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Sunday Newsletter: This Week In "Litterland"
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​2017
Councils urged to go online to tackle litter and fly tipping menace  (May 31, 2017)
New App
Scotland launches anti-litter resource  (May 31, 2017)
More
Private littering firm to patrol Peterborough streets despite BBC’s Panorama investigation  (May 31, 2017)
In UK
New Braunfels considers 'can ban' to combat littering on the river  (May 31, 2017)
Up For Debate
Progress continuing to bloom as litter, graffiti removal returns to Covington’s Madison Avenue  (May 31, 2017)
Read More
Sligo has a new temporary litter warden  (May 31, 2017)
Button Text
Bangkok clears litter from drainage system  (May 30, 2017)
Ireland
Sem boys are neat on the street  (May 30, 2017)
Award Winners
Young Scot determined to change attitudes to litter  (May 29, 2017)
Role Model
Cigarette butts hamper Michelstown anti-litter challenge  (May 29, 2017)
Story Here
Litter crackdown as sunseekers set to dump trash in Cambridge parks amid heatwave  (May 29, 2017)
Read More
Litter mars the Las Vegas Valley landscape  (May 28, 2017)
You Bet!
Police: Woman arrested after meth found hidden in pants​  (May 27, 2017)
Crime News
Man feels no shame after fellow commuters call him out for littering on subway floor  (May 27, 2017)
No Win
Shop worker gran, 70, handed £300 fine by litter police 'for failing to dispose of sandwich wrapper correctly'  (May 27, 2017)
Full Story
From garbage dump to garden of Eden: How locals transformed one of Mumbai’s dirtiest beaches  (May 26, 2017)
Impressive
Thurrock council boss defends get tough stance on litter louts  (May 26, 2017)
Story Here
Swachh Bharat app designed to keep 116 monuments litter-free  (May 26, 2017)
Innovation
RM500 compound for littering form July 1 - SMC chairman  (May 26, 2017)
Borneo
Thurrock litter bugs hit by fines of over £800  (May 26, 2017)
Read More
Have your say on NSW Litter Prevention Strategy 2017 ro 2020 consultation draft  (May 26, 2017)
See Plan
Waterbury owes thanks to mystery litter picker  (May 26, 2017)
Letter
Cleaning up dropped litter costs them £300,000 a year  (May 25, 2017)
Full Story
​Targeting city drug spots  (May 25, 2017)
In Galway
Don’t Be A Tosser campaign movie night  (May 25, 2017)
Good Idea
Litter leads to arrest of vehicle’s occupants  (May 25, 2017)
Crime News
Jay residents fear more litter after transfer station removal  (May 25, 2017)
A Concern
David Lynch made creepy anti-litter PSA  (May 24, 2017)
View Here
Louisiana litter fines would fall slightly under House bill  (May 24, 2017)
On The Books
Used syringes litter Cape Coral sidewalk  (May 24, 2017)
Read More
Kildare gum busting campaign launched  (May 24, 2017)
Good Job
Canal encroachment, littering worsens flooding in Ho Chi Minh City  (May 24, 2017)
Frightful
Conservative Manifesto 2017 – shock announcement on litter  (May 23, 2017)
In UK
Call for 'urgent' action as Kent's private litter police issue more than £1.3m of fines a year​  ​(May 22, 2017)
Full Story
Umiam sports complex victim of littering​  (May 22, 2017)
Story Here
Six hotels fined for littering  (May 21, 2017)
Read More
Fair warning: City trashing litter bugs  (May 21, 2017)
Editorial
Drones check litterbugs cleanliness and smoking  (May 21, 2017)
Eyes in Sky
Do more to stop high rise littering in condos  (May 21, 2017)
Viewpoint
Lots of litter, but no enforcement, at S.F.’s Dolores Park  (May 19, 2017)
Full Story
British Plastics group shows support to Hubbub litter campaign  (May 19, 2017)
Read More
Laois launches campaign to tackle chewing gum litter  (May 19, 2017)
Good News
Marble Beach littering mystery has surprise twist  (May 19, 2017)
Unusual
Cargill and Heineken employees give up their Saturday to help litter pick  (May 19, 2017)
Teamwork
Councils 'seek clarification' over how private litter firm operates  (May 19, 2017)
Heat Is On
Liverpool litter picking firm slammed in Panorama sting - but council DEFEND them  (May 19, 2017)
Controversy
More than 550 litter louts fined in just four weeks  (May 18, 2017)
Full Story
This is the horrible pile of charred rubbish littering part of Swansea  (May 18, 2017)
Ugly Scene
Misplaced outrage over Cape’s roadside litter  (May 18, 2017)
An Upset
Litter louts face on-the-spot fine in Arun district  (May 18, 2017)
Story Here
Cleaning Up Mumbai: Nearly ₹8 Crores collected from fines on littering in 10 months  (May 18, 2017)
Read More
Council in talks with litter police firm after BBC documentary reveals bonus scheme  (May 18, 2017)
Backlash
Stone blockage, litter in an area of Broad Brook in Yarmouth causes concerns and search for solution  (May 18, 2017)
A Problem
Flying rubbish video targets litter louts  (May 17, 2017)
Must See
Litter wardens rake in bonuses  (May 17, 2017)
Story Here
India will be truly literate when littering stops  (May 17, 2017)
Opinion
Bridgewater Green Committee wants to nip littering in the bud with nip bottle deposit  (May 17, 2017)
Read More
Rubbish dumped at Flintshire war memorial is like littering a grave  (May 17, 2017)
Insulting
Maidstone Borough Council suspends litter wardens after Panorama investigation into Kingdom Security  (May 16, 2017)
Fallout
Burnley’s private zero tolerance litter patrols rubbished by documentary  (May 16, 2017)
Read More
Plastic litter piles up on remote South Pacific island  (May 16, 2017)
Full View
San Diego beach trash data reveals 80 percent of shoreline litter contains plastic  (May 16, 2017)
Get Data
'Litter police' get bonuses to target public, Panorama finds  (May 15, 2017)
Top Story
Police praise for litter cleaners  (May 15, 2017)
Good Work
Toilet seats and other trashed plucked from shoreline  (May 15, 2017)
Ontario
Marathon runners litter, Cubbon Park walkers bitter  (May 14, 2017)
An Issue
Anti-littering, spitting awareness campaign soon  (May 14, 2017)
Read More
First annual downtown cleanup in Regina nets 20 bags of litter  (May 14, 2017)
Story Here
Coast Guard crew saves sea turtles from Pacific Ocean litter  (May 14, 2017)
View This
NSW litter campaign showing success  (May 14, 2017)
New Stats
Innovative product litter bin hits the staggering litter issue bang on point  (May 13, 2017)
See Demo
Pitch In Canada & Anti-littering Art Contest  (May 13, 2017)
Details
Zero Tolerance For Litter campaign gives out $12k in fines in Horry County  (May 13, 2017)
Read More
Indian municipality to install hanging litter bins  (May 13, 2017)
New Tack
Horrific photo shows what littering can do to animals  (May 13, 2017)
Tragic
Teens litter woods with condoms and underwear after sexual trysts  (May 12, 2017)
A Problem
Littering fine rises to $1,000 in Ontario township  (May 12, 2017)
Full Story
Woman, 26, must pay £1,100 after dropping cigarette end in Hanley  (May 12, 2017)
Ouch!
Uffculme litter pickers collect a "heart-breaking" 12 stone of rubbish in Uffculme  (May 12, 2017)
Read More
Trash overwhelms underpass just one litter hot spot in Eugene  (May 12, 2017)
Hot Spot
MH Christian School grade 3s put focus on a clean earth  (May 12, 2017)
Amen
NDOT hosts spring cleaning to remove litter on roadways  (May 12, 2017)
Get Details
Bottle art sheds light on litter  (May 11, 2017)
See This
Pickering residents sick of drugs, sex, litter in Pinegrove Park  (May 11, 2017)
Story Here
Student workers pay it forward with litter clean up  (May 11, 2017)
Read More
CCTV part of plan to tackle dumping at the town’s worst litter blackspot  (May 11, 2017)
Eyes On
Smokers fined for dropping cigarette butts on town’s streets  (May 11, 2017)
"Litter Louts"
Message in a bottle: what happens to plastic litter  (May 11, 2017)
Analysis
Council officers pick up almost 700 bags of litter in just eight weeks in Bedford  (May 11, 2017)
Too Much
Private litter picking firm hands out £500k in fines over 2 months - and pockets half  (May 10, 2017)
On Contract
Rochelle Archibald and her group A Greener Future get some great press  (May 10, 2017)
Profile
State highway crews to ramp up mowing and litter activities  (May 10, 2017)
Read More
Litter bugs hurt city  (May 10, 2017)
Letter
Condo owner hangs banner outside Richmond Hill condo to highlight balcony litter  (May 9, 2017)
Video
Skaters grab air to grind out littering  (May 9, 2017)
Good Move
Battle over plastic bags: why they won’t be banned in Wisconsin  (May 9, 2017)
Full Story
Barrow newspaper team scoops up plenty of litter to kick start Big Clean 2017  (May 9, 2017)
Kick-Off
Up to QR20,000 fine for littering in public places  (May 9, 2017)
Qatar
Talk Trash New York discourages youth from littering by making it a game to use trash cans   (May 8, 2017)
New Idea
Vermonters pick up litter from roadsides, parks  (May 7, 2017)
Good Example
Sub-contractors fill Pretoria street with litter  (May 7, 2017)
A Protest
Let us pledge we will not litter, PM Modi says  (May 7, 2017)
From The Top
Anti Litter Competition for 2017 begins next Monday  (May 6, 2017)
Irish Kickoff
​Festival seeks to discourage littering  (May 6, 2017)
Right Idea
Public out cleaning up litter  (May 6, 2017)
Important
Little village in Bali fining people RP5 million for littering  (May 6, 2017)
Story Here
​Spring thaw reveals litter strewn everywhere  (May 6, 2017)
Too Common
Enjoy Micronesian Island Fair, but please don’t litter  (May 6, 2017)
In Guam
No easy answer to illegal dumping and littering  (May 5, 2017)
Read More
Anti-dumping, anti-littering strategies should be addressed  in Cape Breton  (May 5, 2017)
Opinion
Governor vetoes proposed litter cleanup day, is tired of proclamations  (May 4, 2017)
Unbelievable!
Motorists encouraged to help keep roadways clear of litter  (May 4, 2017)
North Dakota
TelOne in $50,000 anti-litter campaign  (May 4, 2017)
Read More
Results from Rochester’s Litter Bit Better campaign  (May 4, 2017)
Statistics
Lock Haven Kiwanis fights litter  (May 4, 2017)
Good Example
Litterer gets can tossed back at him in Youngstown  (May 4, 2017)
Full Story
Litter strategy update  (May 4, 2017)
California
Columnist Gregory Hayes talks trash about roadside litter  (May 3, 2017)
Opinion
Local elections: Councils use stick and carrot to tackle litter  (May 3, 2017)
Wales
Keep New South Wales Beautiful 2017 Congress program  (May 3, 2017)
Details
Dromiskin community carries out major litter blitz  (May 3, 2017)
Teamwork
Taunton Council meeting tackles littering problems, recognizes achievements of seniors  (May 3, 2017)
Read More
Trillions of plastic bits, swept by current, litter Arctic waters  (May 3, 2017)
Science News
Irish are proud of litter free country  (May 3, 2017)
Letter
'It’s our planet ... it’s our home'  (May 3, 2017)
Story Here
Toronto's mayor talks trash, homelessness, parking permits  (May 3, 2017)
In The News
20,000 volunteers to fight against marine litter in Norway  (May 2, 2017)
Full Story
Council tackles litter problem with new environmental officer contract  (May 2, 2017)
Read More
Public works planning to expand smart litter can sensor program  (May 2, 2017)
Pittsburgh
To stop plastic litter artist makes Carpet of Joy with bottles  (May 2, 2017)
Creative
Nationwide litter-picking campaign extended to one month, up from a day​  (May 1, 2017)
Singapore
What a load of rubbish: 100kg of litter cleared from beach​  (May 1, 2017)
Read More
Fines for littering from cars start in South Australia  (May 1, 2017)
Read More