'Human chain' to form in Cheltenham in a protest against plastic pollution
Surfers Against Sewage have organised protests across the country as part of their People Vs Plastics campaign
Protestors in Cheltenham will be forming a 'human chain' to make a stand against plastic pollution.
The protest today (Saturday 19 July) will be a visual demonstration of around 500 people, to show the power of communities visually standing up against plastics.
It's been organised by charity Surfers Against Sewage, with around 20 similar protests taking place across the country.
Rachel Yates, senior communities manager at Surfers Against Sewage, said: "The People vs Plastic is about holding the real culprits to account – taking on the profiteering polluters and broken systems keeping us trapped in plastic.
It’s our biggest campaign yet, to end this crisis."
SAS’s People vs Plastic campaign is calling on the UK Government to step up and sort this mess out with an ambitious Global Plastic Treaty.
It’s demanding full commitment to changing the law to bring about a circular economy and hold polluters to account – without any more delay.