Six crows in a theme park in Western France have been trained to pick up litter, they were chosen for this job because of their intelligent, in return for this the birds would get food treats. It is not just helping the environment but it is also saving the lives of other wildlife.
Read MoreThe Marine Conservation Society is appealing for volunteers to clean up the UK's beaches as part of its 25th anniversary. At last years beach clean, 7000 volunterrs picked up records amount of litter from 339 of UK's beaches which equates to 718 bits of rubbish for every 100 metres, this was 10% more than the previous year.
Read MoreThe mayor of Limerick launched an education campaign on behalf of the Gum Litter Taskforce. the latest national figures show that the amount of chewing gum dropped has fallen from 15% to 8% over the last year. The taskforce has also found that 86% of people now dispose of their gum in the correct manor.
Read MoreThis weeks Rubbish Roundup includes stories about the dangers of throwing waste from vehicles in the hot weather, Greater Manchester are cracking down on motorists who throw litter from their vehicles, and finally figures in Aberdeen have shown that only half of people who are issued fines have actually paid.
Read MoreHull City Council has partnered with a technology firm to introduce smart bins across the city to help improve waste collection. The sensors inside of the bins will gather data and monitor waste levels, this will the notify the cleaning teams that they need emptying.
Read MoreA 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'
Read MoreShetland 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.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreOne of the changes introduced at Scotland's first summit on marine litter was to give communities funding to help them reduce plastic consumption. It brought together retailers, environmental groups and manufacturers to discuss potential new ways to reduce the amount of plastic in Scotlands waters.
Read MoreYorkshire 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.
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