In total, 10 municipaliti es in the Netherlands and Belgium were able to supply fi gures as regards the total cost
of removing beach litt er but very few of these were able to provide a breakdown of these costs. The total cost
of beach litt er removal reported by municipaliti es was €2,265,415.30 with an average cost of €226,541.53 per
municipality per year. Based on this average, removing beach litt er costs all municipaliti es in the Netherlands
and Belgium a total of €10.4 million per year.