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 "THIS WEEK IN LITTERLAND" e-LETTER
2013
Soiled nappies in Australian sand dunes prompts call for more anti-littering campaigns  (February 28, 2013) 
Recycling is flying out of bin wagons and littering rural English roads  (February 28, 2013) 
Waste contractors admit littering Chester  (February 28, 2013)
Roadside litter problem was being added to by ‘incorrect working practices’
Report, view or discuss local problems across the United Kingdom   (February 28, 2013)
2,790 reports in past week, 5,957 fixed in past month, 271,350 updates on reports
The menace of plastic bags  (February 28, 2013)
The nightmare of ‘nylon’ in Nigeria by environmental writer Yinka Agidee 
Name and shame those who dump litter in our area of Derby, say campaigners  (February 28, 2013)
"If I could afford to move, I would. But you can't get any money for the houses." 
Ireland gum litter task force sticking with good ideas  (February 27, 2013)
Communities apply for financial supports from business partnership with government in a program that closes to applications tomorrow at 4 p.m.
Campaign achieves 28% reduction in gum litter  (February 27, 2013)
British Virgin Islands : Group fights litter with “Lime without Littering” programme  (February 27, 2013)
A substitute for "hanging around" or "loitering", the concept of liming encompasses any leisure activity entailing the sharing of food and drink, the exchange of tall stories, jokes and anecdotes etc., provided the activity has no explicit purpose beyond itself.  Source: Urban Dictionary
Alabama councilman bitter about litter  (February 27, 2013)
A city councilman wants wants to ‘make an example’ of trash dumpers by cracking down on people who litter and holding business owners accountable for garbage that accumulates on their properties.
Waterbury to install downtown surveillance cameras  (February 27, 2013)
Paid for by grants and assets seized from criminal investigations, not taxpayer money, reports boston.com
Keep Bermuda Beautiful tackles litter in canal  (February 27, 2013) 
Neighbours turn litter busters in Bolton, UK  (February 27, 2013)
Read the Litter Act! Litter school and ‘culture shift’ touted  (February 26, 2013)
Trinidad and Tobago’s local government minister addresses about 130 litter wardens at the launch of the three-week Litter Warden Training Programme yesterday morning at Plaza De Montrose in Chaguanas and scolds them for not reading the handbook. 
Bali's coast plagued with trash, pollution  (February 26, 2013)
Call comes for a strong public education campaign, backed with enforcement and fines, to stop the widespread practice of littering and waste-dumping in waterways, all of which eventually leads to the sea. 
Litter found in deep-sea survey of one of Earth’s final unexplored realms  (February 26, 2013)
A glimpse into one tiny nook of the UK’s vast ocean depths uncovered two drink cans, one bottle, and a rusty food tin 
Dropping two cigarette butts has ended up costing Phillip Lawrence £515  (February 26, 2013) 
New Littering Hotline announced in Arkansas  (February 26, 2013)
Health isn’t the only issue with smoking on campus in Utah   (February 25, 2013)
Some smokers believe that Utah Valley University’s banned areas, like by the library’s air intake area, only exacerbate the littering problem rather than help fix it. 
Hove MP calls for private firms to help tackle littering and dog mess  (February 25, 2013) 
Mount Fuji climbing fee to be introduced (February 25, 2013)
Article doesn't mention litter, but it's a factor here like it is at Mount Everest
Keeping Islamabad clean  (February 25, 2013)
“I cannot understand how people just throw rubbish around,” says student hoping to teach lessons to those who litter.
Thousands of children attend Islamabad’s environmental nature carnival  (February 25, 2013) 
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1 million outstanding warrants in New York City  (February 24, 2013)
From open alcohol containers to littering, one-eighth of the city's population faces arrest for unresolved summonses. 
Museums invite everyone to join Mother Earth Circle 
Circle members must pledge to keep their property and surroundings litter free, recycle, keep abreast of environmental issues and offer support where needed, and to be conscious of their energy consumption.   
Kids teach parents to respect the environment  (February 23, 2013)
Quantitative support for the suggestion that environmental education can be transferred between generations and that it can actually affect behaviour! Researchers based their study around the degradation of freshwater habitats in the country’s wetlands, which is being caused by litter, wetland reclamation and household wastewater. 
New litter boom facility helps protect Australia’s Georges River   (February 23, 2013) 
Ice fishing leads to calls for no littering on lake  (February 23, 2013)
Considering stepped-up patrols to stem a tide of recent violations in Massachusetts. 
Garbage becoming tourist repellant, says Grade 10 student in UAE  (February 23, 2013)
Litter turning tourist area into a smelly garbage heap
Australian city puts $50k in campaign geared to motorists, passengers and car dealers  (February 22, 2013)
Greater Dandenong Council in Victoria will ask car dealers to put litter bags in each car sold to encourage people in vehicles to do the right thing and be more responsible about dealing with waste.  Funding came from more than $300,000 the state contributes to roadside litter prevention grants. 
Waste recycling project: Step in right direction in Zimbabwe (February 22, 2013)
PET bottles to be recycled, blamed for blocking drains causing flooding
Auckland man arrested, in trouble over newspaper litter  (February 22, 2013) 
Fury as heroin kits and used needles found in play area  (February 22, 2013)
A highly critical video on YouTube highlights a year-long delay in cleaning up the litter and tackling dereliction in a side of their city residents say the authorities don’t want the public to see.  View their VIDEO.
Today New York’s mayor proposes polystyrene ban in State of the City speech  (February 21, 2013)
Read the New York Times report: "To Go: Plastic-Foam Containers, if the Mayor Gets His Way"    
Corpus Christi officials, residents focus on ordinance, proposals to limit plastic bag litter  (February 21, 2013) 
Oregon State University: Relocate cigarette butt receptacles, stop the littering  (February 21, 2013)
Berwyn's Heritage School students have the ecology bug  (February 21, 2013)

With support from the Green Global Foundation young people go with silver in plastic cutlery caper.
Litter Prevention Program webinar well received by international group  (February 20, 2013)
Zilch.org.uk enthusiastically welcomed Sheila White's presentation on curing littering. Link to Zilch.org for great talks.
Cleaning Up Downtown Athens  (February 20, 2013)
Audit recommends enforcing for the first time laws requiring bars and restaurants to keep their sidewalk cafés to clean. 
Litter Hall of Shame: Help Virginia’s 8News Stamp Out Cigarette Butt Littering  (February 20, 2013) 
West Sussex, UK: Tide of filth lines the side of one of Crawley's busiest roads  (February 20, 2013) 
North Carolina: Litter logjam irks Randleman Reservoir neighbors  (February 20, 2013)
Much of the trash comes from Archdale, where storm drains and stream banks send urban litter into water ultimately bound for thousands of faucets in households and businesses. 
Taipei Times Editorial: Lantern Festival needs a clean-up  (February 19, 2013)
Shining the light on an age-old tradition that causes too much litter
Litter Wars – Tonight on BBC at 10:35 GMT  (February 19, 2013)
Documentary follows men and women who are determined to combat litter in Great Britain, where people dump 30 million tons of litter a year on their streets.
Bottled-up need for deposits, Keep Australia Beautiful says  (February 19, 2013)
A survey that shows empty beer and soft drink containers make up a big chunk of Tasmania's branded litter has added weight to calls for a container deposit legislation to be introduced in Tasmania.
Government promotes clean cities in Cambodia  (February 19, 2013)
County in Ohio sending ‘guilt letters’ to warn litterbugs  (February 19, 2013)
Parents accused over litter  (February 18, 2013)
Adults are guilty of double standards over the UK's growing litter problem, according to a new study. 
Hull McDonald's restaurant wins award for picking up litter  (February 18, 2013)  
Ashley, 5, on a crusade to clean up litter  (February 18, 2013)
Boy’s eagerness for Clean Up Australia Day cultivated in Victoria, the country’s tidiest state. 
Bendigo building site litter blitz  (February 18, 2013) 
Workers in construction create litter hotbeds, research shows    
Littering on increase in Naas  (February 18, 2013) 
Town near Dublin slipping into untidiness because of people who litter 
Litter blamed on taxi drivers  (February 18, 2013) 
Hong Kong: Counter-attacks rage in Falun Gong 'banner war'  (February 18, 2013) 
The spiritual movement and its opposition group are battling to cover up each other's posters, while residents complain they are littering the city. Story from the Religion Section of the South China Morning Post online. 
A BBC documentary on litter to be broadcast this week  (February 17, 2013)
“Litter Wars” will be broadcast on BBC1 on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 10:35 p.m. 
Bristol woman gives up plastic for 40 days and 40 nights of Lent  (February 17, 2013)
Marine consultant Emily Smith launches brilliant awareness campaign and aims to raise funds for conservation, abandons all plastic including soaps, shampoos and cosmetics that contain it.  Follow Emily's Blog.
Cafes and restaurants in North Wales stamp out cigarette litter with a free pocket ashtray  (February 17, 2013) 
Unpaid army of litter vigilantes tackles Britain's tide of rubbish  (February 17, 2013)
Britain has a massive rubbish problem; some 30 million tonnes is dropped on streets every year. Along with dog mess, litter is the most complained about issue to MPs and local authorities, which spend some £500m a year picking it up. 
Under-35s key group as top brands pile up in litter blight  (February 16, 2013)
McDonald's and Coca-Cola have come top of the pile in a Australia's survey of the most commonly found branded litter.  
Filipino Senator urges bets to have ‘clean’ election campaign  (February 16, 2013)    
Zimbabwe’s First Lady Grace Mugabe: Arrest littering motorists (February 16, 2013)
Launches Green Valentine dinner to show love to the environment and promote beautification 
Ten tons of trash captured before landing in the Bronx River  (February 15, 2013)
But there is still too much litter on the streets and making its way to the river, New York officials say 
Jacksonville trash and litter program a success  (February 15, 2013)
30 years in the making, this multi-pronged program includes “BaitTanks,” receptacles with dorsal fin-shaped tops that remind smokers to put their butts in them instead of into waterways where they can harm fish.
Littering Chandigarh will land you in court in India  (February 15, 2013) 
Litter bins pushed over in Southport, UK  (February 15, 2013)
Massachusetts letter: Jamaica Plain has too much litter, and everyone can clean up  (February 15, 2013) 
Britain's crackdown on fast food litter  (February 14, 2013)  
Latest UK figures show that fast food rubbish is on the rise
More garbage bins, less litter on streets: Ottawa mayor  (February 14, 2013)
Canada’s capital would benefit from the Litter Prevention Program to get the city where it wants to go. 
New bins aim to stop Lee-on-the-Solent litter problem  (February 14, 2013)
Our friends at zilch.org.uk score a major success working with "litter-aware" councillor
Motorists to be targeted in battle against litter in Northern Ireland (February 14, 2013)
Plymouth's litter problems are getting worse says ex-naval officer  (February 14, 2013) 
New campaign to target litter in Tendring  (February 14, 2013) 
Urban ward chief in North Jakarta confiscates identity cards from litterbugs  (February 13, 2013) 
Medical files were dumped, review told  (February 13, 2013)
Irish doctor littered and pays price
Children lead the litter fight  (February 13, 2013)
Australia’s cleanest jurisdiction, Victoria, looks to youth to reach next level. 
Litter police to punish spitting in the street with on-the-spot £80 fine  (February 13, 2013)
A council in northwest London classified spit as waste to address phlegm litter.  The measure is part of its ‘Wipe It Out’ campaign against environmental crime. 
Railways to levy penalty for littering stations  (February 13, 2013)
“Toss it out. Someone else can clean it up.”  (February 13, 2013) 
New York City weighs Styrofoam ban (February 12, 2013) 
Camping clamp in Bahrain  (February 12, 2013) 
Why Ghanaians Won’t Stop Littering  (February 12, 2013) 
Littering motorist fined £435  (February 12, 2013) 
UK: Driver fined £160 for littering after throwing parking ticket on ground  (February 12, 2013)
Man, 43, was already ‘Wanted’ for spitting chewing gum on the pavement 
Four Seasons Hotel in Austin launches in-room composting  (February 12, 2013)
National project seeks to end littering, change public mindset in Jordan (February 11, 2013)
Three billion plastic bags are used in Jordan annually, only 20 per cent of which find their way to landfills. The rest end up in the streets polluting the environment.    
Show OK, but garbage littering?  (February 11, 2013)
Indian air show and food court don’t mix 
Council makes U-turn after making residents drag their wheelie bins more than one mile  (February 11, 2013) 
Litter causes rat plague at junior school in Dewsbury, UK   (February 11, 2013)
Urine, spit and litter – ‘filthy’ state of England’s Bourg Walk Bridge lift  (February 11, 2013)
Aylesbury’s Bourg Walk bridge won The Institution of Civil Engineers Engineering Excellence Award in 2009 but folks can’t seem to keep the elevator clean. 
Incidents of illegal dumping of trash and litter at Laolao Bay  (February 11, 2013)
Tiny Pacific islands of Micronesia taking a litter wallop
South Pole turning into waste dump  (February 10, 2013)
University ecologists noticed that during the last 30 years, not only can global climate change be gravely felt in the Antarctic, natural life is equally threatened by the influence of human beings on the local environment of the south polar region.  From ZeeNews.com. 
With creativity and wit, Jakarta’s program aims to foster a generation of recyclers  (February 10, 2013)
Private sector funds a slew of promotions, including storytelling events, wall magazines, corporate forums and the installation of “reverse vending machines” to capture waste. 
County in Tennessee eyes littering  (February 10, 2013)
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has recently implemented a new process for reporting culprits: 1-877-8-LITTER 
Keep Britain Tidy involves volunteers in litter survey  (February 10, 2013)
UK: Council hears call for cleanup  (February 10, 2013)
Are clean-ups helping end littering?  (February 10, 2013)
Zimbabwe to host United Nations World Tourism conference in August 2013
Keep Bermuda Beautiful  (February 9, 2013)
Annual Community Trash-Off set in Orange County, TX  (February  9, 2013)
Cigarette Litter Awareness Day 2013 in Pearland, Texas (February 9, 2013)
The State of Texas often wins praise for its enduring strategy and commitment to change people’s littering habits. 
Group dedicated to turning beach litter into art  (February 9, 2013)
Tobacco litter: The most littered item in the world  (February 9, 2013)
Mariposa County offers some arresting stats. 
Communities report prolonged success in reducing cigarette butt litter, says U.S. tobacco industry group  (February 8, 2013)
British cabinet wants road users across the Midlands to help reduce the amount of litter on major motorways  (February 8, 2013)
Always great to see senior levels of government involved in litter prevention education and awareness    
KFC pledge support for ‘Love Where You Live’ in Doncaster, England  (February 8, 2013) 
UK: Borough Council reveals amount litter fines helped raise  (February 8, 2013) 
Perryville resident begins anti-litter campaign  (February 7, 2013)
Litterbug traffic stop leads to 26 bags of heroin, needles  (February 7, 2013)
Smoke-free at Sacred Heart  (February 7, 2013)
More than 1,000 colleges and universities in the United States have adopted 100 percent smoke-free campus policies.  Katie Sokan, News Correspondent for Huntington News, tells how students in Connecticut made their policy work.
'Xena' actor Lucy Lawless says her sentence for trespassing during protest is 'great victory'  (February 7, 2013)
Star may have to clean up litter as part of her sentence and is happy about it
Up to us to stop litter in Thunder Bay, Ontario  (February 7, 2013)
Council makes 'no apology' for surge in £80 litter fines  (February 6, 2013)
Mississippi county conducts litter control officer interviews  (February 6, 2013) 
Few fall foul of council’s dog littering law!  (February 6, 2013)
Litter problems in Zambia  (February 6, 2013)
Read what people think about littering in Lusaka.
Mid-Western Council supports grants for local litter checks in Australia  (February 6, 2013) 
Crackdown on nuisance litter louts in England towns  (February 6, 2013) 
Incentive to tackle litter  (February 5, 2013)
Environment minister says the government wants the lowest litter count per capita in Australia by 2016. 
Tidiest town search  (February 5, 2013)
 In Australia, the hunt is on to identify Victoria's tidiest town or most sustainable city. This year's awards feature a new litter prevention category to recognize communities taking action to tackle litter, it was announced today.  See award program details here.     
Rubbish dumping: Keep this kind of 'charity' at home, says Salvation Army   (February 5, 2013)
Environment and Climate Change Minister Ryan Smith says a statewide anti-littering campaign in Australia will include a $1.5 million landfill levy to help charities forced to cover disposal costs for non-saleable items dumped at their stores. 
Seaford McDonald's: Frankston Council rejects foreshore proposal   (February 5, 2013) 
One one small step for the environment, one Giant food market   (February 4, 2013)
Caltrans, Bakersfield close to litter-cleanup deal  (February 5, 2013)
Paying  homeless people to clean up litter in California
‘Stop littering in the woods’ (February 5, 2013) 
Report names West Australia as the worst state for litter, recycling  (February 4, 2013) 
Condom incident highlights problem of high-rise litter in China  (February 4, 2013) 
Elected officials in Queens stand by as lot deteriorates  (February 4, 2013)
Criticism out of New York borough concerning litter problems on vacant property
Workers declare war on litter  (February 4, 2013) 
Always keep your office litter under control  (February 4, 2013)
Fine on littering filth at Patna Junction in Bihar, India  (February 3, 2013)
Rhode Island: Legislation should help with litter, but we all must do our part  (February 3, 2013) 
Marine litter 'crisis' prompts beach cleanup  (February 3, 2013)
Rotarians invite litter prevention expert to trash talk them over lunch  (February 3, 2013) 
Proposed smoking bylaw sparks debate in Pembroke, Ontario (February 3, 2013) 
England's Great Litter Count  (February 2, 2013)
Keep Britain Tidy is calling on local volunteers to help with nation-wide count this month. 
Littering damages mangroves  (February 2, 2013)
Picnic-goers and fishing enthusiasts are destroying ecologically sensitive areas in Abu Dhabi's Al Qurm Corniche 
A load of old rubbish? Council to remove bins because they collect the wrong type of litter  (February 2, 2013)
The affluent London borough of Kensington and Chelsea is removing litter bins claiming they attract the wrong kind of rubbish.
Sheffield residents urged to report litter after bins backlog  (February 1, 2013) 
Litter fines spiral in Wales after crackdown by private enforcers  (February 1, 2013) 
Council bans bins ... to reduce litter: Royal borough removes them because 'they attract more rubbish'.   (February 1, 2013) 
Anti-bin strategy could be replicated elsewhere in London if successful.      
Dundee litter louts will ‘pay the price’  (February 1, 2013)
Somalia: Mogadishu launches cleaning campaign with cash prize incentives  (February 1, 2013)
Litter bugs to be prosecuted, Jamaica’s prime minister promises (February 1, 2013)