Today is 'Let's clean up Europe Day'.
A series of events are taking place right across the EU to tidy up beaches, towns and villages.
The Coastal and Marine research centre at UCC in Cork is part of a a European team that has received over €6 million in EU funding to raise awareness on marine debris.
Dr. Thomas Doyle of UCC says the pan EU project on marine litter is targeting a number of sectors including schools.
