Possible Top tips for flyer

Top Tips

1. dispose of your rubbish responsibly - Recycle and reuse - Otherwise put it in the bin
2. BalloonsAnimals can eat them and choke or become impacted.
   
   - Cut balloons up before putting in the bin.
   
   - Don’t release balloons as they can land anywhere
3. Chinese lanterns
   Chinese lanterns , also known as sky lanterns, can seriously injure animals.
4. Containers and cans
   Animals looking for food can get trapped in cans or injured by sharp edges.
   
   - Clean and empty containers.
   
   - Pinch cans shut and cut containers in half.
   
   - Recycle where possible.
5. Elastic bandsThese can wrap around small animals and beaks of birds. If swallowed they can cause choking.
   
   - Reuse bands when possible or cut them open before putting in a bin.
6. Fishing tackleAnimals can get entangled in line and hooks can pierce skin or be swallowed.
7. GlassBroken glass can cause serious injury and animals can get trapped in jars.
   
   - Clean and recycle glass.
8. Plastic bagsAnimals can climb inside and suffocate, or eat them and choke.
   
   - Tie bags in a knot before recycling.
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10. Plastic can holders
    Animals can get entangled, and suffer deep wounds or choke.
    
    - Always cut the loops before recycling.  

10. Encourage each family member to do the same. While showing by example, also encourage them to do the same. Teach children how to safely pick up rubbish without harming themselves.

• If an area is known for drug use, don't have children picking up rubbish. For yourself, wear solid shoes to avoid getting an accidental needlestick injury. And wear proper gloves and carry mechanical litter pick-up devices.
• Teach children to never stick their fingers inside anything, be it a container, shell or whatever else that creates a possible hiding spot for an animal that might sting, bite or shoot barbs. Some animals, such as the blue ringed octopus, live inside human rubbish like drink cans and can deliver a fatal bite or sting if handled unawares.

info from http://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/litter

http://www.wikihow.com/Participate-in-a-Beach-Cleanup

Introduction- Draft (started a little bit)

People are unaware of the effects that our litter has on the animals around our coasts. When we leave litter lying around, it can travel, spread and harm or trap sea animals. The toxins contained in our rubbish can also affect the food we eat and also spread disease. We should care more about our coasts and avoid destroying the habitats of the animals. An hour of harmless laziness could be the result of many animals being harmed or even destroy the beauty in our coasts.

Layout Concepts

Tried out some text layouts for the flyer. When putting the text in the squares I found that some of the information didn't fit. Maybe shrinking text size would work , and tried portrait. We were thinking of maybe doing a postcard type flyer where the image is on the front and the text at the back could work as well.