Tesco’s single-use carrier bags will be completely replaced by a ‘Bag for Life’ made from 94 per cent recycled plastic from the end of August, with sales funding community projects across the UK.

A bottle deposit return scheme is among five actions put forward by think tank Green Alliance that could help to reduce marine plastic pollution by up to two thirds, after new analysis from the think tank revealed that current government policy will only deal with two per cent of the problem.

Fashion designer Stella McCartney is using her Winter 2017 ad campaign to showcase images of waste and overconsumption to send strong message about sustainability.

Stella McCartney has entered a long-term partnership with marine protection network Parley for the Oceans to use material made from recovered ocean plastic in her fashion lines.

The UN Oceans Conference has seen hundreds of commitments made and a ‘call to action’ released as UN member states pledge to work to protect the oceans, while ISWA has set up a Marine Litter Task Force.

Zero Waste Scotland has launched a Litter Knowledge Network to spread advice, expertise and support on litter prevention.

Hubbub is targeting ‘tidy littering’ in a new ‘For Fish’s Sake’ campaign attempting to change littering habits in London and stop waste from entering the Thames

Behaviour change charity Hubbub has unveiled a new anti-littering snack van in the Forest of Dean as part of its #LoveYourForest campaign.

The Ocean Cleanup project has announced a ‘new design breakthrough’ and that it will be able to begin deployment of its innovative system in Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 2018.

Derbyshire County Council has removed charges for the disposal of non-household waste at household waste recycling centres only a month after first introducing them.