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2015
Cigarette, chewing gum producers urged to clean UK streets  (January 31, 2015)
KIRSTIE ALLSOPP: Why do the chattering classes think it's smug and middle class to hate litter?   (January 31, 2015)
Beef up anti-littering enforcement at big events  (January 31, 2015)
El Dorado Shines Jan 30 2015 Enforcing Litter Regulations  (January 30, 2015)
A 28-minute YouTube video
Contractor with cameras on board for one year in litter trial  (January 30, 2015)
A dozen Canadian firms crack list of world’s top 100 sustainable companies  (January 30, 2015)
Weapons makers and tobacco companies do not qualify.
KKK flyers found littering Pittsburgh neighborhood  (January 30, 2015)
Golf course bans sledging following damage  (January 30, 2015)
Parle takes pledge to make nation litter-free  (January 29, 2015)
Parle Products has announced the launch of its nationwide Litter Free TV campaign. 
Dublin 8 resident red up with litter dumping neighbours  (January 29, 2015)
Anger over rubbish dumped on A64 verges which council cannot clear  (January 29, 2015)
Litter to bins, ownership to lethargy! Lessons from Ecuador (January 29, 2015)
Turning rubbish into manna  (January 28, 2015)
Facebook “shame campaign” forces Floatopia partygoers to remove litter from beach  (January 28, 2015)
Prime Minister ignores NEA when commenting about rubbish left behind after music festival  (January 28, 2015)
Mess left at car wash  (January 28, 2015)
Plastic litter is prevented from entering the North Sea  (January 28, 2015)
Floating parks realized by recycling the plastics to platforms
Clean up your act, Ronnie Cockroft, 4, tells litter louts in open letter  (January 28, 2015)
Lavish littering!  (January 28, 2015)
'You're a t*****' Kirstie Allsopp publicly shames littering car driver on Twitter  (January 27, 2015)
The TV star’s comments were accompanied by a photo of the car and note of the registration plate, which she shared with her 369,000 followers.
Cameraman detained for littering at demo  (January 27, 2015)
Neighbourhood council chairman, resident facing litter penalties  (January 27, 2015)
Littering a chronic problem in Vietnam  (January 26, 2015)
In some instances, delegates invited to conferences on environmental protection were found littering right after leaving the events.  
Can you volunteer to keep the litter picked up on one block?  (January 26, 2015)
Northumberland County Council continues fly tipping crackdown  (January 26, 2015)
54,000 cigarette butts in protest of street litter  (January 26, 2015)
Volunteers may be given authority to issue summonses for littering, illegal smoking  (January 25, 2015)
Driftwood Outdoors: Litter cleanup offers great winter outdoors activity  (January 25, 2015)
Time to be bitter about litter: Make it a crime  (January 25, 2015)
This startup is using social media to clean the streets  (January 24, 2015)
Forest littering is on a grand scale in NSW  (January 24, 2015)
Jamaica, deal with waste, stop wasting money  (January 24, 2015)
Watch your butts or we'll end up drowned in litter  (January 24, 2015)
Anti-litter campaign blow in Kentish, AU  (January 24, 2015)
Five named and shamed for dropping litter  (January 23, 2015)
The Great Indian Litterbug   (January 23, 2015)
The campaign is highly interactive in nature. It is being promoted through Times Group's print and television properties. 
New Zealand: Queenstown litter trial is making streets cleaner  (January 23, 2015)
Horsham rubbish dumping investigated by council  (January 23, 2015)
Dog poo bins being 'phased out' because council can't afford them  (January 23, 2015)
The news comes after a Freedom of Information request revealed that reported incidents of fly-tipping went up by 40 per cent last year, with 4,000 reports across Bolton.
Times of India targets obnoxious litterbugs  (January 22, 2015)
Anti-littering signs stolen from Kentish  (January 22, 2015)
Rubbishing our roads a dirty habit | Poll  (January 22, 2015)
Time to get tough on litter  (January 22, 2015)
Litter bugs are annoying  (January 22, 2015)
People seriously need to start caring and taking some pride in their neighbourhoods.
Butt throwing costs Singapore man $14,776  (January 21, 2015)
Fines for littering from your car in NSW  (January 21, 2015)
Environment Minister announces that, for the first time in NSW, fines for littering from vehicles can be issued based on reports from the public. 
Sanitation workers greet Adviser with litter  (January 21, 2015)
Your Views: Laws against littering are clear; let’s help enforce them  (January 21, 2015)
EPA encourages community to report litter offenders  (January 21, 2015)
Victorians are fed up with people littering their state. 
‘It is disgusting’: outrage at litter strewn on town paths in Newhaven  (January 20, 2015)
Anti-smoking, littering laws up for Dinagyang  (January 20, 2015)
Letter to the editor: Littering fines welcome news  (January 20, 2015)
The NSW Environment Minister Rob Stokes announced that from March 2015 anyone reported to the litter hotline will face fines of up to $200 for individuals; $500 for lit cigarettes during fire bans; and $900 for a corporation.  
Litter bugs trashing Flagstaff  (January 20, 2015)
Litter dots Nakodar in violation of green tribunal orders  (January 20, 2015)
Letter: Litter spoils our beautiful city  (January 20, 2015)
Ensure litter-free city  (January 20, 2015)
Litter outside your home knocks 12% off house prices, study says  (January 19, 2015)
Georgia adopts new measures to cope with littering  (January 19, 2015)
Lt. Gov. for accelerated litter-free drive  (January 18, 2015)
Litter louts feel long arm of the law in East Staffordshire  (January 18, 2015)
Clean-up operation planned for Manchester United FA Cup visit to Cambridge  (January 18, 2015)
Sheriff: Man pointed gun at kids who refused to pick up litter  (January 17, 2015)
“David Sedaris was right: litter is a class issue”  (January 17, 2015)
Zambia should introduce paper packaging this year  (January 17, 2015)
Locals want to put a stop to littering on Uretiti Beach  (January 16, 2015)
Litter louts fined for dropping cigarettes in Burton  (January 16, 2015)
Women face court for selling betel nuts in city  (January 16, 2015)
Hungry Jack's plans Port Macquarie return  (January 16, 2015)
Development application documentation said an operational management plan had been prepared for the proposed restaurant to address matters associated with anti-social behaviour, surveillance, complaints management and litter management. 
New fines for littering to take effect soon in Georgia nation  (January 16, 2015)
Littering Fine implemented in Christmas Lake Village  (January 16, 2015)
Illinois neighborhood group praises strip club for cleanliness  (January 15, 2015)
As Plymouth pilots a new litter campaign, what do you think of people who drop rubbish in our streets?  (January 15, 2015)
In partnership with the Plymouth City Centre Company, Clean up Britain is launching an experimental anti-litter campaign to tackle the growing litter problem.
PITCH-IN CANADA launches 2015 drive  (January 15, 2015)
Registration will be online only at www.pitch-in.ca starting today.
Dublin City Council vows to tackle litter problem  (January 15, 2015)
Crackdown soon on manufacture of plastic bags below 40 microns  (January 15, 2015)
Warden appointed at North-east beach to tackle litter in Aberdeenshire   (January 14, 2015)
Pair accused of cigarette littering  (January 14, 2015)
Shops on Marina install trash bins  (January 14, 2015)
All the 1,800 shops on and around the sands have placed bins after the Corporation warned that it would impose a fine of Rs. 1,000 on violators.
CARLTON FLETCHER: When it comes to trash, Southwest Georgia rules  (January 14, 2015)
Residents urged to get neighbors motivated in development initiative  (January 14, 2015)
Littering and poorly maintained property were among the chief complaints shared at the meeting.
Your favourite fleece may be adding to ‘microplastic litter’ in Great Lakes  (January 13, 2015)
African waste pickers 'litter' Jeddah streets   (January 13, 2015)
Plan to clean up bottle litter  (January 13, 2015) 
Guinness Record Aim for Coimbatore’s Litter Collection Championship  (January 13, 2015) 
Player complains about littering depiction in video game  (January 13, 2015)
Residents complain about litter at Exit 1 in Georgia  (January 12, 2015)
Jubail starts registering traffic offenses for littering streets   (January 12, 2015) 
Bicester Green Gym volunteers get to grips with litter  (January 12, 2015)
Is urging people to make New Year’s resolutions to include less littering 
The latest from Keep Scotland Beautiful  (January 12, 2015)
Soccer clubs and golf associations sign on to the campaign.
Spies in the skies to curb canal litter louts  (January 11, 2015)
Wind and solar powered cameras will transmit images to the council to monitor the area.
A rubbish way to treat a town - litter left strewn across retail park in Angus  (January 10, 2015)
Tasmania’s reusable plastic bag scheme a success: EPA  (January 10, 2015)
Waste disposal cause for concern in Yaounde, Cameroon  (January 10, 2015)
Despite repeated appeals, devotees litter Quirino Grandstand  (January 9, 2015)
Big names to speak at UK foodservice packaging seminar  (January 9, 2015)
Thousands of pop cans litter Alberta highway after crash  (January 9, 2015)
Stop talking rubbish and do something, Australian suggests (January 9, 2015)
Change the 'normal' in Jamaica this year  (January 9, 2015)
Athens police investigating 'egregious' littering of coffee cups  (January 9, 2015)
British MPs mull proposals for litter tax  (January 8, 2015)
Martin Kersh, of the Foodservice Packaging Association, insisted it was important to ‘change consumer behaviour’ rather than placing additional red tape or financial burden on business.
Fermanagh school children join the fight against litter  (January 8, 2015)
Volunteers to help curb littering at Modi rally  (January 8, 2015)
Author blames poor people for dropping litter in Sussex town  (January 8, 2015)
‘Nazareno’ devotees urged not to litter  (January 7, 2015)
Each piece of litter discarded on Texas highways costs one dollar to pick up   (January 7, 2015)
American broadcaster David Sedaris questioned on Britian’s litter inquiry  (January 7, 2015)
Australia - Rangers crack down on litter  (January 7, 2015)
Busselton, AU urged to clean up more rubbish  (January 7, 2015)
The West Australian state government has partnered with Keep Australia Clean to reduce the state's litter by 25% before 2020.
Marine litter education boosts children's understanding and actions  (January 7, 2015)
EFC Team requesting not to litter on road- Swachh Bharat/Clean India  (January 7, 2015)
Four-second video
When cleaners at East Coast Park take a break...  (January 7, 2015)
Take personal responsibility in keeping Singapore clean  (January 7, 2015)
NSW considering ‘cash for containers’ scheme  (January 6, 2015)
Government talks with beverages companies on Cash for Cans
Coke open to talks on Cash for Cans  (January 6, 2015)
Call for greater litter management in city residential areas  (January 6, 2015)
Kilkenny tops Litter League for third year running  (January 6, 2015)
With its new Business Against Litter award, the Marble City is recognised as Ireland’s cleanest
Tipperary singled out for praise by Irish Business Against Litter  (January 6, 2015)
Dublin’s north inner city is a lot cleaner and no longer a litter blackspot  (January 6, 2015)
Help us keep city clean: Don’t litter after 12 pm, says mayor  (January 6, 2015)
Drogheda worst performer locally in final IBAL Litter Survey  (January 5, 2015)
State government and beverages industry at odds over litter control  (January 5, 2015)
Vicious circle of littering, says head of Singapore’s Kindness Movement   (January 5, 2015)
Norwich city centre ‘saturated’ with bars, pubs and clubs, say police, as new powers sought to tackle violence  (January 4, 2015)
Pick up some of the £1bn litter bill, MPs to tell businesses  (January 4, 2015)
MPs want tobacco companies, takeaway restaurants and chewing-gum manufacturers to spend hundreds of millions of pounds cleaning up the mess their products create. 
Zoomlion to give “thousands” of litter bins to support National Sanitation Day in Ghana  (January 4, 2015)
Cardinal Tagle's tip for the faithful: Don't bring umbrellas to papal events  (January 4, 2015)
Litter wardens in Kildare issue hundreds of fines  (January 3, 2015)
Bangkok Shakedowns Continue With The Litter “Police”  (January 3, 2015)
West Virginia’s REAP: The next generation  (January 3, 2015)
Earth Team year-end report for 2014  (January 3, 2015)
Australian report finds more litter on state's country roads  (January 2, 2015)
Fines add up for smoking litterbugs in Flintshire  (January 2, 2015)
Not a happy new year  (January 2, 2015)
Sort the trash for a greener Jamaica
EcoWaste bewails litter in wake of New Year revelry  (January 1, 2015)
Ontario's expanded smoking ban's a license to litter  (January 1, 2015)
A New Year's wish for Ontario's leading politicians  (January 1, 2015)
Foam Food Container Ordinance applies to all San José food establishments starting today  (January 1, 2015)
Littering from vehicles is environmental vandalism  (January 1, 2015)