A huge clean-up operation is raging along the West Sussex coast after a haul of shipping containers and debris washed ashore between Selsey and Bognor Regis. Councils and environmental teams are battling to clear the mess and keep locals safe.
28km of Coastline Scoured for Debris
West Sussex County Council, Arun District Council, and Chichester District Council have joined forces with environmental experts Ambipar in a massive response effort. Since Monday 8 December, teams have surveyed and cleared rubbish along roughly 28 kilometres of coastline.
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Drone technology and on-the-ground crews are hunting for debris left by recent severe weather, recovering tonnes of waste and dangerous cargo.
19,000 Litres of Bananas and Skips Full of Rubbish Recovered
The scale is staggering. In just four days, volunteers and staff have collected an estimated 19,000 litres of rogue bananas, plus one and a half 40-yard skips packed with plastic waste and another 40-yard skip containing mixed rubbish. To give you an idea, a single 40-yard skip holds the weekly waste of 25 to 30 families.
