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News Reel . . . May 2019

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​2019
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges employees sweep up Toronto's cigarette butts to mark 'UNSMOKE Canada Week'  (May 31, 2019)
Full Story
Anger after historic Cornwall valley beauty spot left covered in litter  (May 31, 2019)
More Here
Summertime Treats and Trash Talk  (May 31, 2019)
Column
Finding out the hard way: County residents face court contempt after failing to address litter code violations  (May 31, 2019)
Read More
Beauty spot blocked off due to litter bugs  (May 31, 2019)
Story Here
Cigarette butts in Costa Rica: The world’s largest plastic pollution problem  (May 31, 2019)
A Problem
Heartbroken chef pulls household items out of fish's stomach  (May 30, 2019)
Take Note
Politicians picking up road trash in Limerick  (May 30, 2019)
Good Move
Wampole: ‘We will aggressively address the littering issue’  (May 30, 2019)
Tough Stand
County joins anti-litter coalition to help improve region  (May 30, 2019)
Partnership
Intensify supervisory role on waste service providers, municipalities urged  (May 30, 2019)
Read More
Anti-litter compound to create cleanliness awareness  (May 30, 2019)
Story Here
The little-known law that can see you fined £150 for your passengers’ littering  (May 30, 2019)
Backgrounder
Treated like trash: south-east Asia vows to return mountains of rubbish from west  (May 29, 2019)
Controversy
Penn Hills students recognized for anti-littering artwork  (May 29, 2019)
Nice Idea
Solar-powered trash cans address litter at Westerly Beach  (May 29, 2019)
Good Move
NEA investigating rubbish thrown out of moving taxi along Penang Road  (May 29, 2019)
Read More
Two companies fined for littering  (May 29, 2019)
News Brief
Mayor appeals for support for youth-led community clean up  (May 29, 2019)
Story
'Name and shame' scheme to keep Shimla litter-free  (May 28, 2019)
Story Here
Are we 'liking', sharing and swiping the great outdoors to death?  (May 28, 2019)
Opinion
Desilting gutters, Korle Lagoon waste of government money – NPP MP  (May 28, 2019)
Read More
Eight-year-old schoolboy is hailed a super hero for cleaning up his neighbourhood  (May 27, 2019)
Full Story
'Why is Manchester such a tip?' - how rubbish and flytipping leaves a scar on the city  (May 27, 2019)
A Problem
Taking back the river with litter trap  (May 27, 2019)
See This
Anti-litter charity criticised for links to packaging industry  (May 26, 2019)
Controversy
Governor Sonko takes up manual labour (May 26, 2019)
Guyana
Berbice Pensioners Association donates ‘No Littering Signs’ to New Amsterdam Council  (May 26, 2019)
Nice Idea
Plastic straws, cotton buds and drink stirrers to be banned in England  (May 25, 2019)
Full Story
Calls for Longford County Council to endorse Adopt A Road scheme to curb littering  (May 25, 2019)
Read More
Tourists will follow clear rules  (May 25, 2019)
Opinion
Unprecedented scientific workshop on marine litter sponsored/hosted by PlasticsEurope  (May 24, 2019)
Details Here
'Put your butt on butts': Ocean City creates benches from littered cigarettes  (May 24, 2019)
See This
Litter from takeaway packaging is the consumer’s responsibility finds survey  (May 23, 2019)
Read More
Canada has hired a firm to ship garbage back from the Philippines, environment minister says  (May 23, 2019)
An Update
Kasabias – Specializing in illegal rubbish dumping  (May 23, 2019)
More Here
​How our toothbrushes are littering paradise  (May 22, 2019)
Full Story
Anti-litter campaigns more than picking up plastics, rubbish  (May 22, 2019)
Letter
Laziness and ignorance prompt littering  (May 22, 2019)
Opinion
Used needles litter French Quarter streets, residents say  (May 22, 2019)
A Concern
Fishermen tackle riverside rubbish  (May 22, 2019)
Read More
Against the grain: anger grows at spike in 'sand graffiti' by tourists in Japan  (May 22, 2019)
Full Story
High school party trashes wooded area in Torbay  (May 21, 2019)
Not Smart
Who’s really responsible for litter?  (May 21, 2019)
Analysis
Teacher, students work trash pickup into exercise routine  (May 21, 2019)
Good Idea
Litter dumpers trashing the local environment  (May 21, 2019)
Commentary
Surf City disputes recent report of smoking ban heading to vote before Council  (May 21, 2019)
Read More
​Working out what’s the right thing to do  (May 20, 2019)
Psychology
The UN’s Basel Convention takes significant steps against marine plastics, microplastics and plastic littering  (May 20, 2019)
Details Here
Glitter Is Litter campaign hits Class of '19  (May 20. 2019)
Full Story
Hypodermic needles litter Little League park in New Mexico  (May 20. 2019)
Troubling
These brands produce the majority of beach litter  (May 20. 2019)
UK Study
Prosecution for littering offences ineffective and inadequate – report  (May 19, 2019)
Story Here
Fair and effective plan needed to tackle littering – Councillor  (May 19, 2019)
Read More
How people make only a jar of trash a year  (May 19, 2019)
Tips
Hanoi use of cameras against littering does the trick  (May 18, 2019)
Watch Video
Campaign takes anti-littering efforts to the schools  (May 18, 2019)
Learn More
Littering on tracks: Railway warns abutting homes  (May 18, 2019)
A Problem
Less than half of litter fines paid between 2012-2017  (May 17, 2019)
Read More
Driver fined over ‘dangerous’ number of fast food wrappers, trash in car  (May 17, 2019)
Full Story
Dundee council leader attacked on jobs cuts after outburst about city litter problem  (May 17, 2019)
Politics
Downtown Reading targets cigarette litter  (May 17, 2019)
Story Here
Do your part to keep area litter-free  (May 17, 2019)
Advice
City looks to solve downtown trash woes  (May 16, 2019)
In Ontario
Keep America Beautiful announces 50 organizations receive 2019 Cigarette Litter Prevention Program grants  (May 16, 2019)
USA Winners
Brighton’s in-house environment cops dole out 128 fines in first month – half for litter and none for graffiti  (May 16, 2019)
Read More
Littering in New York City subway system  (May 16, 2019)
Blog
Littering remains a major challenge in Beitbridge  (May 16, 2019)
Story Here
Man fined £700 for tossing cigarette butt on floor as 22 people prosecuted in one day in littering crackdown  (May 16, 2019)
Full Story
Garbologists Report    (May 16, 2019)
Details
Trash found littering ocean floor in deepest-ever sub dive  (May 15, 2019)
Full Story
Coca-Cola and Pepsico litter leaders  (May 15, 2019)
New Study
​Coca-Cola most common source of packaging pollution on UK beaches – study  (May 15, 2019)
More
Environmental watchdog calls out 'widespread' littering of sample ballot  (May 15, 2019)
Read More
Swiss canton introduces hefty 300-franc fine for littering  (May 15, 2019)
Story Here
Delaware, stop dumping: Gov. John Carney launches statewide anti-littering campaign  (May 2, 2019)
Big News
Maine becomes 1st state to ban single-use foam containers  (May 2, 2019)
Full Story
It astounds me in this day and age that people still litter?  (May 2, 2019)
Letter
New litter hotline makes it easier to report, Arizona DOT says  (May 2, 2019)
Read More
Officials say anti-litter laws are not enough  (May 2, 2019)
Antigua
Limerick is tonnes of litter lighter after TLC5  (May 2, 2019)
More Here
​The 2019 Premier's Sustainability Awards are now open  (May 1, 2019)
Get Details
South Carolina doesn’t have a taxpayer-funded litter crew. Residents pick up the slack.  (May 1, 2019)
Analysis