Wales recorded the highest density of beach litter, with more than 2, 600 items found on every kilometre of coastline surveyed, followed by England, Scotland, the Channel Islands and Northern Ireland.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Wales | Welsh beaches are most littered

Northern Ireland's beaches are some of the untidiest in the UK, with litter levels per kilometre more than double that found on most other beaches.

BBC: High tide of rubbish on Northern Irish beaches

To correct the issue, make sure that your cat has more than one litter box available.

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Two great-granddaughters of Lady Elizabeth Brunner, who as head of the Women's Institute got the anti-litter movement off the ground more than half-a-century ago, will dress in clothes from the 1950s to launch the initiative.

BBC: Huge litter pick gets under way

Forum volunteers organise activities from Olympics fun days to charity football matches and litter picks, which regularly encourage more than 100 children out on Sparkbrook's streets to keep the area clean.

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Dozens of volunteers from Beach Buddies filled more than 75 bags of litter in 90 minutes at Ballaugh Cronk.

BBC: Ballaugh Cronk

More than 60 bags of litter were cleared from Gansey Beach in one hour by dozens of helpers on Thursday.

BBC: Manx beach clean collects record amount of rubbish

Together, these four major sources comprised more than 59% of all litter found.

BBC: Volunteers scoured beaches for rubbish

More than 100 people have been fined for dropping litter at hospitals across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.

BBC: Cardiff and Vale hospital fines 100 litter droppers

This, one assumes, is more than reminding people of their legal duties not to drop litter or let their dog foul the pavement.

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