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News Reel . . . October 2018

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​2018
Denver says feces, urine, litter prompted large homeless sweep around shelter  (October 31, 2018)
Full Story
New marine litter project launched  (October 31, 2018)
Learn More
Five-a-Day litter challenge  (October 31, 2018)
Good Idea
San Jose talks climate change, surveillance, litter and pensions at Tuesday’s council neeting  (October 31, 2018)
On Agenda
​Guyana military warns about littering especially around base  (October 30, 2018)
News Brief
Cleaning up the plastic mess  (October 30, 2018)
Lettter
Homeless hired to clean up litter, trash in California city  (October 29, 2018)
Full Story
Refrain from littering, lawmaker tells cemetery visitors  (October 29, 2018)
Advice
Man with extensive pile of garbage cited  (October 28, 2018)
A Problem
Man fined £400 for dropping cigarette and this is how much you could be charged  (October 28, 2018)
Read More
NYC Sanitation Department trashes unlawful anti-Trump litter basket sign  (October 27, 2018)
Story Here
West Australia littering increase due to cigarette butts and packaging  (October 27, 2018)
Full Story
Morrison denies littering charge  (October 27, 2018)
Odd Case
This is how many litter enforcement officers operate in Bath and how you know they're legitimate  (October 27, 2018)
Read More
San Jose: Homeless people will be paid $15 an hour to pick up trash in ‘hotspots’  (October 26, 2018)
Full Story
UPS ‘litter lady’ found guilty for littering in front of Albany business  (October 26, 2018)
More Here
Nobody wants to pick up litter on our main roads  (October 26, 2018)
Shocker
Landfill litter at Ravenhall leads to a fine  (October 26, 2018)
Paying Price
Dalton cracks down on litter violators  (October 26, 2018)
Read More
Tutong company fined for littering  (October 25, 2018)
News Story
There’s something fishy about this litter campaign  (October 25, 2018)
Doing Good
Man charged after traffic stop yields drugs, cash  (October 25, 2018)
Crime News
Options to keep litter at bay in Putnam County  (October 25, 2018)
Ideas
Presentation of €coMerit Environmental Certification  (October 25, 2018)
Well Done
Parish announces latest grants to step up litter abatement  (October 24, 2018)
Story Here
Commissioner urges public to keep Towns County clean  (October 24, 2018)
Speaking Out
Be the true blue fan, sans the litter  (October 24, 2018)
Commentary
Local leaders unveil new public trash cans for Portland’s Jade District  (October 24, 2018)
See More
Far Hills Race revelers arrested for drinking, peeing, littering and more  (October 24, 2018)
Out Of Control
Teens ride wave of success over litter art exhibit  (October 24, 2018)
Read More
Litter fines to go up to £150 in part of Somerset but no plan to punish 'little old ladies'  (October 24, 2018)
Full Story
Public urinating, littering coming under stricter police focus - police  (October 24, 2018)
Jamaica
Councils across north and north-east failing to fine people for litter  (October 24, 2018)
Scotland
New city program seeks to address cigarette litter problems  (October 24, 2018)
Recycling
Nova Scotia customers raise concerns over Health Canada’s ‘excessive’ legal cannabis packaging  (October 23, 2018)
Read More
City2Sea: Pathways for Litter  (October 23, 2018)
Details Here
No littering  (October 23, 2018)
Vietnam
Litter survey of Carlow rubbished by councillor  (October 22, 2018)
Full Story
Residents collect litter while jogging  (October 22, 2018)
Trending
Manila nabs over 100 in anti-littering drive  (October 22, 2018)
Crackdown
​Littering has become dangerous  (October 22, 2018)
A Warning
Mixed results for Kingdom towns in litter league  (October 21, 2018)
Read More
Philadelphia is so dirty the city wants residents and business owners to help collect trash  (October 21, 2018)
Full Story
Plymouth smokers caught littering fag butts are named and shamed  (October 21, 2018)
Read Names
Van driver charged with littering over traffic ticket  (October 20, 2018)
Story Here
680 volunteers remove 12,000 pounds of litter  (October 20, 2018)
Teamwork
Commission to clarify fines for dog poop litter  (October 20, 2018)
New Wording
Chamber plans to beautify county with annual community competition  (October 20, 2018)
Details Here
High school students learn about impacts of littering, how to reduce single-use plastics  (October 19, 2018)
Read More
50-year-old beach discovery shows litter has been a problem on Merseyside for a very long time  (October 19, 2018)
Full Story
AfriForum’s #YourTown campaign: Nelspruit branch does clean-up action  (October 19, 2018)
See More
DENR wants 'zero tolerance' vs Boracay litterbugs  (October 19, 2018)
Strategic
Developmentally disabled contract to pick up park litter  (October 18, 2018)
Read More
Kingdom Litter Officers no longer patrolling campus  (October 18, 2018)
Story Here
Ask A Reporter: What can I do about the overwhelming amount of litter in my neighbourhood?   (October 18, 2018)
Get Answer
Is resistance futile? Cigarette butts still dominate coastal litter  (October 18, 2018)
Full Story
Laois school takes part in annual drive to fight litter  (October 18, 2018)
Bin It!
When the streets and beaches heaved with litter, Ian Kiernan led the clean-up  (October 18, 2018)
R.I.P.
Mayor Broome announces results of Operation Fresh Start  (October 18, 2018)
See Stats
Plastic cups, garbage litter Boracay beach on first day of dry run  (October 17, 2018)
Full Story
Litter in James City County might be causing an increase in crime. Here’s how  (October 17, 2018)
Read More
Longford Councillor hopeful extra person can be employed to tackle town’s litter woes  (October 17, 2018)
Story Here
Authority issues fine on littering Lahore Fort  (October 17, 2018)
Pakistan
Club launches litter-picking campaign  (October 17, 2018)
Good Idea
HCM City cracks down on littering  (October 17, 2018)
Read More
Three cited for littering/ prohibited camping early Tuesday  (October 17, 2018)
News Brief
Mayor welcomes clean sweep for Limerick in IBAL litter survey  (October 17, 2018)
Reaction
Erring shopkeepers responsible for littering fined in Kishtwar  (October 17, 2018)
Read More
Littering gets worse in disadvantaged areas of our biggest cities  (October 16, 2018)
Ireland
​Local litter league scores impacted by bring banks and clothing banks  (October 16, 2018)
Learn More
'Marked improvement' for Navan in litter survey  (October 16, 2018)
Good News
​Ennis slips from top spot in IBAL Litter League  (October 16, 2018)
Beat Out
Tralee fails to keep pace with Killarney: IBAL litter survey  (October 16, 2018)
Disappointing
Good showing for Letterkenny in IBAL litter survey  (October 16, 2018)
Improving
Waterford areas retain clean sweep in IBAL litter survey  (October 16, 2018)
Story Here
Will Edmonton smoking bylaw changes mean more litter?  (October 16, 2018)
Watch
Irish fishermen hauled more than 190 tonnes of litter in three years  (October 16, 2018
Get The Facts
Littering in Ireland's 'neglected' urban areas is rising, according to an annual survey  (October 16, 2018)
Full Story
Longford Tidy Town’s say there’s too much reliance on volunteers to keep town litter free  (October 16, 2018)
Read More
Ballybane ranked at bottom of litter league survey  (October 16, 2018)
See Story
Volunteers clear litter from local lanes  (October 16, 2018)
Good Work
Citizens asked to curb littering  (October 15, 2018)
Read More
Is this the worst example of the litter problem in Bath yet?  (October 15, 2018)
See This
Are Derby's River Gardens being ruined with bird muck and litter?  (October 15, 2018)
Complaints
Girl Scouts make a difference for strangers  (October 15, 2018)
Inspiring
​Permission sought to continue Berkeley County stream cleanup  (October 15, 2018)
Ongoing
Zuraida: We should be clean people like Rwandans  (October 14, 2018)
Full Story
Longford councillor is calling for legislation dealing with litter and dumping to be changed  (October 14, 2018)
Call To Act
Litter louts face £150 on the spot fines  (October 13, 2018)
Read More
Stonecrest Citizens’ Coalition receives United Way grant to combat littering  (October 13, 2018)
Teamwork
Over 150 fines issued for littering in Longford so far this year  (October 13, 2018)
Story Here
TxDOT looking for new talent for 'Don't Mess with Texas' anti-litter campaign  (October 13, 2018)
Details
More smokers stoke litter and fire risk  (October 13, 2018)
New Trend
Nestlé, Tim Hortons most common plastic litter brands in Canada: Greenpeace  (October 12, 2018)
Read More
Nine individuals, five companies fined for littering  (October 12, 2018)
Borneo
Glass littering is avoidable  (October 12, 2018)
Feature
​ Students get litter squad banned from University campus because they're stressed out over exams  (October 11, 2018)
Full Story
New $100,000 campaign asks Memphians not to litter  (October 11, 2018)
See More
Stealing of litter bins in Accra reaches alarming levels  (October 11, 2018)
Story Here
Litter enforcement: Kingdom given notice by Wrexham council  (October 11, 2018)
Axed
Chinese tourists get into brawl after littering in scenic, popular lake  (October 11, 2018)
Read More
War on butts: Vancouver council candidate Derrick O’Keefe targets cigarette litter  (October 11, 2018)
At Issue
Ethekwini mulls litter traps on CBD’s stormwater drains  (October 11, 2018)
Looking Into
Exeter's new 'litter police' fine hundreds of people in first month of scheme  (October 10, 2018)
More Here
Gjonaj questions the disappearance of DOS litter bins  (October 10, 2018)
Brooklyn, NY
Trash talk: Civic association meets Oct. 18 to plan massive neighborhood cleanup effort  (October 10, 2018)
Big Plans
Major boost for city’s anti-litter drive  (October 10, 2018)
Zimbabwe
Tidy Towns Garden Competition 2018 results announced  (October 10, 2018)
Read More
 Retail giants back campaign to reduce Leeds litter  (October 9, 2018)
Full Story
Balloons become litter  (October 9, 2018)
Letter
Nominations sought for stewardship award  (October 8, 2018)
Details Here
Litter detectives stymied by illegal riverbank dumping  (October 7, 2018)
Full Story
Pre-filed bill would criminalize littering grass on KY highways  (October 7, 2018)
A Hazard
Council forms Anti-Littering Squad  (October 6, 2018)
Read More
Police to increase enforcement of litter law  (October 6, 2018)
See Plan
Group aims to make Ardmore litter-free  (October 6, 2018)
Oklahoma
Toronto Fire launches campaign to stop tossing cigarette butts off balconies  (October 5, 2018)
Video Clip
Don't toss cigarette butts over balconies, campaign urges Parkdale smokers  (October 5, 2018)
Full Story
Shopkeepers fined for littering  (October 5 2018)
Story Here
Over 50 litter fines issued in Donegal in first half of 2018  (October 5, 2018)
Low Count
Clare County man sentenced for littering  (October 4, 2018)
Crime News
Over 10,000 containers abandoned, litter Lagos ports  (October 4, 2018)
Read More
Litter from smokers unacceptable  (October 4, 2018)
Opinion
Eliminating litter can produce beautiful communities  (October 4, 2018)
Letter
Durban litter crisis video goes viral  (October 3, 2018)
Watch
 ‘Soak A Fete’ visitors create massive littering at Kim Sha  (October 3, 2018)
Full Story
Who are the mystery girls behind these great anti-littering signs on Alexandra Dock?  (October 3, 2018)
Find Out More
Pattaya beach vendors warned over smoking, litter  (October 3, 2018)
Story Here
£100 fine for throwing rubbish out of vehicles in Solihull - warning  (October 3, 2018)
Read More
Coventry MP fined £50 for littering at train station  (October 3, 2018)
Busted
Judge hits Longford man with €3,000 littering fine  (October 3, 2018)
In Court
Bath council reveals when litter louts will be stung by contracted enforcers  (October 3, 2018)
New Move
Alarming theft of litter bins in Accra, Ghana  (October 2, 2018)
Full Story
Roadside litter: Who should pick up the bill?  (October 2, 2018)
BBC
£100 fine for throwing rubbish out of vehicles in Solihull - warning  (October 2, 2018)
Get The Facts
​#CleanYourHood: Volunteers rid Robben Island of growing waste burden  (October 2, 2018)  
Teamwork
Plastic makers endorse new G7 Innovation Challenge to address marine plastic litter  (October 1, 2018)
Read More
Majority of litter fines remain unpaid  (October 1, 2018)
Dublin
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley addresses the United Nations about environment in her maiden speech  (October 1, 2018)
Watch