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An app that uses drone footage to track plastic litter on beaches is promoting voluntary cleanup in Ireland

  • January 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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An app that uses drone footage to track plastic litter on beaches is promoting voluntary cleanup in Ireland
Plastic pollution is one of those problems everyone can see, yet few know how to tackle it effectively. I grew up walking the beaches around Tramore in County Waterford, Ireland, where plastic debris has always been part of the coastline, including bottles, fragments of fishing gear and food packaging.

Originally published at Phys.org

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