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Sunday Newsletter: This Week In "Litterland"
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​2016
Mammoth clean sees 15 London buses worth of litter cleared from Notting Hill carnival route  (August 31, 3016)
Top Story
Ballot bins help keep cigarette butts off the ground  (August 31, 3016)
See Them
Does the NSW government care more about litter than the safety of cyclists? (August 31, 3016)
Opinion
Bank holiday fury after beach is left in untidy state  (August 31, 3016)
At Issue
Far less litter left by National Day Parade partygoers this year  (August 30, 2016)
Singapore
Werribee tops Victoria’s littering list  (August 30, 2016)
Read More
Litter trap project receives statewide award  (August 30, 2016)
Details Here
Salt River Hero = Zero litter Labor Day weekend  (August 30, 2016)
Learn Secret
Victorian littering hotline – Michaels, Johns Davids asked to clean up their act  (August 29, 2016)
New Stats
Vic litter bugs pay up big for cigarettes  (August 29, 2016)
Read More
Local councils clamp down on littering and illegal dumping  (August 29, 2016)
Malta
Health councillor want heavier litter fines  (August 29, 2016)
TV News
Motorist litter bugs simply rubbish as $6.5 million in fines handed out  (August 29, 2016)
Story Here
Midland Mayor kicking off new anti-litter campaign  (August 29, 2016)
Leadership
Mum spots son vandalising bin on Facebook vid - and forces him into a impromptu litter pick  (August 28, 2016)
Good For Her!
Edinburgh Council receives over 53,000 complaints regarding litter in city  (August 28, 2016)
"Staggering"
River left drowning in rubbish as people litter Bedford’s jewel in the crown  (August 27, 2016)
Read More
Government removes bins on hiking trails in order to reduce litter  (August 27, 2016)
Hong Kong
Pupils take part in anti-litter, dog fouling campaign  (August 27, 2016)
Involved
Making the Labor Day picnic a litter-free event  (August 26, 2016)
Great Idea
Love Essex summer litter campaign officially launched  (August 26, 2016)
Full Story
New team to help keep Blackpool tidy  (August 26, 2016)
Introducing
Hounslow police officer who lied receives a reprimand  (August 26, 2016)
Update
Group rolling out vision for litter campaign  (August 26, 2016)
On The Move
Critters don’t litter  (August 26, 2016)
The Facts
Pickering woman’s litter clean up exposes Durham’s dirty habits  (August 26, 2016)
Profile
Parking wardens to tackle littering and dog fouling – and become ambassadors  (August 25, 2016)
New Mandate
Sick to death of littering of street  (August 25, 2016)
Commentary
Citizens voices concern over litter in the city  (August 25, 2016)
Read More
Teen mobilizes youth to clean litter  (August 25, 2016)
Inspiring
Litter problems won’t stall Mount Uniacke skate park opening  (August 25, 2016)
More
Grenada’s new anti-litter initiatives  (August 25, 2016)
YouTube
Body-worn cameras to keep Edinburgh litter wardens safe  (August 25, 2016)
Rationale
Throwaway comments can cut littering  (August 25, 2016)
Opinion
Problem parking  and litter targeted in crackdown  (August 25, 2016)
Story Here
Yorkshire businessman’s anti-litter campaign moves up a gear  (August 24, 2016)
Full Story
Litter collection a way to safeguard against Zika  (August 24, 2016)
New Twist
Yarra awarded $18,000 for litter education campaign  (August 24, 2016)
Team Effort
Clean act campaigners ask council to close skate park until users stop littering  (August 24, 2016)
Brewing
Plans to make littering Iceland highlands illegal  (August 24, 2016)
Second Try
Local heroes clear 77 bags of litter from Woolwell  (August 24, 2016)
​Brief
Litter picker gets a refund and an apology  (August 24, 2016)
Oops!
Litter spurs frustration as solutions pursued  (August 24, 2016)
More Here
Duo to tame littering with innovative waste bags  (August 23, 2016)
Inventive
Police warning after large amount of litter found at Dartmoor beauty spot  (August 23, 2016)
Story Here
Balmoral slams litter louts who left huge mess at Queen’s private estate​  (August 22, 2016)
Outrage
Smokers to have their say in new "Vote with your butt" campaign  (August 22, 2016)
Read More
Marine litter fastest growing threat to health of world’s oceans  (August 22, 2016)
Zimbabwe
New Jersey: Civic minds in ward overcome by ghettoization  (August 22, 2016)
Essay
Cubans and tourists alike complaining about beach litter  (August 21, 2016)
Full Story
Pokemon Go outing leads to town litter pick  (August 21, 2016)
Wales
Smashed glass, urine, welcome to Christchurch’s third busiest bus stop  (August 21, 2016)
Read More
Councillors make almost 40 complaints over litter in Frome to Mendip District Council  (August 21, 2016)
On The Case
Look at all the litter left behind after the Air Festival  (August 21, 2016)
Valid Beef
Pokefans pitch in to pick litter in Hougang  (August 20, 2016)
Good Sports
Diver’s anger after litter accumulates on seabed   (August 20, 2016)
Deep Concern
Drug users litter park in Toronto's Riverdale  (August 20, 2016)
Video
West Australia container deposit scheme: Consumers to get 10c for bottles, cans in recycling push  (August 20, 2016)
Great News
Offenders face fines of up to £400 as council cracks down on fly-tipping, littering and dog fouling  (August 20, 2016)
Read More
Woman who threw cigarette butt on floor next to a bin fined  (August 20, 2016)
Full Story
Litter free, swimmable Chicago Rivers, that’s the plan  (August 19, 2016)
A Vision
NEMA launches crackdown against littering motorists and travelers  (August 19, 2016)
Needed
Glen Ridge police look into littering issue at Benson lot  (August 19, 2016)
Read More
Vandalism and litter plague Columbia parks  (August 19, 2016)
Story Here
Garbage Rocket to the Sun: students  (August 18, 2016)
Essay
Teach people not to litter  (August 18, 2016)
Letter
On-the-spot litter fines to drivers for littering in Monaghan in the last few weeks  (August 18, 2016)
Crackdown
T&T man jailed for littering  (August 18, 2016)
His Story
Night in jail, $250 fine for litter bug  (August 17, 2016)
Full Story
Hey Tosser, stop that littering!  (August 17, 2016)
Read More
Columbia's litter letter project  (August 17, 2016)
Brief
Litter in Shuswap River on the rise this summer  (August 17, 2016)
Troubled Waters
The problem with litter isn`t plastic, it`s apathy  (August 17, 2016)
Photo Story
Businesses join mass litter pick in Queen`s Gardens in Hull City Centre  (August 17, 2016)
Good Plan
Cocoa Beach to raise litter fines  (August 17, 2016)
"Think Twice"
Five people left with £2k bill for littering in Stoke-on-Trent  (August 16, 2016)
Story Here
Malama 808: Don’t litter, keep Hawaii clean  (August 16, 2016)
New
Shrewsbury fly-tipping incidents top 800  (August 16, 2016)
More Here
Trini Pokemon Go players warned against littering  (August 16, 2016)
Game On
Rise in fines for people dropping litter in Hammersmith and Fulham  (August 15, 2016)
Read More
What to do with intelligent scavengers littering streetscapes  (August 14, 2016)
Editorial
Goddess Lakshmi goes wandering when you go littering: don’t let her go    (August 14, 2016)
Watch
Watchdogs continue to blame litter for state of Gray’s Beach Park    (August 14, 2016)
Story Here
91-year-old Pennsylvanian makes tackling litter a priority  (August 13, 2016)
Local Hero
Huge amounts of rubbish, litter part of Barrow town centre  (August 13, 2016)
Complaint
Litter louts in Sheffield handed court fines  (August 13, 2016)
In Court
Starbucks fined £160k for leaving litter piled up outside the Ritz Hotel  (August 12, 2016)
Read More
Plastic waste, littering mar pristine beauty of beaches  (August 12, 2016)
Not Wanted
Shop staff in Wisbech fill 22 bags with litter  (August 12, 2016)
Role Model
Anger after litter dumped in Worcester City Centre  (August 12, 2016)
Upset
RideLondon sportive riders to be banned if caught littering    (August 11, 2016)
Full Story
Time to implement tough laws to prevent littering  (August 11, 2016)
Bermuda
Anti-litter campaign is a three-pointer  (August 10, 2016)
Chicago
More littering at city compost site   (August 10, 2016)
Read More
More than a dozen people taken to court after refusing to pay fines for dropping litter in Hounslow  (August 9, 2016)
Full Story
Two fined for dropping litter in Hanley  (August 9, 2016)
Story Here
Danger as refuse and rubble litter Abuja  (August 9, 2016)
Read More
State grant helps clean up litter in Albuquerque  (August 9, 2016)
28th Year
Loon Pond litter frustrates nature lovers in Springfield  (August 9, 2016)
Plastic
St. Mary’s Hospital evacuated after litter under car is mistaken for suspicious package  (August 8, 2016)
Disrupted
Carmarthenshire residents fined over dog fouling and litter  (August 8, 2016)
News Brief
Pathfinder:  Littering is an irritant to humans and wildlife  (August 8, 2016)
Opinion
Pokémon Go players reminded not to trespass or litter  (August 8, 2016)
Montreal
Protest held to stop obscene amount of litter being left on Bournemouth beach  (August 7, 2016)
Read More
Council to tourists: You recycle your litter, we'll make the world's largest work of art from it  (August 7, 2016)
Challenge
Project to make city litter free kicks off  (August 7, 2016)
Ambitious
Citizens fined for littering public places  (August 7, 2016)
Where?
Cigarette butts on the beach is the No. 1 litter problem in Charleston, officials say  (August 6, 2016)
Full Story
How litter blights Wales beauty spots  (August 6, 2016)
Video
New campaign launched to crack down on littering   (August 6, 2016)
News Brief
Barista helps spread message: cigarette butts are litter too  (August 6, 2016)
Local Hero
Army of volunteers assembles to fight ‘ongoing battle’ of litter in Cardiff  (August 6, 2016)
United
Litter crew has hands full in Chilliwack with homeless debris  (August 5, 2016)
Read
Cigarette butts on the beach is the No. 1 litter problem in Charleston, officials say  (August 5, 2016)
Full Story
Sunder Nagar residents install cameras to check littering  (August 4, 2016)
Done Deal
Litter rules are the same for all in Southport  (August 4, 2016)
Read Here
Man calls out those who litter and burn indiscriminately in Hungry Ghost month  (August 4, 2016)
Vexed
So much for the extra collections… Cardiff covered in litter yet again  (August 4, 2016)
More Here
Fight against litter in Brent sees more than 1200 people fined within six weeks  (August 3, 2016)
Story Here
35 people arrested for littering  (August 3, 2016)
Full House
‘Get a life’ says Portsmouth council leader after complaints over Southsea bandstand litter  (August 3, 2016)
Full Story
David Gardner’s pet peeve No. 2  (August 3, 2016)
Button Text
Become a Doncaster community champion to crackdown on litter  (August 3, 2016)
New!
Supervisor’s office trash-talks tourist who sent litter gripe  (August 2, 2016)
Read More
Litter enforcement officer photographed throwing cigarette end on the floor in Southport  (August 2, 2016)
Full Story
Students from Hagley show litter bugs the way  (August 2, 2016)
Role Models
New data on Folly Beach cigarette litter impact to be released Monday  (August 1, 2016)
Story Here
Farmers have had enough of litterbugs  (August 1, 2016)
Ontario
Wales' stunning countryside is being left covered in litter - and it's dangerous  (August 1, 2016)
Read More
Doncaster residents call for action on littering  (August 1, 2016)
United