Pupils from Woodside Primary School in Runcorn have helped to remove 8 tonnes of plastic waste from Widnes Warth as part of the 'Plastic Resolution Project' developed by the Mersey Gateway Environmental Trust.
The students during the hour long clean-up helped to remove various plastic waste items such as plastic bottles, to food packaging, footballs, car bumpers and tyres. All of which will be suitably recycled.
With the help of the Big Lottery Fund, the community project to attempts to make small but significant changes to our local environment through action and education.
Damaging our environments and aquatic wildlife, the Plastic Resolution Project comes at a time of national spotlight on the increasing and challenging problem of plastic waste. Most notably through the Governments "25 Year Environment Plan" and through recent television series such as David Attenborough's Blue Planet II, it is clear more than ever that more needs to be done to minimise plastic waste.
The Trust is planning to deliver more clean-up sessions across the year and would invite anyone who wished to get involved from schools to community groups, to get in touch via www.mget.org.uk or by emailing environmentaltrust@merseygateway.co.uk.