A new collection of photographs published by Greenpeace UK shows that plastic pollution is invading the habitats of Britain's most iconic river wildlife.
The Local Government Association environment spokesman has responded to the Government’s proposals to increase plastic recycling, including a deposit scheme for plastic bottles.
Researchers from the University of Manchester are calling for tighter regulations on waste flowing into urban waterways, after the first study of its kind found that microplastics from urban river channels are a major contributor to the pollution problem in the oceans.