SCOTTISH television personality Cat Cubie is encouraging the public to pull the plug on plastic.

The mum-of-two posed with her 11-month-old baby son Roar to push a national campaign getting underway on Monday to encourage more people to recycle shampoo and household cleaning bottles.

Over the course of the week, Zero Waste Scotland will be reminding people to take plastic bottles to the recycling bin.

Each year, 30,000 tonnes of plastic bottles end up in landfill.

Cat, who is an ambassador for Recycle Week, said: “I know as a busy parent with two children, in the past, it would have been all too easy to stick bottles in the rubbish bin and try not to think about it too much. “However, it’s clear that we need to act now. Our kids’ future depends on it.

“We can no longer ignore the long-term damage that unrecycled plastic is doing to our environment, our wildlife and our planet. Where plastic is recyclable, we must ensure we make every effort to do so as much as we can. Not just for us but for all future generations.”

Empty and clean plastic bottles can be recycled in every local authority across Scotland.

Jenny Fraser, Recycling Campaigns Manager, Zero Waste Scotland said: “Recycle Week is the ideal opportunity to do more to make sure we’re recycling as much as we can.

“We all use plastic bottles in our daily routines – from shampoo and shower gel, to cleaning products – which can all be widely recycled, and it doesn’t take long to do.

“I know how challenging it can be to find time to sort out the recycling in a busy household, but it’s so important to get it right.”