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News Reel . . . March 2019

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​2019
Litter police are patrolling Gloucester streets to dole out fines - this is what you could be paying  (March 31, 2019)
Read More
Helping more people give a hoot about litter  (March 31, 2019)
Column
County to add staff, truck to fight litter while residents pitch in  (March 31, 2019)
Full Story
The 'no littering' challenge  (March 30, 2019)
Video
EU Parliament bans plastics responsible for 70% of ocean trash  (March 30, 2019)
Read More
Mayor’s anti-litter half marathon targets 500 athletes  (March 30, 2019)
Good Idea
500 Savannah city employees to help with litter effort  (March 29, 2019)
Teamwork
Europe bans single-use plastics, and glitter could be next  (March 29, 2019)
Details Here
Parliamentarians praise new single-use plastics rules to tackle marine litter  (March 29, 2019)
Approved
Toronto prepares to clean up dirty streets after winter thaw  (March 29. 2019)
Full Story
Bus driver gives fruit peels back to littering driver  (March 29. 2019)
Video
‘Circus poster littering needs to be tackled with a firm hand’  (March 29. 2019)
Ireland
Actress laments cigarette litter: ‘Parking lot not an ashtray’  (March 27, 2019)
Read More
Authorities issue warning about meth lab litter  (March 27, 2019)
A Caution
Buffalo's windy winter gives way to a litter-filled spring  (March 27, 2019)
A Problem
Skunk rescue a reminder litter can be deadly  (March 27, 2019)
Letter
Halifax residents discover construction debris, trash on local walking trail  (March 27, 2019)
Full Story
Man receives littering citation  (March 27, 2019)
Crime News
Television host has a mini rant about littering  (March 27, 2019)
Details Here
US Navy equipment found in Tiree beach clean  (March 27, 2019)
More Here
Board okays litter pickup partnership with Accomack County Sheriff’s Department  (March 27, 2019)
Read More
Fairy houses removed from Tinker Nature Park due to litter, vandalism  (March 26, 2019)
Story Here
People in Stockport are being urged to get behind a nation campaign to tackle litter  (March 26, 2019)
Read More
Most styrofoam isn't recycled. Here's how three startups aim to fix that  (March 26, 2019)
Science News
European Parliament to greenlight ban on disposable plastics  (March 25, 2019)
Full Story
​Last straw for beach litter  (March 25, 2019)
Good News
Man shot after dispute over littering, D.C. police say  (March 25, 2019)
Read More
​#TrashTag Challenge sparks global clean-up  (March 25, 2019)
Trending
Chornobyl without litter  (March 24, 2019)
Video
Great British Spring Clean: Plastic bottles one of the main offenders at Ipswich litter pick​  (March 24, 2019)
Full Story
​Event aims to bash county litter  (March 24, 2019)
See Plan
Calling all volunteers for 2019 county clean up: 8,000 bags of litter collected across the county last year  (March 24, 2019)
Ireland
Tennessee Riverkeeper continues microplastic campaign  (March 24, 2019)
Read More
 ‘Don’t litter and treat environment with care’ – Speaker Mirzoyan’s message for community service day  (March 24, 2019)
From The Top
GRIPE in Ghana: Recycling starts with segregation of your waste (March 24, 2019)
Story Here
Maggie the litter-picking dog who clears up four bottles a day  (March 23, 2019)
Uplifting
New anti-litter team to fine fly-tippers and people dropping rubbish  (March 23, 2019)
Read More
Bill would change North Carolina littering laws to include grass clippings, leaves on streets  (March 23, 2019)
Proposed
Van driver fined €368 for littering on French road  (March 23, 2019)
Full Story
Trash tag challenge sweeping across China  (March 23, 2019)
Trending
Cochran-Johnson + Greater Hidden Hills to launch massive litter cleanup in DeKalb  (March 23, 2019)
Great News
Angus litter picking initiative welcomed  (March 23, 2019)
Doing More
Burnaby residents shouldn't have to clean up a film crew's mess  (March 23, 2019)
Letter
Sheriff pitches inmate labor program  (March 23, 2019)
Read More
The EU votes to completely ban single-use plastics  (March 22, 2019)
Story Here
Please clean up curbside litter  (March 22, 2019)
Letter
Volunteer garbage-picker regularly stuff bags with Prospect Lake Road litter  (March 22, 2019)
Full Story
Taking a different approach to litter  (March 22, 2019)
Read More
Council crackdown on highways littering  (March 22, 2019)
Get Story
Greenwood cop cams net littering scofflaws  (March 22, 2019)
News Brief
What effect will deposits have on litter?  (March 22, 2019)
Scotland
New York’s proposed bottle bill may actually hurt recycling  (March 22, 2019)
Analysis
US accused of blocking ambitious global action against plastic pollution  (March 22, 2019)
World News
Official suggests raising funds for litter position  (March 22, 2019)
Read More
These five exercise trends will help society and your health  (March 21, 2019)
Good Tips
Homeowner fuming over litter, ‘decline’ of Southside neighborhood  (March 21, 2019)
Video
Vancouver woman spends spare time picking up others' litter  (March 21, 2019)
Story Here
Yarra River's environmental health at risk due to litter, pollution, pests and urban development  (March 21, 2019)
A Concern
Stop the madness and march on litter  (March 21, 2019)
Editorial
Burnaby council asked to ban cigarettes with plastic filters  (March 21, 2019)
An Idea
Public urged to change attitudes in litter fight  (March 21, 2019)
Read More
Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office starts supervised litter pickup using low-risk inmates  (March 21, 2019)
Working
"Literally criminal environment sadness" Mum sent 3-foot litter grabber wrapped with 50ft length paper  (March 21, 2019)
See This
Plastic bag swap at City Hall in April  (March 21, 2019)
Novel
Viral video shows man getting apt lesson for littering. Internet calls it fake  (March 20, 2019)
Watch
Drivers could soon be fined £150 for littering from their cars  (March 20, 2019)
UK Story
Someone in Utica is tired of neighbors littering, makes own signs  (March 20, 2019)
Edgy
City Hall mulls stiffer penalties for littering  (March 20, 2019)
In Guyana
New litter bins to be installed this weekend  (March 20, 2019)
Read More
Littering in Chandigarh will cost your dear, Rs 10000 fine now  (March 20, 2019)
Fulll Story
Man fed up with the litter in his Frayser neighborhood takes action  (March 20, 2019)
Good Move
Should Columbia ban single-use plastic in Columbia? City leaders weigh in  (March 20, 2019)
Read More
Province considering plastics ban  (March 20, 2019)
An Idea
Why not use state's portion of lottery windfall to fight litter?  (March 19, 2019)
Letter
No, these are not recent pictures of litter in downtown Pretoria, South Africa  (March 19, 2019)
Fact Check
War of words over 'War on Litter' in Milton Keynes  (March 18, 2019)
Read More
World Plastics Council welcomes marine litter resolution  (March 18, 2019)
See Story
People are using the viral #Trashtag Challenge to pick up litter in the Smokies  (March 18, 2019)
Details Here
How to deal with people who litter, according to the City of Joburg  (March 18, 2019)
Watch
Manchester's litter heroes encourage others to join the Great British Spring Clean 2019  (March 18, 2019)
Full Story
#TrashTag challenge encourages people to pick up litter​  (March 17, 2019)
Trending
County Counci considers regional approach to littering  (March 16, 2019)
Read More
Litter = bad marketing  (March 16, 2019)
Letter
​Jeremy Clarkson: 'People of China, pick up your f***ing litter up'  (March 16, 2019)
A Rant
Citizens to be fined for littering in Peshawar  (March 16, 2019)
See Story
Garbage dumps in residential areas causing environmental pollution  (March 16, 2019)
A Concern
New Longford litter by-laws will clamp down on illegal disposal of domestic waste  (March 15, 2019)
Details Here
UNEP guidelines aim to advance indicator on Plastic Litter in Ocean  (March 15, 2019)
Read More
Indy will pay panhandlers to clean sidewalks, but it's about more than putting them to work   (March 14, 2019)
Bold Idea
People use the viral #Trashtag Challenge to pick up litter in the Smokies   (March 14, 2019)
Trendy
Ontario Ministry of Environment Litter and Waste Discussion Paper Released   (March 14, 2019)
Consultation
Raising a Stink: B.C. woman reminds people not to litter after rescuing skunk with cup on its head   (March 14, 2019)
Wildlife Story
OPD launches anti-littering campaign to keep Oxford clean   (March 14, 2019)
Good Move
McGehee Forms Committee to tackle litter problem   (March 14, 2019)
Read More
Litter problem in Salisbury, Rowan embarrassing   (March 14, 2019)
Letter
‘It looks really bad:’ Melting snow uncovers big mess in Milwaukee   (March 14, 2019)
Bad Scene
Police smash car window, arrest woman for littering, not giving ID  (March 14, 2019)
Crime News
Community members split on signs that show ‘rude hand gesture’ about litter  (March 14, 2019)
'The Finger'
Campaign to get Memphis clean by 2019 still hasn’t started  (March 14, 2019)
Read More
Lansdowne Station litter ‘a health hazard’  (March 14, 2019)
Photo-Story
Time to reduce plastic litter and waste  (March 14, 2019)
Ontario
Region 2 administration to get tough on littering  (March 13, 2019)
Guyana
Little Rock considers program that pays homeless to pick up litter  (March 13, 2019)
Read More
UNEP, Japan announce marine litter initiative  (March 13, 2019)
Learn More
Why out-of-control Memphis litter should be a top issue in mayor's race  (March 13, 2019)
Editorial
Agency completes 2019 litter index  (March 13, 2019)
How It's Done
'Trashtag' is the latest viral challenge and it won't send you to the emergency room  (March 12, 2019)
Full Story
Litter picking gets trending with #trashtag  (March 12, 2019)
Read More
Plastic in the oceans: Five steps to reduce marine litter  (March 12, 2019)
Pointers
Community leaders kick off Great American Cleanup  (March 12, 2019)
A Pledge
Litter heroes support local clean ups  (March 12, 2019)
Teamwork
Bottle deposit bill introduced  (March 11, 2019)
Arkansas
Plastic throwaways escape Missoula landfill, littering hillsides above I-90  (March 11, 20109)
A Problem
Ontario weighing ban on single-use plastic  (March 10, 2019)
Full Story
Police draw gun on Colorado man litter picking on front lawn  (March 9, 2019)
An Outrage
Great Falls teen wages war on litter  (March 9, 2019)
Local Hero
Environmental input sought  (March 9, 2019)
Ontario
Ramaphosa calls on SA to emulate Rwanda and stop littering  (March 9, 2019)
Read More
Litter pickers post amazing snap of dumped 7up can looking much as it did 34 years ago  (March 9, 2019)
See This
Hitchin cigarette butt litter bins pose Brexit question  (March 8, 2019)
See This
British drivers urged to clean up their act as part of a national litter campaign  (March 8, 2019)
Full Story
Mardi Gras clean up: What is the process to collecting parade litter?  (March 8, 2019)
Watch
Controversial Kingdom litter squad are DUMPED out of Wirral for good  (March 8, 2019)
Read More
Complaints about litter at new skate park  (March 8, 2019)
A Problem
A new paradigm for plastics  (March 8, 2019)
Global
Kuwait Municipality continues to fight littering in public places  (March 8, 2019)
More Here
Ontario Government invites public input on reducing litter and waste  (March 7, 2019)
Good News
The Great British Spring Clean 2019 calls on all of us to help clean beaches, parks and roads  (March 6, 2019)
In Depth
Viral video shows UFS student cleaning up litter after EFF protesters  (March 6, 2019)
Full Story
Herentals defies courts, litter Byo streets  (March 6, 2019)
Story Here
More trained officers to enforce Litter Act  (March 6, 2019)
Fiji
Anti-graffiti grant could help to paint your community in a better light  (March 6, 2019)
Good Idea
Current litter problem requires coordinated effort  (March 6, 2019)
Read More
Know a Tri-City teen who wants a summer job? The state is accepting applications  (March 6, 2019)
Help Wanted
Watch: Outrage over EFF members’ abusive littering  (March 5, 2019)
Video
Fiji trains litter prevention officers to control rubbish  (March 5, 2019)
Story Here
Retailers concerned with littering in Lautoka city  (March 5, 2019)
News Brief
Radiography of marine litter in Spanish water  (March 4, 201090)
Science News
Operation Zero Litter brings about change in city  (March 4, 2019)
Read More
Sumter to begin using probationers for litter cleanup  (March 4, 2019)
New Program
Declining water quality and litter in Buffalo Creek watershed among concerns in upcoming report  (March 4, 2019)
Story Here
​Philadelphia plans to install 100 surveillance cameras to nab illegal dumpers  (March 3, 2019)
Read More
​Report litter and flytipping in the Ring of Gullion  (March 3, 2019)
How It's Done
Sable Island Institute, Parks Canada form partnership to monitor debris  (March 2, 2019)
Full Story
​The little litter picker, eight, on a mission to save the planet  (March 2, 2019)
Inspiring
500 city employees to join in citywide litter pickup effort  (March 1, 2019)
Read More
Fines for littering should be posted on NC highways  (March 1, 2019)
Good Idea
​Trafford Park “Litter Heroes” needed for spring clean  (March 1, 2019)
Recruiting