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 "THIS WEEK IN LITTERLAND"
           Newsletter on litter
2013
Mini buses targeted in Guyana’s anti -littering awareness campaign  (June 30, 2103)
The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment collaborated with Japan International Cooperation Agency and the United Nations Volunteer Programme today held a campaign at the mini bus parks to promote awareness on environmental cleanliness.
Shawnee, Kansas to impose harsher fines for littering  (June 30, 2103)
Is it better than the clink, Blink? Coffee rant thug on litter duty  (June 30, 2103) 
Octopus found on mountaintop  (June 29, 2013)
Clean up on England's highest mountain finds plenty of litter.    
Littering concerns Fiji fire authority  (June 29, 2013) 
In Yemen, “littering everywhere”  (June 29, 2013)
Radio Yemen Times 88.8 personality Shahi Haleeb sounds off about his pet peeve.
Litter and marine debris: Much more than an eyesore  (June 29, 2013)
Always a source of solid research and information, our friends at SOLVE in Oregon keep awareness high.    
New! Keep Britain Tidy report asks, “Which Side of the Fence Are You On?”  (June 28, 2013)
Pay for plastic carrier bags in Scotland starting October 2014  (June 28, 2013)
Scottish retailers will charge a minimum of 5p per bag in a bid to reduce plastic bag use. Plastic is “a highly visible aspect of litter”, says environment secretary in announcing the change.  A staggering 750 million bags are used in Scotland each year, more per head than any other part of the UK. 
Litter warning after boy rescues a duck  (June 28, 2013) 
Pakistan authority starts anti-litter campaign to clean city  (June 28, 2013) 
City workers to crack down on beach littering  (June 28, 2013) 
Officers pull littered ‘lobster condos’ from county waters in Florida Keys  (June 28, 2013)
As councils cut budgets, Britain spends more money than ever on litter  (June 27, 2013)
Keep Britain Tidy reports on the sky-high rise in litter volumes and cleanup costs.  
Call for a return of bottle bill to curb Bermuda’s litter problem  (June 27, 2013)
Inspired by Quebec, says Member of Parliament 
Two women fined after being caught on camera for high-rise littering in  Singapore  (June 27, 2013) 
As Torbay Council cuts lead to mass outcry, Susie says she'll clean public loos  (June 27, 2013)
Gum removal, litter bins are two of many casualties, says councillor.
Rubbish dumping growing in Sun City, Australia  (June 27, 2013) 
German woman and son clear litter in Rishikesh, India  (June 27, 2013)
Audience At Obama’s big climate speech left behind a load of litter  (June 26, 2013)
Letter to the Editor: “No land ethic, no country: America needs to clean house”  (June 26, 2013) 
Malaysian plastics firms finance anti-litter campaign  (June 26, 2013)
MPMA said litter is one of the reasons the public targets plastic bags and other plastic products as polluting the environment, but it hopes that its campaign will “raise awareness among the public that litterbugs are the real polluters.”  
Father and daughter bond over litter  (June 26, 2013)
Jakarta’s deputy governor disappointed with street vendors  (June 26, 2013)
City’s 486th birthday celebration marred by littering    
Youth crews starting litter patrol on state roadways  (June 26, 2013) 
Chicago $1,500 littering fine ordinance stalls  (June 25, 2013)
Proposal being held pending reports from police and the Law Department about how the new standards would be implemented 
Dunkin' Donuts pilots in-store foam cup recycling program  (June 25, 2013)
Proceeding after a February pilot in five stores, tackling a commonly littered item, thumbs-up to the Dunkin' Donut/Baskin-Robbins chain.
Ireland’s local authorities given €900k to clean up graffiti and litter  (June 25, 2013)
Government minister Phil Hogan earmarks Environment Fund cash for county council cleanups.
Campaign on litter Australia: One woman's trek  (June 25, 2013)
Selectmen ponder new litter ordinance in Wilton, Connecticut  (June 25, 2013)
Discussion will continue on July 1. 
WSU Tri-Cities instructor leading litter intervention  (June 24, 2013) 
Norwich communities to tackle issues such as litter, dog fouling and speeding  (June 24, 2013)
Two communities in Norwich have signed neighbourhood agreements to tackle issues that affect their daily quality of life.  Fourteen hundred copies will be distributed to homes in the neighbourhood. People will be able to display a flyer in their windows to show their support.
“Squeaky-clean” Jakarta community aims to change mindset on littering  (June 24, 2013) 
Keep It Clean and AVIS together against roadside littering in United Arab Emirates  (June 24, 2013)
Agency CEO announces that AVIS has joined the growing group of companies to provide CarBags to their customers to help reduce roadside littering and raise awareness about environmental challenges in the UAE.
Wardens target litter at Bede Park, in Leicester, England  (June 24, 2013) 
KAB Kansas group launches cigarette litter prevention  (June 24, 2013)
War memorial litter condemned as "insult" to soldiers  (June 23, 2013) 
Sunday magazine special: Where are the tourists?  (June 23, 2013)
“It is clean one week and untidy the next — empty bottles of water, boxes of fruit juices and plastic bags litter the premises,” visitors from Karachi to Lahore complain. 
Bags of litter collected from beach  (June 23, 2013)
The first Ecover Blue Mile event of the year.
LETTER: Report littering to improve city  (June 23, 2013) 
Litter pickers active in UK  (June 23, 2013) 
The next best thing to a litter fairy  (June 23, 2013) 
Film director David Lynch's litter video for New York City in 2006 still holds true today  (June 22, 2013)
Was photographed by Frederick Elmes
Drought Watch: Lake litter proves costly  (June 22, 2013)
$10,000+ surprise budget drain for Wichita, Texas 
Meisha border officers , Guangdong’s “olive green soldiers”, pick up trash  (June 22, 2013) 
Litter louts on Robinswood Hill asked to clear up after themselves  (June 22, 2013) 
Prevent Accidental Litter  (June 22, 2013)
The Trash Free Potomac initiative has a great video suitable for both kids and adults emphasizing the importance of putting things in the right place and preventing both intentional and accidental litter (which accounts for 45 per cent of all litter). 
Litter-free events in Greene County, Tennessee  (June 22, 2013)
Dubai filmmaker's 'litter film' shortlisted for Arab Film Studio competition  (June 21, 2013)
Award ceremony to be held at the Yas Viceroy Hotel in Abu Dhabi on July 1.  Click here for more on ASF 2013.
Great Litter Free Lahore Campaign urges citizens to keep city clean    (June 21, 2013) 
US Man in Wuhan Takes to Cleaning the Streets Everyday; Says It’s His “Responsibility”  (June 21, 2013) 
Republican Senator Mike Lee: Undocumented immigrants leave 'trail of litter'  (June 21, 2013) 
'Living, Breathing Archaeology' in the Arizona desert   (June 21, 2013)

This article from March 2012 provides context to the story on desert litter, above.
Finger-licking yes, but is Hampton's KFC litter-picking?  (June 20, 2013)
1,000 people fined in Conwy County for littering since December (June 20, 2013) 
Trinidad & Tobago field officers trained as litter wardens  (June 20, 2013) 
Litter leaflet distributed in Gibraltar  (June 19, 2013)
The Litter Committee is made up of agencies, government departments and NGOs. Minutes from meetings will online soon to keep the public informed on the progress, which is being achieved via this forum. 
Cary, Illinois approves littering ban to capture flyaway newspapers  (June 19, 2013)
Littering must stop in Malaysia, says former army field commander  (June 19, 2013)
Litter’s little big problem: Cigarette butts  (June 19, 2013) 
Connecticut effort hopes to end littering along Farmington River  (June 19, 2013)
Committee members announced the outreach campaign earlier this month. Word of mouth and talking directly to the people using the river will be key, they say. 
Los Angeles City Council okays ban on plastic bags  (June 18, 2013)
An estimated 2 billion plastic grocery and carry out bags are distributed in the city each year.
Dutch want their mussels free from micro-plastic litter, call on EU to act  (June 18, 2013)
Asking EU environment ministers to address the issue of micro-plastics in the food chain at a meeting today in Luxembourg.
'Meteorite' in central Geneva raises Swiss anti-littering awareness  (June 18, 2013) 
Litter group praised as Lido wins beach award  (June 18, 2013)
Celebrating some of the cleanest and best-managed beaches in the country, the Seaside Award from Keep Scotland Beautiful has been used as a quality mark for the nation’s beaches for the past 21 years.
Fox cub with head stuck in jar due to human littering  (June 18, 2013) 
Litter tax recommended in Rhode Island  (June 18, 2013)
WPRI TV news report 
Anti-littering activity book goes online with new game, courtesy of Canadian plastics industry  (June 18, 2013)
Ireland’s Gum Litter Task Force sticks to its mission  (June 18, 2013) 
Keep America Beautiful, Dr Pepper Snapple Group announce grants for public space recycling  (June 17, 2013)
33 grants in 23 states to provide new recycling bins for athletic fields, parks and other public spaces 
Opponents to New York City  foam ban voice their opposition  (June 17, 2013)
What other answers are there for curtailing this frequently littered product?  
Litter louts slapped with hefty fines in Nottingham  (June 17, 2013) 
Talks to end Brighton and Hove bin strikes 'in jeopardy'  (June 17, 2013)
Weekend events like People’s Day yesterday marred by the action as litter strikes back
Kisumu County, Kenya launches monthly anti-litter clean up initiative  (June 17, 2013) 
Erica Barfoot Photo Essay: "Litter"  (June 17, 2013) 
Calls for tougher action against litter louts in Winchester  (June 16, 2013)
Volunteer David Jones, head of Winchester Litter Pickers’ in UK tells civic leaders to act more decisively against littering. 
Clover man charged with marijuana possession after littering  (June 16, 2013) 
India: Congress leader criticizes municipality for failing to manage litter   (June 16, 2013)
Litter campaign has a supporting role from movie star  (June 15, 2013)
Four Weddings and a Funeral star Simon Callow a friend of litter prevention in Northern Ireland. 
Dear EarthTalk: What is the “All One Ocean” campaign?  (June 15, 2013) 
An Australian man on a mission  (June 15, 2013)
Individuals like Trevor Sheaves around the globe do everything they can set the example and make a difference. 
Beach cleanup to be filmed for TV  (June 15, 2013)
A beach cleanup will be filmed for a new primetime series for BBC One, Britain’s Big Wildlife Revival. This takes place today on Bamburgh beach. 
Little Lever residents blast council's litter campaign  (June 15, 2013)
Hamilton, Ontario revs up for major attack on cigarette butt litter  (June 14, 2013)
Business group revs up for June 19th launch of a program awarding $25 Pioneer gas coupons to random smokers spotted using public ashtrays. The city has banned smoking in parks and will begin concerted enforcement of litter infractions this summer.
Mourners in UK urged to be 'more sensitive' when spreading ashes as remains and litter are discovered  (June 14, 2013)
Guyanese urged to proactively tackle littering  (June 14, 2013)
United States Ambassador D. Brent Hardt calls on Guyanese citizens to adopt a higher level of civil activism in addressing littering at a community level, cites Keep America Beautiful model.
Jamestown Primary School pupils sickened by litter around River Leven  (June 14, 2013) 
Marian College students stand up for a litter free Ararat, Australia  (June 14, 2013)
Thumbs Up for Illinois General Assembly on butt litter, say opinion makers  (June 14, 2013) 
Pickin' up Tennessee combines litter pickup, instrument picking (June 13, 2013)
Music and education: a potent combination 
Ban or behave in Baltimore?  (June 13, 2013)
Debate rages over a key litter culprit -- polystyrene foam packaging 
Stop the littering Barbados, urges Senator  (June 13, 2013) 
Darwin, Australia sees problems but scratches for solutions  (June 13, 2013) 
Impacts of Cigarette Litter - from the Tobacco State  (June 13, 2013)
Good information from our friends at Keep America Beautiful, helping communities get clean and keep clean. 
Why don't people give a toss about where they throw their litter?  (June 13, 2013) 
FIFA fines Zambian league over fans littering, misconduct  (June 12, 2013) 
Litter louts leave tonnes of rubbish on Northern Ireland beaches  (June 12, 2013)
‘They even left snotty tissues and a disposable nappy.’  Dirty beach discovery comes days after Portsewart Strand after being named to a CNN list of the world’s top 100 beaches. 
$38 million to help New South Wales councils reduce littering and dumping  (June 12, 2013) 
Making a difference: Hampton volunteer wages war on cigarette litter  (June 12, 2013)
Garbage, Litter – The Destruction of Our Country  (June 12, 2013)
“Let us work together to make Guyana shine.” 
Concerned student 
South Wales, UK: Nine fined for littering  (June 12, 2013) 
‘Cut number of cleaners’ to keep Singapore clean  (June 11, 2013)
"Wherever you are, don't leave a mess behind. We need to create that vision. Hopefully there are enough people who feel the current state of affairs is not good enough," says the head of Keep Clean movement. 
Man, Wife Dress As Superheroes To Patrol Atlanta  (June 11, 2013) 
Beach litter shame  (June 11, 2013)
Bins emptied all over Camperdown Park grounds in Scotland  (June 11, 2013)
Amazed – no litter, says New Zealand letter writer  (June 11, 2013) 
Cigarette litter is on the rise in Edmonton  (June 11, 2013)
Global TV’s Shannon Greer reports on what Alberta’s capital city is doing about it. 
Anti-Litter Campaign of Wood Buffalo, Alberta  (June 11, 2013)   
A penny for your cigarette butts? Vancouver group proposes deposit program  (June 10, 2013)
“We were the first with bottles, let’s be the first again with cigarette butts,” says the doctor who’s touting a cigarette-stubs-for-cash scheme to capture an estimated 1 million butts littered in Vancouver every day.
Hyderabad’s South Central Railway conducts anti-littering checks, penalizes 9,720 persons  (June 10, 2013)
Government deliberating penalties for public littering, Goa environment minister says  (June 10, 2013)
Ridiculous ocean floor discoveries  (June 9, 2013)
Yahoo! compiled this slide show for yesterday's annual World Oceans Day
Trash litters deep sea floor, mostly recyclables  (June 9, 2013) 
Littering warning issued by Illinois Secretary of State  (June 9, 2013) 
‘Kick Butt' plans to strike blow against litter  (June 9, 2013)
Plymouth skateboarders on a roll 
More on the Chicago aldermen proposing fines for littering and vehicle impoundment  (June 9, 2013) 
Jakarta City Hall recruits rock ban Slank in fight against litter, waste dumping  (June 8, 2013)
Joko Widodo, the heavy metal-loving governor of Jakarta, has called on one of the country’s most legendary rock bands to participate in a renewed city campaign against littering. 
Tipperary launches gum litter campaign  (June 8, 2013) 
Fine for littering could increase to $1,500 in Chicago  (June 8, 2013)
"I don't want the money from people. I want people to stop the behavior," says Alderman Howard Brookins, sponsor of the move.   
Squad under Janamaithri to prevent littering  (June 8, 2013) 
Pakistan Muslim Leage-Nawaz starts cleaning 14 years of litter  (June 8, 2013)
Closed circuit TV cameras in Australia to capture littering in national parks  (June 7, 2013) 
No bins, no rubbish, better beaches, New Zealand finding  (June 7, 2013)
An idea borrowed from Aukland is proving successful in keeping litter at bay, leaving council surprised.
UK: Police launch clamp down on litter louts at Ely’s Paradise Centre  (June 7, 2013) 
The environment is heading for better times in Guyana  (June 7, 2013)
Breaking news from Ontario, Canada: Eco-fees and stewardship agencies to be scrapped  (June 6, 2013)
Government to introduce a new Waste Diversion Act that puts industry in charge of recycling and creates a powerful new public enforcement body.
Study finds garbage littering Monterey Bay  (June 6, 2013)
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute study of 22 years of deep-sea video accumulated and cataloged by marine researchers found more than 1,150 hits for human-produced garbage in the Monterey Bay region alone, much of it within the boundaries of a national marine sanctuary.
6 lessons on changing healthcare culture (gleaned from the anti-littering movement)  (June 6, 2013)
What do Mad Men and littering have to do with healthcare? Keep America Beautiful receives a favorable nod. 
New South Wales, Australia -- MPs favour 10¢ deposit  (June 6, 2013) 
Littering in Chicago could cost you a bundle!  (June 6, 2013)
A Huffington Post report
Increased consumption is generating increased waste   (June 6, 2013)
World Environment Day was yesterday.  A Kaieteur columnist examines Guyana’s practices.
Litter laws in the works in Barbados  (June 6, 2013)
End Alaskan phone book litter  (June 6, 2013) 
“Clean up
your act!”  (June 5, 2013)
Top dirty habits of Delhi, and easy, oft-missed fixes to each of them 
Open for inspection: what realtors really mean   (June 5, 2013) 
Waterways litter a platypus deathtrap  (June 5, 2013) 
Don’t be a f*cker  (June 5, 2013)
Warning: this excerpt from Radio Republic, Philippines contains language that may be offensive to some. 
Nigeria’s Osun Assembly passes highway removal of obstruction bill  (June 5, 2013)
Real issue driving bag bans is litter  (June 4, 2013)
More litter, fewer critters in this Australian creek  (June 4, 2013)
Three dead platypuses 
Private litter wardens cost Basildon tax-payer £36,000  (June 4, 2013)
Walkers do it in litter and spirit  (June 4, 2013)
Cubbon Park, one of Bangalore’s most prominent ones, faces the twin hazards of pollution and intrusion.   
A call for action against littering in Cornerbrook, Newfoundland (June 4, 2013) 
Two litter clean-up events planned for 2013  (June 4, 2013)
The second UK Envirotrek initiative is being organized as part of a series of clean-up initiatives that have taken place across mountain destinations around Europe, including in Germany, Austria and France, since 2009.
Perth pupils make litter pledge and tidy their area of Scotland  (June 4, 2013)
The campaign aims to engage 28,000 Perth and Kinross residents to pledge to take action on litter. 
Thousands to be honoured in London’s northeast for their good deeds  (June 3, 2013)
Can U Feel It?  How one Ontario city builds community pride.
UK: Smokers in Haringey offered reward for quitting  (June 3, 2013)
Neighbourhood action teams will hand out public health leaflets to those who are fined for throwing cigarette butts into the streets.  
740kg of waste collected at Meragang beach clean-up  (June 3, 2013)
One participant said that if people in Brunei were aware of how hard it was to clean up the beach, they would carefully consider littering in future.
Bin-It clean up campaign launched in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (June 3, 2013) 
Pride Parade in Winnipeg highlights litter controls  (June 2, 2013)
“Pride of the Prairies” all set for today in the city where mayor Sam Katz was caught littering chewing gum last week 
Mount Everest Climber Warns Of An Overpopulated Mountain  (June 2, 2013) 
Condoms litter Boko Haram hideouts, Nigerian military discloses  (June 2, 2013)
Littering an indicator of anti-social tendencies
'Dr. Beach' names top spot  (June 2, 2013)
New York’s Main Beach tops annual survey of best even after storm   
Starbucks bans smoking within 25 feet (8 meters) of 7,000 stores in US and Canada  (June 1, 2013)
Great for health cause, but bad for increasing cigarette butt litter on the street.  Smoking bans contribute to the tobacco litter problem.
Russian smoking ban comes into force today  (June 1, 2013)
Watch for litter growth as four out of ten Russians take to the streets to smoke during Phase 1 of Putin's ban.
Anti-litter firm ends Barry patrols  (June 1, 2013)
Litter enforcers have disappeared from Vale streets - two months before the 12-month trial of a private company was due to end. 
Unseating litter bugs in West Virginia (June 1, 2013) 
Portland Rose Festival to dispense free litter bags  (June 1, 2013)
Celebration of clean and green, city claims to have one of the cleanest parades in America.