{"id":5060,"date":"2016-07-01T10:17:53","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T09:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/?p=5060"},"modified":"2019-04-03T11:59:16","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T10:59:16","slug":"glitter-pickers-put-some-sparkle-back-into-the-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/2016\/07\/01\/glitter-pickers-put-some-sparkle-back-into-the-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Glitter-pickers put some sparkle back into the community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/07\/Glitter-Pick-Torry-Battery-24-June-2016-ACC-RSPB-and-MScotland-web.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5294 alignright lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/07\/Glitter-Pick-Torry-Battery-24-June-2016-ACC-RSPB-and-MScotland-web.jpg\" alt=\"Glitter Pick - Torry Battery - 24 June 2016 - ACC RSPB and Marine Scotland\" width=\"448\" height=\"299\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 448px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 448\/299;\" \/><\/a>Last Friday (24<sup>th<\/sup> June) the Marine Laboratory took part in a litter pick event, organised by the Aberdeen City Council\u2019s (ACC) environmental team. The <a href=\"http:\/\/news.aberdeencity.gov.uk\/glitterpick-blasting-through-city-on-friday\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Glitterpick<\/span><\/a>, designed to help \u201cmake the city sparkle more in the summer months\u201d, involved 24 local schools and community groups; who each took one of the 24 areas selected, around the city, to clean up over a 24-hour period.<\/p>\n<p>Together with colleagues from the ACC and <a href=\"http:\/\/ww2.rspb.org.uk\/reserves-and-events\/events-dates-and-inspiration\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dolphin Watch<\/span><\/a> our Danny Pendrey joined in on the Torry Battery clean up . The total effort collecting was 360 minutes, and they collected eight bin bags full of rubbish and a heavy rope fender. Well done to everyone involved in not only the Torry litter-pick but the whole Glitterpick event \u2013 a truly outstanding achievement for such a worthwhile cause.<\/p>\n<p>****************************<\/p>\n<p><strong>Further Information<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For more information on Clean up Aberdeen go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Clean-Up-Aberdeen-1123626917672267\/\">www.facebook.com\/Clean-Up-Aberdeen<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleanupscotland.com\/\">www.cleanupscotland.com\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>To see some previous attempts at litter picking with the City Council go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/2016\/02\/24\/marine-scotland-staff-clean-up-19-february-2016\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/2016\/02\/24\/marine-scotland-staff-clean-up-19-february-2016\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>To view other marine litter blog posts: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/category\/marine-litter\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/category\/marine-litter\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Friday (24th June) the Marine Laboratory took part in a litter pick event, organised by the Aberdeen City Council\u2019s (ACC) environmental team. 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