THE GRAND Welsh Litter Pick will return to North Wales later in February as the region joins the national initiative to create cleaner public spaces.

Run by the Marine Conservation Society in partnership with Green Paw Project and One Global Ocean, the event will make up this year’s edition of the Grand Week in Wales.

From February 22 to March 1, the Grand Welsh Litter Pick aims to inspire communities to get together and clean up our environment by filling 1,000 bags of litter and/or picking up 1,000 pieces of plastic across the country.

One Global Ocean will process all of the plastic collected from the Grand Welsh Litter Pick beach cleans.

This plastic will then be converted into useful items such as plant pots, clocks and coasters at the reSource CIC workshop in North Wales, closing the loop and adding value to ocean plastic litter.

Litter picks will take place in Llandudno and Colwyn Bay on February 24 and 25 respectively.

In Llandundo, it will be held on the beach front next to the pier between 1pm and 6pm, and at Colwyn Bay, it will take place at Porth Eirias beach from 10am until 2pm.

The Rhyl Litter Pick will be located at the Rhyl Slipways area of the beach, and run from 11am to 1pm on Saturday, February 26.

Those who wish to take part have been told to meet at Rhyl’s RNLI Lifeboat Station.

With spaces left, those with an interest must be quick to confirm their participation.

For more information, visit www.greenpawproject.org/about-the-grand-welsh-litter-pick.