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"Litter Control in Ontario: No Time To Waste"
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"Ontario's Litter Problem: In Whose Hands Does It Rest?"
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2016
Portland Fire & Rescue unveils new ‘Watch Your Butt” campaign against careless smoking/cigarette litter  (March 31, 2016)
Full Story
‘Big Brother’ in paradise: French resort town gets ‘talking’ CCTV cameras to crack down on litter  (March 31, 2016)
Watching Eyes
How India is tackling litter through whistleblowing and 'Flying Debris Squads'  (March 31, 2016) 
Read More
African journalists are asked to build public awareness about marine littering danger  (March 31, 2016)
Key Players
National Keep America Beautiful reports 52 percent reduction of cigarette litter in participating communities  (March 30, 2016)
Full Story
Trash talk: Cape committee sees litter as a problem across city  (March 30, 2016)
Looking Into
Don't blame us for litter epidemic - University of Hull students  (March 30, 2016)
Scapegoats
Hefty fine fails to stop littering in Ras Al Khaimah  (March 30, 2016)
Story Here
Caswell’s litter problem  (March 30, 2016)
N. Carolina
Beauty spot 'is being ruined' by littering and waste-dumping  (March 30, 2016)
Read More
Limavady play park trashed with broken bottles and litter  (March 30, 2016)
A Pity
Two Utah cities say eliminating trash receptacles from parks has deterred littering  (March 30, 2016)
Interesting
Talking ashtrays to tackle butt litter  (March 30, 2016)
Read More
Voting cigarette ballot bins go global by popular demand  (March 30, 2016)
Overview
Restaurant to nightclub plans: ‘There will be noise, littering and urinating in the street’  (March  29, 2016)
Full Story
Videos show shocking scale of fly-tipping and litter in Trafford   (March  29, 2016)
Eyes On
Littering must stop, Fiji's Department of Environment warns  (March  29, 2016)
Editorial
Area too special for all the litter   (March  29, 2016)
Letter
‘Litter was nothing to do with our event’, says club  (March  29, 2016)
Controversy
Letter: Anti-litter campaign needed in our region  (March  29, 2016)
It Helps
Urinating, littering in public places to be fined, new rules to be imposed  (March 28, 2016)
India
Dickleburgh pupils lead anti-litter scheme  (March 28, 2016)
Heartening
Avoid filling public litter bins with household and commercial waste  (March 28, 2016)
Read More
Shreveport may need more than billboards to make a difference  (March 28, 2016)
Commentary
Pilgrims hit for littering in Antipolo   (March 27, 2016)
Full Story
Discussions continue over litter problems   (March 27, 2016)
Dialogue
Where is your pride?   (March 27, 2016)
Letter
'Hull's litter epidemic is a disgrace'   (March 27, 2016)
Photo Story
Time to enforce litter laws   (March 27, 2016)
So True
Austrian town turns to giant yellow arrows to stop litter louts  (March 26, 2016)
Innovation
Eco group say litter still a problem at Lenten Alay-Lakad  (March 26, 2016)
Full Story
County may have sound litter plan  (March 26, 2016)
Editorial
TLC objective to create culture and habit around litter  (March 26, 2016)
Brief
Dubai Municipality cracks down on littering  (March 25, 2016)
Sweeping
New website launches as central platform for ongoing marine litter projects  (March 25, 2016)
Online
Waccamaw Riverkeeper stepping up clean-up efforts for litter left behind by flooding  (March 25, 2016)
Details
Police 'inveggstigating' after receiving reports of large rabbit littering chocolate eggs  (March 25, 2016)
Funny
More and more litter is being washed up on Scotland’s shores  (March 25, 2016)
Serious
Health, eco groups call for litter-free, smoke-free Holy Week  (March 24, 2016)
Story Here
A litter free Easter holiday is possible  (March 24, 2016)
Read More
Eden Island donates 100 litter bins to Seychelles  (March 24, 2016)
Good News
The Karachi Litter Festival  (March 24, 2016)
An Essay
Rewards for Less Illawarra Litter   (March 24, 2016)
Full Story
45 trash bags launch St. James Parish litter attack  (March 24, 2016)
New Pledge
Augusta area mowing, litter removal begins   (March 24, 2016)
On Track
Beach fans aim to curb cigarette litter with 'voting' boxes  (March 24, 2016)
Coming Soon
Combating Chicago's big beach butt problem  (March 24, 2016)
Read More
Rain Barrel Art Project, Anti-Litter Poster Contest winners recognized  (March 24, 2016)
See Them
Charge 20p deposit for drinks bottles to stop litter, charity urges  (March 23, 2016)
A rubbish truck worth of waste ends up in the oceans every minute.
New Call
Litter in Dublin: The 16 tonne problem  (March 23, 2016)
Video/Stats
Plastic bottle litter on beaches up 43%, conservationists say  (March 23, 2016)
Disturbing
Litter cleanup efforts continue countywide  (March 23, 2016)
Read More
Woman confronts Maidstone environmental officer after man fined for putting dog poo in the wrong type of bin  (March 23, 2016)
Full Story
Pupils clean up in litter-picking challenge  (March 23, 2016)
Good Job
Litter squad pitch in to clean up green ‘jewel’ in Greenfield  (March 23, 2016)
Team Play
Thousands of plastic bottles found littering British beaches targeted in national clean-up  (March 23, 2016)
Story Here
Fuming smoker, 75, chokes boy, 6, in cigarette littering rumpus  (March 22, 2016)
Japan
Eight prosecutions in Kerry after almost 800 littering cases investigated  (March 22, 2016)
Read Stats
 Not littering on first date relates to social factors, Coca Cola explains  (March 22, 2016)
Latest Study
Should we pay a deposit on plastic bottles which litter Westcountry beaches?  (March 22, 2016)
UK Question
Guerilla garbage stickers remind Torontonians to recycle  (March 22, 2016)
Controversial
Florence County plans to crack down on littering issue  (March 22, 2016)
Read More
Operation to tackle littering and fly-tipping begins  (March 22, 2016)
Details
More than six tonnes of litter removed from Bute’s beaches  (March 22, 2016)
Learn More
Petersburg does have a littering issue  (March 22, 2016)
Letter
Sampling roadside litter: who pollutes?  (March 22, 2016)
Column
Scott County eyes roadside cameras to fight litter  (March 22, 2016)
Story Here
Uniformed patrols to target litter bugs  (March 22, 2016)
Private Firm
Environmental, health groups call for litter-free, smoke-free Holy Week activities  (March 21, 2016)
Full Story
Doncaster town centre pub forced to temporarily close due to 'mess' caused by Peterborough fans  (March 21, 2016)
Read More
Litter louts are ruining our town, says East Grinstead resident  (March 21, 2016)
Complaint
City council plan to reduce roadside grass cutting as part of scheme to save £1.5 million  (March 21, 2016)
Cutbacks
Doncaster town centre pub forced to temporarily close due to 'mess' caused by Peterborough fans  (March 20, 2016)
Full Story
More people could be fined for littering - just weeks after council removed bins  (March 20, 2016)
Controversy
Gas tax funding state mowing, litter pickup before Masters tournament  (March 20, 2016)
Read More
Cow died after eating litter  (March 20, 2016)
News Brief
Meet Auntie Litter, the rapping, recycling hero from my childhood  (March 19, 2016)
Profile
EMA teaches valued addition on trash  (March 19, 2016)
Zimbabwe
Bottle law repeal - and substitute litter tax - considered by Massachusetts Legislature  (March 19, 2016)
Hot Potato
Army of volunteers help clear tonnes of litter from Rushden streets  (March 19, 2016)
Helping
Throw it out for real: SA’s anti-littering campaign   (March 18, 2016)
Full Story
New Bern taking steps to improve litter problem  (March 18, 2016)
Read More
Horry County says the key to litter control is enforcement  (March 18, 2016)
On Watch
Florence County picking up the fight against litter (March 18, 2016)
High-Def
Challenging questions on marine litter addressed at multi-stakeholder conference  (March 17, 2016)
"PolyTalk"
 Stiff fines likely for littering, riding drunk on Metro  (March 18, 2016)
New Delhi
Clean for the Queen litter pick uncovers bottles of urine and faeces  (March 18, 2016)
Forensics
Florence County cracking down on littering problem  (March 18, 2016)
Sting Ops
Talking trash: Insulation littering Port of Liberty still a problem three years later  (March 18, 2016)
An Ordeal
West Kelowna targets litter bugs  (March 18, 2016)
Hotline
Richfield woman asking residents to clean up litter  (March 18, 2016)
Letter
Vandalised bins will be removed, council says  (March 18, 2016)
New Policy
Local leaders take a stand against litter  (March 18, 2016)
Louisiana
Hancock County cracking down on litter  (March 18, 2016)
Read More
Britain's biggest litter pick a huge success, organizers say  (March 17, 2016)
Recap
BigBang's T.O.P apologises for littering in China  (March 17, 2016)
Rock Star
Mystery sticker campaign rubbishes Brimbank ‘bogans’  (March 17, 2016)
The term bogan is an Australian and New Zealand slang word used to describe a person of lower working-class background, whose speech, clothing, attitude and behaviour exemplify values and behavior considered unrefined or unsophisticated.
Different
Stop the littering, not ban polystyrene  (March 17, 2016)
Opinion
Fast food restaurants don’t do enough to cut litter (March 17, 2016)
Letter
Anti-litter and anti-graffiti fund deadline this week  (March 17, 2016)
Heads Up
Bailiffs demanded this woman's car for a litter offence committed in a town she's never been to   (March 16, 2016)
Wales
Study reveals differing definitions of litter for under-25s  (March 16, 2016)
More Here
Scotland: Rise in littering prompts call for national strategy  (March 16, 2016)
Full Story
Steuben launching new anti-litter campaign  (March 16, 2016)
Learn More
Horry County looks at ‘no breaks’ litter policy  (March 16, 2016)
Tough Talk
Help save marine wildlife and earn $1500 just by picking up litter!  (March 16, 2016)
Grants
Lack of civic pride leading to littering - St. James stakeholders   (March 16, 2016)
Jamaica
Peer-Power revealed as crucial factor in changing litter behaviour in under 25’s  (March 15, 2016)
New Research
They're lovin' it: McDonald's signs sponsorship deal for council litter vans  (March 15, 2016)
McDonor
Carter Proud gaining momentum, tackling litter  (March 15, 2016)
Learn More
Editorial: The countdown to litter (March 15, 2016)
Philippines
Culture to blame for litter problem  (March 14, 2016)
Letter
Samurai slice up street litter  (March 14, 2016)
Thumbs Up
"Good start for a new litter program"  (March 14, 2016)
Greensboro
Legacy of waste from Great East Japan earthquake underscores need for urgent action on marine litter  (March 14, 2016)
Troubling
Volunteers tidy up Buckland estate in community litter pick  (March 14, 2016)
Well Done
Man pulled over for littering gets arrested for drunken driving  (March 14, 2016)
Story Here
Neat Streets campaign to tackle fly-tipping and litter in Carlisle  (March 13, 2016)
Read More
What lurks beneath: Just how harmful is litter to us?  (March 13, 2016)
Column
Cornwall's marine litter campaign hits Europe  (March 13, 2016)
Impressive
Holiday home owner targeted for fourth time by litter louts  (March 13, 2016)
Full Story
Call for Haugh Lane litter bins  (March 13, 2016)
Read More
New Jersey Clean Communities Council launches the "NJ Beach Bird" campaign to raise awareness about litter  (March 12, 2016)
Neat Idea
Cork City accumulates €250k in unpaid littering fines  (March 12, 2016)
Story Here
Every litter bit helps in Shropshire for Queen’s clean-up  (March 12, 2016)
Update
Litter is Scotland’s international shame  (March 12, 2016)
Good Letter
Opinion Shaper: Take pride in local beauty ­— don’t litter  (March 12, 2016)
“Proud people don’t litter.”
Right On!
Savannah Residents fed up with littering, want cleaner city  (March 12, 2016)
Want Change
Dartford litter louts hit with more than £15,000 in fines as council fights to keep streets clean  (March 12 2016)
Effective
Piles of garbage still litter BCM  (March 11, 2016)
Post-Strike
Miami Beach launches new anti-litter campaign  (March 11, 2016)
Unveiled
Cayucos Sea Glass Festival rumors draw sharp questions about littering  (March 11, 2016)
Full Story
No quick fix to littering woes  (March 11, 2016)
Letter
Michael Gove’s ‘Clean for the Queen’ plans deemed ‘PR stunt’ as area remains strewn with litter  (March 11, 2016)
Backlash
Making litter bins smart would be a smart idea  (March 10, 2016)
No Overflow
Litter patrols to come to Brighton and Hove  (March 10, 2016)
Brief
Qatar to get tough on litter  (March 10, 2016)
Law Passes
This is why we don't litter  (March 10, 2016)
See This
McDonald’s staff help collect more than 40 bags of waste with litter pick in Wellingborough  (March 10, 2016)
UK
Litter patrol: City, county should lead effort to clean up areas  (March 10, 2016)
Opinion
Litter-pick day proves a big success  (March 10, 2016)
For The Queen
Agents' boards: Politician says they're like litter and demands clampdown  (March 9, 2016)
New Policy?
Littering comes at a cost, PEI  (March 9, 2016)
Letter
This is how much litter is left in Aylesbury town centre everyday...  (March 9, 2016)
See This
Litter warning for local residents  (March 9, 2016)
Geraldton, AU
Audrey, 81, joins Pembroke Dock litter pick  (March 9, 2016)
Read More
Litter-picking fundraiser has high praise for Haverigg beach  (March 9, 2016)
Story Here
Litter action group get off to a flyer  (March 9, 2016)
Good Start
Clean for the Queen: Sweep, Peasants, Sweep   (March 9, 2016)
A Critic
Keeping litter, noise and light discipline in a high-risk environment  (March 9, 2016)
Weird
‘Biodegradable plastics not answer to reducing marine litter’  (March 8, 2016)
Noteworthy
‘Litter’ly killing us  (March 8, 2016)
Column
Roadside litter issues plague Spotsylvania  (March 8, 2016)
Letter
Tennessee DOT Litter Reduction Grant helps fund Harpeth River clean-up events  (March 8, 2016)
Details
Hatfield community joins forces to tackle litter problem  (March 8, 2016)
Diverse
Two teams of litter pickers got to work in time for celebration  (March 8, 2016)
More Here
Mansfield litter-pickers clean for the Queen  (March 8, 2016)
Still In News
Litter wardens hit the streets of Brighton and Hove  (March 8, 2016)
Full Story
Residents join forces to Clean For The Queen by litter picking region`s streets  (March 8, 2016)
Still Keen
Why do Pinoys litter?  (March 8, 2016)
Opinion
Lions collect for charity and tidy up litter  (March 8, 2016)
Doing Good
Lakeshore to crack down on litterbugs  (March 8, 2016)
Ontario
Litter: What's being done to clean up our streets?  (March 7, 2016)
Wales
 Bottles, beer and dirty diapers: Litter leaves little to like  (March 7, 2016)
Read More
Bill would increase fine for littering to $1k   (March 7, 2016)
Where?
Littering a Malaysian phenomenon   (March 7, 2016)
Opinion
Litter picking and highlighting polio fight   (March 7, 2016)
Good Causes
Volunteers can’t keep their hands off litter   (March 7, 2016)
Good deeds didn’t go unnoticed when the Litter Bugs again descended on the parklands in Farrarmere Gardens.
Read More
Highways England Board not incentivised to reduce litter   (March 7, 2016)
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Opinion
Why so much litter, Malta, my second home?  (March 7, 2016)
Letter
Leaders Against Litter pledge to Keep Louisiana Beautiful  (March 6, 2016)
Statewide
Queensland litter grants on national Clean Up day   (March 6, 2016)
Laudable
Aussie hands dirty for annual clean up   (March 6, 2016)
Clean-up crews scrub 230kg of glitter from Sydney's streets after the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
Story Here
Pasir Ris-Punggol residents to engage in programmes to discourage littering   (March 6, 2016)
Carnival
Lack of snow cover exposes winter litter  (March 6, 2016)
East Coast
The Queen is a 'keen litter picker' says TV presenter as Britons start to Clean for the Queen  (March 6, 2016)
Read More
Some in UK rally, others rail at call to Clean for the Queen  (March 6, 2016)
Mixed Bag
Clean For The Queen weekend is still struggling to find support  (March 6, 2016)
Critique
Why Manhattan isn't going to arrest people for littering, public drinking  (March 6, 2016)
Interesting
This city banned coffee pods. Canadians are turning on them too.  (March 5, 2016)
Full Story
$500 fine for littering even though I didn't litter  (March 5, 2016)
Letter
The big weekend is here!  Clean For The Queen news from UK  (March 4, 2016)
“Vacuum your villages. Spruce up your cities. De-litter the land.”
Official Site
Clean For The Queen community litter picks  (March 4, 2016)
A Sampling
Tackling littering from ground up in Singapore  (March 4, 2016)
Opinion
TV's Chris Packham captures the impact of litter on Britain's wildlife  (March 4, 2016)
"People who litter are unwittingly helping to kill and injure the wildlife we all love"
Reality Art
Illegal littering problem continues to grow in spite of efforts at curtailing  (March 4, 2016)
Read More
Gurkhas go on the attack against litter  (March 4, 2016)
Impressive
Pilgrims litter Adam’s Peak with plastics  (March 4, 2016)
Story Here
Four companies slapped with fines for indiscriminate littering  (March 4, 2016)
Penalty
Fifteen-year-old takes on EPA to have litter reporting rights given to under-18s  (March 3, 2016)
Historic
Maitland mayor shows support for deposit scheme with drink containers making up 44% of all litter | Poll  (March 3, 2016)
Full Story
Commissioners at odds over litter cleanups at county expense, demand priority sytem  (March 3, 2016)
Contentious
BUDGET 2016: Residents should prepare to see a little more litter around Southwark  (March 3, 2016)
Budget Cuts
Litter bug: The radical repackaging required to go zero waste  (March 3, 2016)
Essay
Council urges Stratfordians to Clean for the Queen  (March 3, 2016)
March 4-6
Boston makes a game of litter-free sidewalks  (March 3, 2016)
Trending
Littering, urinating and drinking in public will no longer get you arrested in Manhattan  (March 3, 2016)
New
Harare residents accuse Herentals college of littering the streets  (March 3, 2016)
Brief
Darlington residents urged to get involved in litter picks  (March 2, 2016)
Story Here
NSW needs a 10c container deposit legislation  (March 2, 2016)
Opinion
'Youf Gang' lead the way during litter pick  (March 2, 2016)
Teamwork
Volunteers to get anti-littering enforcement powers in Singapore (March 1, 2016)
New Law
Your grassroots volunteers may summon you for littering in the future and Workers Party is against it  (March 1, 2016)
Backlash
Litter problem on Hart Street from Maidstone's McDonald's drive-thru  (March 1, 2016)
Read More
Vancouver campaigners take aim at discarded cigarette butts  (March 1, 2016)
Full Story
Parliament: 2,800 cases of high-rise littering reported to NEA last year  (March 1, 2016)
Singapore
Grumpy / Legalised littering?  (March 1, 2016)
Column
Growing litter trend is a worrisome issue  (March 1, 2016)
“Illegal dumping is very difficult to manage . . ."
Find Out Why
Spring cleaning: Mansfield activist seeking groups to host anti-litter campaigns  (March 1, 2016)
Read More
Join the great Grantham litter pick on Friday  (March 1, 2016)
For The Queen