Surfers Against Sewage launches long-term plastic waste clean-up

Charity urges public to join Million Mile Beach Clean, created to mark emergence from UK lockdown

The public is being urged to clear plastic and litter from their local beaches, rivers and parks as part of a million-mile clean-up to mark the emergence from lockdown.

Surfers Against Sewage, which is launching the scheme, said it wanted to reconnect people with nature and help promote physical and mental wellbeing.