TURN THE TIDE ON PLASTIC

adopt the same DRS. The Mail set up its Turn The Tide On Plastic campaign to slash the amount of recyclable waste blighting the environment. Most Britons support a DRS, as does Coca-Cola and retailers such as Tesco, Iceland and the Co-op.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said: ‘We’ll be working with industry to reform packaging waste regulations to incentivise producers to take greater responsibility.’

More than 500 volunteers took part in Britain’s biggest beach clean yesterday, filling up to 100 bin bags with plastic and other recyclables from a mile-long stretch in Shoreham, West Sussex.