Audit items were sorted from 15 bags collected by the Tewantin Bushcare Group, Tewantin State School students and catchment association river rangers at the Tewantin boat ramp. Almost 60 per cent of the 1376 waste items were plastic and most were small enough to be washed or blown into waterways for possible ingestion by aquatic animals. More than 30 per cent of all items were soft plastic bags. A lot of waste needs to be cleaned up before Noosa can claim to be plastic free. The boat ramp rubbish audit will be happening again next week, according to catchment association site co-ordinator Peter Hunnam.