River Clean-Ups: much more than picking up litter
As the destructive environmental effects of littering and plastic pollution become clear, people are increasingly taking constructive action. More than 17,000 clean-ups took place over…
Great British Spring Clean
23 thousand wet wipes discovered on stretch of Thames river bank
Other plastic waste found included menstrual products and microplastic glitter A record 23,000 wet wipes were counted and removed from one stretch of the Thames…
Sign up to be Litter Heroes with Thames21’s events for Great British Spring Clean
Thames21 and our volunteer groups are giving you the chance to get involved with the Great British Spring Clean, which runs from March 2-4 –…
Thames21 Badged Group reports huge amounts of plastic litter in Thames Estuary
Thames21’s latest Badged Group has cleared unprecedented amounts of plastic from the north side of the Thames Estuary. Last weekend the newly-accredited group, based in…
Volunteers count record 4,350 single-use plastic bottles in a day
By Ian Lamont, Communications Manager A group of Thames21 volunteers has reset the record for the number of single-use plastic bottles found in one day…
Thames21 volunteers embrace Great British Spring Clean
Hundreds of volunteers helped Thames21 at eight events the charity put on for the Great British Spring Clean last weekend, starting with 50 people who…
Thames21 embraces Great British Spring Clean with 11 events on rivers across London
Date of release: Friday February 24 Londoners across the capital will don wellies and waders to spring-clean London’s rivers with Thames21 as part of the…