A golden retriever in east China’s Suzhou City has been trained to pick up waste bottles by its owner, and now the well-trained dog can regularly be spotted swimming in the river with a bottle in its mouth. /Subaonet.com Photo

The talented canine often retrieves 20 bottles in the river every day, bringing them back to a recycling bin for its owner. /Subaonet.com Photo

The dog has retrieved 2,000 bottles in the past decade, according to local media. /Subaonet.com Photo

With China accounting for 28 percent of the global demand for plastic bottles in 2015, more official recycling schemes are needed for a better and more eco-friendly world. /Subaonet.com Photo