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Father and Son Team Up to Tackle River Pollution

Manchester's Litter Police Fine Fifty People Every Day

August 31, 2018 Adam Watts

Manchester council has cracked down on littering so much this year, the litter police have had their team doubled, currently they are handing out o...

Is It a Bird, Is It a Plane? Well, It's a Crow Picking Up Litter

August 23, 2018 Adam Watts

Six crows in a theme park in Western France have been trained to pick up litter, they were chosen for this job because of their intelligent, in ret...

£300,000 Up for Grabs for Anti-Litter Innovations

August 22, 2018 Adam Watts

The Environment Minister has announced that over £300,000 is now available for community projects that have been set up to tackle litter, the aim o...

Taunton's First Plastic-Free Shop Has Opened Its Doors

August 17, 2018 Adam Watts

Taunton has opened its first plastic-free shop, Lesser Litter, the shop sells food and other products by weight and lets customers bring in their o...

Appeal for Volunteers for the 25th Annual Great British Beach Clean

August 8, 2018 Adam Watts

The Marine Conservation Society is appealing for volunteers to clean up the UK's beaches as part of its 25th anniversary. At last years beach clean...

Limerick's Gum Litter Taskforce Launches Education Campaign

August 1, 2018 Adam Watts

The mayor of Limerick launched an education campaign on behalf of the Gum Litter Taskforce. the latest national figures show that the amount of che...

Rubbish Roundup 30th July

July 31, 2018 Dean Botham

This weeks Rubbish Roundup includes stories about the dangers of throwing waste from vehicles in the hot weather, Greater Manchester are cracking d...

Hull Says Goodbye to Overflowing Bins as it Introduces 'Smart' Bins

July 24, 2018 Adam Watts

Hull City Council has partnered with a technology firm to introduce smart bins across the city to help improve waste collection. The sensors inside...

Worcester's 'Litter Picking Dog' Wins Mayor's Award

July 11, 2018 Adam Watts

A Yorkshire Terrier called Daisy has become the first dog to win the mayoral award of Worcester, instead of picking up sticks like dogs do, she sni...

Shetland Residents Angered By Worst Marine Litter in the World Claims

July 9, 2018 Adam Watts

Shetland residents have been left saddened by a nature campaigner after he left comments saying the area had the worst marine litter he had ever se...

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