A new initiative cleaning plastic waste from the River Liffey launches today.
The Dublin Greenkayak River Liffey plastic collection initiative aims to collect plastic from the Liffey before it reaches the Irish sea.
A weekly plastic collection scheme was launched by Danish NGO GreenKayak last year in partnership with Microsoft which saw volunteers kayaking the Liffey in Dublin city centre and collect floating plastic.
This new initiative aims to increase the regularity of these plastic collections in partnership with community groups and businesses in the area.
Michael Byrne of City Kayaking said: “We’re very passionate about the River Liffey in Dublin and breathing new life into it.
"A large proportion of sea plastic originates in city rivers and we’re thrilled to be part of a global network under GreenKayak that are taking action to tackle this.
“We are aiming to involve youth and community groups from the Inner City as well as some of the companies in the vicinity of the River.
“We hope that this will result in the local community having an increased awareness of the marine environmental issues that impact on the River, our waterways and oceans in general, and who are motivated to tackle these.”
