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News Reel . . .  October 2020

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New report on the use of plastics in the UK from Fitz Fellow  (October 31, 2020)
Just Out
Man falls into pit filled with rats after sinkhole opens on NYC sidewalk  (October 31, 2020)
Scary
New study reveals United States a top source of plastic pollution in coastal environments  (October 31, 2020)
Read More
Littering is a widespread problem  (October 31, 2020)
Letter
Bangsaen-area beaches may limit hours due to chronic littering  (October 31, 2020)
Crackdown
DOTD partners with Keep Louisiana Beautiful for anti-littering, clean-up initiative  (October 30, 2020)
Get Details
474 pieces of PPE found littering Tampa Bay in one month  (October 30, 2020)
A Problem
Bengaluru: BBMP collects Rs 75 lakh fine for littering  (October 30, 2020)
Read More
Litter remains a problem for South Carolina’s image  (October 29, 2020)
Editorial
Goa government asked filmmaker Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions to tender an apology  (October 29, 2020)
Controversy
DS Smith sponsors the launch of anti-littering children’s book  (October 29, 2020)
Interesting
Graduate student works to combat littering and pollution  (October 29, 2020)
A Profile
New Federal Strategy for Marine Litter  (October 29, 2020)
USA
Trash Free Trails launch the Autumn Litter Watch to help clean up our trails  (October 28, 2020)
Videos
SpaceX executive pitches Starship for space debris cleanup  (October 28, 2020)
Story Here
Loachapoka community launches campaign to reduce littering  (October 28, 2020)
Good News
Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions receives show cause notice for dumping during film shoot   (October 28, 2020)
Controversy
Kangana Ranaut replies to a report about production team’s alleged littering in Goa  (October 28, 2020)
Reaction
Littering in Tsamaya Road cause serious health hazard  (October 28, 2020)
Read More
Interview with Coca-Cola Communications Director on role of private sector in plastic waste management  (October 27, 2020)
Insider's View
Smiths Falls shoreline cleanup fights back against litter in local waterways  (October 27, 2020)
Teamwork
Boy Scouts tackle littering along Scenic Drive  (October 27, 2020)
Role Models
Lansing couple removes dangerous objects from playgrounds  (October 27, 2020)
Story Here
Pro 'nip' petition signatures gathered in Wareham  (October 27, 2020)
Read More
Georgia Department of Transportation aims to combat litter statewide with launch of Keep it Clean Georgia  (October 25, 2020)
Statewide
Tim Hortons chain announces new commitment to reduce the use of plastics  (October 24, 2020)
Canada
Policing costs down and littering is up in Whitewater Region  (October 24, 2020)
Full Story
Six-year-old litter picker collects bin bag of rubbish in 20 minutes, despite poster campaign  (October 24, 2020)
Inspiring
 Heavy littering plagues roads in Geneva County  (October 23, 2020)
A Problem
Kwanlin Dün First Nation’s Lands Act comes into force  (October 23, 2020)
Stewardship
New walkway added to Vernon’s Sandy Beach  (October 23, 2020)
See It
Canal under improvement project in Thailand's Bangkok  (October 23, 2020)
New Project
​Rinse, refill, repeat  (October 23, 2020)
Commercial
Federal plastic ban in Canada a good start – but just a start  (October 22, 2020)
Editorial
Efforts on to make cities clean and green: Amin  (October 22, 2020)
Full Story
Footage offers lead in hate-fuelled flyer probe: Vernon Mounties  (October 22, 2020)
Watch
DPAR pulls up staff at Soudha, MS building for littering  (October 22, 2020)
Story Here
US commits to expanding efforts to clean up ocean Litter  (October 22, 2020)
Read More
Philip Morris partners with NOWPDP  (October 21, 2020)
Interesting
Pandemic plastic: How PPE litter is harming Evanston  (October 21, 2020)
Learn More
GDOT aims to combat litter statewide with launch of Keep It Clean Georgia  (October 21, 2020)
Launching
VDOT Launches Litter Awareness Campaign  (October 21, 2020)
Virginia
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority events  (October 21, 2020)
Calendar
US Environmental Protection Agency publishes booklet on addressing global marine litter  (October 20, 2020)
Get Report
In Lahaul, Rs 1,000 fine for littering  (October 20, 2020)
Story Here
Illegal waste dumping increases  (October 20, 2020)
Read More
Canada's plastic ban a good start – but just a start  (October 19, 2020)
Editorial
Clean sweep near lake  (October 19, 2020)
Event
Plastic pandemic PPE creates a rising tide of litter in our environment  (October 19, 2020)
Concerning
An ecological mural reduces air pollution in Bielsko-Biała  (October 18, 2020)
Cool Idea
Every item in this ‘grocery store’ in New York is made from plastic. Here’s why  (October 18, 2020)
Must See
Town of Altavista dealing with increased littering, looking for suspects  (October 17, 2020)
Crime News
Art imitates life at Plastic Bag Store pop-up in New York  (October 17, 2020)
See This
Action against littering shopkeepers as Thane civic body intensifies cleanliness drive to control pandemic  (October 17, 2020)
Crackdown
Littering at local walking area highlighted  (October 17, 2020)
Read More
Take steps to reduce pandemic litter  (October 17, 2020)
Advisory
Protecting whales through research and public policy  (October 17, 2020)
Research
The Eco Group striving to turn Preston green and litter free  (October 17, 2020)
Find Out How
Masks, gloves, and other PPE littering beaches  (October 16, 2020)
A Problem
Hikers pack High Peaks for past peak foliage Columbus Day weekend  (October 16, 2020)
Story Here
URBAN HERO: Litter is Scarborough environmentalist Sheila White's nemesis  (October 15, 2020)
Yours Truly
Littering in Ireland on the rise due to the pandemic  (October 15, 2020)
Read More
Glitter litter 'could be damaging rivers'  (October 15, 2020)
Get Informed
MC commissioner sets new target for anti-litter drive  (October 15, 2020)
Clampdown
Reusability of paper bags promoted by third European Paper Bag Day  (October 15, 2020)
New Twist
NASA's new moonshot rules: No fighting or littering, please  (October 14, 2020)
Top Story
The COVID littering survey: 83% say it's got worse, 90% have seen facemasks dropped in street  (October 14, 2020)
Read More
Illegal waste dumping increases  (October 14, 2020)
A Shame
Littering on rise as tourists make beeline for Lahaul  (October 14, 2020)
Story Here
New maps show the extent of marine litter in European seas  (October 14, 2020)
Get Facts
Bridge over troubled forests: how Java's slow lorises are creeping back  (October 14, 2020)
Full Story
Draft bill brings fines for littering, violations of zero-waste practices in Turkey  (October 13, 2020)
Read More
Waterford is Ireland’s cleanest city: National litter survey  (October 13, 2020)
Tidiest Town
Several towns and cities lose 'clean' status amid increase in PPE litter around the country  (October 13, 2020)
Irish Contest
Coronavirus Ireland: Outdoor drinking and PPE littering has led to dirtiest Irish streets in over a decade  (October 13, 2020)
Full Story
North Inner City bottom of litter table  (October 13, 2020)
New Results
Travel Retail Awards raises over £2,000 for environmental education charity  (October 13, 2020)
Nice Move
Confusion as abandoned filling station named in Sligo littering report  (October 13, 2020)
Oops!
'Seriously Littered' north inner city Dublin comes last in latest IBAL national litter table but Ballymun praised  (October 13, 2020)
Read More
Call for more countryside rangers to protect Scotland’s wilderness  (October 13, 2020)
Good Idea
Beitbridge anti-litter marathon route change  (October 12, 2020)
Progress
Prior to Bulgaria EU presidency, its capital targets littering horse-drawn carts  (October 12, 2020)
Read More
Top 10 trash items found on beaches during this year's Coastal Cleanup – PPE masks  (October 11, 2020)
Full Story
Timmins shelter kicks off Thanksgiving with community cleanup  (October 11, 2020)
Canada
'Face masks are the new McDonald's wrappers' - volunteer says streets are blighted by discarded PPE  (October 10, 2020)
Read More
Face-mask littering is as grim as it gets  (October 10, 2020)
Opinion
14 people arrested, accused of littering and dumping across Hillsborough County  (October 10, 2020)
Crime News
Disposable masks raise environmental concerns  (October 9, 2020)
Read
RSPCA issues warning against littering after badger dies from being stuck in a discarded metal can  (October 9, 2020)
Full Story
City may close pedestrian steps  (October 9, 2020)
Last Resort
MPs moot Bill to penalise street littering  (October 9, 2020)
Story Here
Vandals sought by Kelowna RCMP, as city sees busiest year ever for graffiti  (October 9, 2020)
A Problem
WeHo first-graders find ways to make a difference  (October 9, 2020)
Inspiring
Change behavior, pick up garbage  (October 9, 2020)
Letter
Thoughts from locals on federal government’s single-use plastic ban​  (October 9, 2020)
Canada
Hidden beneath the ocean’s surface, nearly 16 million tons of microplastic  (October 8, 2020)
Troubling
The house just passed another “Save Our Seas” Act – here’s why it won’t.  (October 8, 2020)
Opinion
Children's anti-littering posters help keep Camel Trail clean  (October 8, 2020)
See More
Maximum fine for littering in the industrial area  (October 8, 2020)
Read More
Officials launch “Take Five” program for litter pick-up  (October 8, 2020)
Good Idea
There are 14 million metric tons of microplastics sitting on the seafloor, study finds  (October 7, 2020)
Full Story
Frustration mounts over chronic littering at Yummy Tummy Bar  (October 7, 2020)
Story Here
Keep Scotland Beautiful helps out with litter picking kit  (October 7, 2020)
A Big Help
Bill on littering and community work in offing  (October 7, 2020)
Uganda
Council hits out at Westward Ho! litter louts as bins become full  (October 7, 2020)
A Problem
University of Toronto Trash Team wants to wipe out wipes  (October 7, 2020)
Video
Gender reveal party: "Littering is littering, regardless of your baby's gender"  (October 6, 2020)
Read More
Masks, gloves go in the garbage, cities tell residents  (October 6, 2020)
Take Note!
Appeal to help keep Brampton clean and green this fall  (October 6, 2020)
Neat Story
​Council used orders to tackle nuisance behaviour on thousands of occasions last year, figures reveal  (October 5, 2020)
UK City
Downtown retailers putting pressure on city to address loitering, littering  (October 4, 2020)
Fed Up
Plastic straws, cotton buds and stirrers banned in England from October first  (October 4, 2020)
Read More
Houston launches anti-littering campaign after PPE litter problem develops during pandemic  (October 3, 2020)
See Here
Masks and gloves go in the garbage, not recycling, York Region cities tell residents  (October 3, 2020)
A Problem
The Great Lakes are awash in plastic. A new project is using trash-trapping technology to get rid of it  (October 2, 2020)
Big News!
Parks see seven per cent increase in visitors  (October 2, 2020)
Full Story
Officials urge residents to stop littering into textile bins  (October 2, 2020)
Good Advice
Clayton: Plastic bottles should have been banned, too  (October 2, 2020)
Jamaica
 Disgusting dog mess and takeaway wrappers endangering wildlife at Staffordshire beauty spot  (October 2, 2020)
Action Taken
Cigarette butts the main scourge as litter levels soar  (October 1, 2020)
New Study
Centre to hold talks with States to curb pollution  (October 1, 2020)
Good Idea
‘Now it’s illegal to SWEAT!’: Jogger claims he was given £120 fixed penalty fine by ‘Covid marshal’  (October 1, 2020)
Controversy
​Portsmouth animal lover, 11, clears 3 bags of litter from Baffins Pond and urges others to clean up their area  (October 1, 2020)
Inspiring
McDonalds: Bye Bye Balloons  (October 1, 2020)
Great News
300 kilograms of garbage emerged from the sea in 2 hours  (October 1, 2020)
Read More
Discarded face masks littering Tullamore streets  (October 1, 2020)
Story Here