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News Reel . . .  January 2018

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​2018
Drive to boost hawker centre business and productivity  (January 31, 2018)
Read More
Does rubbish on roads show a failed campaign?  (January 31, 2018)
Full Story
Cape Coast Metro Assembly initiates 'one-trader-one-litter bin' policy to deal with filth  (January 30, 2018)
In Ghana
Why the littering habits of PPR residents will never be resolved  (January 30, 2018)
Opinion
​Photo:  Civilians punished for littering  (January 30, 2018)
View
​Time for a smoking gun to stub out litter  (January 30, 2018)
Letter
28 hotels, restaurant operators booked  (January 29, 2018)
Busted
Inmates to help pick up litter in Sumter County  (January 29, 2018)
Read More
​Kansas City mailman goes viral for littering  (January 28, 2018)
Video
Plastic ocean litter boosts deadly infections in corals  (January 27, 2018)
Troubling
Bill lowers fines for littering  (January 27, 2018)
New Approach
Safety nets not a permanent solution to killer litter: FT Ministry  (January 27, 2018)
'Killer' Litter
Revealed: The Real Cost Of Litter  (January 26, 2018)
New Stats
Coca-Cola ups anti-littering spirit  (January 26, 2018)
Full Story
Private firm litter officers are not doing enough in Wrexham Village  (January 26, 2018)
Complaints
Lehigh Acres residents take action against littering  (January 26, 2018)
Find Out More
Littering prompts county to put gates on roads  (January 26, 2018)
Read More
Garbage dumping bandits littering on Poplar Drive in Granite Falls  (January 26, 2018)
A Mess
Take pride, don’t litter  (January 25, 2018)
Letter
Lae City youth urge public to stop littering  (January 25, 2018)
Story Here
Justin Dorsey Plumbing is keeping Indiana's highways litter free  (January 25, 2018)
Good Citizen
Too much litter  (January 25, 2018)
Letter
The tragedy of littering  (January 24, 2018)
Opinion
Police: New Mexico man pulled toy gun on man for littering  (January 24, 2018)
Crime News
Council’s litter squad patrolling your neighbourhood  (January 24, 2018)
Liverpool
Military papers and medical records found littering highway  (January 24, 2018)
Full Story
'I don't want this image in the town' BBC weatherman Philip Avery takes on litter bugs  (January 23, 2018)
Read More
 Litter louts should think of staff who have to clean it up – Councillor  (January 23, 2018)
Well Said
Amid government shutdown, DC public works takes over federal litter collection  (January 23, 2018)
Back-Up
Trash wheels help control litter, but we must think bigger  (January 23, 2018)
Full Story
​Littering with a cigarette stub can cost you Dh500 in Dubai  (January 22, 2018)
See Story
Video: Soy lattes litter streets after women’s march  (January 22, 2018)
Opinion
Man pulls toy gun after someone asked him not to litter  (January 21, 2018)
Read More
Kingman women charged in felony littering case  (January 21, 2018)
Crime News
Bristol ‘litter police’ tried to fine a non-smoker for dropping cigarette butt on Gloucester Road​  (January 20, 2018)
Full Story
Penang to step up enforcement against littering in public housing  (January 20, 2018)
Story Here
Litterbugs beware: $25,000-$100,000 fine for April implementation  (January 20, 2018)
Guyana
300 fines issued in Sharjah drive to protect environment  (January 19, 2018)
Crackdown
Cigarettes and litter  (January 19, 2018)
Read More
DBKL to install concrete slabs on flats to protect people from falling objects  (January 19, 2018)
'Killer Litter'
Bill introduced in Mississippi legislature to raise litter fines  (January 19, 2018)
Proposal
Litter fines worth £125,000 handed out in Blackpool - and the council says it didn't see a penny of it  (January 19, 2018)
Read More
Change mentality towards littering  (January 18, 2018)
Letter
‘Collect fines on the spot from people found littering’  (January 18, 2018)
Delhi
'We need a drug room' - Calls for consumption rooms in Wrexham to help tackle rising drug litter  (January 18, 2018)
New Push
Litter warning after crow entangled in line  (January 18, 2018)
Story Here
An average of 20 chewing gum pieces per meter found in 89.7 Bay’s litter social experiment  (January 18, 2018)
New Stat
EPAA teams issue more than 300 fines in drive to protect the environment  (January 18, 2018)
Middle East
Over 800 hauled before court for littering, dumping  (January 18, 2018)
Jamaica
​Stop Diaper Litter  (January 18, 2018)
A Protest
Viral video shows fearless man handing trash back to littering cop in Jakarta  (January 17, 2018)
View Here
Bristol City Council accused of turning litter police on its own staff  (January 17, 2018)
Controversy
Don’t Mess With Texas launches art contest  (January 17, 2018)
Details
New Burnham-On-Sea coastal officer aims to tackle beach house issue  (January 17, 2018)
On The Job
DBKL to seal public housing units if residents found littering from upper floors  (January 16, 2018)
Read More
I hate litter  (January 16, 2018)
Letter
Council using drone to tackle fly-tipping and litter  (January 15, 2018)
Top Story
Man spent night in cells after littering  (January 16, 2018)
Crime News
Litter was fair trade for scavengers  (January 16, 2018)
Good Work
Bristol 'litter police' say they can issue fines on ANY land ‘open to air’ after trespass accusation  (January 16, 2018)
Firm Stand
Cops, MTA crack down on littering subway riders  (January 15, 2018)
New York
Outrage at 'shocking' amount of litter dumped in North Clondalkin  (January 15, 2018)
Full Story
Park it: Do your part to keep East Bay trails litter free  (January 15, 2018)
Teamwork
Ask The Advocate: Questions on litter concerns and drainage study  (January 15, 2018)
Baton Rouge
The UK Prime Minister is working to end plastic litter by 2042  (January 14, 2018)
New Plan
Sligo finishes year 20th in litter table  (January 14, 2018)
Story Here
City brings new litter baskets to East New York  (January 13, 2018)
Read More
Fingal emerges clean as a whistle from litter survey  (January 13, 2018)
Well Done
Disgusting amount of litter on the Uckfield bypass  (January 13, 2018)
A Rant
European Commission consultation for reducing marine litter  (January 13, 2018)
Details
Plain clothes officers target anti-social behaviour  (January 13, 2018)
On The Beat
Letter on not littering beaches  (January 13, 2018)
Read It
Anger at plastic littering our streets  (January 13, 2018)
More Here
Eight bagfuls of litter picked from half-mile stretch of Tayside road in matter of hours  (January 12, 2018)
Must See
Power to issue fines for litter from vehicles mooted  (January 12, 2018)
Story Here
Litter issue is being 'downplayed' in May's plastic pollution crackdown, conservationist warns  (January 12, 2018)
Read More
Portland's litter problem  (January 12, 2018)
Letter
Young Hartlepool litter hero shortlisted for national award  (January 12, 2018)
Role Model
Best result ever for Tallaght in the latest litter survey  (January 12, 2018)
Read More
TDOT launches new anti-littering campaign  (January 12, 2018)
Statewide
Environment strategy aims to stop needless plastic waste  (January 11, 2018)
UK Plan
UK plans to eliminate avoidable plastic litter by 2042  (January 11, 2018)
More on UK
Millions spent on litter cleanup; People encouraged to report litterbugs  (January 11, 2018)
Tennessee
Amount of rubbish on beaches will grow  (January 11, 2018)
Read More
Litter is ruining the view  (January 11, 2018)
Letter
Finally, sanitizers, litter bins on public buses  (January 11, 2018)
Zambia
Fines and campaigns fail to deter people from littering  (January 10, 2018)
Letter
Dougherty Co. commissioner wants to crack down on litter  (January 10, 2018)
TV News
​Scarborough Borough fights plastic pollution of the sea  (January 10, 2018)
Read More
Storm Eleanor leaves 'tidal wave of waste' in Cornwall  (January 9, 2018)
Full Story
Stone Litter Free Campaign funding boost  (January 9, 2018)
Good News
Dog waste is litter too  (January 9, 2018)
Reminder
Witnesses say Bills fans lit bonfire in Jacksonville parking lot after loss  (January 9, 2018)
Bad Fans
Survey highlights litter problem  (January 9, 2018)
Ireland
Galway City status downgraded to ‘moderately littered’ in survey  (January 9, 2018)
Scores Low
Brixham underwater litter pick finds racy message in bottle  (January 8, 2018)
Video
Dublin fails to collect two-thirds of littering fines  (January 8, 2018)
Story Here
​British MPs demand a “Latte Levy” on disposable coffee cups  (January 7, 2018)
Full Story
Battle lines drawn between councils over Kingdom littering fines  (January 7, 2018)
Controversy
Road and Transport Safety Agency summoned 8 motorists for throwing litter out of their moving vehicles  (January 7, 2018)
Read More
£500,000 new grass and litter busters for Plymouth family play parks  (January 6, 2018)
Investing
“We are the solution to the litter problem”  (January 6, 2018)
Letter
'Clean' Mallow well placed on final IBAL litter league of 2017  (January 6, 2018)
Ireland
Black Nazarene devotees urged: Keep Rizal Park clean, trash-free  (January 6, 2018)
Read More
MDC , MoDOT sponsoring trash-can decorating contest for all student in Grades K-8  (January 6, 2018)
Annual Event
Poll: Have you ever called someone out for littering?  (January 5, 2018)
More Here
Broken-down vehicles litter Grand Cayman’s roadsides  (January 5, 2018)
A Problem
Maharashtra govt fixes Rs 500 fine for open defecation; spot fines also on littering and spitting  (January 5, 2018)
Crackdown
The litter that ruins our towns doesn’t just appear: it’s put there, deliberately, by disgusting yobs  (January 5, 2018)
Opinion
Great news for Tallaght as it is listed 5th on litter survey for “Cleaner than European Norms”  (January 5, 2018)
Read More
Athlone climbs litter survey table  (January 5, 2018)
Ireland
Green groups urge devotees to keep Black Nazarene Traslacion garbage-free  (January 5, 2018)
Advocacy
An app that tries to make picking up trash fun just got a $225,000 cash injection from the US government  (January 5, 2018)
Good News
What the IBAL judges said about parts of Tralee surveyed  (January 5, 2018)
Details
Utterly deplorable behaviour  (January 4, 2018)
Letter
Divers tackle deadly scourge of fishing litter  (January 4, 2018)
UK
Dundalk just manages to retain clean status in litter survey  (January 4, 2018)
Irish Results
Clean Clonmel retains top ten ranking in business litter survey  (January 4, 2018)
Read More
Litter build up shocks Mandurah resident  (January 4, 2018)
Story Here
Roscommon misses top litter-free prize  (January 4, 2018)
Tried Hard
Letterkenny sees major improvement in national litter survey  (January 4, 2018)
Good Going
Improvement in Tralee but Killarney falls out of top ten in IBAL litter survey  (January 4, 2018)
Disappointing
Porlaoise Midlands latest litter ranking report  (January 4, 2018)
Read More
Litter wardens need to be more proactive  (January 3, 2018)
New Style
Motorists, passengers warned against littering  (January 3, 2018)
Zambia
Litter is increasing in Dublin City and on roads, survey finds  (January 3, 2018)
See Results
Litter problem at Catron Shopping Centre bringing down Sligo’s IBAL result  (January 3, 2018)
More Here
​Plan to ban importation of non-biodegradable plastic bags  (January 3, 2018)
Learn About
Himalayan littering leading to brown-bear habit changes  (January 2, 2018)
Full Story
Roscommon Tidy Towns warns against littering at bring bank sites following Christmas period  (January 2, 2018)
Read More
Muslim youth group litter pick  (January 2, 2018)
Role Models
Rubbish dumping fine should rise: National  (January 2, 2018)
Opinion
Young Muslims start New Year clearing litter  (January 1, 2018)
Story Here
Doha Environmental Actions Project launches anti-littering campaign  (January 1, 2018)
Full Story
New garbage bins in Oman means no excuses for litter  (January 1, 2018)
Read More
Oman's new bins video  (January 1, 2018)
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