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Pollution · United KingdomVolunteers have spent 133 hours clearing litter and collecting data from rivers in England and Scotland during Plasticblitz 2025, which is an initiative led by environmental charity Thames21 in collaboration with the Environment Agency and Rotary. The simultaneous clean-up and data collection event took place between 31st May and 15th June and, for the first time the initiative extended to Scotland. More than 500 volunteers cleared a record 65km…See the Story
Plasticblitz highlights the scale of plastic pollution in UK rivers during UN Global Plastics Treaty negotiations - London Post

Plastics · LondonPlastic containing wet wipes should not be sold online at pharmacies to help protect the River Thames, rivers across the UK, and the world’s oceans, environmental charity Thames21 has urged. The charity’s call comes as the government prepares to close responses to its draft consultation on banning plastic in wet wipes on Thursday 31st July. Within the draft regulations, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has committed to banning pl…See the Story