‘It’s not glamorous’: the volunteers counting flushed wet wipes on the banks of the Thames
A Thames21 charity citizen science project helps track plastic pollution in the capital’s river On a pale-blue Sunday morning on the foreshore of the River Thames, 40 people are searching for what others have tried to lose. Dotted across a 250-metre stretch under Hammersmith Bridge, they are combing through layers of silt, seashells and dirty driftwood to…
Original source
This is a short snapshot from a public feed. The full report and all rights remain with the publisher.
Read the full articleWhy we’re tracking this
Plastic pollution reporting helps connect what people find outdoors with prevention and disposal upstream.