Beach Buddies says the Covid-19 pandemic has seen a massive reduction in plastics and rubbish on local beaches.
The charity says because the ‘tap of pollution’ has been turned off at source, a 92% decrease has been witnessed on beaches across the Isle of Man.
It says it's another of the surprise positive effects of the worldwide lockdown with many aspects of the environment having seen quite remarkable and unexpected benefits.
Founder Bill Dale says it is a quite a staggering statistic at a time of year when we expect to find beaches full of rubbish and keeping our volunteers fully occupied.
