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News Reel . . . September 2018

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​2018
Pikes Peak Litter Letter project draws attention to trash in local waterway  (September 30, 2018)
Read More
How one beer company is ditching plastic six-pack rings  (September 29, 2018)
Trendsetter
News from the G7 environment and energy ministers’ meeting  (September 29, 2018)
The Latest
Anti-Littering campaign re-launched in Luxembourg  (September 29, 2018)
Reboot
Ocean City looks into way to cut down on cigarette butt litter  (September 29, 2018)
Read More
Pattaya beach vendors warned over smoking, litter  (September 29, 2018)
Showdown
‘Love it, don’t trash it’: Freeway litter across metro Phoenix costs millions to clean up  (September 28, 2018)
Full Story
Lords of the Underground rapper, nonprofit tackle litter in Newark  (September 28, 2018)
Good Moves
Over a third of litter fines unpaid in Argyll and Bute  (September 28, 2018)
A Concern
Mayor Broome: City-parish of Baton Rouge is tackling blight and litter  (September 28, 2018)
From The Top
South West Water champions refill revolution to reduce plastic litter (September 28, 2018)
Cool Idea
Whanganui council's litter boss shrugs shoulders at illegal dumpers  (September 28, 2018)
Read More
A call to action to tackle ocean plastic waste for Coastal Clean-up Week 2018  (September 28, 2018)
EU
Durban beaches strewn with litter after weekend rain  (September 27, 2018)
Photos
Dead fish and litter in 'real' Bristol postcard competition  (September 27, 2018)
New Idea
Trashed: To keep road open, church to pay for $42K fence, county to clean up illegal dump  (September 27, 2018)
Read More
Keep Ashe Beautiful 2018 Litter Sweep a success  (September 27, 2018)
Teamwork
Man cited for littering in Potsdam  (September 27, 2018)
News Brief
Stemming the tide of beach litter  (September 25, 2018)
More Here
'Littering and smoking the reefer': Someone turned in a bag filled with pot to Braintree Police  (September 25, 2018)
Odd News
Company picks up litter for Texas highway adopters  (September 25, 2018)
New Idea
Giant trap is deployed to catch plastic littering the Pacific Ocean  (September 25, 2018)
Full Story
Biker teaches lesson to a woman for littering garbage out of her car  (September 24, 2018)
Watch
​Dismay over indiscriminate littering at Sibu Town Square  (September 24, 2018)
Story Here
​Activists sweat it out during a nationwide litter clean-up  (September 24, 2018)
Go, Malta!
New campaign in Kimberling City aims to reduce cigarette littering  (September 24, 2018)
Read This
Philippines third worst polluter of oceans, report says  (September 24, 2018)
A Shocker
Named and shamed - people caught littering in Plymouth  (September 23, 2018)
Read More
City of LaGrange to join U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for litter clean-up event  (September 23, 2018)
Good Work
Rooster Rock Nude Beach Trail maintenance and litter clean-up  (September 23, 2018)
Oregon
Silver City presents new anti-litter initiative  (September 22, 2018)
Read More
BetterBin: A next generation litter basket for New York City  (September 22, 2018)
Contest Ends
Gumshoes in Amsterdam  (September 21, 2018)
See This
What actually happens if you don't pay your fine from Plymouth's litter police  (September 21, 2018)
An Update
Moira Shire litter prevention finalist  (September 21, 2018)
Read Here
Department of Environment to train more enforcement officers to monitor littering  (September 21, 2018)
Fiji
Does Louisiana have a culture of littering?  (September 21, 2018)
Listen
Mt. Healthy police look to fine woman they saw dumping litter  (September 21, 2018)
News Brief
US music festivals are tackling tons of trash with environmentally friendly initiatives  (September 20, 2018)
Good News
Dirty drug needles litter Derby park where children play  (September 20, 2018)
A Problem
BBMP's threat of a fine is not a deterrent to littering  (September 20, 2018)
Full Story
Litter road dilapidated, residents suffer  (September 20, 2018)
A Concern
Highway littering ordinance considered  (September 20, 2018)
More Here
Hamilton, Ontario politicians take on fast-food litter epidemic  (September 19, 2018)
New  Move
Biker returns litter to van after passengers throw rubbish on to the street  (September 19, 2018)
Watch This
Zac Efron goes litter picking in London  (September 19, 2018)
Star Power
McDonough, Georgia wants to do something about littering  (September 19, 2018)
Plan In Works
Commentary: Littering spans across generations  (September 19, 2018)
Opinion
Council to fine people £100 if they litter or don’t pick up after their dogs  (September 19, 2018)
Read More
Morocco’s litter-strewn beaches kick up a stink  (September 19, 2018)
Story Here
Litter Free Cornwall campaign launched  (September 18, 2018)
Details Here
Three charged with littering in Potsdam  (September 18, 2018)
Crime Brief
Dubai residents call for heavier penalties for littering  (September 17, 2018)
Read More
Fighting for trash-free seas  (September 16, 2018)
Website
Plans for litter patrols in Bath to be scrutinised following councillor call-in  (September 15, 2018)
Full Story
Record numbers expected for annual British beach clean  (September 15, 2018)
Today
Litter fines will save Council cash  (September 15, 2018)
Do The Math
Jamaicans urged to get involved in cleaning beaches  (September 15, 2018)
Story Here
Indiana residents are furious that Satanists are picking up trash on the highway  (September 15, 2018)
Odd News
One person’s trash is a Garbage Olympics team’s treasure: A local Pittsburgh competition returns  (September 14, 2018)
Read More
Tidy Districts Awards 2018  (September 14, 2018)
View Here
Europe's parliamentarians propose ways to boost plastics recycling and tackle marine litter  (September 14, 2018)
High Level
Recent rains wash litter onto Durban beaches  (September 13, 2018)
Full Story
Do not let litter trash our county  (September 13, 2018)
A Plea
Most people think Cornwall is too dirty and now litter louts will be made to pay  (September 13, 2018)
Story Here
9,000 people fined by Bristol's 'litter police'  (September 13, 2018)
Read More
​Coach aiming to rid Leicester of litter  (September 12, 2018)
Role Model
Furious taxi driver drags passenger out of his car because he dropped litter out of the window  (September 12, 2018)
See Video
Pedestrians ‘forced’ to pick litter at Circle for walking on lawns  (September 12, 2018)
Read More
New Environmental Protection plans to improve tap water quality and cut plastic litter  (September 12, 2018)
Details
Beach, car park litter give user that sinking feeling  (September 12, 2018)
A Concern
What you said after Kirklees dumps Kingdom litter patrol  (September 12, 2018)
Feedback
3 things you can do about toxic cigarette litter  (September 11, 2018)
Read More
Magistrates' court blamed for rise in shouting, swearing & littering (and other bad behaviour)  (September 11, 2018)
Full Story
Anger as ‘selfish’ louts leave drug litter in Cove school playground  (September 11, 2018)
Upsetting
The most littered item worldwide  (September 11, 2018)
Get Facts
Fáilte Ireland to tackle Wild Atlantic Way litter black spots  (September 11, 2018)
Story Here
Giant trap is deployed to catch plastic littering the Pacific Ocean  (September 10, 2018)​
See This
Littering streets? Be ready to cough up fine of Rs 500  (September 10, 2018)
New Rule
Maharashtra to impose fines for spitting, littering or open defecation  (September 10, 2018)
Read More
Manchester is a little less trashy today  (September 10, 2018)
Teamwork
Member of parliament appeals for litter cleanup, Kingston community responds  (September 10, 2018)
Canada
Massive boom hopes to corral Pacific Ocean’s plastic trash  (September 9, 2018)
Read More
Protesters call for council's contract with controversial litter firm Kingdom to be scrapped  (September 9, 2018)
Controversy
Larnaca Mayor sounds alarm over salt lake area littering  (September 9, 2018)
A Concern
Resident irked by increasing litter  (September 9, 2018)
Letter
Another anti-litter success for Millstreet  (September 8, 2018)
Good News
Murphy Point man upset with garbage littering in Misery Bay Park  (September 8, 2018)
Ontario
Community service sentences boosting litter control  (September 8, 2018)
Read More
Major awareness programs to begin next week on littering and importance of keeping environment clean  (September 7, 2018)
Fiji
Civic body to fine societies for littering  (September 7, 2018)
Full Story
Private enforcement agents will issue fines for littering  (September 7, 2018)
New Plan
Thousands of pieces of litter collected from Tahoe’s beaches following Labor Day weekend  (September 7, 2018)
Big Effort
Picking up litter a thing of the past for Rotterdam welfare claimants  (September 6, 2018)
Read More
Quantifying Red Sea plastics from coasts to fish  (September 6, 2018)
New Tech
'Don't mess with Texas' ad campaign seeks anti-litter song  (September 6, 2018)
Details Here
Swachh Bharat Mission : No littering on roads from October 2, municipality to remove all bins  (September 6, 2018)
New Move
North-east litter group event to clean-up ‘midden’ at castle  (September 5, 2018)
Teamwork
Serious concerns raised regarding littering in and around Suva City  (September 5, 2018)
More Here
Kingdom litter patrols in one Merseyside area are about to get MUCH tougher  (September 5, 2018)
Read More
Whatever happened to ... the guy who got those teens to pick up trash?  (September 4, 2018)
Feature
Newport promotes a clean city  (September 4, 2018)
Web Page
Drones could help find Isle of Man coastal litter hotspots  (September 3, 2018)
Full Story
Tennessee River to get new litter trap  (September 3, 2018)
TV News
Mandalay battles littering curse and clogged drains  (September 3, 2018)
Read More
Pope calls plastics littering oceans an ‘emergency’  (September 2, 2018)
From The Top
Scuba diver snaps photo of fish trapped inside plastic glove  (September 2, 2018)
Story Here
Half a tonne of litter is cleared  (September 1, 2018)
Read More
Government to get tough on littering  (September 1, 2018)
Full Story
Commission focusing on litter  (September 1, 2018)
See Plan
Deadline for anti-litter poster contest is September 7  (September 1, 2018)
For Youth
Motorists litter brazenly  (September 1, 2018)
Story Here
Litter: the real fabric of our lives?  (September 1, 2018)
Commentary