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Government officials in the US state of Maryland are working to introduce a new bill to stop plastic balloons littering the environment

One dead deer’s stomach was found to contain 4.3 kilogrammes of plastic after it ate wrappers and packaging littered in the scenic area

The scheme has been extended to SEA LIFE Blackpool, SEA LIFE London and Warwick Castle Resort

The 2.5km of plastic was installed around 25 years ago in the River Keekle near Whitehaven to protect it from contamination from mineworks

The consumer goods giant’s new ‘ecorefill’ bottles aim to change how packaging is made, distributed, used and disposed of

The move aims to stop items such as plastic bottles, carrier bags, coffee cups and polystyrene packaging ending up in the ocean

Converse is to release models made from recycled plastic bottles, upcycled textiles and reused cotton canvas

The supermarket chain says swapping plastic packaging on loo roll with paper could save 935 tonnes of plastic across the UK each year, if adopted on a national basis

The beer brand says the innovation could end the use of environmentally-damaging plastic rings

This year, the iconic festival made the commitment to go entirely plastic free but the aftermath shows this may not have been as successful as initially hoped