Find out more Being so small, cotton buds can squeeze through sewage filters if flushed and end up lining our rivers and beaches and ultimately end up in our oceans.

Find out more The number of wet wipes found on beaches has increased dramatically in the last decade. Whether you’re using wipes to take your make-up off, change your baby's nappy or any other reason, put them in the bin rather than flush them down the toilet.

Find out more Most tooth-floss contains plastic but there are some on the market that don’t! Long, stringy items like tooth-floss and hair very easily tangle and contribute to ‘fatbergs’ that can block sewers. Over time the plastics can break down in to smaller plastics that then filter through and out into our oceans.

Find out more Many large branded packs of sanitary pads contain the same amount of plastic as up to 5 carrier bags! Try to use plastic-free pads if possible, it's better for your body, your wallet and the ocean!

Find out more The average baby gets through 4,000 disposable nappies by the time they're potty-trained and most are destined for the bin and hopefully not the toilet. Could washable nappies be the future?

Find out more Contact lenses are often made from a mixture of acrylic glass, silicones and fluoropolymers (plastic). One US study found that 14 billion lenses – 200,000 kg of plastic waste – was being thrown away every year. Make sure they always go in the bin, not the loo!

Find out more Cigarette butts are full of toxic chemicals and the filters also contain plastic. Waste water plants aren't designed to deal with this kind of waste and neither is the sea. Always dispose of your cigarette butts responsibly.