Now 11,000 join our battle to clean up the country

THE Daily Mail’s Great Plastic Pick Up has been gathering huge support around the country.

The idea is for communities to collect rubbish, with a specific mission to remove the plastic that poisons public places.

By last night 11,085 readers had registered to help tackle the throwaway culture – taking part in 783 pick ups nationwide from

Friday, May 11, to Sunday, May 13. If you want to take part, go to greatplasticpickup.org and give your details.

You can start a pick up on the same website. You’ll be asked if it’s just for family and friends, or whether you are happy for others to help. Public pick ups will appear on a map on the website. Follow the #GreatPlasticPickUp

hashtag on Twitter and stay up to date in the Daily Mail.

A fantastic prize of an all-expenses paid trip to a Sea Life Centre is on offer for the top litter-picking school. And we’ll select up to three winning teams to receive a Community Super Clean Up - with a professional coming to clean your area.