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News Reel . . . January 2019

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2019
It’s too early to ban environmentally-damaging shotgun shell components  (January 31, 2019)
Story Here
CLiP Launches Pacific Marine Litter Challenge  (January 31, 2019)
Get Details
Here's what happens to our plastic recycling when it goes offshore  (January 31, 2019)
In Depth
Greenwood County sheds litter by the tons in 2018, but more work ahead, group says  (January 31, 2019)
Read More
Rangolis on roads to stop public nuisance, littering  (January 31, 2019)
Innovative
Does the plastic in our waterways come from littering?  (January 30, 2019)
New Study
Litter Bugs  (January 30, 2019)
Opinion
New sky-high fines for littering in Cambridge revealed  (January 30, 2019)
Read More
Remember: Do not litter  (January 30, 2019)
Reminder
Environment group lauds passage of anti-littering ordinance  (January 30, 2019)
Story Here
Unruly tourists likely to escape litter fine  (January 30, 2019)
New Zealand
Litter from dump site near hospital is a major health concern  (January 30, 2019)
Read More
Litter-strewn hedge pulled up to solve rat infestation  (January 30, 2019)
Full Story
East and West Marsh parents targeted by litter wardens on school run  (January 30, 2019)
Smokers
Anyone caught littering Mandera will be arrested, charged and forced to pay fine  (January 29, 2019)
Story Here
Man sanctified fire hydrant to deter littering  (January 29, 2019)
Innovative
Plastic pollution increasing at the top of the Earth  (January 29, 2019)
Must Read
Despite harsh fines and media reports, littering saga at St Paul’s Bay continues  (January 29, 2019)
A Problem
Scale of littering around Perth revealed after man collects 566 coffee cups from local roads  (January 28, 2019)
Video
Asthma pumps dominate dumped Cape litter  (January 28, 2019)
Read More
More than 14,000 people join newpaper’s litter clear-up just 48 hours into a ‘fantastic campaign’  (January 28, 2019)
Full Story
End plastic food packaging, says Vermont Clean&Green  (January 28, 2019)
Website
Zuraida: Improper waste disposal, littering still a habit among Malaysians  (January 27, 2019)
New Campaign
Carson City Sheriff's arrest log: Pair arrested for littering, obstructing law enforcement  (January 27, 2019)
Crime News
Businessman fined for littering offences, but keeps car  (January 27, 2019)
Story Here
You will now be fined £100 for dropping litter in this part of North Staffordshire  (January 27, 2019)
Read More
Great British Spring Clean  (January 27, 2019)
Website
These litter enforcement officers will fine bad behaviour - and reward those who go "above and beyond"  (January 27, 2019)
Full Story
‘Pick Up 6’ encourages new anti-litter effort in Town of Huntington  (January 26, 2019)
Good Idea
Cigarette filters are the No.1 plastic pollutant ... and don't prevent cancer  (January 26, 2019)
Full Story
Deposits would curb litter  (January 26, 2019)
Letter
Downtown Duncan facing crime, drugs, littering epidemic; we must all be part of the solution  (January 26, 2019)
Editorial
Coastal Quality agency to re-enforce anti-litter regulations  (January 26, 2019)
Story Here
Stranorlar, Maryland still without dedicated litter warden  (January 26, 2019)
Read More
A driver throws a speeding ticket out of the window, and gets a ticket for littering  (January 25, 2019)
Full Story
Caltrans says litter in South Bay is ‘staggering’  (January 25, 2019)
A Problem
Trafford has issued over 2,000 fines for dropping litter in the past year  (January 25, 2019)
Get Report
Specialist officers to crack down on people who litter on the streets of Bath and North East Somerset  (January 25, 2019)
Story Here
Shocking cost of illegal dumping is revealed  (January 25, 2019)
Read More
Car to keep tab on those littering streets  (January 25, 2019)
See This
Young artists celebrate Gandhi Jayanti by clearing litter  (January 25, 2019)
Teamwork
Litter bugs swatted in 2018  (January 25, 2019)
Statistics
​Litter on coast a threat to wildlife  (January 24, 2019)
A Concern
Littering penalties: Bengaluru municipality collects 8 lakh  (January 24, 2019)
Read more
Council responds to litter results  (January 24, 2019)
Dublin
Cleaning up hazardous space junk littering Earth's orbit  (January 24, 2019)
Science News
Taking on litter (and litterers)  (January 24, 2019)
How To
Litter Control Enforcement Grant agencies collect $341,306 in fines from 898 cases in 2018  (January 24, 2019)
Story Here
Littering is a disgrace to our beautiful home  (January 24, 2019)
Opinion
Litter report is ‘unfair’ to Ballymun  (January 23, 2019)
Read More
Littering still against law  (January 23, 2019)
Letter
Stop littering, save Pakistan  (January 23, 2019)
Commentary
Commonwealth Litter Programme (CLiP)  (January 23, 2019)
Information
A teen scientist helped me discover tons of golf balls polluting the ocean  (January 22, 2019)
Full Story
Forest Hill students pick up litter on Martin Luther King Jr. Day  (January 22, 2019)
Nice Move
Concerns raised over lack of litter prosecutions  (January 22, 2019)
News Brief
Fight litter with No MOre Trash Contest  (January 22, 2019)
Statewide
Now, pay Rs 500 for littering on roads in Telangana  (January 22, 2019)
Read More
City proactive in dealing with litter, music and firearms  (January 22, 2019)
Info Here
Roadside litter easy to prevent  (January 21, 2019)
Column
A running list of action on plastic pollution  (January 21, 2019)
Interesting
A&W Canada used the last of its plastic straws to make a sculpture announcing the change  (January 21, 2019)
Good News
Republic Day flower show: Gandhi comes alive to curb littering  (January 20, 2019)
Inventive
‘Litter Hats’ throw light on local recycling efforts  (January 20, 2019)
Story Here
Large number of owls being cared for at Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre  (January 20, 2019)
Take Heed
Woman fined by litter wardens in Freeman Street demands proof she dropped something - and there isn't any  (January 20, 2019)
Controversy
Fight against litter needs support of public  (January 19, 2019)
Letter
Carlow people urged to complete survey on recycling behaviour and littering in the county  (January 19, 2019)
Read More
$3M solution for Meeker Slough litter problem  (January 19, 2019)
Investment
Almost 1000 litter and waste complaints received by Donegal County Council in 2018  (January 18, 2019)
Full Story
Litter louts dumped 400 tonnes of rubbish across Donegal  (January 18, 2019)
See Stats
Councillor hits back after litter criticism  (January 18, 2019)
Read More
Bradford litter fines: 3GS drops 'unprofitable' contract  (January 18, 2019)
Story Here
How Aberystwyth is tackling the problem of seagull litter  (January 18, 2019)
BBC
Petrochemical growth spurt expected despite rising desire for fewer plastics  (January 18, 2019)
Industry News
New global alliance commits 1-billion USD  (January 18, 2019)
News Wire
‘Worse than pigs’: British tourists to be deported from New Zealand  (January 17, 2019)
Full Story
BASF co-founds alliance to tackle plastic waste in the environment  (January 17, 2019)
Industry News
Littering remains a problem around Richmond County  (January 17, 2019)
Read More
'Don't Mess with Texas' scholarship applications are open  (January 17, 2019)
Cash Prizes
Bus driver slows down vehicle just to call out littering passengers  (January 17, 2019)
Button Text
Be considerate of others: Don’t litter while driving  (January 17, 2019)
Advice
Every year Carlow’s local authority spends €350,000 cleaning up litter and waste  (January 17, 2019)
Story Here
Town’s county litter control initiative increases  (January 17, 2019)
Read More
Officers patrolling Gateshead's streets can now slap £75 fine for dog fouling and litter louts  (January 17, 2019)
New Move
 At Home with Merle Burleigh  (January 17, 2019)
Essay
Litter squad Kingdom is paid per fine handed out - as leaked documents 'show exactly how much'  (January 17, 2019)
Revealed
Tangled gannet sparks marine litter reminder  (January 17, 2019)
A Concern
Rodwell Trail transformation to enhance environment and tackle antisocial behaviour  (January 17, 2019)
Read How
​New York Gov. Cuomo proposes bottle bill expansion, plastic bag ban  (January 16, 2019)
Full Story
Tallaght shines in litter survey  (January 16, 2019)
Read More
'Monkey' vest a step too far in punishing people who litter  (January 16, 2019)
Opinion
Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful wants to remind community not to litter in 2019  (January 16, 2019)
Good Step
Dundee councillor blames lack of funding for the many Christmas trees littering city’s streets  (January 16, 2019)
More Here
Grandmother 'livid' about growing 'environmental disaster' in Weston-super-Mar
Full Story
Littering: China tourists fined in Semporna  (January 16, 2019)
Crackdown
Crack the whip on litterbugs to ensure cleanliness  (January 15, 2019)
Ideas Here
Council declares war on gum on the streets  (January 15, 2019)
A Real Plan
Change individual attitude for garbage-free cities  (January 15, 2019)
Commentary
Litter control  (January 15, 2019)
Editorial
Red light district needs long term vision says Amsterdam ombudsman  (January 15, 2019)
Full Story
Disappointing results for local areas in latest litter league  (January 14, 2019)
Read More
Two tourists rounded up for littering  (January 14, 2019)
"Monkeys"
Beach organization rallies to help NPS during government shutdown  (January 14, 2019)
Teamwork
Litter at oath ceremony; people fume  (January 13, 2019)
Full Story
How to turn litter into a lesson in optimism  (January 13, 2019)
Op-Ed
Twillingate man dives in to clean province’s harbours  (January 13, 2019)
See More
Fermoy 'cleans up' in the 2018 league against litter  (January 13, 2019)
Recap
New initiative set to tackle marine litter  (January 12, 2019)
Read More
How many reports does it take for action to be taken?  (January 12, 2019)
Editorial
Marine Litter Cleanup on World Natural Heritage Site Ogasawara Islands  (January 12, 2019)
Details
Rotorua MPs mixed on proposal to increase dumping infringement fee to $100  (January 11, 2019)
A Debate
Local fined for littering in Belait  (January 11, 2019)
Borneo
Toys and televisions litter island beaches after cargo ship loses containers  (January 11, 2019)
Full Story
Diver highlights litter problem in the Durban harbour  (January 10, 2019)
Watch
Littering has become a serious habit  (January 10, 2019)
Letter
Jurisdiction issue leads to litter on Federal Highway  (January 10, 2019)
Read More
Member's bill to increase littering penalties to $1000  (January 10, 2019)
More Here
Fijian minister urges people to stop littering  (January 10, 2019)
Full Story
Litter in Semporna and you’ll be forced to clean up while wearing this ‘monkey’ vest  (January 9, 2019)
See This
Muslim volunteers pick up litter in national parks across the US  (January 9, 2019)
Role Models
Litter irks walker at Krantzkloof Nature Reserve  (January 9, 2019)
Read More
Plastic litter is killing Wales' marine life but here's how you can make a difference  (January 9, 2019)
Good Info
MDC and MoDOT collaborate to encourage schools to reduce litter  (January 9, 2019)
Contest
Stopping Mardi Gras throws from becoming litter  (January 9, 2019)
Story Here
Huge trash-collecting boom in Pacific breaks apart  (January 8, 2019)
A Setback
IBAL results show Fermoy ‘Cleanest Town in Ireland’  (January 8, 2019)
Read More
Used syringes are littering this Upper Manhattan subway station  (January 8, 2019)
New Problem
Don’t turn Traslacion into ‘trash-lacion,’ environment groups remind devotees  (January 8, 2019)
Manila
Students invited to enter T-Shirt Design Contest  (January 8, 2019)
Good Idea
Dundalk flying high in IBAL litter rankings  (January 7, 2019)
Ireland
Ballinasloe loses clean status in latest litter survey  (January 7, 2019)
Read More
Sligo town has best ever showing in litter rankings  (January 7, 2019)
Good Result
Stop Littering  (January 7, 2019)
Letter
Nenagh slips to eighteenth place in this year's litter league results  (January 7, 2019)
Story Here
Kerry’s ranking in the IBAL litter survey  (January 7, 2019)
Find Out
Small number of sites behind Ennis’ fall from grace in litter survey  (January 7, 2019)
More Here
Clean Letterkenny continues to improve in litter survey  (January 7, 2019)
Good Showing
Fermoy sweeps up award but litter remains blight on towns and cities  (January 7, 2019)
Read More
Nenagh slips out of the top 3 Irish Litter League standings  (January 7, 2019)
Lost Ground
Longford finishes just outside Top 10 in IBAL litter rankings  (January 7, 2019)
Irish Ranking
Castlebar secures best-ever result in IBAL national Litter League survey  (January 7, 2019)
See Story
Portlaoise falls ten places in latest litter rankings  (January 7, 2019)
Read More
Mayor calls on city council to tackle graffiti following latest litter survey  (January 7, 2019)
Reaction
Officials urge residents to call about litter  (January 7, 2019)
More Here
Father-daughter duo go on 'Government Shutdown Litter Patrol' in Great Smoky Mountain  (January 6, 2019)
Full Story
Volunteers clear litter from town centre  (January 5, 2019)
Teamwork
Litter free 2019 . . . Let’s all participate in the National Clean-up Day  (January 4, 2019)
Zimbabwe
Toys, televisions litter Dutch Island beaches  (January 4, 2019)
Read More
Residents suspect cable installation crews left behind dangerous litter  (January 4, 2019)
Complaint
Ahmadiyya Muslims take part in Dundee litter clean-up on New Year’s Day  (January 4, 2019)
Story Here
$400 fine likely for people who litter  (January 4, 2019)
New Zealand
Containers litter the North Sea (January 4, 2019)
Read More
Plastic bottle deposit scheme in UK proving hit with shoppers  (January 3, 2019)
Good News
Mayors can now issue citations for littering, unleashed dogs  (January 3, 2019)
Full Story
Tourists drink, cook, litter in open spaces  (January 3, 2019)
Read More
Young Muslims help clean up Newcastle's streets after New Year's Eve celebrations  (January 3, 2019)
Nice Move
​Forget sharks... here's why you are more likely to be injured by litter at the beach  (January 2, 2019)
Full Story
US music festivals are tackling tons of trash with environmentally friendly initiatives  (January 2, 2019)
Column
How cannabis litter can attract — and harm — animals  (January 2, 2019)
New Concern
Litter-pickers find 19-year-old crisp packet with expiry date of December 1999 during beach clean-up  (January 1, 2019)
Full Story
​Mayfair looks to eliminate cigarette butt litter  (January 1, 2019)
Philadelphia
​A plan for tackling Springfield litter problem  (January 1, 2019)
Letter