12 tips for cleaner sailing

Don’t throw any litter overboard Sort your rubbish and recycle it ashore Ask your marina to provide better waste recycling facilities Only flush human waste and toilet paper down the loo Use your holding tank and pump out ashore where possible Use environmentally sensitive cleaning products Avoid bathroom products that contain microbeads Keep your freshwater tank fresh so you can drink from it. Avoid disposable bottles Use long-life shopping bags, not plastic carrier bags Clean your hull in a place where waste antifoul will be collected and not run back into the sea Maintain your engine and clean up oil before emptying your bilges For more ideas on how to clean up your sailing, visit: www.thegreenblue.org.uk

To turtles, plastic bags often look like jellyfish, their favourite food