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Twelve-year-old Drew Mellor from Bishopstoke has taken climate change into his own hands by tackling environmental issues in his local area and is encouraging others to do the same.

After seeing how much litter had been dropped, Drew became focused on cleaning up his local streets, river and woods. He became a member of the Conservation Club at Wyvern School and last year he took part in a climate march in Southampton.

Drew wants to become a Marine Biologist when he finishes his education, but is worried that there won’t be any healthy oceans left for him to work in.

Drew is pleased to see more people are picking up litter in his area, it makes him feel like he’s not the only person concerned about the environment.

It’s sad to still see litter being dropped. I don’t think people realise how dangerous it is to drop litter. I don’t know why they do it. If everyone picked up one piece of litter everyday we’dsee a big difference.

Drew Mellor

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