Tim Laman / Bower of Vogelkop Bowerbird (Amblyornis inornata) decorated with various types of trash and some flowers. West Papua, Indonesia, Dec 2008

Ross Hoddinott / Ruined tin mineshafts at Botallack Head, near St Just, Cornwall, England, UK. March 2010.

Ross Hoddinott / Ruined tin mineshafts at Botallack Head, near St Just, Cornwall, England, UK. March 2010.

Ross Hoddinott / Ruined tin mineshafts at Botallack Head, near St Just, Cornwall, UK. September 2009.

David Noton / Old Tin mine on edge of moor, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. Heather and Gorse in foreground.

Bert Willaert / Litter of cans and plastic bottles illegally dumped in Shelter Bay. Edel Land National Park (proposed), Shark Bay, Western Australia. October 2019.

Guy Edwardes / Ding Dong Mine, Derelict tin mine, Madron, Cornwall, England, UK, March 2008.

Doug Gimesy / Wildlife Officer ?Abby Smith, from the Department of Land, Water and Planning (DEWLP) with an illegally traded Goldfields Shingleback Lizard (Tiliqua rugosa rugosa) that was discovered in a tin can wh...

Doug Gimesy / Wildlife Officer ?Abby Smith, from the Department of Land, Water and Planning (DEWLP) with an illegally traded Goldfields Shingleback Lizard (Tiliqua rugosa rugosa) that was discovered in a tin can wh...

Alex Mustard / RF - Shorthead fangblenny (Petroscrites breviceps) living in a discarded tin-can, with a pair of pygmy lemon gobies (Lubricogobius exiguus). Dauin, Philippines.

Guy Edwardes / Thrift (Ameria maritima) in front of Levant Mine, Trewellard, Cornwall, England, UK. May 2011.

Alex Mustard / RF - Barred-fin moray (Gymnothorax zonipectis) sheltering in a discarded aluminium drink can. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean. (This image may b...

Ashley Cooper / Tin cans discarded in the mountains of the Sinai desert near Dahab, Egypt. October 2008

Ashley Cooper / Tin cans discarded in the mountains of the Sinai desert near Dahab, Egypt. October 2008

Ashley Cooper / A solar park at Wheal Jane an old abandoned Cornish tin mine near Redruth, UK, that is rediscovering itself as a renewable energy hub. September 2013

Ashley Cooper / Wheal Jane an old abandoned Cornish tin mine near Redruth, UK, that is rediscovering itself as a renewable energy hub. September 2013

Ross Hoddinott / Wheal Coates engine house of old Cornish tin mine, at sunset, St Agnes, Cornwall, UK. August 2016.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Legs of participant in carnival, covered with tin cans, Eticoga, Orango Island, Bijagos UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Guinea Bissau, February 2015.

Sylvain Cordier / Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) in garbage can, captive, USA, September.

Christophe Courteau / Hut wall built with recycled aluminium cans mixed with clay, making the walls very strong, Mababe village, Botswana

Christophe Courteau / Hut wall built with recycled aluminium cans mixed with clay, making the walls very strong, Mababe village, Botswana

Ross Hoddinott / Botallack tin mines, near St Just, Cornwall, England, UK. July 2015.

Adam Burton / Levant tin mine and distant Pendeen Lighthouse, Trewellard, Cornwall, England, UK. June 2015.

Guy Edwardes / Crown Mines, derelict Tin Mines on coast at Botallack, Cornwall, England, UK. March 2011.

Guy Edwardes / Crown Mines, derelict Tin Mines on coast at Botallack, Cornwall, England, UK. December 2012.

Guy Edwardes / Crown Mines, derelict Tin Mines on coast at Botallack, Cornwall, England, UK. May 2011.

Matthew Maran / Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) female perched on tree branch, next to can of cider, illustrating it's small size. Hampstead Heath, London, England, UK. June.

Jeff Rotman / Leader Creek Fisheries cannery preparing fresh Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) fillets for export worldwide. Naknek, Bristol Bay, Alaska, July 2015.

Jeff Rotman / Leader Creek Fisheries cannery preparing fresh Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) fillets for export worldwide. Naknek, Bristol Bay, Alaska. July 2015.

Ross Hoddinott / Levant Mine and Beam Engine in late evening light, West Cornwall, UK. June 2015.

Ross Hoddinott / Cornish tin mines at Botallack at dusk, West Cornwall, UK. June 2015.

Ross Hoddinott / Ruined tin mineshafts at Botallack Head, near St Just, Cornwall, UK. September 2009.

Klein & Hubert / Two tabby and white kittens, age two months, in tin pot with verbena flowers.

Klein & Hubert / Two tabby and white kittens, age 6 weeks, in tin box, next to ferns and garden verbena.

Pascal Kobeh / Granular starfish (Choriaster granulatus) near discarded drinking cans, North Male Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean.

Tom Gilks / Water filled bottle fixed into a tin roof, dispersing sunlight and acting as a natural lightbulb. Kenya. April 2013.

Ernie Janes / Discarded drinks can in clump of Bird’s-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), Holkham dunes, Norfolk, UK, July.

Alex Mustard / Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) sheltering in an empty can. Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.

John Cancalosi / Tin (Sn) Ingot

Alex Mustard / Brown Sabretooth Blenny (Petroscirtes lupus) in a discarded coke can. Sydney harbour, New South Wales, Australia.

Doug Perrine / Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) pup plays with tin can from marine debris washed up on beach while mother rests near Black-footed albatrosses (Phoebastria nigripes) East Island, French...

Steven David Miller / Tourist feeding Indo-Pacific Humback Dolphins (Sousa chinensis) Tin Can Bay, Great Sandy Strait, Queensland, Australia, October 2009

Steven David Miller / Tourists feeding Indo-Pacific Humback Dolphins (Sousa chinensis) Tin Can Bay, Great Sandy Strait, Queensland, Australia, October 2009

Steven David Miller / Tourists feeding Indo-Pacific Humback Dolphins (Sousa chinensis) Tin Can Bay, Great Sandy Strait, Queensland, Australia, October 2009

Gavin Hellier / The tin-clad Frikirkjan i Reykjavik church and Hallgrimskirkja looming above the city viewed across Lake Tjorn illuminated at dusk, Reykjavik, Iceland 2006

Gavin Hellier / The tin-clad Frikirkjan i Reykjavik church and Hallgrimskirkja looming above the city viewed across lake Tjorn illuminated at dusk, Reykjavik, Iceland 2006

Daniel Heuclin / European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) with head in a pot of catfood tin next to bag of rubbish. Central France, February

Andrew Cooper / Aerial view of Foxtrot Mire and tin works. Devon, UK.