24 YEARS OLD Elena Horcajo decided to start her litter-picking journey on the Lee Navigation.
Left her more stressed
This was after a mental health issue walk along the canal towpath in Hackney that had her more stressed than calm due to the amount of litter.
Now, she's become a one-woman clean-up crew, sharing her efforts on social media and calling out the Canal & River Trust for what she sees as its failure to properly maintain the area, she told the Sunday Times.
As the towpaths in and around London are plagued with litter, as people just drop wrappings and the like with little thought for the environment.
One of hundreds
In response, the trust told:
"Elena might feel alone in tackling London's litter waste, however she is one of hundreds of volunteers who help by picking up other people's rubbish.
"We're delighted when more people take an interest in looking after their local canal."
However, the trust maintained it was more effective to collect bagged waste, urging visitors to London's canals to take their litter home with them.
Islington Tribune
In including the above picture the Islington Tribune told—Removing canal bins doesn’t cause more litter? What a load of rubbish!