Rayer’s quest for clean beaches!
Eight-year-old Rayer Waddell is passionate about the ocean. That’s why she’s made it her mission to protect it from plastic rubbish! Read on to learn all about her beach clean adventures…
Rayer spends her free time cleaning Blyth beach, in Northumberland, of litter. A job that sadly, is never-ending! Whatever the weather, she and her faithful reindeer pal Cranberry can be found scouring the shoreline, cleaning up whatever rubbish has turned up on the tides.
As well as litter picking, Rayer and her family also look after eight big beach recycling bins, which they empty every single night!
Rayer believes that the best way to prevent plastic pollution is to stop it at its cause. She wants people to stop throwing their rubbish from car windows and put plastic waste in a recycling bin. But ultimately, she hopes that people will stop using plastic altogether!
So far, she’s cleaned a whopping 300,500 plastic bottles from the surrounding area over the last few years, but more arrive every day.
Plastic problems
Plastic is an important material in today’s world, but it also does a lot of damage to our natural environment.
DID YOU KNOW?
Every year, 8 million tonnes of plastic ends up in our beautiful oceans. This waste is a huge problem, but it’s one that we can all do something about!
Thanks to eco-heroes like Rayer, people are already making a difference! She hopes that her quest to keep her beloved beach clean will inspire others to do the same!
A better future…
Recently, Rayer has teamed up with the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) to ask the government to take action against plastic pollution on beaches.
They’re asking for a nationwide Deposit Return Scheme – where people hire a reusable cup for a small fee when they buy a drink. Once finished, they can return their cup to the shop and get their money back. The shop can then clean and reuse the cup over and over. This would help prevent people from leaving cups and bottles behind on the beach, and save people like Rayer a lot of work!
Want to help Rayer on her quest? Check out our top tips to reduce plastic pollution!
What do you think of Rayer’s big beach clean? Let us know in the comments below!
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Nice work Rayer!
Mattie
great job!! good luck!!!
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This is REALLy good
Good job!
Mattie
great job!! good luck!!!
Mattie
that is soooo great!!!! good luck!!
Lets clean up
Mina
We can make a difference and help to save the world from rubbish.
SAVE OUR WORLD!!
Great Job Rayer!!! You inspire me to start cleaning our world too. I have been wanting to start cleaning in my local area, but haven't felt it would make a difference. But you showed me that it can, so i will start asap! Thanks for you work!
Camilla and gabe
aya
nice
we can save our world
chicken lord 2000
It is a great idea so she can help clean the oceans that we swim in she is being a person who acts on something they think is wrong and not just sit there are watch it unfold In front of their eyes. She is helping the world be a better place by collecting this rubbish from the beaches that she lives around.
WillS123
cool
SAVETHE_TURTELS1
GOOD JOB MATE
Summer
Good luck
Naghul Pranav
nice
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you rock
Bella
Great
Good on you
squirrel princess
you rock
Emery
We should remember to take care of our oceans.
zayan
cool
XRumerTest
Hello. And Bye.
jack
India
This is very helpful for our ocean!
Sam
Hi
artoncraftscn
Hello. And Bye.
SAVE THE EARTH (JUN SHEN)
YOU ROCK! KEEP ON GOING!
Kipling Evans
I think Raya is doing the right thing to do helping the world thank you so much for helping the planet I promise to help I am 9
Crazi4theocean
Wow. Rayer, you go GIRL! You rock. Thanks for saving the ocean!
lily
So true millions of animals die from swallowing rubbish. At are local beach i try and pick up as much rubbish as i can find:] YOU ARE SUCH A HERO from lily age 10
Evelyn
Hi I agree oceans should be rubbish free
isirad
wow
Gemini (11)
I own a litter picker and bin bags and, since my area gets very dirty, I try to get a litter pick in almost every day. So far, I thought I was the only one, but now I know that someone else is sharing my experience. Thank you, Rayer
Gemini
I own a litter picker and bin bags that I try to
LEWIS
YOU ARE A HERO
michealjackson
so cool
I love pangolins
Great job rayer
I love pangolins
Great job Rayer
Lillyarna
Thank you for sharing your inspirational story.
Kingchaos999
soooooo cool
Isla
It would be great to do that I’m going to start! Good work rayer
jai
hi ella and what would i do without you rayer
Coco
Save the world from plastic pollution
ted
wow! your just like me.
sarahn5339
hi ella
Omg !Omg !!! Rayer What Would I Do Without You?
Ella@savetheworld
its realy cool that you are doing somthing i would to be like you
Ruby Reid
Rayer you are so passionate of all the ocean and everyday and i love how you give your free time to the ocean. you inspired me to help. Thanks Ruby
rayer follower
this is amazing! where would the beach be without rayer?
sup g
thomas
your the best
thomas
cool
Unistar578
Great job!!! We love people who clean up our ocean!!!
Unistar578
Great job! We need a lot of people to clean up the ocean and you are one of them!!!
Bookworm21
Well done Rayer!
Aadya
Well done!
Richardgam
Sophia
Good work!
Sophia
Good job!
Good job
Navadarsh PS
Aliyah
Well done!
Helen
Nice job
Sophie Wang
good job!
#Unicorn {Parker}
Every year, 8 million tonnes of plastic ends up in our beautiful oceans. This waste is a huge problem. What is up with this we need to make a strike and take action! Let do all the tips that Natgeo kids gave us so we can make a better planet to live on, ARE YOU WITH ME!!!!
Oof
Niceee
Rayer
we found 1,567 cans
taibsafunaz1978
Лучшая статья, рекомендую всем к изучению!
sabrina ca
wow my family and i also to cleaning up at nature trails wow you are awersome
Good work Rayer you are doing an amazing job
Kaia Montgomery
Lesley Mavin heppell
Rayer you should be very proud of yourself, it’s Lovely to see this generation of children thinking about our planet before it’s to late x keep up the great work and thank you xx
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