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[caption id="attachment_66414" align="aligncenter" width="660"] Ben Gingell / Shutterstock, London, UK, United Kingdom 15th February 2019:- Striking school aged children in central London over climate change[/caption] Experts are warning that new laws following Britain’s exit from the EU could have a...

The week of the 6th – 14th of April saw our biggest ever Big Spring Beach Clean: Summit To Sea take place. From beach fronts to mountain tops, rivers to streets 45,771 people turned out to protect their environment and...

[caption id="attachment_61522" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Pic: Andy Hughes[/caption] Massive corporations are being pressured to take responsibility for their plastic pollution as environmental charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) holds its latest annual Big Spring Beach Clean. The event, which takes place across...

[caption id="attachment_67300" align="aligncenter" width="660"] Surfers Against Sewage Regional Representative for Snowdonia Laura Sanderson collects plastic pollution and other waste during her swim, Saturday, April 6, 2019. PA photo: Rui Vieira[/caption] Surfers Against Sewage Regional Representative for Snowdonia Laura Sanderson is...

 Urgent call for volunteers to join more than 600 mountain, river and beach cleans across the UK between April 6-14. Surfers Against Sewage Reps across the UK warn of the scale of the plastic crisis in the aftermath of Storm...

Paddlers are being urged to hit the waterways to tackle plastic pollution across the UK as part of the Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) Big Spring Beach Clean. The nationwide annual event normally sees thousands of volunteers taking to beaches to...

Single-use plastic cutlery, cotton buds, straws and stirrers to be banned by 2021 90% collection target for plastic bottles by 2029 More stringent application of the “polluter pays” principle Surfers Against Sewage describe the commitment as "a massive win in...

Mountain walkers, climbers and outdoor enthusiasts could be vital aids in helping to reduce the amount of plastic pollution entering our oceans. It comes as Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) calls on volunteers to head uphill in their fight against plastic,...

   Mass Unwrap organisers were inundated with unwanted plastic as shoppers left UK supermarket tills, collecting up to nine pieces of avoidable packaging every minute ·         Shoppers handed back up to four shopping trollies worth of packaging an hour, highlighting...