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How Loch Long became a magnet for Scotland's plastic waste (www.bbc.co.uk)

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At the head of beautiful Loch Long in Argyll sits one of Scotland's biggest plastic problems.

A combination of prevailing winds and the rotation of the earth drive litter up the loch to create what is known as the Arrochar litter sink.

About 62,000 items wash up on the beach each year, much of it from the waterways in and around Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city.

It is estimated that 11% of the rubbish which enters the River Clyde - which flows through the city - and its tributaries is eventually washed up at Arrochar.

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