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| Volunteers abseil down cliff for fly-tipped waste in Cornwall | Volunteers abseil down cliff for fly-tipped waste in Cornwall |
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| A team of volunteers abseiled down a cliff to collect rubbish | A team of volunteers abseiled down a cliff to collect rubbish |
| A team of volunteers has abseiled down a 360ft (110m) cliff to collect rubbish thrown over the edge. | A team of volunteers has abseiled down a 360ft (110m) cliff to collect rubbish thrown over the edge. |
| The Carbis Bay Crew cleared the fly-tipped waste near Pendeen in west Cornwall. | The Carbis Bay Crew cleared the fly-tipped waste near Pendeen in west Cornwall. |
| They found building materials, the remains of an old bathroom and kitchen appliances. | They found building materials, the remains of an old bathroom and kitchen appliances. |
| Cornwall Council said "fly-tipping is a real problem", and clear-ups totalled about £250,000 a year. | Cornwall Council said "fly-tipping is a real problem", and clear-ups totalled about £250,000 a year. |
| Delia Webb, from Friends of Portheras Cove, said: "This is a wild and unique coast. | Delia Webb, from Friends of Portheras Cove, said: "This is a wild and unique coast. |
| "We have breeding seabirds, we have a healthy population of grey seals, we have dolphins and porpoises locally - the impact of litter, debris and rubbish like this on the marine creatures and nesting birds is massive." | "We have breeding seabirds, we have a healthy population of grey seals, we have dolphins and porpoises locally - the impact of litter, debris and rubbish like this on the marine creatures and nesting birds is massive." |
| Cornwall Council said fly-tipping was illegal and it would "usually prosecute anyone found to be doing it" | Cornwall Council said fly-tipping was illegal and it would "usually prosecute anyone found to be doing it" |
| Tim Clarke, who was one of the Carbis Bay Crew who went down the cliff, said: "It's disgusting. There are skips up the road where they probably have to pay £5 to have it chucked away, and they refuse so they come down here and chuck it off the end of the cliff." | Tim Clarke, who was one of the Carbis Bay Crew who went down the cliff, said: "It's disgusting. There are skips up the road where they probably have to pay £5 to have it chucked away, and they refuse so they come down here and chuck it off the end of the cliff." |
| The team of climbers, divers and cavers use their skills to help clean up Cornwall. | The team of climbers, divers and cavers use their skills to help clean up Cornwall. |
| Cornwall Council said fly-tipping was illegal and it would "usually prosecute anyone found to be doing it". | Cornwall Council said fly-tipping was illegal and it would "usually prosecute anyone found to be doing it". |
| It urged people to take waste and building rubble to local tips. | It urged people to take waste and building rubble to local tips. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Cornwall | |
| Carbis Bay | Carbis Bay |