The initiative is part of a scheme that invites people to protect their local waterways.
Staff plan to help clean up a stretch of a canal as part of a nationwide initiativeA team from a national water sports body is hoping to inspire hundreds of people across the country to clear waterways of plastic pollution.
They collected about 700 sacks of rubbish, including 2,123 single-use plastic bottles, 1,476 cans, 831 glass bottles and 3,296 food wrappers. It said other volunteers were welcome to bring their kayak, canoe or paddleboard to help out, as long as they had a waterways licence.
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