Traditionally we get Haulashore Island for the Big Beach cleanup which is an annual event organised by the Nelson City Council to clean up the shore line.
We had 4 waka and one paddle board paddling over to the island. The council provides bags and so we were sent off with our bags to scour the shore for rubbish.
The most interesting bits of rubbish
By far the most intriguing was a pair of ladies knickers, not sure how they got there!
By far the most common piece of rubbish were the parking tickets issued by Nelson City Council at the parking vending machines. These seem to be a plastic coated paper that floats. They were everywhere around the island and were hardly damaged at all from their journey. One can only assume that they get into the storm water systems and then out into the harbour.