It was a record-breaking May Bank Holiday weekend in Bournemouth.
Tourism experts say around 200,000 people flocked to the area to enjoy the beaches, sun and three-day weekend.
But, as is becoming all too predictable after such a busy weekend, the beaches were left strewn with litter.
A petition has now been started by Bournemouth resident, Jane Cooper, calling on the councils to take more notice of the problem.
Writing on the change.org site, she says: "The beaches along Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch are beautiful, yet at the end of each sunny weekend they are coated in litter, the bins are over flowing with single use plastics, with packaging on the sand and being washed into the sea.
The morning after the bank holiday @BHBeach @visitBMTH @bmouthofficial@makeitbmth @bournemouthecho @litterfreedrst #litterfree #plasticfree #litterfreecoast #litterfreedorset #plasticpollution pic.twitter.com/jZ2csobDTx
— Bournemouth Litter (@bmth_litter) May 8, 2018
Walking past the pier this morning felt like walking through a rubbish tip. Uttely disgusting the amount left laying around. @BHBeach @visitBMTH @bmouthofficial@makeitbmth @bournemouthecho @litterfreedrst #litterfree #plasticfree #litterfreecoast #litterfreedorset pic.twitter.com/wBkJqwiD9t
— Bournemouth Litter (@bmth_litter) May 8, 2018
"This is cleared up before many see it and sent off to land fill.
"Plastic free coastlines is an initiative by Surfers Against Sewage which, when signed up, means that the councils and towns need to move away from single use plastics - cups, cutlery, plastic bottles and bags - and move towards biodegradable alternatives.
The morning after the bank holiday. @BHBeach @visitBMTH @bmouthofficial@makeitbmth @bournemouthecho @litterfreedrst #litterfree #plasticfree #litterfreecoast #litterfreedorset #plasticpollution pic.twitter.com/aXAtm85we8
— Bournemouth Litter (@bmth_litter) May 8, 2018
The morning after the bank holiday. At least the bins are being used, but they now dominate the walkways and views on the beach. @BHBeach @visitBMTH @bmouthofficial@makeitbmth @bournemouthecho @litterfreedrst pic.twitter.com/X3lFyBtb5M
— Bournemouth Litter (@bmth_litter) May 8, 2018
"Sign this petition to show the Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch Councils (soon to be merged as one) that we want to see our towns join the Surfers Against Sewage movement for Plastic Free Coastlines - https://www.sas.org.uk/plasticfreecoastlines/"
May have taken me ‘til 8pm on bank holiday Monday but I managed to enjoy an ice cream on the beach after work, wish I hadn’t bothered, look at the bloody state of it.. #BankHolidayMonday #Bournemouth #pickupafteryourselves pic.twitter.com/UtxrqH3fIk
— John Blower (@JohnBlower) May 7, 2018
Yes, very nice... pic.twitter.com/RN86IdaYam
— Mike (@free_sparrow1) May 8, 2018
That was yesterday evening 8pm as the second one is too pic.twitter.com/kHqRHQdyIa
— Mike (@free_sparrow1) May 8, 2018
Litter on Bournemouth beach
Pictures of litter left on beaches across Dorset over May Bank Holiday weekend
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