When jet lag helped save a cygnet
By Helen Stoddard – Thames21 Volunteer Helen Stoddard is part of Thames21’s citizen science army – a Thames River Watch volunteer. She recounts the time…
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Hollywood star Zac Efron joins forces with Thames21 to highlight London’s plastic waste crisis
American actor and singer Zac Efron highlights the huge issue of London’s plastic waste problem as part of a new series on Netflix airing in…
Coronavirus Plastic Pollution: what we can do about it
By Jo Pike – Communications Volunteer at Thames21 Jo Pike is our newest Thames21 volunteer, supporting the ever-busy comms department. She works part-time in a…
Precious Thames saltmarsh bearing brunt of capital’s plastic tide, latest pollution data finds
Thames21 calls for tougher action on five key plastic items to tackle two-thirds of entire Thames plastic pollution An analysis of citizen science surveys conducted…
All March, April & May events postponed due to coronavirus
In light of the latest government guidance, Thames21 is postponing all our March, April and May events. We are working as usual, but not from…
More than 27 000 single-use plastic bottles removed from the Thames in past 12 months
Environmental groups call for action following Thames21’s Big Bottle Count Date of release: 28 October 2019 London’s largest mass census of river plastic, the annual…
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…
Single-use items to blame for majority of Thames pollution
More than 60% of litter would disappear from the Thames Basin if we moved away from single-use. That’s the claim from Thames21 and the Marine…
Plastic pollution impact of UK’s summer heatwave: Thames bears the brunt
PRESS RELEASE Thames21 and #OneLess plastic litter research suggests Londoners switched from fizzy drinks to still water as a result of the extremely hot weather,…
New Fighting Fund for rivers thanks to Thames21 supporters
Thames21 has raised £2,145 in its recent Crowdfunder towards our Fighting Fund to protect rivers. Sixty two of our supporters donated over 56 days. Our chief…