Pollution
As shown by our litter picking trip in cubs at Coulsdon Memorial park at Marlpit lane
There is a lot of rubbish in our local parks and on the downs
types of pollution
Plastic pollution
When a litter picking group cleans a 1.24KM stretch in coulsdon for 2 hours there were 6-7 litter bags filled containing
around 40 single use coffee cups
Exhaust fumes
Car exhaust fumes are a big contributor to local coulsdon air quality
on the main roads there are a lot of bad fumes released by cars which travel through every day
The levels of Nitrogen Dioxide are a big concern and are not meeting local air quality standards
this shows that there is a lot of pollution of all types, especially plastic, in our local area, and that many citizens refuse to reuse materials and are not as eco friendly as they could be
Steps which we must take:
reuse materials such as plastic bottles
put all of our litter in the bin or take it home to reduce the amount of litter in the area
you could also spend some of your spare time to pick up litter, which will improve the appearance of the local area
we should also try to walk and cycle instead of driving to reduce the amount of fumes and buy more environmentally friendly vehicles