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2015
State empowers litter prevention officers (June 30, 2015)
High-tech solar-powered rubbish bins to 'devour' Somerset litter (June 30, 2015)
Great turn out of volunteers who helped clean Brighton beach of litter (June 30, 2015)
City to smokers: ‘Do Not Litter’ (June 30, 2015)
Café owner butts in to solve a litter issue: those plastic smoke stubs (June 29, 2015)
Picture of the day: Cheeky gulls ignore litter warning in Bath's Kingsmead Square (June 29, 2015)
Trespassers return to private land to clean litter they left behind (June 29, 2015)
Centre plans to draft law to criminalise spitting, urinating and littering in public places (June 28, 2015)
Plastic bags a fraction of Cape litter problem (June 28, 2015)
Win £75 by putting your litter in the bin (June 27, 2015)
A new council drive to clear up Wolverhampton’s streets
A new council drive to clear up Wolverhampton’s streets
Tidal wave of litter risks choking Venice (June 27, 2015)
Santa Cruz gets tough on litter and vandalism (June 27, 2015)
Ideas to solve littering at NEA hackathon (June 27, 2015)
Litter Bugs to be hit with on-the-spot fines! (June 26, 2015)
"It can’t just be about education or awareness-raising anymore, nor can we afford to just throw more money into street-cleansing – there has to be a realistic deterrent and I believe hitting these irresponsible people in the pocket is the way to go.”
"It can’t just be about education or awareness-raising anymore, nor can we afford to just throw more money into street-cleansing – there has to be a realistic deterrent and I believe hitting these irresponsible people in the pocket is the way to go.”
Graves desecrated by mindless litter louts at Cheltenham St Mary's Churchyard (June 26, 2015)
$500K litter trap on Eslava Creek installed; aims to capture trash (June 26, 2015)
Littering a growing problem in Huntsville (June 26, 2015)
Wells litter costs woman her livelihood (June 25, 2015)
Students inspired to pick up litter (June 25, 2015)
Warning to ticket touts and litter louts ahead of festival (June 25, 2015)
Now, pay hefty fines for littering at railway stations in India (June 25, 2015)
Council to trial solar-powered street litter bin (June 25, 2015)
Tangi Clean North targets litter (June 25, 2015)
Take your litter home (June 25, 2015)
Litter cops could target Plymouth people dropping rubbish in the street (June 24, 2015)
Observe the litter decree, Northerners urged (June 24, 2015)
Ludlow man, 51, pleads innocent to littering (cardboard lunch tray) while driving (June 24, 2015)
New litter boss meets staff at Chafford as he promises more resources (June 24, 2015)
St. James Pc to unleash litter wardens next month (June 24, 2015)
A commitment to pay the four anti-litter wardens, who will function as environmental enforcers over the next two years
A commitment to pay the four anti-litter wardens, who will function as environmental enforcers over the next two years
Lorry firms sent warning letters over littering (June 24, 2015)
Mayoral candidate Kenney: Bring back city street sweeping, add 'South Philly edge' to anti-litter campaign (June 23, 2015)
No Littering during races - juniors leading the way (June 23, 2015)
Win a cash prize in the CPRE Northants 2015 Litter Heroes Awards (June 23, 2015)
Fast food MNC slapped fine for littering in Hyderabad (June 22, 2015)
Nuisance caused by littering and spitting (June 22, 2015)
Gambia government warns against unlawful littering (June 22, 2015)
Blount County uses horses to oversee inmate litter pickup (June 22, 2015)
Litter, and they'll clap to embarrass you (June 22, 2015)
"Viral Claps" youth group on Facebook working in Chandigarh
"Viral Claps" youth group on Facebook working in Chandigarh
June Poll: “What do you think about the littering problem in Rockdale County?” (June 22, 2015)
Moreland County defines what littering is (June 22, 2015)
What littering is in Moreland County (June 21, 2015)
June Poll: “What do you think about the littering problem in Rockdale County?” (June 21, 2015)
Crow sees litter in the park and acts more responsibly than most humans (June 20, 2015)
Apatang recommends ‘improvements’ on bill amending Litter Control Act (June 20, 2015)
More Canada Post mailboxes coming our way (June 19, 2015)
City seeks answers on added costs
City seeks answers on added costs
Trash from homeless camp still litter side of roadway (June 19, 2015)
Ralph Spence, of Ralph's Hairdressing, in West Malling, prosecuted for littering (June 19, 2015)
"Our message is simple: littering, including throwing cigarette ends on the ground, is a crime and will not be tolerated in this borough. Businesses also have a duty to their local community not to let the waste they produce impact negatively on the environment.”
"Our message is simple: littering, including throwing cigarette ends on the ground, is a crime and will not be tolerated in this borough. Businesses also have a duty to their local community not to let the waste they produce impact negatively on the environment.”
Littering Crackdown: You litter, you pay up to $1,000 (June 19 , 2015)
Isle litter bugs prosecuted for repeatedly dumping rubbish (June 19 , 2015)
Students send litter message (June 19 , 2015)
NAMED AND SHAMED: Eight Burton litter louts caught out by council watchdogs (June 18, 2015)
More than £2,500 worth of fines were handed out to those who appeared in front of magistrates.
More than £2,500 worth of fines were handed out to those who appeared in front of magistrates.
Mail Says: Litter louts issues has to be tackled (June 18, 2015)
JCC to crack down on cigarette litter at Croaker Road Commuter Lot (June 18, 2015)
Barbershop Chorus: Sing don't litter (June 18, 2015)
Kamel Karamak: A local initiative in Egypt against food littering (June 18, 2015)
Kelsey litter clean up feat to be proud of (June 18, 2015)
Litter louts need to stop relying on the civic-mindedness of others (June 18, 2015)
Man fined for dropping fast-food-related litter (June 17, 2015)
Carolyn Bointon: Fly-tipping is rubbish - so find a bin, put it in and stop dumping litter in countryside (June 17, 2015)
Local Government Ministry launches litter bin programme (June 17, 2015)
Political clout against litter in Cambodia (June 16, 2015)
World Plastics Council supporting G-7 leaders Marine Litter Action Plan (June 16, 2015)
Trinidad – ODPM boss says littering causing major flooding in T&T (June 16, 2015)
Lower High Street awash with litter as people chuck it through railings (June 16, 2015)
Jakarta’s Governor Ahok complains of litter in public cemetery (June 16, 2015)
Rubbish photos: a man has taken 25,000 pictures of litter in Fitzrovia (June 16, 2015)
Artist to use 100,000 littered plastic bottles to 3D print a 12-foot long Madonna statue for 2016 Olympics (June 16, 2015)
Littering engrained in our culture - a Canadian's observation (June 15, 2015)
9 charged, 16 warned over littering (June 15, 2015)
Litter problem as bad as ever (June 15, 2015)
EastEnders soap opera star cleared of racially abusing litter warden (June 15, 2015)
Bangkok puts banner hexing people who litter (June 13, 2015)
Dutch artist launches Plastic Madonna to fight against plastic soup (June 13, 2015)
Litter campaigner joined by charitable twin sisters (June 13, 2015)
Littering Tubbs Hill (June 13, 2015)
Gosport council has zero tolerance on littering and dog fouling (June 13, 2015)
Heresy of the week: Litter, self-esteem and why we could do with less of both (June 12, 2015)
“The proportion of American teenagers who believe themselves to be ‘very important’ jumped from 12% in 1950 to 80% in 2005.
“The proportion of American teenagers who believe themselves to be ‘very important’ jumped from 12% in 1950 to 80% in 2005.
Anger over littering and dog mess in Pittville Park (June 12, 2015)
Litter shaming and projection (June 12, 2015)
As environmental philosopher Murray Bookchin noted, we “tend to focus on the symptoms of a grim social pathology rather than the pathology itself.”
As environmental philosopher Murray Bookchin noted, we “tend to focus on the symptoms of a grim social pathology rather than the pathology itself.”
Kinder Morgan donates to Savannah anti-litter campaign (June 11, 2015)
The Keep Savannah Clean initiative launched seven weeks ago as a citywide public-private collaboration to fight litter.
The Keep Savannah Clean initiative launched seven weeks ago as a citywide public-private collaboration to fight litter.
Carmarthenshire man's £150 fines for littering and failing to clean up after dog (June 11, 2015)
Installation of two new dog waste bins in Belstead Brook Park a ‘joint effort’ (June 11, 2015)
Unwrapping the litter solution (June 11, 2015)
We could change this culture of littering in the city (June 11, 2015)
Judy Terry: We need a war on litter (June 11, 2015)
Urine bottles litter streets of London (June 11, 2015)
Woman prosecuted for dropping cigarette butt (June 10)
Litter louts throw 120 tonnes of rubbish on Scottish motorways (June 10, 2015)
‘Lavatory litter louts’ (June 10, 2015)
BCSO litter crew helps with extra cleanup (June 10, 2015)
Mandurah Junior Council presents environmentally friendly project to City of Mandurah (June 10, 2015)
Trash continues to litter shores of the Yadkin (June 9, 2015)
Almost 2,000 bags of litter are picked up in south Norfolk (June 9, 2015)
Twenty local groups and schools are receiving £200 each to benefit their community after taking part in South Norfolk Council’s Big Litter Pick 2015.
Twenty local groups and schools are receiving £200 each to benefit their community after taking part in South Norfolk Council’s Big Litter Pick 2015.
Queensland may tackle littering with plastic bag ban (June 9, 2015)
Litter in bagfuls from beach clean-up (June 9, 2015)
Ground-breaking ceremony of bridge amid litter all around (June 9, 2015)
Mayor Luttrell tackles trash, litter offenders (June 9, 2015)
"Bad habit needs to be changed" - councillor in Wessex Way urges people to report littering (June 9, 2015) motorists
Lavatory litter louts pose threat to birds and marine life (June 8, 2015)
Sewage-related litter is one of the largest categories of rubbish found on Irish beaches and the most offensive
Sewage-related litter is one of the largest categories of rubbish found on Irish beaches and the most offensive
‘Neat Streets’ targets litter (June 8, 2015)
LMRA planning ‘Rapid Response’ to lake litter issues (June 8, 2015)
Roadside litter off limits for community service (June 8, 2015)
Some consumers hail finish of Dallas bag fee, however, many see have to fight litter (June 8, 2015)
125k pounds of litter removed from Virginia shoreline (June 7, 2015)
In Edmonton, “Cigarette Butts Are Litter And Bad.” (June 7, 2015)
Province watching for highway litter (June 7, 2015)
More tickets, fines coming for people found littering on highways (June 6, 2015)
Eyes are open in Newfoundland and Labrador
Eyes are open in Newfoundland and Labrador
IIT to host exhibition on littering habits, solutions on waste disposal (June 6, 2015)
Anti-litter films hit the big screen (June 6, 2015)
Showing in cinemas in Swords
Showing in cinemas in Swords
Summer of litter sculptures kicks off with 10km run (June 6, 2015)
Bill to penalize littering proposed (June 6, 2015)
The psychology of littering: Is shaming the answer to stopping litterbugs in their tracks? (June 6, 2015)
Littering is target of Cooks' World Environment Day Campaign
(June 5, 2015)
The theme for this year’s event is ‘Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care’.
The theme for this year’s event is ‘Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care’.
Anti-littering cameras: Privacy taken seriously
(June 5, 2015)
Adams County can do better on litter issue
(June 5, 2015)
Council aping its earlier anti-littering success
(June 5, 2015)
Who’s tackling Northern Ireland's litter louts... and who isn’t
(June 5, 2015)
Litter complaints rise in York - New boss urges residents to pull together to help (June 5, 2015)
Organizer of big litter-pick criticizes council (June 5, 2015)
LitterALLY #43 - June 2015: News direct from Victoria, Australia (June 4, 2015)
An excellent read
An excellent read
Time to put a sword in the heart of those who litter! (June 4, 2015)
Grantham Council welcomes higher litter fines (June 4, 2015)
Two tonnes of litter collected from Dubai Creek each day (June 4, 2015)
Monkeying around with litterbugs (June 4, 2015)
Rubbish fee angers volunteers (June 4, 2015)
Young artists win in Daventry district litter-themed competition (June 4, 2015)
Driver caught throwing bag of rubbish onto the road (June 4, 2015)
Anti-litter commercials from amateur filmmakers wanted (June 4, 2015)
Several more litterbugs prosecuted in anti-litter campaign (June 4, 2015)
Big names feel the heat
Big names feel the heat
County increasing dumping and litter eradication (June 4, 2015)
'You're paying the obscene cost of litter' (June 3, 2015)
Cameras to snap littering (June 3, 2015)
Council tries shame tactic to curb littering (June 3, 2015)
Book’s a spotlight on marine litter (June 3, 2015)
A new and important book presents the current state of research and is freely available on the Internet as an Open Access publication.
A new and important book presents the current state of research and is freely available on the Internet as an Open Access publication.
Post and Times columnist Steve Houghton on McDonald's and litter (June 3, 2015)
Girl, 6, helps fight littering problem (June 2, 2015)
“I wanted to pick it up to keep the earth healthy,” Riley said. “It’s called just being nice. “It makes me feel sad because our Earth gets all dirty when people throw litter on the ground.”
“I wanted to pick it up to keep the earth healthy,” Riley said. “It’s called just being nice. “It makes me feel sad because our Earth gets all dirty when people throw litter on the ground.”
Install cameras to deter littering near letter boxes (June 2, 2015)
Trash pickup a steady job for tyke (June 2, 2015)
Road litter an eyesore (June 2, 2015)
Litter cause of 1,000 complaints per year to Walsall Council (June 1, 2015)
Fines introduced for littering and dog fouling in Thanet (June 1, 2015)
Enforcement Officers will hand out Fixed Penalty Notices of £80 for anyone littering or not cleaning up correctly after their dog.
Enforcement Officers will hand out Fixed Penalty Notices of £80 for anyone littering or not cleaning up correctly after their dog.
Unique signs discourage littering, bestow blessings (June 1, 2015)
The ‘Clean up Guyana fever’ is spreading rapidly! (June 1, 2015)
The futile attempt against litter (June 1, 2015)
Ipswich Crown car park to get two more bins after litter debate (June 1, 2015)
Evangelist: Convert people to Christianity by littering with Bible tracts (June 1, 2015)