UK Ford drivers most likely to throw litter

This is an interesting story from the UK. I have surveyed fast food litter in the United States. I found that more McDonald trash is found on the sides of the roadways than any other brand. The same was found to be true in the UK in a separate study. " London, October 5...

Scouts now can earn a new badge: recycling

Scouts all across the world now have the opportunity to earn a new badge: recycling. This was introduced in the hope that it will teach young people how to recycle. They will have to learn what can be recycled and...

Litter in NC

By Michigan Mary So I have to admit, there is something about my new state that has really saddened me. When I first considered moving to North Carolina, one of the most compelling attributes was the state’s...

Volunteers picking up litter find dead dogs

"Volunteers picking up litter find dead dogs Associated Press - January 20, 2009 9:55 AM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis residents volunteering to pick up litter on Martin Luther King Jr. Day said they found dozens of dead dogs among the trash. The volunteers with Clean...

Rare photograph found of Abba picking litter

" A rare photograph of Abba has been found showing one of the most famous bands in history picking up litter. By Louise Gray, Environment Correspondent Last Updated: 5:14PM GMT 23 Dec 2008 1976 anti-litter poster, featuring Swedish...

Recycling is Bulls**t

This week is National Recycling Week - but is the whole thing just a bunch of bullshit? Does recycling actually make a difference? According to one blogger, no it doesn't. It's just all a big scam to make people...

Finland: Lynx Population Reaches 100-Year High

THE FINNISH Game and Fisheries Research has estimated that the native lynx population is thriving with between 1,350 to 1,500 of them.   The wolverine population has also grown at a more steady pace with...

Galveston: Debris from Hurricane Washed up 120 Miles Away

FLOTSAM and debris are being washed up on shores as far away as Corpus Christi, over one hundred miles south of Galveston.   With recovery teams now moving in having sectioned off the piles of hubris into 44 heaps, the human death toll is expected to rise in the...

Clean up our shorelines

Here's a chance to have an impact on your local shoreline.  If you've got some time it's a good cause."In 2007, participants removed 87,489 kg of litter in one week.  In 2006, participants removed 84,708...

UK jobless to clear litter for welfare

UK government officials are proposing that benefit claimants be put to work. Under the new initiative, claimants would owe four weeks community service after a year of unemployment, and would have to work...

Police officers attacked by mob over litter row

"Police officers attacked by mob over litter row  

The truth about Orihuela Costa - 'jewel' of Spain's Costa Blanca - homed at: ...

I write as an ex-pat with 9 years of experience of life in this part of Spain. I am so shocked about what is happening here now that although I am now retired and a former journalist and a bit before the days of...

Litter on British beaches at an all time high - threatens marine wildlife

An environmental charity in the UK released their findings today from a survery of British beaches conducted last year, and the results are not encouraging.Plastic litter on the beaches is now so dense that it...

It's a Bird...no it's a Plane...no it's a Giant Cigarette!

Keep Britain Tidy has dumped an enormous 30ft high giant cigarette on Trafalgar Square in London today.  This is part of their major anti-litter campaign targeting the people who drop their butts on the...

Litter:A Continuing Epidemic

A few weeks ago, on a nice winter afternoon in Pennsylvania, I took a walk through the woods located not too far from my home. I've always been a fan of the outdoors, so it was normal for me to spend time enjoying...

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from