This weeks Rubbish Roundup includes stories about private enforcers are being drafted to hand out £75 fixed penalties to people who drop litter, a Northampton litter picker has been fined for dropping litter, and finally retired residents are spending hours each day picking up litter to keep their town clean.  

A Yorkshire Terrier called Daisy has become the first dog to win the mayoral award of Worcester, instead of picking up sticks like dogs do, she sniffs out plastic bottles, cans and coffee cups which then her owner recycles at home.  She is now a local celebrity and named the 'litter picking dog'

Shetland residents have been left saddened by a nature campaigner after he left comments saying the area had the worst marine litter he had ever seen, despite the residents making huge efforts to help clean up the area.  Over 4600 volunteers managed to clean up 65 tonnes of marine litter with most volunteers coming from the Shetland communities.  

Keep Blackburn Tidy was formed a month ago, but this group of volunteers have already picked up hundreds of bin bags across the town.  The group meet regularly to clean up different parts of the town and now has over 1000 followers on Facebook.

This weeks Rubbish Roundup features stories including a large amount of litter being left after visitors flocked to the area after the hot weather, a conversation charity are encouraging people to sign up for the Great Cumbrian Litter Pick which takes place on the 6th July, and finally a large amount of fines have been given in Bradford

A study published in Marine Pollution Bulletin asked more than 1100 members of the public across Europe about their attitude towards ocean plastics.  The result showed that they do not have a lot of trust in retailers or the government to tackle the problem.  

One of the changes introduced at Scotland's first summit on marine litter was to give communities funding to help them reduce plastic consumption.  It brough together retailers, environmental groups and manufacturers to discuss potential new ways to reduce the amount of plastic in Scotlands waters.

The Taj Mahal is one of 100 monuments in India that is set to go litter-free to help tackle the plastic pollution in the cities of Agra and Beyan, authorities at the Taj and other monuments will segregate plastic waste for recycling and advise visitors on how they can help tackle plastic pollution.

Yorkshire company Future Cleaning Services are on a mission to keep the streets clean from graffiti and chewing gum, they have now acquired a new pressure washer which mounts to vehicles to help them tackle the problem.  

The European Commission has proposed a complete ban on some of the most commonly used disposable plastics in Europe, this includes single use cutlery, plates, drinks stirrers and cotton buds.  To enforce this the manufacturers will need to make clear to customers on the packaging on how to dispose correctly.