This is the moment a Canadian diver helps to bring up 552 lbs of rubbish from a dock in Vancouver.

Henry Wang, 55, of ‘Cleaner Lakes’ helped to clean up False Creek in the heart of Vancouver in the Canadian province of British Columbia on 26th February.

One freediver and three scuba divers entered the icy waters to remove 552 lbs of rubbish.

Henry shared footage of the cleanup on TikTok with the message: “552 lbs of trash pulled out of False Creek, Vancouver. So much more down there! Thanks to @aquatic__monkey and @_hollyepearson for coming out.”

In the footage, Henry says that he has taken parts in many dives under one of the docks in False Creek.

He says: “There is a whole bunch of trash underneath it.”

The cleanup team removed a packed suitcase, a duffel bag with a 25-lb weight inside, two shopping trolleys, a mountain bike, a number of mobile phones, and many more objects.

Henry explains: “There’s so much more (rubbish) down there, we just couldn’t see anything anymore.”

The diver, who is semi-retired and lives in North Vancouver, told Newsflash: “All of our divers are volunteers and no one pays us to do the work. The only money I make so far is from Patreon where people who enjoy watching the videos I make, pulling trash out of the water, donate money to the divers.

“All the divers are volunteering their time and efforts because it’s a good way to contribute to our community. For me personally, I have been diving for so long now that if I don’t have a purpose for my dives, such as removing trash, I probably wouldn’t dive anymore.”

He said: “Over 550 lbs from this dock is not surprising because of the urban nature of the dock. We removed 1,100 lbs from Bowen Marina docks, 1,362 lbs from Lonsdale Quay dock, and 267 lbs from Goldworthy Pier dock at Waterfront Park this past year. So every dock is different.

“Lots of things I find are ‘strange’ because none of it is supposed to be in the water. I have found park benches, parking bollards, skateboards, stripped motorcycle frames, wheelbarrows, and even underwear.

“The singular most common thing we find is beer cans and bottles. The biggest thing we have ever pulled out so far is a 15 foot boat from Cate Park.”

Henry told Newsflash: “We have been cleaning lakes since Sept 2013, and we go as far north as Birkenhead Lake and as far east as Penticton Lake.”