East Grampian Coastal Partnership (EGCP)

The Coast between Fraserburgh and East Haven in Angus is simply stunning. However, it is not immune from the blight of Marine Litter.

To help tackle this in December 2017 EGCP Ltd. started work on the Turning the Plastic Tide Project.

In August 2018, our Beach Litter Officer started in post.

Their role is to:-

Promote and co-ordinate community Beach Cleans
Train volunteer beach clean organisers in the safe and effective delivery of beach cleans
Develop a sustainable network of trained volunteers to run beach cleans in the coming years
Organise the logistics for beach clean events including equipment and disposal containers
Develop a network of beach clean kits that can be used by volunteer groups
Attend harbour days, events and community meetings, promoting marine litter issues
Run a social media campaign to recruit participants and discourage littering
Work with regulators such as SEPA and Scottish Water to educate the public about what can and cannot be put down the sewage system
Highlight and support solutions for specific issues such as disposable BBQs and micro plastics
Work with KIMO on the issue of fishing litter

By creating a network of trained and well-equipped volunteers this project will continue to have a major impact on the Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire coastline into the future.

This project will include a large number of volunteers and organisations including The Marine Conservation Society, KIMO, Marine Scotland, Aberdeenshire Council, Port Authorities, Fishing Bodies, Conservation Groups, businesses, Community Councils and schools.

Some Turning the Plastic Tide Reports & Reviews