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News Reel . . . April 2019

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​2019
Delaware official launch anti-littering campaign  (April 30, 2019)
Learn More
Newly opened Davao sports complex littered with trash after Palaro opening  (April 30, 2019)
Full Story
​Plastic options may also be harmful  (April 30, 2019)
Read More
High Notes: Spring cleaning, a special dance  (April 30, 2019)
Teamwork
Eight states' bills say popped balloon litter is no party  (April 30, 2019)
Story Here
Muzaffarnagar deploys two moving vans with video cameras to stop people from littering  (April 29, 2019)
Good Plan
Michigan authorities asking people to return portions of $30K that fell onto side of road  (April 29, 2019)
Full Story
'Trash Blitz' addresses road litter issue  (April 29, 2019)
Good Idea
More states aim to knock air out of festive balloon launches  (April 28, 2019)
Read More
Hundreds pitch-in to help clean-up Toronto’s Don Valley  (April 28, 2019)
Video
As volunteers clean up Billings' litter, advocates offer advice on disposing of, reducing trash  (April 28, 2019)
Story Here
Let’s lean on our local politicians to fund anti-littering campaigns  (April 28, 2019)
Editorial
Man jailed two months for littering in Accra  (April 28, 2019)
Details Here
102 fined for littering at station  (April 28, 2019)
Crackdown
​One million recyclable bottles ‘lost’ daily in B.C., ocean foundation says  (April 27, 2019)
Read More
Concern rises over illegal dumping and littering in Muskoka  (April 27, 2019)
Full Story
​Smokers’ litter is biggest problem on Limerick streets  (April 27, 2019)
Overview
Illinois representative calls for increased penalties for littering and graffiti  (April 26, 2019)
Details Here
First training session for litter wardens to be held next week  (April 26, 2019)
Antigua
Residents wary of Bath and North East Somerset litter police 'hunting in packs'  (April 26, 2019)
Full Story
Crisp County leaders launch anti-littering campaign  (April 26, 2019)
Read More
Local 9-year-old inspired to pick up trash as a hobby  (April 25, 2019)
Good News
Illegal dumping captured on video leads to citations  (April 25, 2019)
Caught
Mayor reminds "littering is unlawful" amid garbage pileup post-Easter  (April 25, 2019)
In Guyana
Manager and city council to deal sternly with 'litter bugs'  (April 25, 2019)
Read More
DelCo deputies, inmates, DOT staff litter pluck roadways on Earth Day  (April 25, 2019)
Story Here
 'Behavioural change is critical in addressing plastic menace'  (April 25, 2019)
Editorial
You litter legends! Prime Minister Theresa May praises volunteers  (April 24, 2019)
Read More
Twitter users go offline picking litter at tourist spots  (April 24, 2019)
Teamwork
BBC presenter’s anti-littering rant praised by BBC Breakfast viewers   (April 24, 2019)
Full Story
Swans making a nest out of litter at a Scottish country park reveals the crippling impact of plastic waste  (April 24, 2019)
A Concern
People dumping trash in Lehigh Acres despite signs  (April 24, 2019)
Story Here
Filipino President Duterte gives Canada one week to take trash back  (April 24, 2019)
Ultimatum
On trash day, respect your neighbors  (April 24, 2019)
Editorial
On Earth Day, Governor Cuomo signs legislation banning single-use plastic bags in New York  (April 23, 2019)
A Big Step
Local elected officials slam plastic bag ban  (April 23, 2019)
New York
Stop the indiscriminate littering - Sanitation Minister  (April 23, 2019)
Ghana
Tackling the plastic problem, one city (or country) at a time  (April 23, 2019)
An Overview
At Hagerstown's Earth Day celebration, kids pledge to never litter  (April 23, 2019)
Good Idea
Pledge Here
Drunk family with a baby filmed littering at Plymouth beauty spot  (April 23, 2019)
See More
Cities and countries aim to slash plastic waste within a decade  (April 23, 2019)
The Latest
4/20 The stigma? Really?  (April 22, 2019)
Column
EcoWaste Coalition prods Comelec, candidates to work together for clean and green polls  (April 22, 2019)
Full Story
Climate protestors trashing London  (April 22, 2019)
Read More
Why you shouldn’t trust the "flushable" label  (April 21, 2019)
Take Note
National clean-up campaign draws in thousands as government seeks to 'combat littering'  (April 21, 2019)
In Jordan
More than 1,000 volunteers pledge to clean up trash-filled Toronto ravine  (April 21, 2019)
Earth Week
'North Central needs it': Community cleanup looks to tidy up entire neighbourhood  (April 21, 2019)
Read More
Earth, meet Polo: Ralph Lauren unveils plastic bottle shirt  (April 20, 2019)
Launched
Sadly, another Lenten 'tradition' continues — public littering  (April 20, 2019)
Look
Cities and countries aim to slash plastic waste within a decade  (April 20, 2019)
Learn More
Flintshire council takes over litter enforcement from Kingdom  (April 20, 2019)
Story Here
Green Up Day starts with us  (April 20, 2019)
Editorial
Burning Man needs to recognize impact to playa, say environmentalists  (April 19, 2019)
In Talks
Litter, balloons trash Texas  (April 19, 2019)
Story Here
$17M of your money spent yearly to clean up your littering...why???  (April 19, 2019)
Read More
Football star praises litter pickers who collected 75 bin bags of rubbish in Leicester park  (April 19, 2019)
Full Story
Tamworth litter picked named Keep Britain Tidy ambassador  (April 19, 2019)
A Profile
Plymouth litter hero threatened by council for being TOO clean  (April 19, 2019)
Unusual
Did you know? Cigarette butts contaminate our water supply  (April 18, 2019)
Important Info
Man charged with firing shots in road rage littering fight  (April 18, 2019)
Crime News
​Keep PA Beautiful recommends comprehensive strategy for reducing litter, illegal dumping  (April 18, 2019)
Read More
Improper garbage disposal, littering high in the city business districts  (April 18, 2019)
Guyana
Vigo County launches war on litter bugs  (April 18, 2019)
Get Details
Former Kingdom litter worker blows lid on litter wardens underhand ways  (April 17, 2019)
Full Story
Green groups see more litter since anti-plastic drive  (April 17, 2019)
Read More
Company fined for littering  (April 17, 2019)
Borneo
South London smokers are being given 'mobile ashtrays' to stop them dropping their butts  (April 17, 2019)
Good Idea
US music festivals are tackling tons of trash with environmentally friendly initiatives  (April 17, 2019)
Find Out How
Silk beverage company rallies support to make sustainability-focused 'plogging' an Olympic sport  (April 17, 2019)
Full Story
Group to candidates: Spare Holy Week sites from politics  (April 17, 2019)
Manila
Young Romanian wages battle against littering at Alba Carolina citadel  (April 17, 2019)
Inspiring
Emmaus gives residents a year to start using trash cans  (April 17, 2019)
Fair Deal
19 totally badass signs about littering from parks around the world  (April 16, 2019)
Must See
A load of old rubbish  (April 16, 2019)
Column
Bellville station a centre of filth, disease  (April 16, 2019)
A Concern
Seychelles president issues underwater plea to protect oceans  (April 15, 2019)
Read This
German cyclist picks up trash, sends it back to litterbug in Makati  (April 15, 2019)
Watch
Missouri's annual 'No MOre Trash! Bash' starts today  (April 15, 2019)
Event News
Part of Highbury Avenue closed for most of the day after crash  (April 15, 2019)
Details Here
Queen of Clean won’t save us  (April 15, 2019)
Opinion
"Lend a hand to keep city clean"  (April 15, 2019)
Letter
#KTforGood: Let us bin that litter, one item at a time(April 15, 2019)
A Campaign
Officials are against ban of plastic bags  (April 15, 2019)
Story Here
Lack of bin provision adds to our litter woes  (April 14, 2019)
More Here
San Antonio Waste Management combating Fiesta parade littering by encouraging recycling  (April 13, 2019)
Great Plan
State lawmakers introduce bills aimed at curbing Pennsylvania's waste  (April 12, 2019)
Read More
Analysis reveals Bath as worst city in the UK for fly-tipping and littering  (April 12, 2019)
Full Story
Bi-county Litter Sweep gears up  (April 12, 2019)
Details
Report identifies Top 10 plastic pollutants in Europe’s rivers and lakes  (April 12, 2019)
See List
Litter picking kits to support spring clean efforts  (April 11, 2019)
Good Idea
Liverpool digital agency Connect aims to help reduce marine plastic littering  (April 11, 2019)
Full Story
Thawing river of human waste is sliding down Alaska mountain  (April 10, 2019)
Read More
Manila nets more than 4,000 litterbugs in 1st quarter of 2019  (April 10, 2019)
Story Here
Elected official urges Karachiites to refrain from littering the sea  (April 10, 2019)
Full Story
Throwing litter out window leads to Hamburg man's arrest on warrant  (April 10, 2019)
Crime News
Nature Foundation cleans up balloons littering sea over the weekend  (April 10, 2019)
Take Heed
Fantastic turn-out for Concordia Maritime's Coastal Clean-up  (April 10, 2019)
Good News
City Council gets tough on trash, adopts budget for new fiscal year  (April 10, 2019)
Details Here
Are plastic bag bans garbage?  (April 10, 2019)
Analysis
Smoking – how bad is it really?  (April 9, 2019)
Full Story
Anti-littering campaign planned for Belle Isle  (April 9, 2019)
Read More
We can do more to control littering  (April 8, 2019)
Editorial
Littering remains an issue in the city  (April 8, 2019)
Video
New data reveals Bath ranked worst city in UK for littering and fly-tipping  (April 7, 2019)
Full Story
Spoiler alert: Those flushable wipes aren't actually flushable  (April 6, 2019)
Important
Toronto wants smokers to stop littering with cigarette butts  (April 6, 2019)
Read More
Isle of Palms could ban smoking on beaches to reduce litter  (April 6, 2019)
A Problem
Tag-team to tackle trash  (April 6, 2019)
Good Idea
City joins Keep America Beautiful network  (April 6, 2019)
New Member
Deer dies in park after getting stuck in plastic bag  (April 6, 2019)
Tragedy
Banning plastic - but what about cigarette butts?  (April 6, 2019)
Commentary
Officials to crackdown on littering  (April 6, 2019)
New Measures
Help keep leaves and litter from causing problems in local lakes  (April 5, 2019)
Pointers
Stop littering in Bundoran — no 'and, ifs . . . or butts'  (April 5, 2019)
Full Story
Drivers caught dropping litter will pick up £80 fine  (April 5, 2019)
Read More
SurfRider - Ocean Initiatives  (April 5, 2019)
Website
TxDOT hosts annual statewide trash pick-up April 6  (April 5, 2019)
Texas
MDC and MoDOT’s Annual Trash Bash Starts April 15  (April 5, 2019)
Missouri
New law to crack down on roadside littering in Scotland  (April 4, 2019)
Full Story
Littering the streets costs you Rs 10,000 IND  (April 4, 2019)
An Update
Coquitlam mayor trashes litterbugs on social media  (April 4, 2019)
Leadership
Youngsville wants to stay beautiful  (April 4, 2019)
Read More
Increase in funding to prevent fly-tipping in Carlow which includes surveillance using drones badly needed  (April 3, 2019)
Irish Grants
Eateries caught littering, fined Rs 10,000  (April 3, 2019)
Read More
Talking bins could warn on litter  (April 2, 2019)
New Idea
$500 flat fee: Stiffer penalty for littering takes effect April 1 in Milwaukee  (April 2, 2019)
New Rules
Litter from 'no deposit' cans a major problem in the great outdoors  (April 2, 2019)
Denmark
McDonald’s customer fined £50 for littering after throwing McMuffin to seagulls  (April 2, 2019)
Story Here
Deputies clean up trash after reports of littering at local cemetery  (April 2, 2019)
Read More
Telling litterers to change is a waste of time. Here’s another solution  (April 1, 2019)
Opinion
Australia’s Beach Patrol and cigarette litter  (April 1, 2019)
Website
Don't be a litter bug: Here's a map of all the trash receptacles downtown for Opening Day  (April 1, 2019)
Detroit