{"id":492311,"date":"2026-03-24T09:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/492311\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T09:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:04:07","slug":"rivers-to-reef-campaign-aims-to-cut-off-pollution-at-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/492311\/","title":{"rendered":"Rivers to Reef campaign aims to cut off pollution at source"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But the estuary&#8217;s ecological condition has been classified as &#8220;unfavourable&#8221; for more than a decade, with vital habitats like saltmarsh, seagrass and shellfish beds in decline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Rivers to Reef aims to introduce standardised water-quality monitoring to track pollutants and identify hotspots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The trust will organise bi-annual water quality &#8220;blitzes&#8221; in collaboration with Earthwatch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Local clean-ups will be used to stop plastics entering rivers, and check wastewater from homes and businesses is correctly connected to the wastewater drainage system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The public will be encouraged to help by scraping and binning cooking fats and oils, instead of pouring them down the drain, and correctly dispose of wet wipes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Rachel Forsyth, chief executive at Aire Rivers Trust, said: &#8220;We all rely on our rivers and seas, yet pollution from everyday life is quietly harming them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Rivers to Reef is a chance for people across Yorkshire to see the impact they can have, from the stream in their village to the reefs off our coast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;By working together, we can restore life to our waterways and leave a legacy of clean, thriving waters for generations to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"But the estuary&#8217;s ecological condition has been classified as &#8220;unfavourable&#8221; for more than a decade, with vital habitats&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":492312,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-492311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=492311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492311\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/492312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=492311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=492311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=492311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}