It’s a brilliant excuse for a bit of exercise.

An Post’s Beach and Waterways Clean Up Day takes place on Saturday, June 8th with 100 events planned across the country, including one on Garretstown Beach.

Waste company Panda will place a 1100 litre industrial bin at the location and An Post is encouraging the general public to take the time to rediscover their local beauty spots and fill it or bring home any litter they find in other swim spots, ultimately helping to preserve our underwater ecosystems.

The event will celebrate two beautiful new marine life stamps set to be issued this June.

Designed by botanical illustrator and art tutor, Shevaun Doherty the ‘N’ national rate stamp, which covers postage across the island of Ireland, features Carrageen Moss, a colourful fan-shaped algae found along the Irish coast that has been an important fertiliser and edible plant with medical properties for centuries.

The ‘W’ international rate stamp for posting worldwide features the Compass Jellyfish, a common species integral to local biodiversity. Harbouring young fish among its tentacles, it provides a vital food source for sea turtles and ocean sunfish.

Panda will place the bins at Garretstown before 9am on Saturday, June 8th and collect them in the early evening.