Keep Britain Tidy has unveiled a dress made from bodyboards dumped on Cornwall’s beaches, aiming to raise awareness of the waste created by cheap disposable items.

Eunomia Research & Consulting has been appointed to gather research for the European Commission’s upcoming Plastics Strategy, due for release at the end of 2017.

A campaign has been launched for the UN to recognise a large area of plastic waste in the Pacific Ocean as an official country, with former US Vice President Al Gore becoming the first honorary citizen of ‘the Trash Isles.’

Four-in-five people in Britain are concerned about the amount waste produced in the UK, a new poll has revealed, as the tenth annual Zero Waste Week kicks off.

Beach litterers are being targeted by Brighton and Hove City Council and environmental behaviour change charity Hubbub, who together have launched a new campaign, #Streetsahead, aiming to stop people from littering on the beaches and prevent marine plastic pollution.

Waste management company Veolia has cleared some 200 tonnes of waste from the streets of Notting Hill following the annual street festival.

Just under £500,000 in government funding will be awarded to community projects tackling litter in the UK in new and interesting ways, Environment Minister Therese Coffey has announced today.

The Marine Conservation Society has issued a call for volunteers to take part in this year’s Great British Beach Clean (15-18 September), a nationwide event dedicated to cleaning Britain’s beaches and recording litter collected.

Zero Waste Scotland has called on businesses, local authorities and other organisations in Scotland to work together to take the lead on litter prevention in their communities.

A new app is enabling anyone in the sea to track levels of marine debris, building up a database for conservation bodies.