Global cleaning product manufacturer, SC Johnson, has announced a controversial plastic waste plan where residents of developing countries can litter pick plastic in return for healthcare or education.

The company said on Tuesday the collected plastic would then be recycled into a “Social Plastic” bottle, which will be used for its Windex products from February 2020.

Environmental groups have criticised the scheme as passing the corporation’s responsibility onto others.

Over 500 plastic collection centres will be rolled out in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Brazil.

Louise Edge, head of Greenpeace UK’s ocean plastics campaign, said: “The UK ships around two thirds of its plastic waste abroad, and often it ends up in countries such as Indonesia.