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News Reel . . .  June 2020

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2020
Amazon India scraps single-use plastic in packaging across centres  (June 30, 2020)
Significant
MP 'dismayed' by reports of littering and anti-social behaviour at Littlehampton and Bognor beaches  (June 29, 2020)
Full Story
There is the option of increasing fines to stop littering in Fiji, official says  (June 29, 2020)
More Here
Reminder to help us keep our parks clean and green!  (June 29, 2020)
Tips
Coronavirus: Easing of lockdown sparks rise in litter in Wales  (June 28, 2020)
Read More
For throwing doughnuts at police officer, intoxicated man charged with ‘littering’  (June 28, 2020)
Story Here
Littering in Falkirk park has increased dramatically  (June 28, 2020)
Troubling
Could ‘ecocide’ be a new law in France?  (June 27, 2020)
Trending
Bath council puts up posters labelled 'don't be a tosser' as litter levels soar  (June 27, 2020)
Fighting Back
Total disbelief as mattresses taken to top of scenic viewpoint and dumped for no reason  (June 27, 2020)
A Problem
Toronto:  Should there be stricter littering laws?  (June 27, 2020)
TV Clip
Police in Cheltenham ask residents to be sensible when gathering in public places  (June 27, 2020)
Story Here
​Huge crowds pack The Meadows leaving litter and human waste behind  (June 27, 2020)
Not Good
More than 2,000 angry residents sign a petition calling for an alcohol ban on North Tyneside's beaches  (June 27, 2020)
Full Story
Huge amount of rubbish left in Cardiff Bay after the hottest day of the year  (June 27, 2020)
Read More
Enforcement officer victim of town centre spitting attack  (June 27, 2020)
An Assault
In pictures: Northampton's beautiful parks left unsightly with rubbish as temperatures soar  (June 27, 2020)
See Results
Bournemouth sunbathers leave 41 tonnes of rubbish on coastline in one day  (June 27, 2020)
Story Here
Fines SHOULD be increased for litter louts, says poll ‘Make them clean it up!’  (June 26, 2020)
Survey
People leaving litter behind in Beacon Park warned they could face fines  (June 26, 2020)
Crackdown
Mountain of litter left behind by crowds on Margate Main Sands  (June 26, 2020)
A Shame
RGP investigate littering in the Upper Rock  (June 26, 2020)
On The Case
"Unacceptable" littering at Toronto beaches may lead to ticketing  (June 26, 2020)
Full Story
'Hundreds' of needles washing up on shores of Pictou County  (June 25, 2020)
A Hazard
Chicken feet left on trail  (June 25, 2020)
Get Details
Bin it or take it home: Anger after Cleethorpes Boating Lake car park is left covered in litter  (June 25, 2020)
Story Here
How the history of littering should impact the solution  (June 25, 2020)
Opinion
​Montana department discourages littering, dumping at sites  (June 25, 2020)
Read More
Beer cans, food and BBQs strewn around Druids Circle after summer solstice  (June 25, 2020)
A Shame
You may see fewer cigarette butts around Topeka  (June 25, 2020)
Find Out Why
Councillor shocked by behaviour of huge crowds and amount of litter at local beaches over the weekend  (June 24, 2020)
In Toronto
Colchester Beach closed to public after crowds gather, lack of physical distancing  (June 24, 2020)
Full Story
Campers blasted for littering Fife loch during lockdown gatherings  (June 24, 2020)
Read More
Higher fines for polluters: Minister for the Environment  (June 24, 2020)
Warning
The impact of Juul on the environment  (June 24, 2020)
Button Text
Keep Ghana Beautiful becomes first African community nonprofit to affiliate with Keep America Beautiful  (June 24, 2020)
Good News
Plastic particles are raining from the sky — just another front for a pervasive pollutant  (June 24, 2020)
Science News
The awful pictures of a Kent beach which 'needs decisive action now'  (June 24, 2020)
View Here
Council's plea for respect after litter louts blight popular park  (June 24, 2020)
Read More
​Calls to stop littering Wigan with used face masks and gloves  (June 23, 2020)
Important
Council launches litter patrols with power to fine offenders  (June 23, 2020)
On The Move
Four potential consequences of wearing face masks we need to be wary of  (June 23, 2020)
Take Note
Photos show rubbish strewn over street in Bath city centre  (June 23, 2020)
Story Here
Woodbine Beach left littered with garbage after massive parties on Saturday  (June 22, 2020)
In Toronto
Drinking, overcrowding and littering reported at Colchester Beach, Ontario  (June 21, 2020)
Story Here
Countywide Cleanup “I Love a Clean San Diego”  (June 21, 2020)
Teamwork
Concern about littering at beauty spot  (June 21, 2020)
Read More
Littering a major challenge in many spheres  (June 21, 2020)
Video
How can we deter litter louts?  (June 20, 2020)
Podcast
Goats remind dog owners to ‘Love Your Island’  (June 20, 2020)
Disturbing
 Litter PPE, face a fine in Suffolk  (June 20, 2020)
Read More
'Take more action on seafront littering'  (June 20, 2020)
Call Made
CCTV cameras to be installed in St Neots park to catch people littering  (June 20, 2020)
Get Facts
€300 fine for discarding masks in public  (June 19, 2020)
Clampdown
Fly-tipper leaves bin bags on Marlow's Winchbottom Lane  (June 19, 2020)
Troubling
Litter bugs urged to clean up their act around Dalmuir Golf Course  (June 19, 2020)
Story Here
Caltrans, CHP announce joint litter cleanup and enforcement effort  (June 18, 2020)
Read More
Council launches litter patrols with power to fine offenders  (June 18, 2020)
Move Made
75% of litter the result of drinking “on the go”  (June 18, 2020)
UK Study
Is this the world's most expensive coffee break?  (June 18, 2020)
Commentary
New hygiene campaign zeroes in on litterbugs  (June 17, 2020)
Full Story
Litter collection costs soar during lockdown  (June 17, 2020)
A Problem
'Drink and drop' litter menace  (June 17, 2020)
More Here
Horsham residents urged to respect the environment as part of Keep Britain Tidy campaign.  (June 17, 2020)
Good Idea
Littering and fly-tipping fines to rise significantly in Manchester  (June 17, 2020)
A Concern
Private firm could start fining people for littering in North Somerset  (June 17, 2020)
Read More
Give the pipes a break: Officials say throw away your PPE properly  (June 17,2020)
Video
People vandalizing, littering at Tennessee State Parks recently  (June 17, 2020)
Upsetting
Big fines and prison for littering of used masks  (June 16, 2020)
Bahrain
Council calls for compassion and respect to reduce littering and fly-tipping  (June 16, 2020)
Full Story
Barry Island to tackle litter problem from daytrippers  (June 16, 2020)
Read More
Warning over 'pointless and lazy littering' after hedgehog trapped in paper cup  (June 16, 2020)
Story Here
Map of the week – Beach Litter – Cigarettes  (June 16, 2020)
Take A Look
Council urges residents to stop littering after surge in rubbish being left  (June 16, 2020)
Called Out
The stunning landscape in Wales which some people just don't care about  (June 16, 2020)
Firsthand
Cobra regurgitates a green plastic bottle, netizens condemn plastic use  (June 15, 2020)
Disturbing
Department of Health and Ecology shares guidelines on how to properly dispose PPE items  (June 15, 2020)
Learn
Galveston beaches see uptick in crowds as city takes additional measures to protect visitors from COVID-19  (June 15, 2020)
Get Story
Barbecues, picnic plastics - and even a sofa - left littering Northumberland coastline  (June 15, 2020)
More Here
Masks and gloves 'floating' like jellyfish: The effects of COVID-19 waste in the ocean  (June 14, 2020)
Must Read
Toronto councillor calls on everyone to help reduce litter during #BeautifulBeach day today  (June 1 3, 2020)
Details Here
'No excuse' for levels of littering says mayor  (June 13, 2020)
Speaking Out
Identical twins, 8, form club to clean up litter in Ashford after seeing parks trashed  (June 12, 2020)
Video
Agency to enforce anti-littering law during pandemic  (June 12, 2020)
Read More
Department awards Clean Communities grants to counties and municipalities  (June 12, 2020)
Encouraging
​Call for locals in Kirkcaldy to take a pride in their town and not spoil beauty spots with litter  (June 12, 2020)
Story Here
Nationwide clean up event enters fourth year  (June 12, 2020)
Taiwan
Litter problem like "Medieval times" in Cullompton, business owner claims  (June 12, 2020)
Unreal
Anger as woman finds more than 40 pieces of litter on mile-long stretch of road  (June 12, 2020)
Read Story
Tinian mayor seeks community’s cooperation in anti-littering campaign  (June 12, 2020)
Leadership
Timmins Police Services issue public advisory: Hefty fines can be handed out for littering  (June 12, 2020)
A Warning
Reopened fast food chains agree to tackle litter  (June 12, 2020)
Read More
Why litter is surging as lockdowns ease  (June 12, 2020)
Analysis
Where's airborne plastic? Everywhere, scientists find.  (June 12, 2020)
Research
Litterbugs continue to be a county pest  (June 12, 2020)
Bugged
As coronavirus restrictions ease, littering returns  (June 11, 2020)
A Problem
France’s cleanest beaches for 2020 revealed  (June 11, 2020)
List Here
McDonald’s to blame for half of all fast-food litter  (June 11, 2020)
Survey
Reynolds suggests ways to solve litter problem  (June 11, 2020)
See More
'Reprehensible' conduct of authority leads Victorian teacher to fight $330 fine to the end  (June 11, 2020)
Standoff
Schoolboy helps to clear up litter in Bosham - 'We were greeted by a bomb site'  (June 11, 2020)
Inspiring
The Wildlife Trusts report devastation as visitors flock to reserves  (June 10, 2020)
Full Story
New anti-litter campaigns set to launch this summer  (June 10, 2020)
Get Info
Irresponsible Mullet Bay Beach goers create massive amounts of litter  (June 10, 2020)
Upsetting
Trashing Sevier County? Expect to be cited as police up litter enforcement  (June 10, 2020)
Crackdown
Keeping beaches, environment clean a shared responsibility  (June 10, 2020)
Read More
PPE waste is still littering, council cautions  (June 10, 2020)
Take Note
Saint John sports teams pleased that city will maintain fields  (June 10, 2020)
An Update
Face mask littering in France risks fine up to €375  (June 9, 2020)
Story Here
​Galveston officials are cracking down on those who litter at the beach  (June 9, 2020)
Read More
Coronavirus: Lake District clean-up group launched to tackle 'awful' littering  (June 9, 2020)
Taking Aim
Portlick littering is 'unforgivable'  (June 9, 2020)
A Problem
Government grants to help work towards a litter-free WA  (June 9, 2020)
Good News
​Highways England puts bins out for roadside collections in South West  (June 9, 2020)
Learn More
Dearne Valley to get its own fly-tipping and litter lout caretaker  (June 9, 2020)
New Idea
Calls for more bins and fines to clamp down on littering at Nottingham's Victoria Embankment  (June 9, 2020)
Makes Sense
McDonald’s reopening leads to increase in litter louts in Galashiels  (June 9, 2020)
Read More
​World Ocean Day 2019: Ocean plastics problem isn't going away, but here's what you can do to help  (June 8, 2020)
Info Here
Matlock girl stands up to litter louts ruining her town with rubbish  (June 8, 2020)
Full Story
World Environment Day 2020: Stop the mask pollution, urge environmentalists  (June 8, 2020)
Listen Up!
Litter problem demonstrates lack of respect for the environment  (June 8, 2020)
Letter
'Addressing negative impacts of climate change can help tackle pandemics' (June 8, 2020)
Analysis
The Cambridgeshire beauty spots blighted by littering in lockdown  (June 7, 2020)
Read More
Solidarity marchers turn out in the thousands* supporting the Black Community  (June 6, 2020)
*No Litter
Coronavirus: Day trippers told to stop littering Yorkshire countryside  (June 6, 2020)
A Warning
Residents urged to take litter home with them and help protect Isle of Wight’s beauty and nature  (June 6, 2020)
Makes Sense
Surrey beauty spots plagued with worst litter 'ever seen' as lockdown eased  (June 6, 2020)
Read More
'Ignorant litter louts' slammed after blighting Burnley beauty spot  (June 6, 2020)
Story Here
RSPCA warns of increased litter dangers in South Yorkshire as lockdown eases  (June 5, 2020)
Big Concern
Littering on the increase in Mansfield district as lockdown eased  (June 5, 2020)
More Here
Lockdown litter louts in Milton Keynes parks to be caught on mobile CCTV and fined £80 a throw  (June 5, 2020)
Crackdown
Aberdeenshire Council disappointed by volume of littering and unsafe practices during easing  (June 5, 2020)
Full Story
On-the-spot fines restart as city tackles litter louts  (June 5, 2020)
Read More
Rubbish left at Derbyshire beauty spot is 'worst I've ever seen' says litter picker  (June 5, 2020)
Story Here
Behaviour towards waste generation needs to change  (June 5, 2020)
Opinion
Litter returns to verges as Leicestershire McDonald's reopen  (June 5, 2020)
Read More
Increase in seafront litter is a 'disgrace,' more than two years on from Labour Council’s single-use plastic pledge  (June 5, 2020)
Critique
Teenager assaulted after confronting woman who left her litter on Fleetwood Beach  (June 4, 2020)
Read This
Lovren sends angry message about people littering: ‘We need to wake up…’  (June 4, 2020)
An Example
Council runs out of paper to fine public urinators as parks chief hits out at ‘leisure class’  (June 4, 2020)
Story Here
Karachi’s face mask conundrum  (June 4, 2020)
A Problem
Councillor blasts litter louts in Stafford  (June 4, 2020)
Read More
Littering is a concerning problem in Fiji  (June 4, 2020)
Story Here
It’s a lot of garbage: Litter awareness advocate stresses proper disposal of waste  (June 4, 2020)
Good Advice
Litter, large groups, and public urinating - Police secure additional power to protect Staffordshire beauty spots  (June 4, 2020)
Crackdown
Widespread littering at beaches, parks and rivers across Lancaster and Morecambe causes dismay  (June 4, 2020)
Facts Here
Put it in a bin or take it home! North East Lincolnshire strewn with litter  (June 4, 2020)
Get Story
Coronavirus: Cow suffocated on plastic bag left by litterers  (June 3, 2020)
Full Story
Outrage as beachgoers litter Inishowen beauty spots  (June 3, 2020)
Read More
More litter left after bank holiday revellers enjoy the sunshine  (June 3, 2020)
Details Here
Tarnishing the Jewel: No covering up that many masks are becoming litter  (June 3, 2020)
Take Note
Secure your load: Prevent litter and save lives  (June 3, 2020)
Learn More
Surge in littering on beaches over weekend prompts council plea to act responsibly  (June 3, 2020)
Story Here
Fines of up to £200 could be issued to beauty spot litter louts  (June 3, 2020)
Read More
Littering at Urluar lake in East Mayo " an absolute disgrace"  (June 3, 2020)
Tragic
Bonfire remains and beer cans: Doon Shore is the latest litter victim  (June 2, 2020)
A Complaint
Jessie Wallace volunteers as a litter picker after her local park is trashed by louts  (June 2, 2020)
Role Model
Gloves and face masks are clogging up streets and waterways  (June 2, 2020)
Big Problem
'It's shocking how inconsiderate people can be' - Londoners react to rubbish littering parks  (June 2, 2020)
Reaction
Coronavirus pandemic leads to more single-use plastics  (June 2, 2020)
More Here
Bridgford Park littering: Police and Environmental Health to spot-check licensed premises in West Bridgford  (June 2, 2020)
On The Case
Anger mounts as more of Lancashire's beaches and beauty spots filled with litter this weekend  (June 2, 2020)
Read More
Keep America Beautiful Announces Relaunch of 2020 Great American Cleanup  (June 2, 2020)
On Again!
Reddy to launch Litter Free Fiji Think Tank  (June 2, 2020)
Innovative
​Beijing begins banning uncivilized behaviors  (June 2, 2020)
New Law
Bexley Council brings back £150 litter fines as people searched in Danson Park  (June 2, 2020)
Story Here
Arbroath’s amazing plan reaps results  (June 1, 2020)
Read Report
Coronavirus pollution: Plastic masks and gloves are already littering the seabed, campaigners warn  (June 1, 2020)
Read More