Organisers Thames21 are campaigning to have plastics removed from wet wipes to cut pollution.
She added that the charity is campaigning to have the plastics removed from wet wipes so that if they do end up on the riverbank, they break down quicker and do not release microplastics into the environment.
A spokesperson for Defra said that plastic-containing wet wipes are a "blight" on the country's waterways.
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