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News Reel . . .  July 2017

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Sunday Newsletter: This Week In "Litterland"
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​2017
Miri mayor challenges communities to make Bario litter-free area  (July 31, 2017)
Borneo
Cleaning Up - The highs and lows of council's controversial but lucrative litter squad  (July 31, 2017)
Liverpool
Chandigarh Municipal Corporation House to pass rates for littering today  (July 31, 2017)
Read More
Woman paid collector to remove rubbish found dumped in ditch  (July 30, 2017)
Court Case
Looking for litter  (July 30, 2017)
Column
Sinking feeling: Man’s 2000 message-in-a-bottle romance onslaught rubbished  (July 30, 2017)
Fallout
'Biggest single anti-litter initiative': Recycling scheme in NSW addresses drink container glut
Full Story
Mayor and council in Claxton issue letter to citizens on litter  (July 29, 2017)
Makes Sense
Litter statistic sought in Freedom of Information request  (July 29, 2017)
Read More
West Kirby Grammar School girls launch beach litter tidy up project  (July 29, 2017)
Good Work
Lawyer : Video shows litter charge is absurd  (July 29, 2017)
Controversy
Kingwood teams up with County Litter Control Office to have tire amnesty day  (July 29, 2017)
Special Event
Keep Australia Beautiful announces bin sticker design sticker competition winners  (July 28, 2017)
View Here
A bit of litter here, a bit off litter there looks trash everywhere  (July 28, 2017)
Opinion
Less litter, but not perfect yet  (July 28, 2017)
Commentary
Litter everywhere despite €30m annual spend on waste management: ‘Crush Plastic Bottles’ campaign launched  (July 28, 2017)
See Video
Mumbai Cleanup Marshals join Toilet – Ek Prem Katha team to spread awareness about littering  (July 28, 2017)
New Movie
Council crackdown on mid-Devon’s rubbish with launch of litter buster team  (July 27, 2017)
Read More
Fines for littering North Daklota highways increases Aug 1  (July 27, 2017)
Story Here
Colombia’s plastic bag tax: A concrete step towards fighting marine litter in the Caribbean  (July 27, 2017)
Breakthrough
Litter sparked Bronx fight left Westchester man stabbed  (July 27, 2017)
Crime News
Keep East Feliciana Beautiful honors businesses for efforts to fight litter  (July 27, 2017)
Winners
Man sent messages in bottles looking for love branded a litter lout  (July 27, 2017)
Halted
City prepares for campus area apartment turnover  (July 27, 2017)
Moves Made
UDS to support fight for environment  (July 26, 2017)
Ghana
Chinyoka wins Beitbridge Mayor’s 21 km half marathon  (July 26, 2017)
Zimbabwe
Four Kazzie Awards announced for women's outstanding efforts in environmental protection​  (July 25, 2017)
Media Release
Scholarship winners announced in 2017 Don’t Mess with Texas scholarship contest  (July 25, 2017)
See More
Plastic litters US coastlines after July 4th: Experts share tips on protecting beaches and marine life  (July 25, 2017)
Good Info
MTA official: NYPD’s 'small number' of littering summonses concerning after Harlem track fire  (July 25, 2017)
Story Here
Augusta moving forward with crackdown on litter  (July 24, 2017)
New Approach
A serious look at littering:  Ipoh City Council considers increasing the fine for littering  (July 24, 2017)
Full Story
Negril hotel operator fined for littering​  (July 24, 2017)
Read More
Punishment that should fit the crime  (July 22, 2017)
Great Article
Stop littering the city, Kingston’s mayor says  (July 22, 2017)
Jamaica
Anti-litter campaign: Caught red-handed  (July 22, 2017)
Full Story
Mail reader thanked for litter alert  (July 22, 2017)
More Here
Beitbridge half marathon attracts 160 runners  (July 21, 2017)
Story Here
Mindless trash-tossers  (July 21, 2017)
Commentary
Littering is disgusting  (July 21, 2017) 
Column
Clifden launch for county gum litter initiative  (July 21, 2017)
News Brief
Hey, Tosser! campaign cleans up western Sydney roads  (July 20, 2017)
Read More
Quirky anti-littering video goes viral  (July 20, 2017)
Watch It
Food for thought: NY Transit boss asks riders to eat neatly on subways in wake of Harlem track fire  (July 19, 2017)
Food Ban?
​This is why the Japanese don’t litter  (July 19, 2017)
Full Story
A young community reporter tackles litter by picking up and disposing of massage parlour cards  (July 19, 2017)
In Dubai
Beware littering to cost defaulters Rs5000  (July 19, 2017)
Read More
Council officers to crack down on littering in Bradford  (July 18, 2017)
New Policy
Saratoga Spa State Park covered in litter after Dave Matthews concert  (July 18, 2017)
Upsetting
Labour bosses slam filthy Thurrock as mystery continues surround the departure of Tory litter boss  (July 18, 2017)
Full Story
€50,000 set aside for anti-litter and anti-graffiti initiatives  (July 18, 2017)
Invested
Marine pollution turned into amazing art displays  (July 18, 2017)
Educational
Beware of littering in railway stations and railway tracks  (July 18, 2017)
Warning
Mayor of Galway launches 2017 gum litter campaign  (July 17, 2017)
Find Out More
Gold Coast City Council wins case against cigarette butt litterer  (July 17, 2017)
In Court
We joined Surfers Against Sewage for a litter pick at Perran Sands - this is how much we found  (July 17, 2017)
Photos/Story
Neighbourhood forum inspires litter pick-up  (July 17, 2017)
Australia
15 heartbreaking times human litter killed animals  (July 16, 2017)
Graphic Photos
Nine pay fine of RM500 for littering  (July 16, 2017)
Read More
Littering and the food sold by streets and drains in Ghana - Samson's Take  (July 16, 2017)
Video
Paddlers promote positive trace ethic cleaning litter along Minnesota St. Croix  (July 16, 2017)
Good Work
Irresponsible dumping persists, premier says  (July 16, 2017)
From The Top
BUTT  OUT:  Hazards of cigarette filters addressed at event  (July 16, 2017)
Article
Defence minister caught on camera littering  (July 15, 2017)
World News
Littering motorists risk Dh, 1500 penalty in Dubai  (July 15, 2017)
Read More
Goa CCP to crack down on publc littering  (July 15, 2017)
Cops In
Deal with marine litter on dry land  (July 15, 2017)
Letter
Anti-litter campaign in Mansfield steps up a notch  (July 15, 2017)
See Details
Bin scheme to Ashburton College to reduce litter  (July 14, 2017)
Read More
World’s largest ocean garbage cleaning system  (July 14, 2017)
See Here
From Sydney to Melbourne, Hobart to Adelaide, microplastics litter sea floor  (July 14, 2017)
Concerning
Bins go supersize for litter on Prom  (July 14, 2017)
Taking Action
Litter strategy: Coca-Cola to test deposit return scheme to boost bottle recycling  (July 14, 2017)
New Pilot
Litterbugs are on the rise in the city  (July 14, 2017)
A Problem
Microplastics pose a major threat  (July 14, 2017)
Read More
Motorway litter droppers warned not to put lives at risk  (July 14, 2017)
Full Story
UK members of Ahmadiyya Muslim youth clean up​  (July 14, 2017)
Good Work
Communities to cash in on recycling scheme  (July 13, 2017)
Great Idea
San Francisco officials continue to grapple with vexing litter issue at Dolores Park  (July 13, 2017)
Full Story
Big Issue: What should we do with the car litter chuckers?  (July 13, 2017)
Read More
Shock as Thurrock Council litter boss binned  (July 13, 2017)
Sacked!
Are Swale council's new litter bins right for Sheerness?  (July 13, 2017)
A Debate
Litter pickers clean up roadside  (July 13, 2017)
Local Heroes
Litter to outweigh fish population  (July 13, 2017)
Prediction
Baby swan almost strangled to death after careless fishermen dump litter in park lake  (July 13, 2017)
Rescued
Residents continue to send in pictures of litter-strewn Barrow streets and overgrown weeds  (July 13, 2017)
Campaign
Canadian defence minister Harjit Singh Sajjan’s video of littering goes viral  (July 12, 2017)
Shame!
Litter louts find it’s costly in court  (July 12, 2017)
Named
PALS gives litter award  (July 12, 2017)
Encouraging
Get ready to face the music for littering  (July 12, 2017)
Story Here
Increase awareness about littering, smoking rules  (July 12, 2017)
Letter
Litter in Paulding, get your name in the paper  (July 11, 2017)
Read More
Yonkers City Council adopts litter camera measure  (July 11, 2017)
New Way
Shelby County’s fight blight team making strides in litter cleanup  (July 11, 2017)
Teamwork
World Plastics Council lauds G20 efforts to reduce marine litter  (July 11, 2017)
Lip Service
Smoking and litter concerns at Palatine Park  (July 11, 2017)
Not Welcome
More litter incidents at the beach prompts response from Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office  (July 10, 2017)
Full Story
Photos: Beer Can Regatta  (July 9, 2017)
Gallery
Anti-litter vigilante gets revenge on trash dumpers  (July 9, 2017)
Read This
18 convicted for littering  (July 9, 2017)
Ghana
New litter crew provides win-win for city  (July 9, 2017)
Good News
Evansville Downtown Alliance hilariously shames man for leaving trash on the street  (July 9, 2017)
Story Here
The 81-year-old volunteer who collects litter in Peterborough  (July 9, 2017)
Inspiring
Littering leads to drug arrests  (July 9, 2017)
Crime News
Beachy keen litter inspires fashion show on Nantucket  (July 8, 2017)
See This
Angry citizens want litter louts named and shamed in media  (July 8, 2017)
Read More
Tourists urged not to litter  (July 8, 2017)
Story Here
Government will make you pay for littering  (July 8, 2017)
India
Taupo anti-litter crusade picks up speed  (July 8, 2017)
New Zealand
Campaign sought to prevent beach litter  (July 7, 2017)
Read More
​Schenectady to streamline citation process for littering and other violations  (July 7, 2017)
Full Story
Do more to keep litter at bay  (July 7, 2017)
Opinion
Eight compounded RM500 each for littering  (July 7, 2017)
Borneo
As waterfront litter piles up cleaners disclose city’s cuts to service  (July 6, 2017)
Toronto
Cork village eyeing tidy profits through litter clampdown  (July 6, 2017)
Read More
Mowing over trash made litter worse  (July 6, 2017)
Letter
'No Littering' emoji on Facebook 2.1  (July 5, 2017)
New!
Wadebridge outrage after "horrendous" amount of litter is discovered in town's popular public spaces  (July 5, 2017)
See This
Teens clean up tobacco litter in parks  (July 5, 2017)
Teamwork
Litter Wranglers rustle up rubbish on roads this summer  (July 5, 2017)
Pilot Program
Encouraging the fight against ocean litter  (July 5, 2017)
Good Idea
Littering at Red Sands increases ahead of Fourth of July celebrations  (July 4, 2017)
A Problem
BBMP wants schoolkids to pledge not to litter  (July 4, 2017)
Innovative
Private firm to aid council in bid to tackle dog fouling and litter  (July 4, 2017)
Read More
Youngster criticised for leaving litter strewn across Walney sand dunes  (July 4, 2017)
Story Here
Trinis slammed for littering Clifton Hill beach  (July 4, 2017)
Read More
20 years after the Great Lego Spill, they're still washing ashore  (July 4, 2017)
See This
This guy is on a Swachh Bharat mission to make Shillong litter-free and it’s inspiring!  (July 3, 2017)
Full Story
Canada Day goers leave more than memories behind as garbage litters Regina park  (July 3, 2017)
Story Here
Please stop glass littering  (July 3, 2017)
Letter
Innisfil student wins 'don't litter' poster contest  (July 2, 2017)
Read More
Winery cleans up 175 kg of litter from Crosby Beach  (July 2, 2017)
Story Here
Pennsylvania couple fights litter by patrolling highway  (July 1, 2017)
Role Models