the area of beach beyond Thomas Boats where the nudist hang out, here its amazing what you can find but I have seen everything from dust bin lids to a rusty bbq!

Much of this stuff is washed up from the sea where idiot boat owners have thrown it overboard but it makes that part of the beach somewhat unpleasant to walk along.

However, not everything is washed up and some thoughtless people throw their rubbish onto the sand thus spoiling the very thing they have come to enjoy! I have seem people throw down plastic water bottles having just walked past a huge bin, it makes you wonder what goes on inside the head of these morons.

I know everyone who uses this forum will respect the environment of San Stef but its disappointing that so many others dont.

I came across a website today that details how long it takes litter to breakdown on a beach or elsewhere in the environment, it makes thoughtful reading:

Time it takes for garbage to decompose in the environment (Information Source: U.S. National Park Service; Mote Marine Lab, Sarasota, FL)

Glass Bottle.......................... 1 million years
Monofilament Fishing Line… 600 years
Plastic Beverage Bottles…… 450 years
Disposable Diapers………… 450 years
Aluminum Can..................... 80-200 years
Foamed Plastic Buoy……… 80 years
Foamed Plastic Cups……… 50 years
Rubber-Boot Sole............... 50-80 years
Tin Cans……………………. 50 years
Leather................................. 50 years
Nylon Fabric........................ 30-40 years
Plastic Film Container........ 20-30 years
Plastic Bag.......................... 10-20 years
Cigarette Butt...................... 1-5 years
Wool Sock............................ 1-5 years
Plywood…………………….. 1-3 years
Waxed Milk Carton………… 3 months
Apple Core…………………. 2 months
Newspaper………………….. 6 weeks
Orange or Banana Peel...... 2-5 weeks
Paper Towel……………….. 2-4 weeks

Its sobering to think that the next Ice Age will have been and gone by the time that Coke bottle someone threw into the sea finally decomposes!

So for eveyone that loves San Stef we can all do our bit to keep the beach clean by taking our rubbish away and even picking up the litter other thoughtless people have left behind, if we all did a little it would make a big difference.

Andy

tonyco1:
Andy - wellm done, good message to send out and shows that as regular visitors there - we show respect for our surroundings.

Shame on those who do not!!

I wonder - though - if Avliotes Council will get to read this and do a thorough clean-up before the season starts and then maintain it.

It is disgusting and totally wrong for anyone to dump rubbish anywhere except in a bin and the nappy bit is a total no-no....

Lets see what happens in 2013.....

Lesley:
There is a group/page on FB called tidying up Corfu which has recently been started and those members are planning to get smaller groups to help around the Corfu resorts prior to the beginning of season re beach and general cleaning as well as anything of course the local authorities have planned.

Andy7:

--- Quote from: Lesley on March 03, 2013, 12:39:39 PM ---There is a group/page on FB called tidying up Corfu which has recently been started and those members are planning to get smaller groups to help around the Corfu resorts prior to the beginning of season re beach and general cleaning as well as anything of course the local authorities have planned.

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Hi Lesley,

Sounds like a great idea but whats FB?

I bet I will say 'but of course' when you tell me!

Andy

romanza man:
Hi Andy
Well done on your post. I think you will find that FB refers to Facebook, not been on to that page yet but try it out later. Again well done on your post. Roll on July 15 for our two weeks at the Romanza.

Alan

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