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News Reel . . . December 2018

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​2018
Litter during New Year's Eve revelry and pay Rs 200 in fine  (December 31, 2018)
Take Note
National park visitors urged not to litter  (December 30, 2018)
Read More
£4.5m paid in litter and dog mess fines in Wales since 2014-15  (December 30, 2018)
Full Story
Tragumna’s litter louts come under scrutiny of locals  (December 29, 2018)
More Here
Theatre pulls the curtain on audience litter  (December 29, 2018)
Exposed
Councillor hits out at those responsible for littering at bottle bank  (December 29, 2018)
Story Here
Burning Man festival left too much trash at its desert location, federal officials say  (December 29, 2018)
Read More
Civic body in Pune acts against 5,475 violators for littering and spitting in public places in one month  (December 29, 2018)
Crackdown
Hiker takes on 500 trash hikes in Austin, Texas  (December 28, 2018)
Local Hero
‘Uncivilized, undisciplined’: Netizens bash littering visitors in Luneta  (December 27, 2018)
Read More
Holiday visitors’ trash inundates Luneta  (December 27, 2018)
More Here
Bridgewater Township awards students for creating recycling super heroes and litter villains  (December 27, 2018)
Winners
‘Uncivilized, undisciplined’: Netizens bash littering visitors in Luneta  (December 26, 2018)
Full Story
Big stink over north Durban litter collection impasse​  (December 24, 2018)
Story Here
Citizen-driven project to tackle litter, drugs on Durban streets  (December 23, 2018)
Read More
'Litter Crew' keeping Cullman clean  (December 23, 2018)
Teamwork
We have a litter problem in Victoria, VA  (December 23, 2018)
Letter
Encouraging response to Solid Waste Corp's anti-litter programme  (December 22, 2018)
Full Story
Arts grant to address Fort Dodge trash issue  (December 22, 2018)
Innovative
Major awareness programs to begin next week on littering and importance of keeping environment clean  (December 22, 2018)
Fiji
Study on marine litter by AKTI project and research centre  (December 22, 2018)
Interesting
Indonesia's big litter problem... more needs to be done  (December 20, 2018)
Read More
EU reaches agreement on marine litter measures  (December 21, 2018)
Details Here
Littering foils getaway in $1,200 meat robbery  (December 21, 2018)    
Busted
Don’t waste this littering opportunity  (December 20, 2018)
Story Here
Single-use plastics: Commission welcomes ambitious agreement on new rules to reduce marine litter  (December 20, 2018)
New Pledge
Guwahati Municipal Corporation to penalize for littering on the streets  (December 20, 2018)
Read More
Litter too abundant in city  (December 20, 2018)
Letter
Creator of floating garbage collector struggling to capture plastic in Pacific  (December 19, 2018)
Needs Work
Competition invites schoolchildren to tackle marine litter with art  (December 19, 2018)
Great Idea
Wage slips of litter police staff show bonuses of nearly £2,000  (December 18, 2018)
Full Story
Pollution Control Department cleans-up river in no litter campaign  (December 18, 2018)
Read More
New scheme helps Folkestone and Hythe keep on top of 1,000 reports of graffiti, litter and vandalism  (December 18, 2018)
New Team
Ghana's Rawlings calls for sanitation vigilante group  (December 18, 2018)
More Here
Barbecues banned at Jebel Hafeet as littering, damaging of public property continue  (December 18, 2018)
Get Story
Don’t toss garbage anywhere, residents  (December 17, 2018)
Read More
Calls for better enforcement of litter laws  (December 17, 2018)
Ireland
Cleanliness programmes in railway stations are ensuring that every coach is litter free  (December 16, 2018)
Full Story
The unfortunate tenacity of the most common piece of litter  (December 16, 2018)
Commentary
Harare residents embrace zero tolerance to litter  (December 16, 2018)
Good News
University students sound alarm on cigarette butt litter  (December 15, 2018)
Story Here
A Greater Manchester council is getting tough on motorists - and passengers - littering  (December 15, 2018)
Read More
North Wales-wide litter police squad set to replace axed Kingdom enforcers  (December 15, 2018)
Full Story
Coastal litter hot spot rid of rubbish by volunteers  (December 14, 2018)
Teamwork
Garbage dumps in residential areas causing environmental pollution  (December 14, 2018)
Story Here
Collect a bucket of litter for a latte  (December 14, 2018)
Neat!
'Campaign Train' on litter prevention launched  (December 13, 2018)
Read More
Plymouth's litter police have just been SACKED  (December 13, 2018) 
Full Story
Dh1,000 fine, 6 black points for flouting this traffic rule in UAE  (December 13, 2018)
Dubai
Why Kingdom litter officers who joked about 'kicking kids in the head' will NOT be punished  (December 12, 2018)
Controversy
Single Use Foodware and Litter Reduction Ordinance has strong support  (December 12, 2018)
Letter
Kalibo councilor: ‘Free Ati-Atihan from smoke, litter’  (December 11, 2018)
Read More
Litter receptacles  (December 11, 2018)
See Sample
Slow recycler Turkey seeks better uses for its trash  (December 10, 2018)
Novel Idea
What is the most common form of ocean litter?  (December 10, 2018)
Get Answer
New garbage cans in downtown Yonkers get mixed reviews  (December 10, 2018)
TV Clip
Litter picker machines on MG road, Taj vicinity from today  (December 10, 2018)
India
We will expose offenders in hopes to stop littering: EPA  (December 9, 2018)
Read More
Kiwis asked to “Band Together” to stop litter  (December 8, 2018)
Full Story
CLiP launches Pacific marine litter challenge  (December 8, 2018)
Read More
Uphold peace and don't litter, Dr M tells anti-ICERD rally-goers  (December 8, 2018)
From The Top
Children get involved with Staffordshire Borough Council’s campaign to stop littering  (December 8, 2018)
Learn More
Keep Carter County Beautiful sets sights on reducing roadside trash  (December 8, 2018)
Good Goal
Some Washington lawmakers plan to give plastic bags the boot in favor of reusables   (December 7, 2018)
Read More
Zimbabwe's president warns litterbugs  (December 7, 2018)
From The Top
Church litter challenge a success  (December 7, 2018)
Good Idea
Seychellois experts study ocean litter problem alongside other UNESCO World Heritage site managers  (December 7, 2018)
Full Story
Littering  (December 7, 2018)
Column
Philly litter czar says new street sweeping program coming in 2019  (December 6, 2018)
On Its Way
What have Bournemouth Council done to combat littering?  (December 6, 2018)
Commentary
Floyd residents fined for littering  (December 6, 2018)
Clampdown
Education is key to litter control in Sumter  (December 6, 2018)
Read More
Newly elected judge stopped for drunken driving gets probation in plea deal  (December 6, 2018)
Full Story
City Council unanimously passes ordinance to reduce single-use plastics in Portland  (December 6, 2018)
Coming Soon
Who’s to blame for plastic bags littering Lambton Quay?  (December 6, 2018)
Analysis
Bristol's 'litter police' are not set daily targets for fines - say council  (December 5, 2018)
Read More
Eco warrior demands Royal Mail pay £800,000 in littering fines for elastic bands dropped by postmen​  (December 5, 2018)
Full Story
Scientists earn awards for global impact of microplastics research  (December5, 2018)
Meet Winners
​Would you challenge a randomer you saw littering in public?  (December 4, 2018)
Poll
Men cited for trespassing and for littering  (December 4, 2018)
Crime Brief
Dumping of litter near District Guest House causes hassle  (December 4, 2018)
A Problem
City hands out garbage bags to prevent residents from littering river  (December 4, 2018)
See This
Art student wins county anti-littering contest  (December 3, 2018)
View Here
Judge applies letter of the law over littering  (December 2, 2018)
Court Case
Call for increased services at bring centres amid litter dumping crisis  (December 2, 2018)
Story Here
Counting the cost of plastic pollution on Northumberland's beautiful coastline  (December 2, 2018)
Read More
Shocking images centre of new campaign to fight litter  (December 1, 2018)
Big In UK
​City rallies against litter and illegal dumping with new signs  (December 1, 2018)
See Here
Mystery sign-poster pities the fool who would litter the UK's West Midlands  (December 1, 2018)
Full Story
1,500 reports of animals caught in litter last year  (December 1, 2018)
Read More