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News Reel . . .  December 2020

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Sunday Newsletter: This Week In "Litterland"
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Be the solution. Report litter and pollution.  (December 31, 2020)
New in AU
Charity "100% behind" calls for harsher littering fines  (December 30, 2020)
Read More
Staggering facts about litter in America  (December 30, 2020)
Full Story
​Environment Minister issues warning to persons involved in illegal dumping and littering  (December 30, 2020)
St. Kitts
Councils in Northern Ireland issue 10,000 fines in three years for dog dirt and litter  (December 30, 2020)
On The Case
2020 in review with Prince Edward County mayor Steve Ferguson  (December 30, 2020)
Read More
1350 Shops In Bhubaneswar inspected for littering by BMC  (December 29, 2020)
Blitzed
Man cited for littering after distributing controversial pamphlets  (December 29, 2020)
A Crime
Fargo looks to snuff out cigarette-butt litter  (December 28, 2020)
A Plan
Citizens' clean-ups on Mhatoba tekdi inspire forest dept  (December 28, 2020)
Read More
COVID-19 pandemic also posing new issues with littering  (December 27, 2020)
Important
Groton Conservation Commission surveys community on tiny liquor bottles  (December 25, 2020)
Read More
Beware! Shopkeepers in Bhubaneswar may lose vending license for littering road  (December 25, 2020)
Warning
'Totally unacceptable' littering reported after new McDonald's opened in Edwalton  (December 25, 2020)
Full Story
Litterbugs beware: Hotline to report littering is up and running  (December 24, 2020)
Reminder
Litter near two Perth secondary schools “worst they have ever encountered”, say councillors  (December 23, 2020)
Scotland
EU: Don’t use Biodegradable Plastics over reuse  (December 23, 2020)
Take Note
Littering of plastic bags harms stray animals  (December 22, 2020)
Remember
The domestic tourism sector is growing--but so is its litter  (December 22, 2020)
A Problem
The Swedish company providing a clever solution for cleaner municipalities  (December 22, 2020)
Neat!
Tourists are reportedly littering million-year-old caves with discarded facemasks  (December 22, 2020)
Story Here
Lampposts in Ireland remind you to clean after your dog  (December 22, 2020)
Innovation
Bengaluru brutality: Man dragged by hair, assaulted with wooden logs for objecting to drinking in public  (December 20, 2020)
Crime News
BMC penalises litterbugs  (December 20, 2020)
India
Toxic ships sail in on false papers  (December 20, 2020)
Dumping
Litter on the rise during lockdown, says CPRE report  (December 19, 2020)
Full Story
Vandalism, litter, human feces at Salmon Arm fairgrounds prompt discussion  (December 19, 2020)
A Mess
Fairview School anti-litter film wins national award  (December  18, 2020)
Great News
How a Salford litter picking group is inspiring the next generation  (December  18, 2020)
Read More
LA uses recycled plastic bottles to repave downtown street  (December  18, 2020)
Story Here
More than 60 people were fined for littering last month  (December  18, 2020)
Hull, UK
Groups' reports warn of “misleading” bio-based claims, call for single-use re-evaluation  (December 17, 2020)
Important
'A depot for dumping stuff ': Litterbug crackdown coming in Orillia  (December 17, 2020)
Action Plan
Singapore’s war against litter is hiding a pressing environmental problem  (December 17, 2020)
Take Note
Freyah, 8, leads Hull’s Litter Squad to Keep Britain Tidy award  (December 17, 2020)
A Winner
Plea for tolerance as neighbourhood disputes reported during second lockdown increases four-fold  (December 17, 2020)
Flare ups
Fighting litter — South Point resident turns daily walks into trash pickup  (December 17, 2020)
Local Hero
102 million disposable facemasks discarded each week in the UK  (December 16, 2020)
A Crisis
Litter and how it impacts our world  (December 16, 2020)
Good Video
An epidemic of littering  (December 16, 2020)
Read More
Beach Buddies backs heavier fines for littering  (December 16, 2020)
Full Story
Suggestion: Zero tolerance for littering - a wasteful fine should result in a fine  (December 16, 2020)
Viewpoint
Our modern habit of littering is killing the world  (December 16, 2020)
Letter
When the snow melts, here comes the litter  (December 14, 2020)
Commentary
More than 3,300 people fined since litter and dog control patrols started two years ago  (December 14, 2020)
Full Story
Micro-plastic found in human placenta for first time  (December 14, 2020)
Troubling
Illegal dumping, littering puts wildlife at risk  (December 13, 2020)
Read More
'Hit littering offenders in the wallet'  (December 12, 2020)
Call Made
“Our World Is Not an Ashtray”: Philip Morris launches initiative  (December 12, 2020)
Full Story
Mountains fielding more trash as Turks seek pandemic getaways  (December 12, 2020)
Upsetting
N4T Investigators: Trash build up has several people frustrated, wanting answers  (December 12, 2020)
Read More
We are facing new litter crisis from discarded facemasks   (December 11, 2020)
A Problem
Vancouver’s single use reduction strategy  (December 11, 2020)
See It
Nonprofit tackles illegal dumping in Memphis  (December 11, 2020)
Read More
Freeing the mountains of plastic waste  (December 11, 2020)
Story Here
Civic minds sought in £75k bid to spruce up "intimidating" Runcorn shop route  (December 11, 2020)
Good Move
Plastic fragments in Darebin Creek reserve led to an EPA fine  (December 11, 2020)
High Fine
Transportation Department seeks public help in anti-littering campaign  (December 10, 2020)
Read More
What exactly does "Don't mess with Texas" really mean?  (December 10, 2020)
Q & A
Lavish, litter-leaving gender reveal did not have proper permit, nor did anyone clean up the mess  (December 9, 2020)
Full Story
China’s mountain-climbing and litter-picking ‘Spidermen’  (December 9, 2020)
Incredible
'Naming and shaming' those who litter being discussed  (December 9, 2020)
Debated
Citizens get litter out of Vasanthnagar  (December 9, 2020)
Find Out How
Here's how littering threatens the health of our communities  (December 8, 2020)
Read More
Jordan- Anti-littering campaign hits the streets in 3 governorates  (December 8, 2020)
Get Details
Man receives 22 fines after dropping 22 cigarette butts in 100-minute smoking binge  (December 7, 2020)
Full Story
It might be the world’s biggest ocean, but the mighty Pacific is in peril  (December 7, 2020)
Commentary
Lakeview: Man beaten and robbed after asking group to stop littering  (December 5, 2020)
Crime News
Be the solution. Report litter and pollution  (December 5, 2020)
Good Advice
Littering on this Salford car park is so bad you can see it on Google Maps  (December 4, 2020)
True Story
'It’s not nice to live next to': Richmond residents fed up with overflowing trash  (December 4, 2020)
Valid Beef
Sound Off Hot Corner: Trashy roads  (December 4, 2020)
Commentary
Satellite-tagged bottles show promise for tracking plastic litter through rivers  (December 3, 2020)
Science
Council targets littering at bring banks  (December 2, 2020)
Read More
Activist anger at litter dump  (December 2, 2020)
Full Story
Diligent trash patrollers pluck 32,000 cans from Okanagan woods  (December 2, 2020)
Good Work
Maitland combatting car litter with free reusable bags  (December 2, 2020)
Neat Idea
Trash bin virus fears lead to poop pile up in Port Coquitlam  (December 2, 2020)
A Problem
Needed updates passed for Coaldale waste bylaw  (December 2, 2020)
More Here
61 litter louts named and shamed after being caught spoiling Hull  (December 2, 2020)
See Names
​Wildlife: Discarded face masks littering our landscapes  (December 1, 2020)
Read More
Bir-Billing forest area turns into dumping site, residents fume  (December 1, 2020)
In India
​Joint Conservation Committee: Spotlight on organizations fighting illegal dumping and littering  (December 1, 2020)
Report
A look back at the original Eagle story about Arlo Guthrie's arrest  (December 1, 2020)
True Story