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LITTER IN TORONTO.  OPINION POLL HERE.
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"Litter Control in Ontario: No Time To Waste"
<< << <<  First Annual Progress Report
(2013)
"Ontario's Litter Problem: In Whose Hands Does It Rest?"
<< << <<  Second Annual Progress Report (2014)
2015
State empowers litter prevention officers  (June 30, 2015)
Fiji
High-tech solar-powered rubbish bins to 'devour' Somerset litter  (June 30, 2015)
Big Belly
Great turn out of volunteers who helped clean Brighton beach of litter  (June 30, 2015)
News Brief
City to smokers: ‘Do Not Litter’  (June 30, 2015)
On Notice
Café owner butts in to solve a litter issue: those plastic smoke stubs  (June 29, 2015)
Toronto Test
Picture of the day: Cheeky gulls ignore litter warning in Bath's Kingsmead Square  (June 29, 2015)
See More
Trespassers return to private land to clean litter they left behind  (June 29, 2015)
Full Story
Centre plans to draft law to criminalise spitting, urinating and littering in public places  (June 28, 2015)
India Moving
Plastic bags a fraction of Cape litter problem  (June 28, 2015)
Cape Cod
Win £75 by putting your litter in the bin  (June 27, 2015)
A new council drive to clear up Wolverhampton’s streets
Read More
Tidal wave of litter risks choking Venice  (June 27, 2015)
High Risk
Santa Cruz gets tough on litter and vandalism  (June 27, 2015)
Details
Ideas to solve littering at NEA hackathon  (June 27, 2015)
Idea Bank
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.”
Full Story
Graves desecrated by mindless litter louts at Cheltenham St Mary's Churchyard  (June 26, 2015)
Shocker
$500K litter trap on Eslava Creek installed; aims to capture trash  (June 26, 2015)
Real Big
Littering a growing problem in Huntsville  (June 26, 2015)
Alabama
Wells litter costs woman her livelihood  (June 25, 2015)
Read This
Students inspired to pick up litter  (June 25, 2015)
Jolly Good
Warning to ticket touts and litter louts ahead of festival  (June 25, 2015)_
On Lookout
Now, pay hefty fines for littering at railway stations in India  (June 25, 2015)
On Track
Council to trial solar-powered street litter bin  (June 25, 2015)
Techno-Bin
Tangi Clean North targets litter  (June 25, 2015)
Read More
Take your litter home  (June 25, 2015)
Advice
Litter cops could target Plymouth people dropping rubbish in the street  (June 24, 2015)
On Way?
Observe the litter decree, Northerners urged  (June 24, 2015)
Fiji
Ludlow man, 51, pleads innocent to littering (cardboard lunch tray) while driving  (June 24, 2015)
Who Dunnit?
New litter boss meets staff at Chafford as he promises more resources  (June 24, 2015)
Hands On
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
Jamaica
Lorry firms sent warning letters over littering  (June 24, 2015)
Read More
Mayoral candidate Kenney: Bring back city street sweeping, add 'South Philly edge' to anti-litter campaign  (June 23, 2015)
Full Story
No Littering during races - juniors leading the way  (June 23, 2015)
Praised
Win a cash prize in the CPRE Northants 2015 Litter Heroes Awards  (June 23, 2015)
Smart
Fast food MNC slapped fine for littering in Hyderabad  (June 22, 2015)
Big Squawk
Nuisance caused by littering and spitting  (June 22, 2015)
Bad Habits
Gambia government warns against unlawful littering  (June 22, 2015)
Read More

Blount County uses horses to oversee inmate litter pickup
  (June 22, 2015)
Full Story
Litter, and they'll clap to embarrass you  (June 22, 2015)
"Viral Claps" youth group on Facebook working in Chandigarh
Bravo!
June Poll: “What do you think about the littering problem in Rockdale County?”  (June 22, 2015)
See It
Moreland County defines what littering is  (June 22, 2015)
Website
What littering is in Moreland County  (June 21, 2015)
Discover
June Poll: “What do you think about the littering problem in Rockdale County?”  (June 21, 2015)
Opinions
Crow sees litter in the park and acts more responsibly than most humans  (June 20, 2015)
See This
Apatang recommends ‘improvements’ on bill amending Litter Control Act  (June 20, 2015)
Read More
More Canada Post mailboxes coming our way  (June 19, 2015)
City seeks answers on added costs
Controversy
Trash from homeless camp still litter side of roadway  (June 19, 2015)
Lingering
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.”
Busted
Littering Crackdown: You litter, you pay up to $1,000  (June 19 , 2015)
Tough Love
Isle litter bugs prosecuted for repeatedly dumping rubbish  (June 19 , 2015)
Enforced
Students send litter message  (June 19 , 2015)
Wise Words
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.
On The Move
Mail Says: Litter louts issues has to be tackled  (June 18, 2015)
Media Leader
JCC to crack down on cigarette litter at Croaker Road Commuter Lot  (June 18, 2015)
Has Plan
Barbershop Chorus: Sing don't litter  (June 18, 2015)
Applause!
Kamel Karamak: A local initiative in Egypt against food littering  (June 18, 2015)
Story Here
Kelsey litter clean up feat to be proud of  (June 18, 2015)
Brief
Litter louts need to stop relying on the civic-mindedness of others  (June 18, 2015)
Editorial
Man fined for dropping fast-food-related litter  (June 17, 2015)
UK
Carolyn Bointon: Fly-tipping is rubbish - so find a bin, put it in and stop dumping litter in countryside  (June 17, 2015)
Column
Local Government Ministry launches litter bin programme  (June 17, 2015)
Ghana
Political clout against litter in Cambodia  (June 16, 2015)
Interview
World Plastics Council supporting G-7 leaders Marine Litter Action Plan  (June 16, 2015)
Global
Trinidad – ODPM boss says littering causing major flooding in T&T  (June 16, 2015)
Warning
Lower High Street awash with litter as people chuck it through railings  (June 16, 2015)
Problem
Jakarta’s Governor Ahok complains of litter in public cemetery  (June 16, 2015)
Not Happy
Rubbish photos: a man has taken 25,000 pictures of litter in Fitzrovia  (June 16, 2015)
See More
Artist to use 100,000 littered plastic bottles to 3D print a 12-foot long Madonna statue for 2016 Olympics  (June 16, 2015)
Big Vision
Littering engrained in our culture - a Canadian's observation  (June 15, 2015)
Letter
9 charged, 16 warned over littering  (June 15, 2015)
Guyana
Litter problem as bad as ever  (June 15, 2015)
Read More
EastEnders soap opera star cleared of racially abusing litter warden  (June 15, 2015)
No Proof
Bangkok puts banner hexing people who litter  (June 13, 2015)
New Idea
Dutch artist launches Plastic Madonna to fight against plastic soup  (June 13, 2015)
See More
Litter campaigner joined by charitable twin sisters  (June 13, 2015)
Amazing
Littering Tubbs Hill  (June 13, 2015)
Canada
Gosport council has zero tolerance on littering and dog fouling  (June 13, 2015)
Serious
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.
Telling
Anger over littering and dog mess in Pittville Park  (June 12, 2015)
Messy Biz
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.”
Insight
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.
Full Story
Carmarthenshire man's £150 fines for littering and failing to clean up after dog  (June 11, 2015)
Two-Timer
Installation of two new dog waste bins in Belstead Brook Park a ‘joint effort’  (June 11, 2015)
Bin There
Unwrapping the litter solution  (June 11, 2015)
Letter
We could change this culture of littering in the city  (June 11, 2015)
Editorial
Judy Terry: We need a war on litter  (June 11, 2015)
Big Rant
Urine bottles litter streets of London  (June 11, 2015)
Read More
Woman prosecuted for dropping cigarette butt  (June 10)
Sentenced
Litter louts throw 120 tonnes of rubbish on Scottish motorways  (June 10, 2015)
Full Story
‘Lavatory litter louts’  (June 10, 2015)
Letter
BCSO litter crew helps with extra cleanup  (June 10, 2015)
Messy Job
Mandurah Junior Council presents environmentally friendly project to City of Mandurah  (June 10, 2015)
Heartening
Trash continues to litter shores of the Yadkin  (June 9, 2015)
Bad News
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.
Well Done
Queensland may tackle littering with plastic bag ban  (June 9, 2015)
Full Story
Litter in bagfuls from beach clean-up  (June 9, 2015)
More Here
Ground-breaking ceremony of bridge amid litter all around  (June 9, 2015)
India
Mayor Luttrell tackles trash, litter offenders  (June 9, 2015)
Outspoken
"Bad habit needs to be changed" - councillor in Wessex Way urges people to report littering  (June 9, 2015) motorists
Eyesore
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
"High Risk"
‘Neat Streets’ targets litter  (June 8, 2015)
Very Neat
LMRA planning ‘Rapid Response’ to lake litter issues  (June 8, 2015)
Action
Roadside litter off limits for community service  (June 8, 2015)
Overkill?
Some consumers hail finish of Dallas bag fee, however, many see have to fight litter  (June 8, 2015)
Full Story
125k pounds of litter removed from Virginia shoreline  (June 7, 2015)
Too Much

In Edmonton, “Cigarette Butts Are Litter And Bad.”
  (June 7, 2015)
New Poster
Province watching for highway litter  (June 7, 2015)
Look Out
More tickets, fines coming for people found littering on highways  (June 6, 2015)
Eyes are open in Newfoundland and Labrador
Maritimes
IIT to host exhibition on littering habits, solutions on waste disposal  (June 6, 2015)
Read More
Anti-litter films hit the big screen  (June 6, 2015)
Showing in cinemas in Swords
Now Playing
Summer of litter sculptures kicks off with 10km run  (June 6, 2015)
Litter-ARTI
Bill to penalize littering proposed    (June 6, 2015)
India
The psychology of littering: Is shaming the answer to stopping litterbugs in their tracks?  (June 6, 2015)
Expertise
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’.
Happy WED!
Anti-littering cameras: Privacy taken seriously
  (June 5, 2015)
NEA Letter
Adams County can do better on litter issue
  (June 5, 2015)
Read More
Council aping its earlier anti-littering success
  (June 5, 2015)
Some Success
Who’s tackling Northern Ireland's litter louts... and who isn’t
  (June 5, 2015)
New Study
Litter complaints rise in York - New boss urges residents to pull together to help  (June 5, 2015)
Read More
Organizer of big litter-pick criticizes council  (June 5, 2015)
England
LitterALLY #43 - June 2015: News direct from Victoria, Australia  (June 4, 2015)
An excellent read
Latest Edition
Time to put a sword in the heart of those who litter!  (June 4, 2015)
Opinion
Grantham Council welcomes higher litter fines  (June 4, 2015)
Full Story
Two tonnes of litter collected from Dubai Creek each day  (June 4, 2015)
Staggering
Monkeying around with litterbugs  (June 4, 2015)
Hot Button
Rubbish fee angers volunteers  (June 4, 2015)
Controversy
Young artists win in Daventry district litter-themed competition  (June 4, 2015)
Artful
Driver caught throwing bag of rubbish onto the road  (June 4, 2015)
Dash Cam
Anti-litter commercials from amateur filmmakers wanted  (June 4, 2015)
Cool Idea
Several more litterbugs prosecuted in anti-litter campaign  (June 4, 2015)
 Big names feel the heat
Guyana
County increasing dumping and litter eradication  (June 4, 2015)
Read More
'You're paying the obscene cost of litter'  (June 3, 2015)
BBC Video
Cameras to snap littering  (June 3, 2015)
Eyes On
Council tries shame tactic to curb littering  (June 3, 2015)
New Poster
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.
Details Here
Post and Times columnist Steve Houghton on McDonald's and litter  (June 3, 2015)
Opinion
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.”
Good Work
Install cameras to deter littering near letter boxes  (June 2, 2015)
Eye Spy
Trash pickup a steady job for tyke  (June 2, 2015)
Doing Right
Road litter an eyesore  (June 2, 2015)
Letter
Litter cause of 1,000 complaints per year to Walsall Council  (June 1, 2015)
Full Story
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.
See More
Unique signs discourage littering, bestow blessings  (June 1, 2015)
They Work
The ‘Clean up Guyana fever’ is spreading rapidly!  (June 1, 2015)
Enthused
The futile attempt against litter  (June 1, 2015)
Commentary
Ipswich Crown car park to get two more bins after litter debate  (June 1, 2015)
Finally
Evangelist: Convert people to Christianity by littering with Bible tracts  (June 1, 2015)
More Here