Plastic pollution: 'We've lost the battle on the beaches'

Plastic pollution: 'We've lost the battle on the beaches'

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After four years of leading volunteer beach cleans in the west of Wales, Alan Cookson is quitting because of the insurmountable plastic problem around Britain’s coastlines. We join him as he leads his last beach clean to find out why he believes we need to change our approach in the fight against plastic pollution
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