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.
Read MoreA PhD student who conducted research into microplastics has been awarded a scholarship so she can take the study further. Awarded by Sky OCean Rescue she is now researching the most effective new technologies that are available to stop this happening.
Read MoreKeep Scotland Beautiful is encouraging people in Dumbarton to join them for a week of action to help tackle roadside litter. In the first month of the clean up it had 374 volunteers with a further 4000 people have already signed up for the next one.
Read More3 Charities have joined forces to launch Scrapbook, which involves pilots and photographewrs to help identify litter and pollution hotspots and taking photos of them. The project hopes to raise awareness about the extent of marine litter and will help with the removal of as much as possible.
Read MoreA new campaign has been launched to draw attention to the problem of littering from vehicles, the council is joining forces with driving schools to ensure learner drivers are aware of the new penalties for throwing litter from vehicles.
Read MoreTexas has been awarded the dubious honour of being named the most polluted out of 10 US state governments, it has a large 30 million population and has a poor record when it comes to litter and dumped waste is easily visible and very widespread across the large state.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreApril 22nd is World Earth Day, the Earth Day Network is an organisation which aims 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.
Read MoreAfter 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.
Read MoreA 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.
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