Primary school pupils are urging businesses to stop using plastic straws in a bid to protect marine mammals from toxic plastic waste.

The Ocean Defenders group at Sunnyside Primary in Craigend launched their #NaeStrawAtAw campaign on social media last September after learning how plastic can kill seabirds, fish, turtles and cetaceans.

After estimating 38,000 school milk straws are thrown away each year, the pupils are now asking businesses and other schools to ditch plastic straws and adopt more eco-friendly alternatives.

Principal Teacher Lisa Perrie said: "The campaign is really gathering pace and generating a lot of interest.

"The pupils are drumming up support by contacting other schools and businesses with presentations about the harm plastic waste can do and how micro plastic is now entering food chains.'

Best Bar None (BBN) Glasgow are supporting the camping and is urging almost 100 city pubs, clubs and licensed premises to join the project.

Eleanor Lee from Community Safety Glasgow, which runs Best Bar None, said: "We were very impressed by Sunnyside Primary School's campaign and keen to support them.

"As a result, this year's BBN Glasgow awards will recognise premises which take steps to reduce plastic straw usage.

"We know some of our members share the pupils' concerns and are already taking action and I'm sure more licensees will be keen to come on board.

"This could have a huge impact on the number of straws getting into water courses and threatening marine life."