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News Reel . . .  May 2020

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2020
Minot environmental group launches virtual scorecard  (May 31, 2020)
New Idea
Community members encouraged to clean and pick up litter in their neighborhoods  (May 31, 2020)
Read More
Vaughan: Cigarette butts are litter  (May 31, 2020)
In Ontario
Littering angers Frenchpark community  (May 31, 2020)
Upsetting
Ventura County’s Paradise Falls closed after large crowds litter area with trash, human waste  (May 30,2020
Full Story
PPE litter masks more serious Massachusetts litter problem  (May 30,2020)
Read More
Does Costco have a littering problem?  (May 30,2020)
Ontario
Tybee Island locals concerned about massive crowds, litter and parking chaos  (May 30,2020)
Story Here
From drink bottles to tobacco sachets, UN study traces plastic pollution hot spots in the Mekong and Ganges  (May 30,2020)
Check It Out
Careless visitors could 'devastate' Northumberland, as pictures show 'appalling' scenes  (May 30,2020)
Not Nice
Green Up Day gets the green light for Saturday  (May 29, 2020)
Good News
Caledon bylaw officers have not issued any littering tickets during COVID-19?  (May 29, 2020)
Story Here
More than 6,000 pieces of trash recovered from St. Catharines shorelines  (May 29, 2020)
Great Job
Beachgoers left major litter on Hamptons Beaches throughout Memorial Day weekend re-opening  (May 29, 2020)
Reaction
Car parks full, littering and poor social distancing - welcome to another day in the Peak District  (May 29, 2020)
Read More
Local MP’s concern at re-opening of McDonald’s Drive Thrus  (May 29, 2020)
Outspoken
Activists raise alarms over virus litter along French coast  (May 28, 2020)
Big Story
'Dangerous' coronavirus mask and glove litter has Los Angeles considering crackdown  (May 28, 2020)
Read More
Council to re-introduce fines for dog fouling, parking and littering  (May 28, 2020)
A Reboot
Littering leads to police chase, crash  (May 27, 2020)
Crime News
Coronavirus: French alarm at COVID-linked Med pollution  (May 27, 2020)
Troubling
"Please take all of your rubbish home": Public urged to clean up litter left in parks  (May 27, 2020)
Story Here
Marin’s pandemic side effect: More Highway 101 trash  (May 27, 2020)
Read More
Belait company fined for littering    (May 27, 2020)
News Brief
Ravenous rats await restaurant-goers after 2 months of food deprivation, CDC warns  (May 26, 2020)
Full Story
People in Jersey urged to stop leaving litter and fly tipping  (May 26, 2020)
Read More
Petition seeks to clean up Okanagan forests 'carpeted' with shotgun shells  (May 26, 2020)
A Mess
Cheddar suffering from picnic littering creating ‘health hazard  (May 25, 2020)
An Issue
Littering Statistics Video 0:58  (May 25,2020)
Watch
First Nation’s guardians 'take matters into their own hands' and organize environmental clean-up  (May 24, 2020)
Inspiring
Just charge litterers a fine and enforce it  (May 24, 2020)
Brief Letter
Essay: "Laziness and Ignorance Prompts Littering"  (May 23, 2020)
Contest Entry
Tales from the dump: the dump is moving into the bush…  (May 23, 2020)
Column
Fires, litter and destruction of roadways: Why Piney is mad at CN  (May 23, 2020)
Story Here
Don’t let litter become a part of Cape’s culture  (May 23, 2020)
A Plea
The sun-starved prepare to storm beaches. Locals are worried.  (May 23, 2020)
Find Out Why
Free Litter Prevention Programs for Children  (May 23, 2020)
Details Here
Walker blasts 'selfish slob' as litter and broken glass left strewn across Somerset beauty spot  (May 23, 2020)
Read More
'Would you rather us fill potholes or pick up trash?' Disposable masks bring attention to Ohio's litter problem  (May 22, 2020)
Full Story
Celebrity shames litter louts for spoiling park amid coronavirus lockdown  (May 22, 2020)
In UK
You can drink again on Cocoa Beach on June 1  (May 22, 2020)
Story Here
Council to increase litter patrols after rubbish left at Richmond beauty spot  (May 22, 2020)
New Move
Traditional spring roadside cleanup won't be stopped by COVID-19  (May 22, 2020)
Good News
Litter louts dumping rubbish in much-loved forest despite plea against visitors  (May 22, 2020)
Tragic
French MP wants €300 fine for mask littering  (May 21, 2020)
Read More
New maps show the extent of marine litter in European seas  (May 21, 2020)
Interesting
Butt of the problem: Hazardous dropped cigarettes could be recycled  (May 21, 2020)
Column
Littering an issue at Old Fort Ponds in Uintah County  (May 21, 2020)
Find Out Why
Something must be done about appalling Galveston litter  (May 21, 2020)
Editorial
'Turned into destruction zones': Shotgun shell cases littering dozens of popular look out points  (May 20, 2020)
Read More
Student's reflections that promote sustainability go prime time  (May 20, 2020)
Inspiring
Pictou County council looking into placing anti-littering signs  (May 20, 2020)
News Brief
How the ocean cleanup plans to work with brands to solve the problem of plastic  (May 19, 2020)
Full Story
China’s civil code people-centric, improves legal system  (May 18, 2020)
Backgrounder
The trashman of Hamline-Midway: Steve Dalbec picks up neighborhood’s refuse, including 5,368 cigarette butts  (May 18, 2020)
A Hero
Scenic spot in Carlow used for wrong reasons like 'drinking and smoking of illegal substances'  (May 18, 2020)
Story Here
Visitors overrun Traverse Creek Road  (May 18, 2020)
A Problem
Littering locals could endanger new baby cygnets, according to conservation group  (May 17, 2020)
Full Story
EcoSuperior’s clean-up postponed  (May 17, 2020)
Bad Timing
Don’t let the wind blow litter around your neighbourhood  (May 17, 2020)
Good Tip
Campers moving to backwoods to get around closures  (May 17, 2020)
Cheaters
Call to stop littering Telford with used PPE items  (May 17, 2020)
Read More
Coronavirus: UAE environmentalists sound the alarm on dangers of Personal Protective Equipment waste  (May 16, 2020)
Full Story
Littering of masks, gloves a growing concern in Erie  (May 16, 2020)
A Concern
 Alabama agency gets $500k grant to clean up state waterways  (May 16, 2020)
Details Here
City cleaner but change may be temporary, say activists  (May 16, 2020)
Read More
B.C. conservation officers gear up to patrol recreation campsites, trails this long weekend  (May 16, 2020)
On The Beat
Beijing releases regulation for civilized behavior promotion  (May 15, 2020)
New Rules
After lockdown relaxation, visitors at Florida’s beaches litter 6000 kg of trash  (May 15, 2020)
Full Story
UK dog becomes local hero after picking up 250,000 pieces of beach litter in two years  (May 15, 2020)
Feel Good
Tyres and litterbugs spread plastic across Switzerland  (May 15, 2020)
Read More
European shoppers and companies embrace glass packaging’s benefits  (May 15, 2020)
An Update
Not social distancing at the beach? Marco Island to issue citations with $200 fines to violators  (May 15, 2020)
Crackdown
Gloves and masks litter Middle East amid virus panic  (May 14, 2020)
Inside Look
Why you should never release goldfish into lakes or ponds  (May 14, 2020)
Read This
Litter horrific in park  (May 14, 2020)
Story Here
There has to be better way to keep trash off streets  (May 14, 2020)
Letter
The amount of littering has increased, and COVID-19 can be to blame  (May 14, 2020)
More Here
Solar trash cans coming to Long Beach  (May 13, 2020)
Read More
Ontario marks the first provincial day of action on litter  (May 13, 2020)
Press Release
After lockdown, habits of some people set to change  (May 12, 2020)
Learn More
Residents slam 'disgusting' littering and dumping of dog poo in laneways in Clontarf  (May 12, 2020)
A Mess
Returning beachgoers left 13,000 pounds of trash on Florida's Cocoa Beach, prompting crackdown  (May 10, 2020)
Read More
Officials get tough on littering as people return to Space Coast beaches  (May 10, 2020)
Story Here
After EarthDay '20 Atlanta, Miami still "Litter Polluted Cities"  (May 10, 2020)
Just In
Campaign urges proper protective gear disposal amid pandemic  (May 10, 2020)
In Tune
County may soon ban littering of protective personal protective equipment  (May 9, 2020)
Proposal
Littering beaches still happening days after reopening, volunteer groups can't do much to help  (May 9, 2020)
Read More
Littering, illegal dumping continue despite 'stay-at-home' orders  (May 9, 2020)
An Update
Local high school teacher trying to deter littering in his neighborhood  (May 8, 2020)
Good News
Residents encouraged to register with EPA reporting service  (May 8, 2020)
On The Case
Warning issued to Dublin people as mask and gloves littering sees illegal dumping rise by 25%  (May 8, 2020)
Full Story
Brampton considering steeper fines for PPE litter  (May 7, 2020
Video
New law in Nassau County prohibits littering of PPE  (May 6, 2020)
Story Here
Let’s make something new out of something old!  (May 6, 2020)
Get Ideas
Rise in dumped masks and gloves littering the streets  (May 6, 2020)
Concern Grows
Rubbish along roadsides ranges from entire kitchens to take-away packages – and it’s not free  (May 6, 2020)
Commentary
Littering attracts over $540 fine, jail time under new Uganda law​  (May 6, 2020)
More Here
Nassau legislator proposes fine for littering personal protective equipment  (May 5, 2020)
Full Story
​Gannawarra Shire starts dog litter bag dispenser trial  (May 5, 2020)
Learn More
​Wildlife and litter don’t mix  (May 4, 2020)
Story Here
There’s no excuse for littering area  (May 4, 2020)
Reminder
Fine for spitting or littering in public, makes masks compulsory in Bengaluru  (May 2, 2020)
Read More
Masks must in B'luru; fine for spitting, urinating in public  (May 2, 2020)
New Rules
Amid lockdown, NDS cracks whip on citizens for not following cleanliness rules, 1339 penalised  (May 2, 2020)
Get Story
MCSO threatens to cite, fine or jail 'hundreds' gathering in Gila and Agua Fria river bottoms  (May 2, 2020)
More Here
Coronavirus consequences: Unprecedented and excessive littering  (May 1, 2020)
Full Story
Littering of gloves in Longford area needs to be tackled urgently, says Cllr Warnock  (May 1, 2020)
Story Here
People who litter should be ‘named and shamed’  (May 1, 2020)
Read More
Heading outside? Pick up litter — #DIYEarthMonth  (May 1, 2020)
Let's Go!