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The government recently announced its first ever litter strategy, the aim is to change people's behaviour through increasing the awareness and by issuing on the spot fines. The government have said it is a minority of people which is causing the issue, but is an easy way to place the blame?
Read MoreEvery day we hear about problems of litter louts, fly tippers or arsonists but this christmas we have some stories of heroes that are working to tackle the litter problem.
Read MoreThe Noisy Lobster in Bournemouth are inviting visitors to collect a bucket of litter in exchange for a free coffee. Influenced by the programme Blue Planet highlighting plastic damage in oceans, the owner has said that they serve seafood which comes straight from the local waters so they have more of a reason to keep the beach and waters clean from litter.
Read MoreDell have joined forces wityh an environmental organisation called Lonely Whale to form a new iniative called NextWave, to reduce ocean plastics by collecting and processing plastics to make new products and new packaging. Dell are using the recycled plastic to make packaging for their laptops.
Read MoreWhen landfills become full to capacity, and they are expected to hit capacity at the end of 2018, what do we do with all the rubbish, with new incinerators more efficient and cleaner than what they used to be in the 90's there are solutions for waste disposal, but are they the right one?
Read MoreBeach litter rose by 10% last year and a fifth of this was made up of single use items such as cups, plastic bottles and plastic cutlery. The Marine Conservation Society is calling for a tax on single use plastic items to help tackle this problem, they say the introduction of the 5p bag had a huge effect on the number of plastic bags ending up in the ocean so it could be an idea for other plastic products.
Read MoreDumfries and Galloway are trying something new to tackle litter louts, they are going to be removing bins, the council have claimed that there is evidence that proves taking away bins from litter hotspots can actually encourage people to take their litter home. In replacement of the bins the council are going to be putting up signs encouraging people to take their waste home.
Read MoreEvreyone is familiar with the Coca Cola ad at christmas, however Greenpeace has launched a spoof christmas ad which aims to highlight the sheer number of cans and bottles that end up in the ocean. Greenpeace have made the ad because more plastic has been produced in the last 10 years than during the entire 20th century.
Read MoreLitter has been a long concern for residents of Philadelphia in the US with the authorities always on the lookout for solutions for the ongoing problem. As well as the use of bin art they have used technological solutions to help with the problem, they carried out a detailed count of every piece of litter they found and used software to produce a comprehensive survey.
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