Scientists warn that burning non-food waste is a 'disaster' for the climate
Local residents helped bring in more than £5k for the charity’s campaign to protect oceans
Just under 400 local households threw away more than 21,000 pieces of plastic in a week
Group says it is a ‘shame’ politicians couldn’t turn up – but urges them to get behind its campaign to protect the deep blue
‘Whether government has to enforce change, or businesses voluntarily move away from plastics to more sustainable options, change needs to happen!’
‘Our oceans cannot stomach Coke bottles’, say campaigners as they urge locals to join fight