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It can feel like we spend half our lives cleaning beaches and the other half shouting about it (I know I do) with no end to the pollution in sight. But this year has actually delivered some genuinely tidy policy wins in the fight against plastic pollution across the UK - and we’re here...

If you’ve watched Channel 4’s Dirty Business, you’ll understand why the sewage scandal has finally been blown wide open. The public is angry. The media is paying attention. And now, the Government must listen. Dirty Business tells the real-life stories...

With pressure higher than ever on the UK Government to take action on water companies, what does Surfers Against Sewage think about the calls for their renationalisation?

The sewage crisis isn’t just a storyline. It’s real - and the lives of real people have been severely impacted. Here are their voices. Channel 4’s docu-drama Dirty Business has brought the UK’s sewage scandal into the national spotlight, exposing...

The government's White Paper has dropped. And it's a total WHITEWASH.

After decades of campaigning for an end to sewage pollution and profiting from pollution, the UK Government has promised to 'reform the water industry'. But will it be good enough? 2026 could be the year the Government finally ends sewage pollution - but will they?

With the Scottish election on the horizon, we have a massive opportunity to demand better for our wild waters. This is a chance to ensure that whoever forms the next government prioritises putting an ending water pollution.  The environment is a devolved matter meaning the Scottish Government...

It's election year in Wales, and this provides a massive opportunity for us to show that whoever forms the next government must have ending water pollution at the top of their priority list.  The 2026 Senedd election marks a historic turning point for Wales. With an expanded parliament and new...

On Dorset’s stunning Jurassic Coast, fossil hunters flock to Charmouth in search of ancient treasures. But alongside the relics of prehistory, plastic pollution washing ashore, are millions of tiny plastic bio-beads. For nearly a decade, the local community has fought tirelessly to uncover the truth behind this pollution and hold those responsible to account.