LITTER pickers from Helensburgh, Rhu and beyond turned out in force recently for the latest instalment in the ongoing effort to keep the area’s shores free of rubbish.
Volunteers rolled up their sleeves on Sunday morning, August 15 to tidy up the stretch between Rhu Marina and the village’s public toilets – and were so enthusiastic that the clean-up lasted for twice as long as had originally been planned!
The community initiative was organised by Rhu Marina in partnership with Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) and Plastic Free Helensburgh, as part of the SAS Million Mile Beach Clean initiative.
Elizabeth Lambert from Plastic Free Helensburgh said: “We cleaned the high tide line where all the small plastic items had been left from the winter storms.
“Everyone really got stuck in and cleaned for over two hours rather than the one hour allocated.
“I left before everyone was up from the beach, but there were at least 10 bags full, plus a large tyre which had been there over two years.”
Surfers Against Sewage is a grassroots movement tackling plastic pollution and protecting the UK’s coastlines for all to enjoy safely and sustainably.
It was set up in May 1990 in a bid to tackle a wide range of marine conservation issues, from marine litter to climate change.
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