This is the shocking legacy of the huge storms that battered our coastline in recent weeks.
A small army of volunteers has been working tirelessly to keep our beaches clear of litter – but they now face an overwhelming task tackling the mountain of litter washed up on Northern Ireland‘s shores by 80mph gales and high tides.
The huge storms hurled thousands of tonnes of rubbish on to beaches all round the coast, according to Tidy Northern Ireland……
Belfast Telegraph 18/01/2014 Read the article ‘Sea of filth: raging storms and surging tides have dumped a mountain of waste on Northern Ireland’s beaches and coastline

Belfast Telegraph - Tonnes of rubbish dumped on Tyrella Beach
Belfast Telegraph – Tonnes of rubbish dumped on Tyrella Beach