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2014
Brushstrokes of peace and hope in  inner-city Kingston, Jamaica  (August 31, 2014)
Good News
Butt It and Bin It: Keep Australia Beautiful Week  (August 31, 2014)
Happy KABW!
California passes plastic bag ban, would be first such law in U.S  (August 30, 2014)
"Single-use plastic bags not only litter our beaches, but also our mountains, our deserts, and our rivers, streams and lakes," said state Senator Alex Padilla, who sponsored the bill.
Historic
Toronto anti-littering ads pulled because of brand blowback  (August 30, 2014)
Shame
53 people stripped of ID cards for littering in Jakarta  (August 30, 2014)
Read More
Cleaner Swords keeps moving up litter league  (August 30, 2014) 
Striving
Sibu Municipality welcomes constructive criticisms  (August 30, 2014)
Borneo
Toronto pulls popular anti-littering ads after companies complain  (August 29, 2014)
King-sized boo-boo derails first-ever campaign against litterers
Big Oops
Fine, fees assessed in bridge littering case  (August 29, 2014)
Update
City workers clean up Navy radio station area  (August 29, 2014)
Exemplary
Toronto’s anti-littering ad campaign pulled due to trademark issues: reports  (August 28, 2014) 
Crushing
Memorial Bridge worker cited for stream litter  (August 28, 2014) 
See More
Mareeba Shire McDonald’s doing their part  (August 28, 2014)
Now Hiring
Beijing in the second half of integrated environmental management efforts   (August 28, 2014)
Learn About
Dundalk continues to clean up its act with 20th spot in IBAL league  (August 28, 2014) 
Recap
Two hundred and fifteen million less ‘single use’ bags littering Ireland’s streets and countryside  (August 27, 2014)
Environment Minister Mark Durkan today welcomed the massive reduction in single use carrier bags in the first year of the 5p levy, a decrease of 72 per cent. 
It's Working
Littering and Following the Crowd  (August 27, 2014)
Why it's so tempting to throw trash on the ground, and how environmentalists are using psychology to change that 
New Research
Horsham wages war on chewing gum to smarten up town centre  (August 27, 2014)
The Gumdrop promotional team will be in Horsham town centre on today creating awareness of the campaign by distributing free giveaways, organising bubble gum blowing competitions and getting residents and visitors to complete questionnaires regarding litter pollution. 
Full Story
Jounieh Municipality warning locals not to litter  (August 27, 2014) 
Get The Poop
Staff lovin' restoration of benches  (August 27, 2014)
More Here
Victorian Litter Action Alliance an all-in affair  (August 27, 2014) 
Website
From the litter champion . . .  (August 27, 2014) 
Newsy Bits
West Australia littering down, still long way to go  (August 27, 2014) 
Details Here
Rubbish deluge threatens tourism  (August 26, 2014)
Letter
Litter bugs!  (August 26, 2014)
A “disappointing slip in performance in Dublin City” 
Read More
Litter rates fall  (August 26, 2014) 
Can Be Done
Sligo urges public to “Bin It Your Way”  (August 26, 2014)
Ireland
Tasmania no longer worst litter state, says Keep Australia Beautiful survey  (August 25, 2014) 
New Data
Barbados National Conservation Commission manager: Time to make litterbugs pay  (August 25, 2014) 
Leadership
Huge anti-pork rally set at Luneta  (August 25, 2014)
Aileen Lucero, national coordinator of EcoWaste Coalition,l appealed to the expected tens of thousands of protesters to respect the Rizal Park’s “no littering, no smoking’’ policy.
Protests
Manningham ratepayers suffer as rogue dumps rise  (August 25, 2014)
On The Rise
Daffodil Road is a dump site  (August 25, 2014)
This part of Marburg is fast becoming a litter zone. 
South Africa
Tokyo Governor to push for smoke-free 2020 Games  (August 24, 2014)
A survey in May showed that out of 8,000 indoor workers, 63% support the implementation of a national smoke-free ban before 2020, and 14% felt that a ban would have negative impacts on their business.
Update
Six people in Burton fined after crackdown on littering  (August 24, 2014) 
Caught!
LITTER: Butts on the ground? Not such a good idea in Fredericksburg  (August 24, 2014) 
Find Out Why
Fines for littering shoot up by 500 per cent in this UK town  (August 24, 2014)
Striving
Don’t pollute Yamuna on Ganesh Chaturthi, devotees told  (August 24, 2014) 
River Watch
Tokyo Governor takes on Big Tobacco to push smoke-free 2020 Olympic Games  (August 23, 2014) 
Full Story
New action plan is launched to tackle the messy problem of marine litter  (August 23, 2014) 
Scotland
Hounslow gets tough on litterers  (August 23, 2014) 
Read More
Massage cards on cars — letters  (August 23, 2014) 
Opinions
Florida Department of Transportation creates the Decomp-O-Meter  (August 22, 2014)
Novel
We’re shelling out a fortune: Litter louts blighting Tayside’s beaches  (August 22, 2014) 
Complaint
Preserving our wetlands  (August 22, 2014)
ILLEGAL fishing, littering and driving on protected tracks are some of the environmental problems that led Mildura Rural City Council to develop a River and Wetland Recreation Kit. 
Astute
Ontario resident aghast as illegal trash heaps litter her Muskoka property  (August 21, 2014)
‘It’s driving me insane’ 
Full Story
'Bin It Your Way' campaign boost in Fingal  (August 21, 2014)
The 'Bin It Your Way' game is available free to download from the App store and Google Play.
It's Working
Crackdown on massage parlour advertising long overdue  (August 21, 2014)
Residents are feeling the stress of having to discard garish, and sometimes obscene, cards daily 
Rub It Out
Why are British Airway peanut wrappers littering the Buckinghamshire countryside?   (August 20, 2014)
Dog walker believes the in-flight food wrappers have been flushed down the toilet by passengers on passing planes 
'Air' Mail
Beware! NDMC to impose fine for littering, urinating, spitting on Delhi roads  (August 20, 2014)
The move is a part of the 100-day sanitation drive to make the national capital clean. 
Clean India
Scavenging of curbside items not allowed during Dearborn emergency declaration  (August 20, 2014) 
Read More
Fishing lover Tommy, ten, clears up litter at lake   (August 20, 2014)
The Future
Kings County woman has P.E.I. litter complaint  (August 19, 2014)
Rightly So
Council disappointed at Irish litter survey result  (August 19, 2014)
Bad Reaction
8 Littering Problem Solutions  (August 19, 2014)
Writer Brad Paul’s sound advice bears repeating 
True Story
Plastic littering in public to become recognized offence in Goa  (August 19, 2014) 
Update
Council pledges to tackle footballers who litter city’s pitches  (August 18, 2014) 
Full Story
Three Dublin districts among four dirtiest places in the State  (August 18, 2014)
Dublin’s north inner city remains litter ‘black spot’, according to Irish Business Against Litter 
More Here
Abundant trash  (August 18, 2014) 
Letter
White goods top fly-tipping table  (August 18, 2014)
Surveyed
Pageant queen Miliana pushes for cleanliness  (August 18, 2014) 
Beautiful!
Jefferson County Solid Waste Authority to set up litter cams  (August 17, 2014)
Madert and White said the new cameras, which are similar to game cameras used to track deer, can be linked to a cell phone or email account, and are capable of snapping and sending a picture to law enforcement officers via text message or email within minutes of spotting a litterer.
Tech Savvy
Extra measures to combat littering and anti-social behaviour in Wisbech Park  (August 17, 2014) 
High Level
NDMC launches special ‘May I Help You’ squad to check littering at public spaces  (August 16, 2014)
Besides assisting the general public and tourists, the squad has also been tasked with the prevention of littering in their patrol areas, said New Delhi Municipal Council chairperson Jalal Shrivastava. 
Full Story
New fund to fight litter and flytipping invites community applications  (August 16, 2014)
The Litter and Flytipping Community Action Fund will enable new and innovative projects across Scotland to be delivered by communities, and with 96% of Scottish adults agreeing that littering is unacceptable this fund will help people to take real action. 
National
350 participants learn about creative sustainability methods  (August 16, 2014)
GLOBAL chemical giant Chevron Phillips Chemicals organised the MPMA-Chevron Phillips Chemicals Environment Boot Camp for Wesley Methodist Schools at the Wesley Methodist School Kuala Lumpur recently. 
Right Way
Iraqi American to pay $400 for Qur’an burning  (August 16, 2014)
Read More
The Lego pieces that won’t stop washing up on the beach  (August 15, 2014) 
Full Story
Oman tourism: Littering in Salalah  (August 15, 2014)
Above all, littering in Dhofar remains to be a big concern, not just because of the amount of garbage being dumped there but because Dhofar, which has the maximum number of trees, birds, wildlife, in this part of the world 
Read More
War declared on Bathurst's litter bugs  (August 15, 2014)
On A Roll
ZoomAlliance inspects Ghana's dumpsites  (August 15, 2014)
Continue . . .
Grant to tackle cigarette butts  (August 15, 2014)
Action
Graveyard littering problem continues   (August 14, 2014)
Grave
Swansea ballet student fined for littering after feeding birds - she is spotted throwing crusts out her window  (August 14, 2014) 
Crumby
Mexico: Discover the private island paradise made entirely of plastic bottles  (August 13, 2014)
Beauty Spot
Patrols and more bins funded by State Government to tackle litter in Bankstown beauty spots  (August 13, 2014)
Full Story
KFC handed warning letter over litter complaint from councillor  (August 13, 2014)
On Notice
Zero Littering crusaders rally held  (August 13, 2014) 
Brief
Chinese football fans pick up trash, copying Japan’s example?  (August 12, 2014) 
Catching On
Floating on troubled waters  (August 12, 2014) 
Ups & Downs
Park ‘lost’ to litter and vandalism  (August 12, 2014) 
"Kids"
Lax enforcement of DC litter law bodes ill for marijuana citations  (August 11, 2014) 
Up In Smoke?
Stepped-up blitz nets more litterbugs, Singapore reports  (August 11, 2014)
"At the end of the day, there will be no quick fix. It will take some more years before the message sinks in, just as we got rid of spitting in public." 
Full Story
New social norm needed to tackle littering problem  (August 11, 2014) 
Letter
Authorities turn to public shaming of litterbugs, again  (August 11, 2014)
A Keep Singapore Clean Movement in Schools to get students to take ownership of community spaces was launched last month as an updated version of the Use Your Hands campaign, which started in 1976. 
Still At It
Surveillance cameras raise privacy concerns  (August 10, 2014) 
Nebraska
The disgraceful cost of fly-tipping  (August 10, 2014) 
Scotland
Towns see rise in discarded syringes on beaches, parks   (August 10, 2014)
Health Risk
Winning the battle against litterbugs  (August 9, 2014) 
Inspired
Even kids know littering is wrong  (August 9, 2014) 
More Here
Scotland launches new anti-litter campaign  (August 9, 2014) 
Dirty Secrets
Restaurant workers go al fresco in Carlisle Garden clean-up  (August 9, 2014)
McDonald’s in Carlisle has worked with the council for a number of years on anti-littering and clean-up events. 
Read More
Ontario: Littering charges in Southgate  (August 9, 2014)
Reported
Covert cameras catch trashy crooks in Shelby County, Memphis  (August 8, 2014) 
Working
Staten Island Borough President unveils ad campaign designed to dissuade littering  (August 8, 2014) 
In Your Face
From smokes to supercapacitors: Researchers transform used cigarette filters   (August 8, 2014) 
New Fuel?
Anger over state of play areas in York  (August 8, 2014)    
"Disgusting"
Edinburgh’s Gina Davidson: We’re rubbish at tackling littering  (August 7, 2014) 
Analysis
Philip Chadwick | UK select committee inquiry must not launch into knee-jerk attacks on pack producers  (August 7, 2014)
An industry insider's perspective    
Column
Ideas to stop littering  (August 7, 2014) 
Brief
NSW councils given $2.3m to shame litterbugs into doing the right thing  (August 7, 2014)
"By having conversations with people, by getting the infrastructure right, two key things, we've managed to reduce the amount of litter in our parks by 50 per cent," says Bankstown staffer.
Full Story
Over 40 sanitation workers arraigned for loitering and littering following protest  (August 7, 2014)
In Trouble
Ideas to stop littering  (August 7, 2014) 
Read More
Camera-wearing enforcement officers to clamp down on anti-social behaviour  (August 6, 2014) 
Right On!
Preserving the region’s wetlands in Sunraysia, AU  (August 6, 2014)
Free kits! 
Good Idea
Residents say not enough skips were provided at Turlin Moor site  (August 6, 2014) 
Caravans
Wardens to hit litterbugs with fines  (August 6, 2014) 
Local newspaper's mailbag and email accounts have also been bulging with readers complaints over the amount of litter being dropped in the town centre and at beauty spots across the borough.
Action
Dog walker faces £1,200 penalty for fouling offence  (August 5, 2014) 
Get The Dirt
Extra measures introduced to combat littering in Wisbech Park  (August 5, 2014) 
Read More
Checkup on Indian railway cleanliness drive  (August 5, 2014) 
Numbers
Department of Environmental Protection awards $1.4M to Pennsylvania litter and illegal dumping initiatives  (August 5, 2014) 
Involvement
Jugs of Pee, a rant from Roadside America  (August 4, 2014)
It's not us, truckers claim.    
Be Prepared
Litter pick to clean up High Street  (August 4, 2014)
Love Essex
No butts about it: Councillor Reg Kidd to propose Summer Street smoking ban at meeting  (August 4, 2014) 
Activist
No littering in Paradise – Chapter 74  (August 4, 2014) 
Document
Council launches Anti-Litter Committee  (August 4, 2014)
Gone are the days where children were taught not to litter at a tender age. “We need to revisit that early environmental education," Clr says.    
So True
Litter not crime is town’s big concern  (August 3, 2014)
Survey puts littering ahead of drunkenness, vandalism and drug taking in the things which people feel is the biggest issue within communities
#1 Issue
DC police to start issuing littering fine  (August 3, 2014)
Warning First
Government turns up heat on fire offences  (August 3, 2014) 
Australia
Are you literate? If 'Yes', then STOP LITTERING!  (August 2, 2014) 
India
Two cigarette end tossers in Cambridge now have to pay hundreds of pounds for littering   (August 2, 2014)
No Shows
Food outlets fingered for Bulawayo’s city litter  (August 2, 2014)
Blamed
Seven new laws affect Louisiana drivers started yesterday    (August 2, 2014)
Butt Ban
‘Victims of crime could set punishments for offenders’  (August 2, 2014) 
Column
Evanston, Illinois approves partial ban on plastic bags  (August 1, 2014)
Next Summer
Orchid Island named dirtiest township in Taitung again  (August 1, 2014)   
A Challenge
Litter trashes beauty of wild places  (August 1, 2014) 
Read More
Trash and litter collection figures from rivers up over last year  (August 1, 2014) 
Latest Tally
Eight zones to turn litter-free  (August 1, 2014) 
In India
Hawkesbury included in new vegetation clearing laws  (August 1, 2014)
New, harsher penalties for littering involving cigarettes and matches among the deterrents.
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