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News Reel . . .  August, 2021

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Enforcement for table littering at Hawker Centres in Singapore to start in earnest  (August 31, 2021)
Top Story
Face mask litter on rise, Surfrider say  (August 31, 2021)
A Problem
UK plans to ban single-use plastic plates, cutlery in England  (August 29, 2021)
Shift Coming
Plastic Free Beach Toronto founder’s Sunday art installation highlights number of cigarette butts collected  (August 29, 2021)
View Here
Powerful giant message on Fylde beach – Take It, Don’t Leave It  (August 28, 2021)
Full Story
Lakes Foundation promotes stewardship  (August 28, 2021)
More Info
'Be Blount — Be Better' campaign hopes to combat litter in Blount County  (August 28, 2021)
The Latest
Terrified locals blame tourists for littering Scottish Route 66  (August 28, 2021)
Upsetting
Litter dumped on banks of Loch Lomond sparks fury as 'upsetting' photo shared  (August 27, 2021)
Read More
Litter bugs some people more than others  (August 27, 2021)
Commentary
Council teams up with new partner as part of ongoing anti-littering campaign  (August 27, 2021)
Great News
Throwing away face masks responsibly  (August 27, 2021)
Asian Advice
Football clubs across the UK urged to join the fight against litter  (August 26, 2021)
Full Story
'We will find you': Pittsburgh officials start illegal dumping crackdown  (August 26, 2021)
Crackdown
We do love Wells - but how can people still leave so much litter?  (August 26, 2021)
Opinion
Quirky signboards in Ghent remind citizens аbout littering fines  (August 26, 2021)
See This
City Council: 'Respect Cork city' following 'worst littering in 20 years'  (August 26, 2021)
Reaction
'Load of trouble': Department of Sanitation begins new illegal dumping crackdown  (August 26, 2021)
Get Details
​City moves closer to imposing stiffer penalties with new anti-littering bylaws  (August 26, 2021)
Learn More
Tennessee launches 'Talking Trash' series as part of anti-littering campaign  (August 25, 2021)
View PSA
Talking rubbish: Could shouting 'trash cams' cut Scotland's waste blight?  (August 25, 2021)
New Idea
Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office posts warning about littering  (August 25, 2021)
Fed Up
Four projects that are bringing people together through litter picking  (August 25, 2021)
Read About
NCDOT on pace to shatter roadside trash collection record; 9+ million pounds collected so far  (August 25, 2021)
Big Haul
Stafford litter group discuss plastic crisis after finding 50-year-old trash  (August 24, 2021)
Story Here
'Worst littering in 20 years in Cork city' following Cork-Limerick game  (August 24, 2021)
Photos
​DDC Srinagar inspects restoration works of Vicharnag  (August 24, 2021)
Read More
'Hapless species fight to live on’: Myna gets caught inside plastic bottle  (August 23, 2021)
Full Story
​Football clubs to compete in Ipswich campaigner's anti-litter leagues  (August 21, 2021)
Great News
Unbridled littering of lake can pollute groundwater: Study  (August 20, 2021)
Red Flag
What is litter?  (August 19, 2021)
The Answer
Delhi govt to identify single-use plastic littering hotspots, shut manufacturing units by June 2022  (August 19, 2021)
Full Story
Litter and waste control in Sioux City an ongoing issue  (August 19, 2021)
Read More
Hike up fines for litter louts, says British PM's dad – 'Green and pleasant land' under threat  (August 17, 2021)
Full Story
Bush parties litter woods  (August 17, 2021)
A Problem
£20,000 in fines dished out in Hull to people caught littering  (August 17, 2021)
Enforced
​The 4 Kent beaches where cleaners are desperate to end the litter epidemic  (August 16, 2021)
In Depth
No single-use plastic goods in country from next year  (August 15, 2021)
Big Change
High tides and coastal erosion expose ugly piles of litter along Geraldton coastline  (August 15, 2021)
Read More
Could you be pooping wrong in the wild? More and more people are — and it’s a problem for park  (August 14, 2021)
A Problem
Coca-Cola most common littered brand on UK beaches, says study  (August 13, 2021)
Full Story
People left piles of garbage after party in Toronto’s Don Valley  (August 12, 2021)
Tragic
​Backcountry campgrounds being left in horrendous condition by visitors, B.C. group says  (August 12, 2021)
Trending
​New Seabin installed at harbour to tackle marine litter  (August 12, 2021)
Read More
​At Wilderness Lake Preserve, here’s a man who really cleans up well  (August 12, 2021)
A Champ
Giant footprints message aims to stamp out beach litter  (August 11, 2021)
See This
Pennsylvania encourages participation in Lens On Litter Photo Contest  (August 11, 2021)
Statewide
Lincoln street plagued with rubbish for months now cleaned up  (August 11, 2021)
Story Here
​MLA Bradley welcomes enforcement operation targeting litter  (August 11, 2021)
Clampdown
San Francisco has problems. $12,000 trash cans are not the answer to any of them.  (August 10, 2021)
Read More
Newly hatched sea turtles on Cyprus' coast head out to sea  (August 9, 2021)
Cute Video
Montgomery District 4 Council Member offering incentive to help clean the streets  (August 8, 2021)
Full Story
‘Apologies to Karachiites. We all are very dirty – Litter at Neelum River angers soccer star  (August 8, 2021)
Angry Tweet
Hedgehog caught in party balloon among victims of park litter which weighs as much as 157 buses  (August 6, 2021)
Troubling
Wombles of Lincoln horrified by Portland Street rubbish  (August 6, 2021)
Story Here
City of Cheyenne seeing increase in illegal dumping of oversized garbage  (August 6, 2021)
Read More
Plastic Associations go back to school to teach recycling  (August 6, 2021)
UK Industry
City centre campaign targets litter louts  (August 6, 2021)
Manchester
Cyclist disgusted with roadside trash, does regular patrol, clean-up of her neighbourhood south of London  (August 5, 2021)
Local Hero
The Yorkshire Vet calls littering in the countryside a "massive sin" and we have to agree  (August 5, 2021)
Read More
‘Fish Clean’ aims to reduce shoreline litter  (August 5, 2021)
Good Idea
Anti-litter signs designed by Chester children line the Groves  (August 5, 2021)
Adorable
Litter makes up major portion of waste — Environment Ministry  (August 5, 2021)
Jordan
Removal of bins at popular Somerset country park hailed as 'good move'  (August 4, 2021)
Read More
LU-Serve member donates time, energy to litter program  (August 4, 2021)
Story Here
Single-use plastic bag ban begins October 1st in Washington  (August 4, 2021)
Coming Soon
Street sweepers coming to these 4 Philly neighborhoods: Everything you should know  (August 4, 2021)
New Way
Lanarkshire council seeks local views on plans to tackle litter problems  (August 3, 2021)
5-Year Plan
Philly pilot project seeks to halt ‘stop-and-frisk’ policing for quality-of-life offenses  (August 2, 2021)
New Way
Police should issue drivers penalty points, according to campaigners  (August 2, 2021)
An Idea
​The effort to eradicate litter  (August 1, 2021)
Opinion
Gov. McKee signs bill into law requiring litter prevention & recycling awareness education in RI schools  (August 1, 2021)
Great News
Karachi Commissioner forbids dumping waste, littering around Nullahs  (August 1, 2021)
Read More