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Marine litter project finds 1970s Colombian bottle on Chesil Beach

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC · How we work

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Weymouth and Portland Marine Litter Project collected a 1970s Colombian medicine bottle from Chesil Beach in 2025.
Litter pickers also retrieved a World War Two-era plaster tin lid from the Dorset coast.
Co-founder Dave Taylor said the longevity of plastic items was shocking.
The charity’s fifth-year program cleans the coastline between Osmington and Chickerell.

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Weymouth and Portland Marine Litter Project collected a 1970s Colombian medicine bottle from Chesil Beach in 2025.
Litter pickers also retrieved a World War Two-era plaster tin lid from the Dorset coast.
Co-founder Dave Taylor said the longevity of plastic items was shocking.
The charity’s fifth-year program cleans the coastline between Osmington and Chickerell.