Watch: Why I clean up my local canal path every day before I go to work

Meet the 24-year-old woman who has taken looking after her local canal path into her own hands.

Elena Horcajo decided to start her litter-picking journey after a mental health walk along the canal had left her more stressed than calm due to the amount of litter.

Now, she's become a one-woman clean-up crew, sharing her efforts on social media and calling out the Canal and River Trust for what she sees as its failure to properly maintain the area.

In response, the Canal and River Trust said it would like her to stop working alone due to safety concerns and join its organised volunteer events.

It added: "We're delighted when more people take an interest in looking after their local waterway, but to ensure the most effective use of our charity's limited resources we ask that they work with us and join one of our organised volunteer events."

Video by Fosiya Ismail

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