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