A British grandmother,70, has dedicated her entire year cleaning the trash off of 52 beaches after she made it her 2018 New Year's resolution to clean one sandy bay each week, and she said she has no intention to stop in 2019. /VCG Photo

Pat Smith, the 70-year-old environmentalist and founder of an environmental campaign group Final Straw Cornwall, took it upon herself to clean up the most iconic beaches in Devon and Cornwall each week, in hopes to raise more awareness on the public's plastic consumption and recycling habits. /VCG Photo

"Cleaning 52 beach in 2018 was my New Year’s Resolution, and it’s finally done,” said Smith. “I won’t stop, as our beaches need me. /VCG Photo

According to reports, plastic pollution makes up close to 90 percent of litter on UK beaches, among which plastic bags, bottle caps, lids and cotton bud sticks are the most common items left scattered along the coastline. /VCG Photo