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2013
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. 
Public works minister praises Bulawayo City Council on service delivery  (November 30, 2013) 
UPDATE from Dominica: Parliamentarian Norris Prevost speaks on littering issue  (November 30, 2013) 
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.
Balam Road residents complain about NEA cameras facing their homes  (November 29, 2013)
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.
Boston likely to enact smoking ban in parks to curb litter, secondhand smoke  (November 29, 2013) 
Public has ‘personal responsibility’ to tackle litter  (November 29, 2013) 
Volunteer mucks in to help the Tidy Up Together team in Grimsby, UK  (November 29, 2013) 
Guyana’s litter regulations now in force  (November 28, 2013)
Environmental Protection Agency policing new law through its recently established Enforcement and Compliance Division. 
Student smokers move off Arizona State campus but raise new concerns about littering  (November 28, 2013) 
Tourist disappointed in Barberton’s litter issue  (November 28, 2013) 
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    
Singapore combines kindness and anti-littering community volunteers , contact kindness@kindness.sg  (November 27, 2013)
Text your say: Litterbugs 
will face Rp 500,000 fines  (November 27, 2013) 
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.
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. 
Devotees litter parts of Gir forest; admin to launch clean up  (November 27, 2013)
Blog from India 
Deer Park resident rubbishes landfill firm as litter ‘escapes’   (November 26, 2013)
Moredon residents turn litter pickers to clear rubbish from the pavements  (November 26, 2013) 
Community day of action to tackle littering  (November 26, 2013) 
Littering in Southwest Virginia will soon cost you money  (November 26, 2013) 
Clean up after bushfire exposes coastal litter  (November 25, 2013)
Research Highlight: Concentrations of ocean's Garbage Patch plastic estimated  (November 25, 2013)
Plastic ingestion a problem for marine creatures
Driver stopped for littering is charged with car theft  (November 25, 2013) 
Pardon Our Mess: Litter on New Savannah Road  (November 25, 2013) 
Woman pleads guilty to littering with ciggy  (November 25, 2013) 
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.
Beachgoers cry foul over dog litter  (November 24, 2013) 
Plastic is not bad, littering is: Experts  (November 24, 2013) 
'Littering is a gateway crime': Activist to Mayor Rob Ford  (November 23, 2013)
Toronto’s Annex Neighbourhood holds Litter and Glitter cleanup and gala  (November 23, 2013)
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.
Litter and dog fouling problems discussed at summit  (November 23, 2013) 
Local delegation attends litter conference  (November 23, 2013) 
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.
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”. 
'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. 
Council: Littering the culprit for unsightly Luak Bay, Borneo  (November 21, 2013) 
Barrhead pupils launch litter pledge  (November 21, 2013) 
Clean ups planned for City Centre  (November 21, 2013) 
Green holiday gift suggestions from Canada’s plastic industry   (November 20, 2013)
Tips from Zimbabwe for preventing litter  (November 20, 2013)
Mike Wolfe: Litter cameras are just another council 'money-making scam'  (November 20, 2013) 
Penalties, jail for Durban litterbugs  (November 19, 2013)
South Africa getting serious about litter?
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.”
Harrisburg , Georgia residents asking Commission for help with littering enforcement  (November 19, 2013) 
Seaford shingle contaminated by litter, councillor claims  (November 19, 2013)
“Shingle” means a collection of small round pebbles on a beach. 
When it comes to litter which side of the fence are you on?  (November 18, 2013)
Keep Britain Tidy’s Big Litter Report 2013  (November 18, 2013)
Schoolchildren in big clean up  (November 18, 2013) 
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.” 
City of Ocean Springs forms Beautification Committee to address litter, lot clearing  (November 17, 2013) 
Traders pledge to keep Perumal Mudali Street free of litter, squalor  (November 17, 2013)
Rockdale Council 'must regain control'' of Cook Park  (November 17, 2013)
Social trash box robot solicits human help to pick up garbage  (November 16, 2013) 
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      
Jakarta to Fine Litter Bugs  (November 16, 2013)
Littering of “The Circus” a problem say waste officials  (November 16, 2013)
Vancouver's plan to recycle cigarette butts  (November 16, 2013)
CBC Radio's "The Current" looks at butt litter.
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  
Pocket ashtrays to stop city litter  (November 15, 2013)
One side of Horseshoe Common to be cleared of litter in unusual experiment  (November 15, 2013)
Littering to attract fine in Goa  (November 15, 2013)
Litter officers in Stoke-on-Trent trial body cameras  (November 14, 2013) 
Litterbugs belong on wall of shame  (November 14, 2013) 
Action needed to rid Australia’s environment of container litter  (November 14, 2013)
Cigarette butt recycling launched in Vancouver  (November 14, 2013)
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.
Hancock County recycling plan could be OK’d by end of year  (November 14, 2013)
Bushfires spark a range of new laws  in New South Wales  (November 13, 2013)
PEI resident says flyer delivery is just a licence to litter  (November 13, 2013)
Drivers face fines of AED 500 for cigarette littering  (November 13, 2013) 
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.”
Students Call Time On Litter At MK Hospital  (November 13, 2013)
Rio de Janeiro tells tourists: no more butts on the beach  (November 12, 2013) 
Traffic wardens could be redeployed to litter  (November 12, 2013) 
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. 
Litter piles up in Madrid as strike goes on  (November 12, 2013) 
Dirty nightspots, too few litter bins  (November 12, 2013) 
Heavy penalty for littering in Indian city  (November 12, 2013) 
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.
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.
Community join forces to clean up Smuggler's Way land blighted with litter  (November 11, 2013) 
St. Croix Senators acknowledge territory needs more recycling and less littering  (November 11, 2013) 
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. 
Bulawayo residents should be environmentally conscious  (November 11, 2013) 
Big Waster sends eye-opening message in Hong Kong  (November 10, 2013)
People walk past litter in Madrid during cleaners strike  (November 10, 2013)
The garbage situation in Better Hope, Guyana  (November 10, 2013)
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. 
Plastic debris floats in a crocodile pond  (November 9, 2013) 
Meet SOLVE from Oregon, working hard for clean oceans and land  (November 9, 2013)
Chambermaids to swap bed sheets for bin bags in community litter pick  (November 9, 2013) 
‘Green lung’ in Sakshi chokes on plastic litter  (November 8, 2013)
Diwali dumping mocks bag ban 
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.
 Litter Free Nashville Week wraps up  (November 8, 2013) 
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.
Two in five Dublin dog-owners aren’t cleaning up after their pet  (November 7, 2013) 
Doubts as fines for litter in Wharfedale rocket tenfold  (November 7, 2013) 
Ontario, Canada: Litter Prevention in York Region holds a round-up today  (November 7, 2013) 
Dublin Litter Blog  (November 7, 2013) 
Blog Tag - Litter Less Campaign Beijing  (November 7, 2013)
Waltham Forest Council going after bookies for litter  (November 6, 2013) 
‘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 
Minister, Mayor, Church and Musician tackle city litter  (November 6, 2013) 
Government seems happy with littering, South African claims  (November 6, 2013)
Tips for preventing litter in the community  (November 6, 2013)
Takeaways sign up to pledge to reduce litter in Bolton, UK  (November 5, 2013) 
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.” 
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. 
Council and college get tough on littering in Exeter parks  (November 5, 2013) 
Pittsburgh police set up "Don't Trash My Turf" hotline to stop littering from cars  (November 5, 2013)
EU seeks to limit use of plastic bags  (November 4, 2013) 
Fly-tip menace soars by a quarter in wake of new waste permit  (November 4, 2013) 
Complaints double over litter on Worcester streets  (November 4, 2013) 
People wearing masks pick up litter in the street in Tokyo  (November 4, 2013) 
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.
Dunmanway’s  success in Ireland's Anti-Litter Challenge  (November 3, 2013) 
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 
Two cemeteries praised for 'Undas' solid waste management  (November 2, 2013)
Overall, environmentalists decry the degree of littering on All Saints' Day public holiday.
Zombies invade L-A  (November 2, 2013)
Litter-free Water Stops!  (November 2, 2013)
Answers a 'running' problem of marathon race litter    
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. 
Rochester Kiwanis a litter bit better 2013 event summary  (November 2, 2013) 
Global program to reduce litter launched in Beijing   (November 1, 2013)
Littering fines in Northern Ireland rise by 15%   (November 1, 2013) 
Virgin Islands: Senators acknowledge territory needs more recycling and less littering  (November 1, 2013)
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.”
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
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 
Pick Singapore’s anti-litter volunteers carefully  (November 1, 2013)