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Fishing nets being recycled to help save the sea Fishing nets being recycled to help save the sea
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For years the question of what to do with old fishing nets was a real headache.For years the question of what to do with old fishing nets was a real headache.
Fishermen sometimes dumped them at sea, or they were brought to shore and discarded in landfill.Fishermen sometimes dumped them at sea, or they were brought to shore and discarded in landfill.
Now thanks to a scheme organised by Keep Britain Tidy, old fishing nets are for the first time being recycled here in the UK. Now thanks to a scheme organised by Keep Britain Tidy, old trawling nets are for the first time being recycled here in the UK.
Reporter: Jonah FisherReporter: Jonah Fisher
Video by Gwyndaf HughesVideo by Gwyndaf Hughes