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[caption id="attachment_46787" align="alignnone" width="660"] 12,000 beach clean volunteers joined our Autumn Beach Clean 2017 across the country[/caption] This October we, alongside The Crown Estate, Greggs, Parley for the Oceans and Ecover delivered the biggest Autumn Beach Clean the UK has...

[caption id="attachment_46750" align="aligncenter" width="660"] Dr Sylvia Earle will be speaking at the 5th Global Wave Conference (Photo Credit: One Big Ocean)[/caption] Our friends at Save The Waves Coalition and Surfrider Foundation are pleased to announce the 5th Global Wave Conference in...

The Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs public DRS Consultation closes on Monday 20th November at 23:45. We are submitting a comprehensive response with all the evidence we have gathered in recent years. It's vital to show the Government how...

Over 1500 pupils from across the North East join forces with Surfers Against Sewage and the Greggs Foundation to tackle litter in their communities as part of their new Be The Change UK Education Tour. [caption id="attachment_46574" align="alignnone" width="660"] Pupils...

We were stoked to represent you this week in front of the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC), presenting expert evidence to a panel of cross-party Members of Parliament. The EAC is currently gathering evidence and scrutinising the best solutions to solving...

New study finds that local authorities stand to benefit from introduction of a deposit refund system for plastic and glass bottles and aluminium cans. A new report published today finds that local authorities across England could save up to £35...

We have been nominated by the European Outdoor Conservation Association to receive funding to train our amazing network of Regional Rep volunteers! Please vote for our project, it's the 5th one down in the Water category. http://www.outdoorconservation.eu/project-voting-category.cfm?catid=3 We have 125...

We welcome the news that the Secretary of State for the Environment has announced that the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a public consultation on the possible introduction of a deposit return system in...

Let the Anti-Litter education tour begin! With the start of the new school year comes an exciting step for our anti-litter education programme Be The Change. In collaboration with our friends at the Greggs Foundation we are delighted to announce...