A new study has revealed that if people want to be seen as attractive to the opposite sex they could do worse than picking up some litter.  Zoosk conducted the survey finding that our love, or not, for the environment can affect our chances with the opposite sex.

This weeks rubbish roundup features stories including a clamp down on flytipping with new on the spot fines of up to £400, an MP in Grantham took to the streets to litterpick after a resident complained to her about the levels of litter in the street and finally a first ever marine litter pick took place off the cost of Ireland 

Take 3 is a non profit organisation with the aim to reduce plastic pollution and increas the recycling of plastic products through education and action.  They encourage people to take 3 pieces of rubbish away with them when they visit the beach.  

Nottingham City Council have launched a new campaign asking their residents to help them reduce litter, the councils message is that if everyone picked up a piece of litter it would make a massive difference and would show that the people were proud of the city.  

April 22nd is World Earth Day, the Earth Day Network is an organisation which aimes to raise awareness on environmental problems.  The first Earth Day took place in 1970 and it saw 20million Americans get involved in environmental activities, it is now a global event and this years focus is the end of plastic pollution.

This weeks Rubbish Roundup includes stories about a clean up in the Lake District to celebrate World Earth Day, Pokemon Go players being challenged to also celebrate World Earth Day by picking up litter, a 1970's bottle being found on a beach in Scotland and a litter free challenge taking part on the 28th April

After months of calling for a deposit return scheme to be implemented in the UK, it is looking likely it will be announced shortly with the aim to increase the recycling rates with plastic litter.  The idea would be for the customer to receive a deposit back when they return their empty bottles to a reverse vending machine.

Stories this week include residents in Cumbria have promised to help keep their street clean after taking part in a litter pick despite the freezing weather conditions, a new project alled Adopt a Street was given a boost recently when a group of pupils joined to help from a local primary school.  Finally Dudley council are taking a zero tolerance approach to litter bugs especially when it comes to dog fouling.  

A number of community projects have been awarded funding from the government to help them tackle litter, the so called 'litter innovation fund' awarded public projects a total of £125,000 to help them tackle litter in their community.

Science and charity are combining to help recruit members of the public to help with beach cleans, Plastic Tide have been using drones to fly over beaches to take images of the litter on the beaches, these images are then uploaded onto a website where volunteers can see the pictures and then tag the litter they see.