Sophie Green, technical co-ordinator of the SCRAPbook scheme, told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland radio programme: "We absolutely need to prevent the litter getting into the system.

New “smart” litter bins are being installed and a creative new campaign to keep the ocean, local waterways and parks cleaner and healthier is under way in Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach.

Swathes of litter can be seen at Clanyard Bay in Dumfries and Galloway (SCRAPbook/Civil Air Patrol) A map exposing hidden litter hot spots around Scotland’s coastline has been unveiled in the ...

Interactive map reveals Scottish coastline's litter hotspots. Campaigners say litter is reaching "industrial levels" in the worst-hit areas, with huge amounts of rubbish washing up on beaches.

Pictures taken from the sky are uploaded to the SCRAPbook website - with the litter discovered classified on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being the worst. The task is then to get groups onto the beaches ...