By Glen Keogh For The Daily Mail
Published: 00:16 BST, 15 April 2019 | Updated: 00:16 BST, 15 April 2019
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Waste collectors usually require little more than a litter-picker and a few bin bags.
But anyone thinking of joining Neptune’s Army of Rubbish Cleaners might also want to pack a wetsuit and oxygen tank – since they are Britain’s first charity dedicated to underwater litter-picking.
Taking the public-spirited pastime to new depths, NARC has organised more than 1,000 clean-up dives around the coast of Pembrokeshire, west Wales, in the 14 years since it was formed.
In that time, volunteers have found all manner of objects while trawling the seabed, including a kitchen sink.
Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners are dedicated to underwater litter picking off the coast of Pembrokeshire in Wales
NARC's organisers support the Tidy Britain Group's Great British Spring Clean, which is backed by the Daily Mail
Its organisers support the Tidy Britain Group’s Great British Spring Clean, which is backed by the Daily Mail.
NARC aims to raise awareness of the litter in our seas after seeing first hand the devastating impact that rubbish found around the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is having on wildlife.
David Jones, who has been with the charity since 2008, said that as well as
