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INSPIRING YOUNG LITTER HERO

I would like to tell you about my son Sam, who, at age 11, is my litter hero. Sam (above) started collecting litter around our local village some months ago, and now goes out on litter-picks at least once a week.

We are regular viewers, and when Sam saw a recent episode focused on keeping beaches plastic and

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