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2014
Tobacco-hooked Beijing adopts smoking ban for public places  (November 30, 2014)
Tobacco advertising also banned in move to take effect in June 2015
Major Shift
Owners to be penalised if pets litter on roads in Delhi  (November 30, 2014)
Story Here
Kingston, Rhode Island resident wants town to clean up trash  (November 29, 2014)
Read More
Save our Swan  (November 29, 2014)
River in danger
Action Now
Tidy Desk or Messy Desk? Each Has Its Benefits  (November 29, 2014)
Archived
Plan to ban butts in NSW National Parks  (November 29, 2014)
The ban on smoking within national parks will commence on January 1 2015.
Cigarette butts contain more than 4000 chemicals, including 43 known carcinogens such as ammonia, nitrogen dioxide, formaldehyde, hydrogen cyanide and arsenic. When cigarette butts are discarded the chemicals leach into the surrounding environment polluting the land and waterways.
The Latest
Vehicle waste management can be improved  (November 28, 2014)
Letter
Ireland’s schools can gain a green flag  (November 28, 2014)
Website
Rhode Island resident wants his town to clean up trash  (November 28, 2014)
Story
A passion for the environment  (November 28, 2014)
John Buchanan gives a boat tour of disturbing environmental threats to Howe Sound
Profile
Melon Seed Brother pesters Suit Man until he is beaten up  (November 28, 2014)
Don't Do This
F.I.S.H. pays landowners to allow fishing access  (November 28, 2014)
No Littering
Community intent on ridding conservancy of litter  (November 28, 2014)
Improvement
Residents asked to pick up trash on Fridays  (November 27, 2014)
The Jakarta administration has launched the Gerakan Pungut Sampah (Picking Up Trash Movement), calling on Jakartans to pick up garbage in their areas every Friday morning.
Full Story
Funding announced for innovative litter project in Angus  (November 27, 2014)
Ready To Go
Appeals judges uphold harassment conviction in Wyckoff dog waste dispute  (November 27, 2014)
New Jersey
Election campaigns in Turkey a major cause of pollution  (November 27, 2014)
Big Mess
Anti-social behaviour officers retained in Basingstoke  (November 26, 2014)
4-Year Plan
PALS anti-litter awards  (November 26, 2014)
See More
Roadside litter equals pure laziness in people  (November 26, 2014)
Opinion
Seven misbehaviors we Lebanese need to stop  (November 26, 2014)
Listed Here
Fifteen shops fined for littering public places in city of Raipur  (November 26, 2014)
Enforced
Litterbugs to be fined or imprisoned in Bandung, Indonesia  (November 25, 2014)
Starts Monday
Kids clean up but grownups litter  (November 25, 2014)
Read More
A vow for a cleaner Pakistan  (November 25, 2014)
Story Here
Sample Legislation: Handbills and Other Materials  (November 25, 2014)
Tools
Penrhyndeudraeth children help with litter-pick  (November 25, 2014)
Good Job!
EPA fines Boral for litter escape  (November 24, 2014)
No Excuse
Don’t mess with me  (November 24, 2014)
Read
Convener welcomes appointment of Islands Minister  (November 24, 2014)
Scotland
Residents vandalize sewer system  (November 24, 2014)
New Problem
Resident awaiting Killeen’s response regarding littering in Turtle Bend  (November 24, 2014)
Letter
Germans may face caning in Singapore if convicted of train graffiti  (November 23, 2014)
Harsh
Dispose rubbish properly, Kg Ayer residents told  (November 23, 2014)
New Rules
East Hamilton student litter patrol  (November 23, 2014)
Boosters
Trowbridge rats lovin’ buckets of takeaway treats  (November 23, 2014)
Full Story
Gum companies urged to aid clean-up  (November 22, 2014)
Chewing gum manufacturers must help pay the estimated £60 million bill for cleaning up discarded pieces, councils have said in calling for a "producer pays" principle to be introduced so that manufacturers are obliged to help shoulder some of the clean-up cost.  
Full Wad
Littering a threat to Jamaica's health  (November 22, 2014)
Letter
Bulawayo won’t flood, Mayor says  (November 22, 2014)
Fallout
Dumping shame of New Ross  (November 22, 2014)
The discovery of a mini dump at the back of a New Ross retail area has led to a call for urgent action.
Ireland
Germans may face caning in Singapore if convicted of train graffiti  (November 22, 2014)
Troubling
Moon is a garbage receptacle of lunar litter: report  (November 21, 2014)
NASA keeps a list of all human detritus that has been left on the moon, including tongs, golf balls and a “defecation collection device,” according to the organization’s official website.
Must Read
"Time for Jamaica to invest in recycling": writer  (November 21, 2014)
Letter
In Botswana, local Council clashes with vendors over relocation  (November 21, 2014)
Problems
'100 in 100' montage shows plastic plague that is littering our beautiful beaches in Cornwall  (November 21, 2014)
Photographer and diver Charles Hood’s montage shows the items of beach litter found in a 100sq metre area of a West Cornwall beach
See More
378 litterbugs, smokers fined  (November 21, 2014)
Ongoing
Falmouth mayor, health dept to get tough on litter bugs  (November 20, 2014)
Virus Alert
Borough's new anti-littering effort hits the airwaves  (November 20, 2014)
Staten Island
CCTV appeal: Can you identify these people who made a mess in Boston, UK?  (November 20, 2014)
Eyes On
Get a load of these bins  (November 20, 2014)
View Here
Harare under fire over storm drains  (November 19, 2014)
Fallout
Litter concerns for Mandurah's Mariners Cove development  (November 19, 2014)
No Action
'Trash Tower' makes mark at Newbury Elementary  (November 19, 2014)
Full Story
Study looks at tobacco littering enforcement in Japan  (November 19, 2014)
Synopsis
Followed for littering; arrested on gun charges   (November 19, 2014)
In The Can
Litter in the United States  (November 19, 2014)
Wikipedia updated recently
History
Flooding in Harare  (November 18, 2014)
Bad Clog
Ahok laments Starbucks cups floating in Ciliwung River  (November 18, 2014)
Indonesia
Parle Products launches the 2nd phase of the ‘Litter Free’ campaign  (November 18, 2014)
Involvement
Cleaning India: An Essay  (November 18, 2014)
Good Read
Government push to clean up Britain and make dropping litter 'as socially unacceptable as drink driving'  (November 17, 2014)
The Government is looking at making it easier for councils to fine people who throw litter from their cars and cut down on roadside rubbish which costs millions of pounds to clean up.
Good Moves
Blantyre City to criminalize littering  (November 17, 2014)
Toughening
Littering very difficult to prosecute in court  (November 17, 2014)
Councillor says every journey starts with a small step, 'We have to go into the schools,' he said. 'These are the people of the future.'
Loopholes
Supermarket shoppers’ response to carrier bag charge 'Asda' be seen to be believed   (November 17, 2014)
Thefts
Citizens approach cop they saw littering, cop says, “Yeah? What are you gonna do about it?”  (November 16, 2014)
Live Account
Reverse vending machines hit the slot  (November 16, 2014)
Neat Idea
Australia: Smoking banned in NSW national parks  (November 16, 2014)
Seven billion cigarette butts are dropped in Australia every year and as well as looking unsightly, they contain hazardous chemicals such as arsenic and lead, which can then leach into the environment.
Read More
Delhi girl is the face of Swachh Vidyalaya clean campaign  (November 15, 2014)
Full Story
Increase in littering in Irish county  (November 15, 2014)
Read
Today is America Recycles Day  (November 15, 2014)
Fort Worth Neighborhood Litter Stomp
Website
Sanitary pad burns the taboo  (November 15, 2014)
Personal
Talking about clean and green  (November 14, 2014)
‘Research has shown that there is a close link between "crime and grime" and it is a fundamental that these issues be tackled together.’
Column
Shepherdstown Town Council moves to adopt littering ordinance  (November 14, 2014)
Ordinance "covers littering from someone dropping something on the sidewalk to somebody coming in from out of town and dumping their trash in town. It doesn't specify where someone is from, but if they litter in Shepherdstown, they will be in trouble."
Brand New
Dubai Municipality to undertake massive recycling campaign in Mirdif  (November 14, 2014)
Visit Site
Number of plastic bags blighting Britain for a decade  (November 14, 2014)
Long Story
Practice lawful method of discarding deer carcass  (November 14, 2014)
Letter
Uasin Gishu County to ban peeing in public: Kenya  (November 13, 2014)
Smoking and peeing in public will soon be banned in Uasin Gishu county. Deputy Governor Daniel Chemno said those found will be arrested.
New Law
Direct mailing is littering  (November 13, 2014)
Opinion
Cigarette butt sparks row with minister  (November 13, 2014)
Deputy Kevin Stewart has defended how he disposes of cigarettes after being accused of going about it the wrong way.
Bad Example
In response to the ‘Butt-Barriers’ column from November 6  (November 13, 2014)
College News
Roanoke County sees less litter during first year of campaign    (November 12, 2014)
Wins Award
Litter Louts named and shamed by Council  (November 12, 2014)
Read More
Littering and cycling ’pros’  (November 12, 2014)
Good Point
Did you add to last night’s Halloween litter? This Senator wants you to be fined…a LOT  (November 12, 2014)
Boo!
Litter fines in Manchester  (November 11, 2014)
New Ways
Anti-litter campaign kicks off in Sylvester  (November 11, 2014)
Ready, Go!
The Fifth Metro: Clean it like Tokyo  (November 11, 2014)
The no-littering ethic is rooted in Japan’s culture. The country is an island without access to endless resources and the Japanese value everything. What they don’t need, they dispose of correctly. 
Must Read
Mangetsu Man masked superhero  (November 11, 2014)
Cute
Look: Bizarre "rice cooker" trash bin in Taiyuan  (November 11, 2014)
See It
Cops: Garden gnome trashed on Reef Road  (November 11, 2014)
Funny
Agency and citizens to slug it out on the streets of Dadar  (November 11, 2014)
More Here
Littering is spoiling the looks of Pindi  (November 10, 2014)
Full Story
Candidates' signs still littering the landscape  (November 10, 2014)
An Issue
Georgian PM to solve garbage problems  (November 10, 2014)
Taking Aim
Deputy Governor criticizes litterbugs in Jakarta  (November 10, 2014)
Vocal
Beaches brace for wave of litter  (November 9, 2014)
Australia
Bristol man pays almost £500 for dropping Pringles lid  (November 9, 2014)
Ouch!
Goal is a garbage-free, glittering Pudcherry  (November 9, 2014)
Good Goal
14 litter cases before the courts  (November 9, 2014)
Penalty
Tackling the sanitation menace from the grassroots  (November 8, 2014)
Ghana
Efforts to beautify Kathmandu should continue beyond the Saarc Summit  (November 7, 2014)
Editorial
Commentary: Crimes of rudeness don't go unnoticed  (November 8, 2014)
Read More
Webinar at 11:30 this morning: Improving Canada’s record on waste  (November 7, 2014)
Today
New litter wardens appointed for Kaieteur, Guyana (November 7, 2014)
Through the empowered officers, the capacity and planned efforts to enforce the regulations and reduce littering are greatly strengthened.
Ready
No-littering pledge catches on at Cronulla  (November 7, 2014)
Trending
Elderly couple calling for more littering signs after fine for cigarette butt  (November 7, 2014)
Upset
Children join forces at litter pick  (November 7, 2014)
"Litter is something that is very noticeable and by educating young people to dispose of their litter responsibly we can hopefully carry the message through the generations, ensuring a better place for everyone to live in."
Story Here
War on litter in the city  (November 6, 2014)
South African city plans to tackle litter issue
Find Out How
Litter and Recycling Expo to Bring Smokey Bear to New Town  (November 6, 2014)
The James City Clean County Commission was started in 1979 as a group of volunteers appointed by the Board of Supervisors, tasked with promoting recycling, controlling litter, providing environmental education and helping to coordinate county beautification efforts. Learn more.
Star Power
378 litterbugs, smokers fined in Cebu  (November 6, 2014)
More Here
Using art to educate  (November 6, 2014)
Australia
Liberia: “Littering uncontrollable,” sanitation workers complain  (November 5, 2014)
Full Story
Killer litter still a major pitfall in HDB estates, Singapore  (November 5, 2014)
Read More
Xi’an, a village advised not to litter : Beware of others curse your ancestors and parents  (November 5, 2014)
China
Indian agency’s Swachh Bharat TV commercial 'shames' those who litter  (November 5, 2014)
This is the first phase of the campaigning, demonstrated by a 60-second TV ad, which will be aired in 10 languages across all major networks.
Big News
2,200 cases of high-rise littering reported in past year: Singapore  (November 4, 2014)
The situation improved following outreach and education efforts by NEA, the Town Councils and grassroots organizations.
Full Story
BMC joins Modi’s Swachh Bharat campaign, says will cancel licenses of shops found littering  (November 4, 2014)
Onside
US Governors running "dirty" public spaces states seek re-election  (November 4, 2014)
Listed
Cumbria-Keswick police involved in litter solutions  (November 4, 2014)
Website
Smokers caught littering can swap fines for shopping vouchers  (November 3, 2014)
The pilot scheme, due to begin in December, will see those dropping cigarette ends or packets receiving a £30 shopping voucher if they can prove they have completed a council- commissioned stop smoking course and successfully given up.
Innovative
Parle Products unveils second phase of ‘Litter Free’ campaign  (November 3, 2014)
Positive
Twelve store operators at Swedru to be sanctioned  (November 3, 2014)
Guilty
‘We will retrieve black money'  (November 3, 2014)
PM Says
Mobile litterbugs know they’re uncaring slobs  (November 2, 2014)
Letter
Maine campaign seeks ‘yes’ vote on bottle bill to stop litter  (November 2, 2014)
Cool Site
Take strict action against those who litter the city, High Court directs  (November 2, 2014)
Mumbai
And quiet flows the Ganges...and the Yamuna  (November 2, 2014)
“The only way India can change is if we change.”
Essay
Keep Queensland Beautiful CEO slams Telstra for promoting littering  (November 1, 2014)
Petition
Litter and marine debris: Much more than an eyesore  (November 1, 2014)
Website