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Sunday Newsletter: This Week In "Litterland"
Issue #187
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​2016
South Africans respond to radio station 5fm balloon release video  (September 30, 2016)
Full Story
A furious Wadhurst litter picker marched into a school and dumped bags of rubbish in reception  (September 30, 2016)
Activist
India will truly be literate when littering stops  (September 30, 2016)
Commentary
First lady Donna Edwards helps unveil Lousiana’s anti-litter campaign  (September 30, 2016)
Read More
Litter plagues street around Pelham Bay Park station  (September 30, 2016)
Complaint
Grangetown next in line for litter blitz  (September 30, 2016)
Wales
Environmentalist gets to heart of littering  (September 29, 2016)
Full Story
Watch as Yeovil girl, 5, makes passionate plea to town to clear up its litter  (September 29, 2016)
More Here
Citizens have to stop littering public spaces  (September 28, 2016)
Letter
How we can rid the ocean of plastic  (September 28, 2016)
Learn About
Stop the littering: The power is in our hands  (September 28, 2016)
Go For It!
Clean up campaign highlights Rock’s litter problem  (September 27, 2016)
Gibraltar
"This is digusting." Jack Reynor is looking for people to help clear litter in Kildare  (September 27, 2016)
The What Richard Did actor is sharing photos to Twitter of black bags of rubbish and graffiti in a woodland area in the county.
Full Story
Great Orme caveman 'smeared dog dirt on litter warden'  (September 27, 2016) ​
Read More
Cigarette butts and chewing gum account for 70 per cent of reported litter  (September 27, 2016)
Info Here
 ‘We are watching you’ posters  (September 27, 2016)
New Look
3000 people cleared more than 3 tons of marine litter  (September 27, 2016)
Team Work
Community litter grants available  (September 27, 2016)
Australia
Let’s aim for litter-free sports  (September 26, 2016)
Editorial
Littering ends morning for group driving stolen car  (September 26, 2016)
Crime News
Chandigarh after littering, MC increases fine for leaving animals in city  (September 26, 2016)
Read More
NYC ‘Trump Tombstone’ on display after police confiscate it  (September 25, 2016)
Artist ended up paying a $300 fine for littering in Central Park.
Full Story
Indian Railways fine 15,000 passengers in one week for littering platforms  (September 25, 2016)
Blitzed
Canal litter blocking HCM City water flow  (September 25, 2016)
Problem
Shopping carts don't belong in the Whippany River  (September 25, 2016)
Video
Biscuits, banana skin and sharp pieces from can, litter leaves a nasty taste for Shropshire pup Pepper  (September 24, 2016)
Read More
46 fines issued since new dog litter and dog control by-laws came into effect in March  (September 24, 2016)
Crackdown
Charity finds most tents left at Electric Picnic unusable  (September 24, 2016)
Full Story
Bin your litter and help a Haringey charity  (September 24, 2016)
Good Idea
Almost 800 complaints lodged with local councils in 2015  (September 24, 2016)
Ireland
Sculptures to be created from marine litter  (September 23, 2016)
Calling Artists
A man who dropped a serviette must pay £481 for littering in Ammanford  (September 23, 2016)
Full Story
Campaigners concerned at extent of littering  (September 23, 2016)
Read More
Cambridge City Council hands out hundreds of pounds in fines for littering  (September 23, 2016)
Story Here
Teens help pick litter around Orland Park center  (September 23, 2016)
News Brief
Scary amount of litter is spoiling RAK’s ‘ghost village’  (September 22, 2016)
In UAE
Litter from cyclists' gel packs is harming deer  (September 22, 2016)
Story Here
Teignbridge councillors take fight on litter in the district into their own hands  (September 22, 2016)
Leaders
Swachh Bharat Update  (September 22, 2016)
India
Naked beachcombers clear litter from Brighton beach  (September 21, 2016)
For Real
Major blitz to tackle Cardiff’s litter problem starts today  (September 21, 2016)
Read More
Inculcate anti-littering values  (September 21, 2016)
Letter
21 compound fines issued this year for littering : Borneo  (September 21, 2016)
On The Case
Litter Forum  (September 21, 2016)
Explore
Fresno seeing success from latest effort  (September 21, 2016)
Brief
Litter in bins to be weighed in for cash for charities in Bulwell  (September 20, 2016)
Great Idea
Mbarara gets tough on littering  (September 20, 2016)
Story Here
Anti-litter law to be strengthened following Jamaican flooding  (September 20, 2016)
Read More
Mountain of broken rubbish: Bodyboards being left to litter beaches in Cornwall and the southwest  (September 20, 2016)
New Problem
How do you stop fly-tipping and littering?  (September 19, 2016) ​
BBC Feature
Deputy struggles with, arrests Mullins man caught littering  (September 19, 2016)
Crime News
​Sprucing Up: North Carolina's Fall Litter Sweep underway  (September 18, 2016)
On The Go
Litter bugs plaguing Ballarat  (September 18, 2016)
Story Here
Colruyt Group backs ‘Joining hands for less street litter’ campaign in Halle   (September 17, 2016)
Wow!
Instant Sh5,000 fine on the way for littering in Mombasa  (September 16, 2016)
Read More
 Clean Coast Big Beach Clean this weekend  (September 16, 2016)
Ireland
Viewers furious after Gerald Kean threw receipt out of car window on UK weight loss reality show​  (September 15, 2016)
Full Story
Elgin county shuts lid on litter program  (September 15, 2016)
Problem Here
Paris is a post-apocalyptic hellhole of public urination and litter. Hurrah for the incivility brigade  (September 15, 2016)
Opinion
Laurel mayor urges residents to not litter (September 15, 2016)
Read More
SEA and GEBIS take action against shoreline litter on Coastal Cleanup Day  (September 15, 2016)
Get Story
Rothschild police log includes drugs, litter  (September 15, 2016)
Crime Brief
Blissfields add litter bond to ticket price (September 14, 2016)
Festi
West Virginia disburses $71K for litter control programs across the state  (September 14, 2016)
Read More
SMC mulls heavier fine for littering  (September 14, 2016)
Button Text
Mill Street Tidy Towns win prestigious first prize in the Anti-Litter Challenge Awards  (September 14, 2016)
Proud News
Hackney Council welcomes pop-up Litter Lounge to tackle chewing gum waste  (September 13, 2016)
Full Story
WA steps up efforts to win the roadside rubbish war  (September 13, 2016)
Read More
Pollution in rivers an eye-opener for pupils  (September 13, 2016)
Story Here
Stillorgan success in litter survey  (September 13, 2016)
Good Grade
How to pack a litter-free school lunch  (September 13, 2016)
Easy To Do
Tougher anti-litter penalties coming after garbage buildup causes flooding in Kingston  (September 13, 2016)
Read More
Turning the tide on marine litter  (September 13, 2016)
New Wave
September litter cleanup will have $500 drawing  (September 13, 2016)
Event
Anti-Litter Act to be strengthened   (September 12, 2016)
Jamaica
High school’s litter-free game  (September 12, 2016)
News Brief
 ​Cigarette disposal pledge in Virginia​  (September 11, 2016)
Website
Visakhapatnam Ganesh idol immersion leads to littering  (September 10, 2016)
Read More
New council policy could mean streets strewn with litter  (September 10, 2016)
Opinion
Shame of marine litter killing our coastal wildlife  (September 10, 2016)
Tragedy
Facebook and Instagram launch legal bid to force British litter app to change its name  (September 10, 2016)
Update
A woman, a petition and the litter problem  (September 9, 2016)
Editorial
Carrick impresses in latest IBAL litter survey  (September 9, 2016)
Full Story
Councillor moves to defend city’s efforts to tackle litter problems  (September 9, 2016)
Galway
Littering is so lame  (September 9, 2016)
Rant
Dump your gum in the Litter Lounge!  (September 8, 2016)
New
Glasdon partners with Enevo to add smart waste management technology to street litter bins  (September 8, 2016)
High Tech
Three people fined more than 2k for littering  (September 8, 2016)
More Here
Help protect the oceans and keep them litter-free  (September 7, 2016)
Essay
Litter wardens to patrol near recycling site to combat fly-tipping after black bag ban​  (September 7, 2016)
Brief
New survey shows litter largely limited to neglected city areas  (September 6, 2016)
A new litter survey has revealed nearly all of Ireland's main towns are now clean.
Read All
Sligo a big winner in latest litter rankings​  (September 6, 2016)
Moving Up
Brand Highway drivers targeted at litter hotspots to keep WA beautiful​  (September 6, 2016)
On Track
Litter Free Ambassadors of Singapore  ​(September 6, 2016)
Strategy
Clean up marshals in Mumbai record over 77,000 offences in 2 months  (September 6, 2016)
Heat Is On
Fined £220 for dropping litter – Hull Court Listings​  (September 6, 2016)
Named!
Irish litter survey results: How clean is your town?  (September 5, 2016)
Dublin city gets best result ever in Irish Business Against Litter national survey
Full Story
Galway city officials defend record addressing litter problems following poor ranking in litter league  (September 5, 2016)
Read More
Crackdown on litter louts  (September 5, 2016)
Malta
That’s not the ticket: Toddler’s littering citation dropped  (September 4, 2016)
Update
Litter louts in court after failing to pay  (September 4, 2016)
Brief
New campaign encourages Burnham beach user to pick up litter  (September 4, 2016)
Launched
2-year-old gets $75 fine for littering  (September 3, 2016)
Controversy
Montreal’s larger than life anti-litter campaign ruffles feathers  (September 3, 2016)
Read More
Not a rubbish idea: China’s smart litter bins are . . .  (September 3, 2016)
Very Cool
New fines for littering, burning, dumping rubbish  (September 3, 2016)
New Rules
Fine inconsiderate campers who litter  (September 3, 2016)
Letter
Counties crack down on campaign signs littering roadways  (September 2, 2016)
Full Story
Litter bugs: Candidates who still have posters up  (September 2, 2016)
Ireland
Litter program keeping county landscape clean  (September 2, 2016)
Cleveland
There's no excuse for the amount of stadium litter  (September 2, 2016)
Letter
Mobile court in Rajkot to punish those littering the city  (September 2, 2016)
News Brief
Tune into litter awareness with music video crowd funding campaign  (September 1, 2016)
Read More
People in Cardiff think dog poo is more annoying than smoking or littering  (September 1, 2016)
Survey
Historic Byker Grove left a mess after vandals smash windows and litter iconic BBC set  (September 1, 2016)
Reaction
Study: Men litter more, recycle less to safeguard their gender identity  (September 1, 2016)
New Data
Anti-littering campaigns promised  (September 1, 2016)
​Roadside trash going to landfill up 60 percent
Full Story
Fight them on the beaches, join the war against plastic litter  (September 1, 2016)
Learn More
Litter wardens now urged to tell cops about threat  (September 1, 2016)
Protocol