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20 Midlands schools receive Palmetto Pride grants  (November 30, 2013)
Through the Litter Trashes Everyone Education Grants, Palmetto Pride — a nonprofit initiative formed to promote litter reduction and beautification — schools can receive up to $5,000 to purchase classroom materials, begin outdoor projects like rain gardens or implement a recycling initiative. 
Way To Go
Public works minister praises Bulawayo City Council on service delivery  (November 30, 2013) 
Good News
UPDATE from Dominica: Parliamentarian Norris Prevost speaks on littering issue  (November 30, 2013) 
Vocal Rep
Could plastic pouches solve Exeter's litter problem?  (November 30, 2013)
FYI - The best pouches for chewed gum and cigarette butts are manufactured in Ontario, Canada. Self-extinguishing, reusable, inexpensive.
Cheap & Easy
Balam Road residents complain about NEA cameras facing their homes  (November 29, 2013)
Eyes Spy?
Cornwall, Ontario: Long Sault-area residents frustrated with littering in riverside park  (November 29, 2013)
Provincial police officer says people should formally complain to get an investigation going.
Full Story
Boston likely to enact smoking ban in parks to curb litter, secondhand smoke  (November 29, 2013) 
Trending
Public has ‘personal responsibility’ to tackle litter  (November 29, 2013) 
Right On!
Volunteer mucks in to help the Tidy Up Together team in Grimsby, UK  (November 29, 2013) 
Find Out How
Guyana’s litter regulations now in force  (November 28, 2013)
Environmental Protection Agency policing new law through its recently established Enforcement and Compliance Division. 
Full Story
Student smokers move off Arizona State campus but raise new concerns about littering  (November 28, 2013) 
Big Stink
Tourist disappointed in Barberton’s litter issue  (November 28, 2013) 
Photo Brief
You will soon have to cough up for spitting in the street  (November 27, 2013)
First bylaw of its type in England is finally an enforceable law after two-year lobbying campaign    
Imminent
Singapore combines kindness and anti-littering community volunteers , contact kindness@kindness.sg  (November 27, 2013)
Inspiring
Text your say: Litterbugs 
will face Rp 500,000 fines  (November 27, 2013) 
Story Here
Govanhill still seeking solutions  (November 27, 2013)
And 500 tonnes of fly tipped rubbish was cleared away from the area last year. Around 80 bags of street litter are picked up locally, daily.
More & More
Prevent Accidental Litter – Tips from a US Inter Municipal Relations Committee   (November 27, 2013)
The Trash Free Potomac initiative has a great video suitable for both kids and adults emphasizing the importance of putting things in the right place and preventing both intentional and accidental litter. 
Please Note
Devotees litter parts of Gir forest; admin to launch clean up  (November 27, 2013)
Blog from India 
Opinion
Deer Park resident rubbishes landfill firm as litter ‘escapes’   (November 26, 2013)
Read More
Moredon residents turn litter pickers to clear rubbish from the pavements  (November 26, 2013) 
Good To See
Community day of action to tackle littering  (November 26, 2013) 
New Idea
Littering in Southwest Virginia will soon cost you money  (November 26, 2013) 
Enviro-mess
Clean up after bushfire exposes coastal litter  (November 25, 2013)
See Problem
Research Highlight: Concentrations of ocean's Garbage Patch plastic estimated  (November 25, 2013)
Plastic ingestion a problem for marine creatures
'Deep' Trouble
Driver stopped for littering is charged with car theft  (November 25, 2013) 
Read More
Pardon Our Mess: Litter on New Savannah Road  (November 25, 2013) 
Photo Story
Woman pleads guilty to littering with ciggy  (November 25, 2013) 
News Update
Councils back Scottish anti-litter campaign  (November 24, 2013)
Scotland's local authorities have backed a national anti-litter campaign.  The Scottish government has already supported the campaign with £250,000 funding through Zero Waste Scotland.
Read About
Beachgoers cry foul over dog litter  (November 24, 2013) 
Story Here
Plastic is not bad, littering is: Experts  (November 24, 2013) 
India
'Littering is a gateway crime': Activist to Mayor Rob Ford  (November 23, 2013)
Full Story
Toronto’s Annex Neighbourhood holds Litter and Glitter cleanup and gala  (November 23, 2013)
Fun!
The anti-littering perspective on the Ford scandal  (November 23, 2013)
This part of the story from our First Annual Progress Report ran from coast to coast via Canadian Press.
Brief
Litter and dog fouling problems discussed at summit  (November 23, 2013) 
Read
Local delegation attends litter conference  (November 23, 2013) 
Proud
litterpreventionprogram.com releases "Litter Control in Ontario: No Time To Waste"  (November 22, 2013)
More news later, but for now our press conference in Toronto to unveil our First Annual Progress Report is the story of the day.
Our Report
Port Pirie Regional Council wins anti-littering award  (November 21, 2013)
Mayor Brenton Vanstone said the successful campaign proves that “interaction between youth and bureaucracy need not be overbearing or officious in order to bring about more litter free public places”. 
Australia
'Goans are literate but they litter most'  (November 21, 2013)
Deputy Minister’s 38-member educational tour that included bureaucrats, ministers, panchyat members and journalists, visited Austria, Italy and Germany to examine solid waste management technology in action. 
Flying High?
Council: Littering the culprit for unsightly Luak Bay, Borneo  (November 21, 2013) 
Read More
Barrhead pupils launch litter pledge  (November 21, 2013) 
Good News
Clean ups planned for City Centre  (November 21, 2013) 
Scotland
Green holiday gift suggestions from Canada’s plastic industry   (November 20, 2013)
"Up-cycling"
Tips from Zimbabwe for preventing litter  (November 20, 2013)
Primer
Mike Wolfe: Litter cameras are just another council 'money-making scam'  (November 20, 2013) 
Opinion
Penalties, jail for Durban litterbugs  (November 19, 2013)
South Africa getting serious about litter?
Read More
Be a Reverse Litter volunteer at Forth Worth’s Parade of Lights and get a free VIP ticket  (November 19, 2013)
“Help the Reverse Litter campaign make it the Cleanest Parade in America.”
Inspired
Harrisburg , Georgia residents asking Commission for help with littering enforcement  (November 19, 2013) 
Agitated
Seaford shingle contaminated by litter, councillor claims  (November 19, 2013)
“Shingle” means a collection of small round pebbles on a beach. 
Problem
When it comes to litter which side of the fence are you on?  (November 18, 2013)
Read
Keep Britain Tidy’s Big Litter Report 2013  (November 18, 2013)
Research
Schoolchildren in big clean up  (November 18, 2013) 
Tidy Tots
Councillor’s Rub Out Rubbish campaign is being taken on the road  (November 17, 2013)
"Any rubbish that comes out of the car window - drink bottle, can or food wrapper - can attract a $220 fine.  Motorists should also be aware that even if a passenger in their vehicle is caught littering the driver will be penalized.” 
Determined
City of Ocean Springs forms Beautification Committee to address litter, lot clearing  (November 17, 2013) 
Teamwork
Traders pledge to keep Perumal Mudali Street free of litter, squalor  (November 17, 2013)
Full Story
Rockdale Council 'must regain control'' of Cook Park  (November 17, 2013)
Australia
Social trash box robot solicits human help to pick up garbage  (November 16, 2013) 
Really Cool
Mayor Robert Grossi faces illegal dumping charges  (November 16, 2013)
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources charge forces the mayor of Council out of his role as head of the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority      
Ouster
Jakarta to Fine Litter Bugs  (November 16, 2013)
For Real
Littering of “The Circus” a problem say waste officials  (November 16, 2013)
Read
Vancouver's plan to recycle cigarette butts  (November 16, 2013)
CBC Radio's "The Current" looks at butt litter.
Audio
Essex Region bans smoking at its southern Ontario beaches, conservation areas  (November 15, 2013)
Windsor-area conservation authority ban to be phased in over 2 years  
Big News
Pocket ashtrays to stop city litter  (November 15, 2013)
Sensible
One side of Horseshoe Common to be cleared of litter in unusual experiment  (November 15, 2013)
Demo
Littering to attract fine in Goa  (November 15, 2013)
Announced
Litter officers in Stoke-on-Trent trial body cameras  (November 14, 2013) 
Eyes Open
Litterbugs belong on wall of shame  (November 14, 2013) 
On Camera
Action needed to rid Australia’s environment of container litter  (November 14, 2013)
More Here
Cigarette butt recycling launched in Vancouver  (November 14, 2013)
Full Story
Councilor wants trash bins inside public transports  (November 14, 2013)
Call to re-implement an existing ordinance that requires public utility vehicles to put in garbage bins as one of the waste management measures.
Idea
Hancock County recycling plan could be OK’d by end of year  (November 14, 2013)
Read More
Bushfires spark a range of new laws  in New South Wales  (November 13, 2013)
Danger
PEI resident says flyer delivery is just a licence to litter  (November 13, 2013)
Complaint
Drivers face fines of AED 500 for cigarette littering  (November 13, 2013) 
Decree
South Africans urged to be active citizens  (November 13, 2013)
“Active citizenship is knowing your rights and being able to change what you do not like.”
Read This
Students Call Time On Litter At MK Hospital  (November 13, 2013)
Good Work
Rio de Janeiro tells tourists: no more butts on the beach  (November 12, 2013) 
Analysis
Traffic wardens could be redeployed to litter  (November 12, 2013) 
Read More
Madrid litter strike  (November 12, 2013)
Spain's labour unions called for an indefinite strike in Spain's capital since Tuesday for the street cleaning and park maintenance sectors in protest against announced layoffs that could affect over a thousand municipal workers, according to local media. 
Photos
Litter piles up in Madrid as strike goes on  (November 12, 2013) 
Story
Dirty nightspots, too few litter bins  (November 12, 2013) 
Read More
Heavy penalty for littering in Indian city  (November 12, 2013) 
Brief
Survey finds litter in 96 per cent of our streets  (November 11, 2013)
The survey results have been released ahead of the charity's annual conference on November 13, where TIDY Northern Ireland will discuss the options available for a nationwide anti-litter campaign. Visit the website.
New Stats
Introducing "The Vermont Litter Times" and headline news parody  (November 11, 2013)
We applaud the dedicated people who work consistently on the side of ‘clean’ like our online friend and litter prevention activist, Bernie Paquette.
Website
Community join forces to clean up Smuggler's Way land blighted with litter  (November 11, 2013) 
Clean Team
St. Croix Senators acknowledge territory needs more recycling and less littering  (November 11, 2013) 
Read More
UCLA Report: Top 10 Solutions to Global Ocean Plastic Pollution  (November 11, 2013)
An estimated 20 million tons of plastic litter entering the ocean each year, plastic pollution is a daunting crisis for the marine environment, one that demands action. 
Urgent
Bulawayo residents should be environmentally conscious  (November 11, 2013) 
From The Top
Big Waster sends eye-opening message in Hong Kong  (November 10, 2013)
Full Story
People walk past litter in Madrid during cleaners strike  (November 10, 2013)
Photo
The garbage situation in Better Hope, Guyana  (November 10, 2013)
Letter
Plans to paint dog mess pink in bid to shame offenders  (November 9, 2013)
Council members say they intend to take the fight against litter louts to the next level. 
Get The Dirt
Plastic debris floats in a crocodile pond  (November 9, 2013) 
At The Zoo
Meet SOLVE from Oregon, working hard for clean oceans and land  (November 9, 2013)
Website
Chambermaids to swap bed sheets for bin bags in community litter pick  (November 9, 2013) 
Clean Team
‘Green lung’ in Sakshi chokes on plastic litter  (November 8, 2013)
Diwali dumping mocks bag ban 
Dilemma
Fences erected in Darlington to highlight the cost of littering  (November 8, 2013)
The aim is to show people from November 15 to 17 what happens when councils stop clearing up after people and is part of a national campaign run by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy.
Experimental
 Litter Free Nashville Week wraps up  (November 8, 2013) 
How To
What a waste: how we tip 25 meals - and £60 - into bin every month  (November 8, 2013)
The average UK household throws away the equivalent of six meals every week, costing almost £60 a month, a study has found.  Meanwhile, one report has estimated that food-related waste, wrappers, containers, etc constitute 70 per cent of all litter.
Read
Two in five Dublin dog-owners aren’t cleaning up after their pet  (November 7, 2013) 
Must Read
Doubts as fines for litter in Wharfedale rocket tenfold  (November 7, 2013) 
Full Story
Ontario, Canada: Litter Prevention in York Region holds a round-up today  (November 7, 2013) 
Announcing
Dublin Litter Blog  (November 7, 2013) 
Pics & Notes
Blog Tag - Litter Less Campaign Beijing  (November 7, 2013)
Update
Waltham Forest Council going after bookies for litter  (November 6, 2013) 
New Move
‘Green Ambassador’ Mpofu calls for zero littering  (November 6, 2013)
Mpofu, a young artist and musician, has become a Zimbabwean ambassador in the  fight against the litter scourge 
Creative
Minister, Mayor, Church and Musician tackle city litter  (November 6, 2013) 
Partners
Government seems happy with littering, South African claims  (November 6, 2013)
Critique
Tips for preventing litter in the community  (November 6, 2013)
Good Advice
Takeaways sign up to pledge to reduce litter in Bolton, UK  (November 5, 2013) 
Real Steps
With cows in mind, Swiss farmers wage litter battle  (November 5, 2013)
The idea of cows dying of litter hit a nerve.  “It’s plastic bags, aluminum cans,” said Mr. Wyss, 50, a farmer. “I make an effort to keep an eye on the cows, on the fields, but my machines shred this stuff in with the hay and the silage. That’s where the problem begins.” 
NY Times
Public urged to help stamp out expensive litter fires  (November 5, 2013)
Figures show there were 7,937 fires involving refuse and fly-tipping in 2012/13 — almost 90% of them started deliberately.  The period around November 5 often sees a spike in illegal fire-starting. 
Alarmed
Council and college get tough on littering in Exeter parks  (November 5, 2013) 
More Here
Pittsburgh police set up "Don't Trash My Turf" hotline to stop littering from cars  (November 5, 2013)
Cops Care
EU seeks to limit use of plastic bags  (November 4, 2013) 
Deep Concern
Fly-tip menace soars by a quarter in wake of new waste permit  (November 4, 2013) 
Controversy
Complaints double over litter on Worcester streets  (November 4, 2013) 
Full Story
People wearing masks pick up litter in the street in Tokyo  (November 4, 2013) 
Photo
Trinidad and Tobago’s solid waste division brings back Charlie  (November 3, 2013)
The poster boy for the anti-litter campaign of the mid-80s is back with a vengeance.
Creative
Dunmanway’s  success in Ireland's Anti-Litter Challenge  (November 3, 2013) 
Get Story
120 tons of littered holiday garbage collected in Manila party locations  (November 2, 2013)
All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day revelers leave a litter disaster zone 
Update
Two cemeteries praised for 'Undas' solid waste management  (November 2, 2013)
Overall, environmentalists decry the degree of littering on All Saints' Day public holiday.
Full Story
Zombies invade L-A  (November 2, 2013)
Find Out Why
Litter-free Water Stops!  (November 2, 2013)
Answers a 'running' problem of marathon race litter    
New Way
Publication of Marine Strategy Report welcomed  (November 2, 2013)
As part of the initial assessment of Ireland’s marine waters, the Department has funded the development of Ireland’s Marine Atlas which collates relevant data and information on our marine environment. 
Official
Rochester Kiwanis a litter bit better 2013 event summary  (November 2, 2013) 
Brief
Global program to reduce litter launched in Beijing   (November 1, 2013)
Big News
Littering fines in Northern Ireland rise by 15%   (November 1, 2013) 
Story Here
Virgin Islands: Senators acknowledge territory needs more recycling and less littering  (November 1, 2013)
Full Story
Queensland commits $5.6 million to 4-year Action Plan to clean up litter and illegal dumping  (November 1, 2013)
“This is a community problem and by engaging the community we can work together to confront the behaviour and achieve long-term improvement in littering and illegal dumping behaviour.”
Investment
Personal care projects possible source of microplastics in lakes  (November 1, 2013)
"I'm fond of saying the most invasive species on the Great Lakes is man." -- Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley
Micro-Litter
Turning litter into livelihoods: Wazara  (November 1, 2013)
Besides helping maintain a clean and green environment, litter recycling and other forms of waste management are lucrative sources of income, according to Zimbabwe waste management ambassador 
Insights
Pick Singapore’s anti-litter volunteers carefully  (November 1, 2013) 
Brief