A new design has been put forward for a renewable and biodegradable straw to replace traditional plastic straws often found amongst marine pollution.

A Merseyside community project is rethinking the approach to recycling by engaging residents in a communal art project.

Waste management charity WasteAid UK will run a two-year plastic recycling project in The Gambia with government funding from UK Aid Direct.

A new Hubbub initiative in Leeds hopes to encourage university students to donate to charity at the same time as recycling their drinks bottles, cans and coffee cups.

Marks & Spencer has introduced a new eco-shopping bag that tackles several global issues by simultaneously reducing plastic waste and poverty.

The Ocean Cleanup, after five years of research and testing, has launched its marine plastic extraction system in an attempt to cleanse the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Environmental charity Hubbub charity presents its ‘Catch of the Day’ to Londoners with a twist, replacing fish with plastic found swimming in the Thames.

Environmental charity Hubbub launched a boat made from 99 per cent plastic waste last week to collect debris in the Thames.

Free skips in every ward and free bulky waste collections are one of a number of options being considered by Walsall Council as incidents of fly-tipping in the local authority continue to rise.

With the news that 39 per cent of smokers still put cigarette butts down the drain, Keep Britain Tidy has launched #BinTheButt to reduce litter and prevent the poisoning of marine life.