Author Bill Bryson will head a campaign to reduce litter and we asked for photos of how the issue affects you. Greg Meekings sent this image of a litter-pick in Woldingham, Surrey.
Che Storey sent this image of Leytonstone, east London. The picture was taken only a few hundred metres from the proposed 2012 Olympic Village site.
Another picture of one street in Leystonstone, east London.
Terry Hughes from Crewe says some residents use the garden of this derelict house to dump their rubbish.
Neal Adams emailed this photo of a park in Faversham, Kent. Neal says litter education "should be amongst the top priorities in schools".
Rex Thompson sent this picture of a blocked weir at Tottenham Hale Locks on the Lee River Navigation Canal in London.
Litter in a village brook in Buckinghamshire, sent in by Lyn Thomas. She says: "This is not only ugly, it presents real hazards to local wildlife".
A discarded three-piece suite on the edge of Cannock Chase, Staffordshire - an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Andrew Watts took this image of fly-tipping at Horton Kirby, Kent. Send your pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk
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