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2014
And you thought your commute was rubbish! Chinese passengers wade through ankle deep trash on transit  (January 31, 2014) 
See It
Leave litter to build up on streets – councillor  (January 31, 2014)
Why Not?
Nine tonnes of cigarette litter collected across Erewash every year  (January 31, 2014) 
Shocking
Smoker from Flint faces £700 bill for litter offence  (January 31, 2014)
Crackdown
Former council litter picker fined for fly-tipping  in UK  (January 30, 2014) 
Fined £1000
Calls for ban on food polystyrene packaging in Wales  (January 30, 2014) 
Eyesore
Plea for police to crack down on litter louts in Worcester  (January 30, 2014) 
More
Litter louts woe for town traders  (January 30, 2014) 
Story Here
Mazabuka council, NGO partner on solid waste management  (January 30, 2014)
People's Action Forum, a civil society organization operating in Southern Province, has partnered with the Municipal Council 
Activating
Journalist abused on the train for asking commuter to not litter  (January 30, 2014) 
Nasty
Grants help keep Morris schools litter free  (January 30, 2014) 
Positive
Innovative gum drop bins heading to Swansea in Wales   (January 29, 2014)
Collecting chewed gum and turning it into useful plastic    
Good Move
Car owners targeted by new UK litter law  (January 29, 2014)
Lord Marlesford’s bill holds car owners responsible for litter originating from their vehicles, is now to be considered by MPs.
Full Story
Holroyd Council looking for answer to litter  (January 29, 2014)
Surveys will be conducted at the council chambers foyer in Merrylands and at Holroyd's swim centres. 
Word's Out
Mayor vows to crack down after St Kilda foreshore trashed by Australia Day revelers  (January 29, 2014)
". . . alcohol bottles, cans, fast-food wrappers, empty cases of beer and food waste as far as the eye could see" 
"Horrified"
Calls for police to deal with neighbourhood litter crisis in Inverness (January 29, 2014) 
Youth Issue
Messy revellers disgust walker  (January 29, 2014) 
Australia
DEP taking applications for Make It Shine Cleanup  (January 29, 2014) 
Real Help
New York’s MTA to remove trash cans at 29 subway stations to reduce litter  (January 28, 2014)
Officials are targeting the J and M lines after garbage went down 66 per cent after cans were taken away at 10 stations on 10 other lines.
Best Way?
Time to take pride of our city  (January 28, 2014)
Marked increase in rubbish in Gloucester, citizen says 
Read More
Peter Jackson, editor, The Northland Age muses on litter in New Zealand  (January 28, 2014) 
Opinion
Now, you will be fined for littering , Karnataka decrees  (January 28, 2014)
India
New regulations set for the Perfume Pagoda Festival in Hanoi (January 27, 2014) 
Task Force
Litter spoils park visit for ten-year-olds  (January 27, 2014) 
Letter
Assemblyman wants to see cigarette butt litter go up in smoke  (January 27, 2014)
$500 fine proposed for those who sell filtered cigarettes.
New Tack
Project MARLIN sheds some light on marine litter in the Baltic  (January 27, 2014) 
Get Report
Neighbourhood Wardens' Report for December 2013  (January 27, 2014)
Consett North councillor compiles comprehensive monthly reports to the citizens.
How It's Done
Calls for police to deal with Inverness neighbourhood litter crisis  (January 26, 2014) 
Full Story
Litter can be hazardous  (January 26, 2014) 
Here's Why
Solid-waste breaches in Negril raise concerns   (January 26, 2014) 
Wasted?
Indian railway on track: People asked to pay fine for littering  (January 26, 2014)
All Aboard!
Police given new powers on Dudley estate, UK  (January 25, 2014) 
Re-enforce
Driver fined for littering after throwing parking ticket on ground  (January 25, 2014) 
Nabbed
Shiv Sena workers litter grounds, put up several illegal posters   (January 25, 2014) 
More Here
Miss Teen Earth Phl, Little Miss Earth Phl launched  (January 24, 2014)
From giving up meat to refraining from littering, each of these entrants will voice how they can help inspire other Filipinos.   
Cool!
These ‘Post-its’ a local pain  (January 24, 2014)
'Sign Litter'
City reminds vs littering, smoking during Dinagyang  (January 24, 2014) 
Heat Is On
Cleaning Ambassadors in Downtown Reading  (January 24, 2014) 
See Plan
Litter picker discovers three bin bags full of cannabis  (January 24, 2014) 
Story Here
Ottawa’s mayor talks litter, more visitors to city hall in State of the City address  (January 23, 2014) 
Leadership
“No plastic bag littering on Kitchen God Day” campaign  (January 23, 2014) 
Full Story
New measures expected over sex litter issue on Bristol's Downs  (January 23, 2014) 
Health Issue
'Litterland' newsletter publishes mid-week edition with breaking news in Toronto  (January 22, 2014)
Read It
Lee County takes action on litter problem  (January 22, 2014)
Offering free dump days
New Concept
Corpus Christi Community Asked to Contribute Litter Ideas and Solutions  (January 22, 2014)
Meeting will be streamed via Internet at www.cctexas.com tonight at 6:30pm 
Tuned In
Litter bugs come in all ages in Alabama, says writer   (January 22, 2014)
Column
Filipino city reminds vs littering, smoking during Dinagyang  (January 22, 2014)
Reminder
Corporation promotes recycling as sustainable solution for plastic litter at EcoWaste 2014  (January 22, 2014) 
EcoWaste 2014
Litterbugs to face the music  (January 21, 2014)
Malaysia
Redbridge goes green with £50k of projects  (January 21, 2014) 
Fantastic!
Malaysians producing more solid waste than before  (January 20, 2014)
Read More
New bid to ban plastic bags in Australia’s Wollongong district  (January 20, 2014)
Grocery store chains targeted 
Full Story
Editor Josh Brooks | The answer to the litter problem is simple: stop littering  (January 20, 2014)
UK Foodservice Packaging Association industry conference produces another solid, journalistic offering from the Packaging News. 
Column
Ward committee raises stink over library litter  (January 19, 2014) 
Book 'Em
Police: Homeless woman receives multiple charges after littering  (January 19, 2014) 
Charged
Anti-litter contest winner’s poster now on display in McDonald's parking lots  (January 19, 2014)
Spreads Word
Des King: ‘Time for plenty of thinking inside the box to kick-start the New Year’  (January 19, 2014)
UK Column
Litter problem is getting worse in Devizes, says pensioner  (January 18, 2014) 
Older/Wiser
School pupils urge people not to drop litter  (January 18, 2014)
Inspiring
Careless litter disgusts locals  (January 18, 2014) 
Read More
More than 1,000 volunteers join UACDC to “Paint the Town” today  (January 18, 2014) 
Details
Residents assess clean up of Montego Bay  (January 18, 2014)
Opinions
Litterbugs face higher fines under Guyana’s new anti-litter regulations  (January 18, 2014) 
Brief
Trash a major problem along Nashville's waterways  (January 17, 2014) 
Not Good
Adjumani, Uganda devises penalties on littering  (January 17, 2014) 
Read More
Tackling litter and fouling  (January 17, 2014) 
Southport, UK
Women in Cyprus launch Peyia clean-up campaign  (January 17, 2014) 
Initiative
Hunt for York graffiti vandals  (January 17, 2014) 
Story Here
Illinois Update: Toss a cigarette, face a $1,500 fine  (January 16, 2014)
Police head outlines mechanics of enforcing the new statewide law against cigarette butt littering, which came into effect January 1st.
Police View
Knox County Health Department actively promotes recycling and litter prevention  (January 16, 2014)
Exemplary
Welcome for dog-fouling and litter clamp down  (January 16, 2014) 
Get Scoop
Stringent anti-litter laws necessary for Indian city: Councillor  (January 16, 2014) 
Speaking Out
Stemming the Tide of Marine Litter: A Global Action Agenda  (January 16, 2014)
Researchers from the School of Law's Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment worked with environmental scientists on the comprehensive UCLA study, which urges a new global policy effort to tackle crisis of plastic litter in oceans. 
Get Report
Movie-goers, please enjoy your treats without littering  (January 15, 2014) 
Fair Request
Petersburg, VA begins campaign to stop litter in storm drains  (January 15, 2014)
‘Don’t Pollute’ stickers raise awareness of the damage of trash.
Push Is On
Missouri schools invited to fight litter through “No MOre Trash!” contest  (January 15, 2014) 
Creative
Victoria’s new app helps target littering  (January 15, 2014)
Working
City of Iqaluit seeks litter solutions  (January 15, 2014)
Video
High-tech Galway litter bins to tell when they are full  (January 14, 2014) 
Modernizing
Help give litter the heave-ho, Scotland, says Edinburgh's environmental leader Lesley Hinds (January 14, 2014)
National figures out last week showed a total of 97 per cent of the streets assessed under the scheme in September last year were found to have an acceptable level of cleanliness – the highest percentage to date since Keep Scotland Beautiful’s assessments began. 
Full Story
Concerns over dead animals washed up on beach  (January 14, 2014) 
Disturbing
Elected official supports Philippines' garbage and litter law, RA 9003  (January 14, 2014)
Pampanga Fourth District Board Member Ricardo Yabut is also the author of the “Walang Plastikan” ordinance of the Filipino province that requires commercial establishments to refrain from using plastic in their businesses for a day. 
More Here
Anger over North Dublin’s litter league placing  (January 13, 2014)
Blarney?
CleanSea: Group working to get to the bottom of litter  (January 13, 2014)
“Towards a Clean Litter-free European Marine Environment Through Scientific Evidence, Innovative Tools and Good Governance “
Website
Law vs littering pushed in Philippines  (January 12, 2014)
All must clean frontages.
Proposed
Aberdeen man hits out at Bridge of Don litter louts  (January 12, 2014) 
Read More
'Cleaning Ambassadors' in downtown Reading  (January 12, 2014) 
Prestige
50,668 persons penalized for littering on Indian railway premises  (January 11, 2014)   
New Count
Bicycles for Haags Bosch litter-pickers  (January 11, 2014) 
2-Wheel Drive
Litter mars Margate  (January 11, 2014)
There was trash strewn everywhere.
Ugly Tale
Dedicated Dover dog fouling and litter dropping patrols clamp down on culprits  (January 11, 2014) 
Read More
$$M in municipal fines not benefitting City Hall – Mayor Green  (January 10, 2014) 
Unfair
Catch Buddha Nullah litterbugs, and the
’5,000 fine is yours’  (January 10, 2014)
Get Paid
Plastic bag litter problem increasing despite city ordinance  (January 10, 2014) 
What Now?
Business owner says litter sends trashy image  (January 10, 2014)
So True
Clean bill of health for city streets
  (January 10, 2014) 
Bright Spot
Dubai drivers face fines of AED 500 for cigarette littering  (January 10, 2014) 
New In 2014
Guam Beautification Task Force Targets Abandoned Buildings
  (January 10, 2014) 
Litter Source
Anti-Litter Signs In Roanoke County  (January 10, 2014) 
Progress
Black Nazarene draws mammoth crowd: 12-million devoteees flock to Quiapo  (January 9, 2014)
Huge
As the Black Nazarene moves forward, trash trails behind  (January 9, 2014) 
Full Story
Church deploys over 100 street sweepers  (January 9, 2014)
Volunteer-street sweepers were provided with food, uniform and IDs and an allowance from the waste management office of the city of Manila - all part of an effort to stop littering during the Catholic holiday.   
Read More
Carl Berner, Queens supercentenarian and civic leader, dies at 110  (January 9, 2014)
Berner, who helped found Middle Village civic group, was cited by City Hall for his anti-litter efforts 
Litter Hero
I lost job for sticking up for public, claims Croydon Council contractor Kingdom Security's litter cop  (January 9, 2014) 
Unusual
Litter pickers bid to restore coastline to its former glory  (January 9, 2014)
Marine litter washes ashore. 
Teamwork
Clean-up demanded at blighted West Bromwich canal  (January 9, 2014) 
Eyesore
Two arrested for littering near Houston  (January 9, 2014) 
Crime News
NGOs: Time to ban plastic bags  (January 8, 2014)
The non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Brunei said it was time for the No Plastic Weekend campaign in major supermarkets to be turned into a daily basis. 
New Push
Launching of the "Anti-littering Campaign" in Jordan  (January 8, 2014) 
Announcement
I'm no tosser, says driver  (January 8, 2014) 
In Court
Keep it clean: Glasgow plans to adopt litter reduction program   (January 8, 2014)
Unveiled
Litter lout picks up heavy fine  (January 8, 2014) 
Pricey
Canada Post mailbox locations still up in the air  (January 7, 2014)
Officials with the federal crown corporation are still finalizing plans for the transition and "are not in a position to discuss specific community details at this point," a spokesman says of plan to terminate door-to-door urban mail delivery by 2019 and use bulk mailboxes, known magnets for litter.
Full Story
Light Rail Transit ready for Nazarene fest; devotees urged to keep area litter-free  (January 7, 2014) 
On Track
Fears council reform will hit litter control  (January 7, 2014)
Government plans to abolish town councils may have a negative impact on efforts to control litter, Irish Business Against Litter has warned. 
Good Point
Roanoke County Anti-Littering Campaign Kickoff  (January 7, 2014)
Read More
Australia: Council crackdown on car park campers  (January 7, 2014) 
New
Otley Police Day of Action hailed a success  (January 7, 2014) 
Great
IBAL survey finds improvement in litter  (January 6, 2014)
Annual awards ceremony today
Good News
Dublin city centre gets good grade over litter  (January 6, 2014) 
Full Story
Empty properties encourage litter and dumping  (January 6, 2014) 
Law Coming
Dublin’s north inner city is dirtiest urban area in State  (January 6, 2014) 
Needs Work
Dublin's quest to banish vacant lots  (January 6, 2014) 
Litter Traps
Taking on trash in Peru by converting plastic to currency  (January 6, 2014) 
Win-Win
Amsterdam alcoholics paid in beer for collecting litter  (January 5, 2014) 
Working
A "waste of money" or a good idea? cycling safety flyers hung on car mirrors by Bournemouth Council  (January 5, 2014)
Controversy
Profile: The Wombles, furry litter pickers  (January 5, 2014) 
Much excitement brewing over the television return of these endearing and litter-disapproving enviro-creatures.
Comeback
Unsecured recycling blamed for Helston playground litter  (January 5, 2014)
Brief
Sion hospital’s clean-up act nets Rs. 4L in fines  (January 4, 2014)
"The walls and stairways sported spit stain marks. Plastic bags, bottles and food were found strewn all over the premises as well. Since the time we started the drive in August last year, we have managed to curb littering to a great extent. Our hospital has been spruced up," the dean Dr Avinash Supe said. 
Impressive
Over 1,600 Torfaen fines for dog fouling and litter louts  (January 4, 2014)
More
Man to pay more than £800 for dropping napkin  (January 4, 2014) 
Brief
New year ushers in big fine for cigarette butt litter in Illinois  (January 3, 2014) 
In Effect
The real reason for Californian bag ban  (January 3, 2014)
Letter
Council parking officers could now 'police' litter and dog fouling  (January 3, 2014)
Under Study
Livingstone, Zambia records more than 1 million visitors  (January 3, 2014)
“In 2014, we hope to satisfy the demands of the people in as far as service delivery is concerned . . . We hope to sustain the cleanliness of the city and ensure that the streets are free of litter.” Mayor Aggrey Njekwa 
Read More
Thornton gets high marks in litter index  (January 3, 2014) 
Bright Side
ODOT crews attempt to keep litter at bay  (January 3, 2014) 
Hard Work
New Year's resolution? Put your litter in the bin!  (January 2, 2014)
Shocking photos reveal piles of rubbish left by revellers on London's streets 
Full Story
Scientists uncover hidden Thames river of rubbish threatening to devastate wildlife  (January 2, 2014) 
Take Heed
100 fined in blitz on litter and dog mess in Carlisle  (January 2, 2014)
The ‘grot spot’ campaign was launched on October 4 and has proved popular with people quick to report littering incidents.
Success
Littering, public urinating must stop  (January 2, 2014) 
Letter
L.A. ban on plastic grocery bags takes effect today  (January 1, 2014)
In The Bag!
Australian litter to reach its peak this week  (January 1, 2014)
"Littering is a deliberate wilful act and is another form of vandalism."
Load's Up
Tasmania worst state for beach littering  (January 1, 2014)
New Count
San Francisco: City Considers Adding Litter Tax To Fast Food Sales  (January 1, 2014)
TV News
Crew cleans out city stormwater drainage basins  (January 1, 2014)
"If people would just quit littering so much, it would help everything."
From Glasgow
Scots urged to take a pledge to bin litter  (January 1, 2014) 
Story Here