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Litter tracked in creek

Bayside NewsBy Bayside News21 October 2019Updated:30 October 2019No Comments2 Mins Read
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Let the bottles hit the floor: Frankston High School students Kai, Harriet, Mayatili, and Michaela drop plastic bottles into Kananook Creek. Picture: Supplied
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Let the bottles hit the floor: Frankston High School students Kai, Harriet, Mayatili, and Michaela drop plastic bottles into Kananook Creek. Picture: Supplied

STUDENTS have dropped plastic bottles into Kananook Creek in a bid to track where litter ends up in local waterways.

Frankston High School students dropped five bottles, fitted with GPS trackers, into the creek on 16 October as part of the Litter Trackers program. The program is a joint initiative between RMIT and Melbourne Water. 

RMIT aquatic scientist Dr Kavitha Chinathamby said “litter entering our waterways could end up in the bay, harming animals and polluting the environment.”

“Ninety-five per cent of litter transported through stormwater drains into rivers ultimately ends up on beaches in Port Phillip Bay,” Dr Chinathamby said.

“Litter Trackers enables us to see exactly where it goes and how it gets there as well as educating the community so that they can take responsibility of their local creek and be proud of their waterway.”

The trackers inside the bottles will reveal whether the litter ends up in the bay, a catchment or on the bank of the creek.

For more information on the program visit rmit.edu.au/littertrackers

First published in the Frankston Times – 21 October 2019

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