plastic pollution
And don't forget the 373,000 toothbrushes in the same trash pile.
Almost 50,000 pieces of litter were picked up by volunteers during beach cleans last month.
And you can help make it 🙌
Green campaigners want the same to happen in England and Wales.
More than 45,700 people collected 70,800kg of plastic waste.
A video taken on a beach in Tenerife shows the shocking reality of plastic waste that pollutes our oceans and beaches. An estimated eight million pieces of plastic go into the ocean every day, adding to a current estimate of five trillions pieces of plastic floating in the ocean, most of which are smaller than five millimetres in length.
Required: gloves, a bin liner and some community spirit 💪
Food wrappers and cigarette butts are also clogging waterways.
From beach cleans to reducing plastic use – there are ways you can make a difference. 🌊
Giving up single-use plastic for Lent is proving almost impossible, but I'm inspired by those across the nation doing playing their part