Student brings his global 'plogging' scheme to Britain which sees people jog and pick up litter

A student who started a global ''plogging'' movement which sees people jog and pick up litter has brought his scheme to Britain.

Vivek Gurav, 26, began his project in India - and now has more than 10,000 volunteers around the world.

Plogging sees people run for fun and collect rubbish and aims to curb the climate crisis "one bit of plastic at a time".

Vivek, who set up a running group in India, is now planning to do the same in Bristol.

He is hopeful he can keep topping the success of the scheme in a bid to fight the climate emergency.

Plogging was started in Sweden but 'Pune Ploggers' founded by Vivek is the largest community of ploggers in a single city.

It has collected more than 40,000 kilograms of plastic.

Vivek came to Bristol last September to study for a masters degree in Environmental Policy and Management.

But he started his climate cleanup journey back in 2014 when he was just 19-years-old.

He said: "Bristol Ploggers will be an important step towards helping citizens act locally for a global impact.

''Climate crisis has already hit us.

''It's time to start acting now. Let's join communities acting to fight climate change and make conscious choices.

"Communities can bring a change in mindset, and this is crucial for a mass awakening towards climate change and to make governments worldwide act now."

The activist created a community plogging campaign in his home city of Pune in India in 2019.

Two years later there are now more than 10,000 volunteers helping to curb plastic pollution and taking action on the climate emergency.