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News Reel . . .  December 2019

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​2019             HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Roadside litter: Law change could see car owners fined  (December 31, 2019)
In Wales
Environment Department laments huge amount of garbage left be revelers at Rizal Park on Christmas Day   (December 31, 2019)
Full Story
Passenger fined for aggravated littering along Beelbangera Road  (December 31, 2019)
Read More
New waste campaign premieres in Limerick cinemas  (December 31, 2019)
Good Move
It’s a meteor… It’s a missile… It’s rocket debris…  (December 31, 2019)
Science News
Ministry raises fines on littering  (December 30, 2019)
In Turkey
Many bins here, but so much littering  (December 30, 2019)
Letter
Joburg officials get their hands dirty to clean the business district  (December 29, 2019)
Read More
Environmental group scores Yuletide Season trash left in Rizal Park  (December 29, 2019)
On The Case
Mime art to stop littering!  (December 28, 2019)
In Your Face
The Make It Movement wants you to learn a trade and love what you do  (December 28, 2019)
Essay
Here's how to handle all of your holiday trash  (December 27, 2019)
Good Advice
Enough of shameless littering at Rizal Park – eco group  (December 27, 2019)
A Problem
Target petition urges retailer to ban plastic bags  (December 27, 2019)
Read More
Brew-haha: San Francisco cafes are banishing disposable coffee cups  (December 26, 2019)
Key Move
Visitors ignore ban, continue to visit Mermaid Pools in Northland  (December 26, 2019)
Story Here
Plastic microbeads to be banned in cosmetic products  (December 26, 2019)
More Here
Messy campers risk UAE's wildlife with litter, experts warn  (December 26, 2019)
Full Story
3,100 littering tickets — and how many went to garbage trucks  (December 26, 2019)
Q & A
Now, on-the-spot challans for littering, dumping of garbage  (December 26, 2019)
New Powers
​Love going to UAE parks, beaches in winter? Pay Dh1,000 fine for littering  (December 25, 2019)
Read More
Tougher trash laws in Town of Ulster  (December 25, 2019)
New Rules
Mercedes Benz driver in Oakville litters in front of Halton cop and then gets distracted driving charge  (December 24, 2019)
Costly
Cleaning up China with Social Credit Points System  (December 22, 2019)
Video
Litter Committee set to work on increased recycling initiatives and public awareness  (December 21, 2019)
Full Story
Litter cleanup efforts start at local level  (December 21, 2019)
Read More
Clean Schools  (December 21, 2019)
Website
Roseburg woman jailed for drugs and for making a mess  (December 21, 2019)
Crime News
Less plastics, less litter – our plastics campaign so far  (December 21, 2019)
Commentary
Mayor proposes allowing pot use at tobacco shops, cigar bars, and hookah lounges  (December 20, 2019)
New Idea
Namibia warns public, tourists against littering​  (December 20, 2019)
More Here
Torbay Council plans new litter police to fine people for dropping litter  (December 19, 2019)
Full Story
Don’t litter, don’t poach, don’t bother tourists, says Namibia's Tourism Minister  (December 19, 2019)
Read More
Taxing plastic bags  (December 19, 2019)
Analysis
Florida man accused of sinking truck in catfish pond outside Charlotte County Jail  (December 19, 2019)
Weird
Charleston has worst plastic pellet pollution found to date on East Coast, researcher says  (December 18, 2019)
Full  Story
Negros town uses recyclable plastics for Christmas display  (December 18, 2019)
Very Cool
City: Don’t feed raccoons  (December 18, 2019)
Notice
80% of garbage in the sea comes from the waterways of Thailand’s cities and towns  (December 18, 2019)
Read More
Falmouth Selectmen support nip bottle legislation  (December 18, 2019)
New Fee
New Zealand asks visitors to 'Love this place'  (December 17, 2019)
Check It Out
Conservancy group rebukes Tucker Carlson for claim immigrants make Potomac River 'dirtier'  (December 17, 2019)
Full Story
Fury over vandals and litterbugs at Titiwangsa Lake Gardens  (December 17, 2019)
Story Here
Cleaning up our community  (December 17, 2019)
Read More
A culture of trash  (December 16, 2019)
Opinion
Clive Amsel explains the Kick Butt Campaign for not throwing cigarette butts on the ground.  (December 16, 2019)
Good Stuff
Ministers' rethink on plastic bottle deposit plan  (December 16, 2019)
New Look
Tens of thousands of North Macedonian citizens join clean-up campaign​  (December 15, 2019)
Good News
Israeli tourist complains to police after being fined for littering in Pattaya, claims no receipt given  (December 15, 2019)
Full Story
City Hall warns Manggatal residents against littering  (December 15, 2019)
Get Details
Don't carry food, don't smoke: Makers of Salman Khan's 'Radhe' establish on set rules  (December 15, 2019)
See Rules
Cassava service baggage: Indonesian entrepreneur tackles plastic scourge  (December 15, 2019)
Innovation
Waste plan to tackle litter and illegal dumping  (December 14, 2019)
Read More
Environmental group pushes for plastic-free Traslacion  (December 14, 2019)
Zero Waste
No butts about it – NSW on track to cut cigarette litter  (December 14, 2019)
Encouraging
Fine warning after bird seed 'dumped' in Walsall town centre  (December 14, 2019)
A Problem
Anti-Littering PSA - Smiths Station High School  (December 14, 2019)
YouTube
Pupils at church school call for change to save planet  (December 14, 2019)
Read More
Barbados tourism boss buoyant on outlook  (December 13, 2019)
Full Story
There is no planet B, stop littering  (December 13, 2019)
Column
Tampa mayor to unveil #BeadFreeBay initiative for Gasparilla  (December 13, 2019)
New Campaign
Sudbury group develops risk registry for safe needle disposal  (December 13, 2019)
Read More
Defacing fines introduced  (December 13, 2019)
Details Here
Quirky Kiickbutt holiday initiative set to combat cigarette butt littering  (December 12, 2019)
Love It!
Immigrants don’t litter more than native-born Americans: Evidence from American cities  (December 12, 2019)
Blog
Income from litter fines rises  (December 12, 2019)
Good News
Council litter picking team collect 150 bags of rubbish  (December 12, 2019)
More Here
Mystery as 300 dead birds found littering the ground ‘an hour after eating something in the road’  (December 12, 2019)
Full Story
Volunteers target tobacco, marijuana trash littering Sylvan Park in Redlands  (December 11, 2019)
Story Here
This council moves to ban smoking from all public parks  (December 11, 2019)
Read More
Leonia elementary school first in the state to cut cafeteria waste with food dehydrator  (December 11, 2019)
Neat Idea
Litter costs money, and guess what? You're paying for it. Here's how to prevent it.  (December 10, 2019)
Full Story
Hospital introduces a nurse robot to help patients  (December 10, 2019)
High Tech
Fly-tipper given huge fine after council tracked her down through rubbish  (December 10, 2019)
Facts Here
Tricycle rider punished to sweep for littering  (December 10, 2019)
Ghana
Drivers to be fined £150 if they drop litter in Leicester as part of new crackdown  (December 10, 2019)
Read More
Continue to spread the cheer of a litter-free Oklahoma through a new Trash Poster Calendar  (December 10, 2019)
Good Move
New York City’s trash cans of tomorrow  (December 9, 2019)
Global Contest
No bags at all: New Jersey bill advances that would ban both paper and plastic  (December 8, 2019)
Groundbreaking
‘Bin it!’ Roadshow returns to secondary schools across the Borough  (December 8, 2019)
Success Story
Philadelphia’s ban on single-use plastic bags moves toward passage into law  (December 8, 2019)
Read More
​Discarded syringes littering his property frustrating Niagara Falls man  (December 7, 2019)
Full Story
Galway county council publishes new litter management plan  (December 7, 2019)
New!
Magistrates fine motorist for littering  (December 7, 2019)
In Court
Someone left garbage in this PoCo creek and the city did nothing  (December 7, 2019)
Letter
Condo killer litter: Aussie allegedly linked to fatal case faces extra charge  (December 6, 2019)
Big Trouble
Spitting and littering, NDS takes action against 19  (December 6, 2019)
Details Here
Woman with dwarfism, can’t reach trash can fined for littering  (December 6, 2019)
Read More
Police find gun, drugs in car pulled over for littering  (December 5, 2019)
Crime News
City wants family to change how it gifts coats to homeless  (December 5, 2019)
Story Here
Ban on polystyrene food products is detrimental to environment  (December 5, 2019)
Opinion
New free toolkit could reduce gum littering rates by up to 64%  (December 4, 2019)
Check It Out
Beach litter campaign backs 'all-in' Deposit Return Scheme  (December 4, 2019)
Read More
Kent County won’t recycle plastic grocery bags anymore  (December 4, 2019)
Full Story
Sperm whale found dead with 100kg ball of litter in its stomach  (December 3, 2019)
Tragedy
Quezon City bans single-use plastics  (December 3, 2019)
Big Step
Trash-talking millionaire cleans up the streets  (December 3, 2019)
A Leader
Baba Yap dangles P3K reward for littering whistleblowers  (December 2, 2019)
Good Move
Perth dad says he is being forced out of city by abusive school pupils who constantly litter  (December 2, 2019)
Horror Story
How to start plogging (or eco running) to help reduce litter  (December 2, 2019)
Get Tips
Anti-Litter Council  (December 2, 2019)
Details
Venango County residents speak out on area's littering problem  (December 2, 2019)
Story Here
Councillor's fury 'student's' litter is endangering his sheep  (December 1, 2019)
Full Story
Clarion County residents speak out on area’s littering problem  (December 1, 2019)
Read More
Man fined $25 for littering  (December 1, 2019)
Wrist Slap