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London
fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

Fine of 600 for wind-blown rubbish is cancelled

A piece of cardboard with an address label prompted Haringey Council to issue, then cancel, a £600 litter fine after residents disputed responsibility and cited wind and recycling practices.
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

Summertime

Ash-brown tatters lofted on pheromones, gypsy moths flutter among boughs and across the meadow like confetti. Beyond hunger. Only sex drives the males. The females wait folded within crevices in bark. They've lost their mouths. Admirable to be so single-minded. Just days ago, as creepy adolescents they chewed the branches bare, littered the path with skeleton leaf-stalks, tore new craters out of the canopy so the sky fell through: we, too, could strip a forest, strip a continent, but not so lacily.
Environment
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Woman fined twice after littering her own parking ticket

A woman in Falmouth received a £250 fine for littering after throwing her parking ticket on the floor, contributing to Cornwall's crackdown on littering offenses.
UK news
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

Editorial | New York, Let's Clean Up New York' in the war on trash | amNewYork

Littering not only reflects a lack of pride but significantly contributes to health problems by enhancing rodent and bug infestations, a continual issue in New York City.
NYC politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Asking Eric: I was told I overreacted about this property damage

Your caregiver, who understands the challenges you face navigating a world that is often not accommodating, thinks that you don't have the right to be peeved about this?
Health
#bexley
London politics
fromIrish Independent
3 months ago

Revealed: Lowest number of litter blackspots in five years - but some areas remain stubbornly dirty, new survey finds

50% reduction in plastic waste due to Deposit Return Scheme, but littering remains a concern, especially in north inner-city Dublin and Cork.
#san-francisco
fromMission Local
3 months ago
Mission District

Day 86 at the 16th St. Plaza: No trash cans = trash on the street

Lack of trash bins on Mission Street leads to significant littering problems, impacting local businesses and non-profits.
fromMission Local
5 months ago
Mission District

Day 34 of the 16th St. Plaza Cleanup: New cans hit Caledonia St.

The installation of new trash cans aims to address litter issues on Caledonia Street and surrounding areas.
fromBronx Times
4 months ago

New report finds the Bronx is home to the most chronic litterers - Bronx Times

The report revealed the Bronx had the city's highest percentage of chronic litterers at 18%, compared to 16% in Queens, 13% in Brooklyn and Staten Island, and 8% in Manhattan.
NYC politics
#gen-z
fromTime Out New York
4 months ago
NYC politics

NYC's worst litterers? Gen Z guys in the outer boroughs

Gen Z men from the Bronx and Queens are significant litterers in NYC, despite expressing pride in their city.
fromNew York Post
4 months ago
NYC politics

Exclusive | Here are NYC's worst litterers - the generation, gender may not surprise you

Gen Z men in the Bronx and Queens are reported as major litterers despite claiming pride in their city.
Many New Yorkers perceive a trash problem, yet a significant portion admit to littering occasionally.
NYC politics
fromNew York Post
4 months ago

Exclusive | Here are NYC's worst litterers - the generation, gender may not surprise you

Gen Z men in the Bronx and Queens are reported as major litterers despite claiming pride in their city.
Many New Yorkers perceive a trash problem, yet a significant portion admit to littering occasionally.
Food & drink
fromIndependent
5 months ago

Kirsty Blake Knox: Sunny weather always brings criticism of the way we socialise - isn't it time for real solutions rather than rage spiralling?

Outrage over drinking and littering during warmer months does not lead to effective solutions for community issues.
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