More plastic than ever on Britain’s beaches

More discarded plastic is finding it way onto beaches than ever before, an annual survey has revealed.

Plastic debris in the form of bottles, bags and lids made up almost 60 per cent of all litter found on beaches.

The latest Marine Conservation Society (MCS) check revealed that plastic litter has increased by 126 per cent since the annual survey began in 1994.

The survey found big rises in the amount of drinks bottles, plastic bags and cigarette butts dumped or washed up by the tide.