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Germany has some of the strictest litter laws in the world, which obviously work as the German streets are almost immaculate. In Germany they introduced a bottle deposit scheme as well as shopkeepers by law are required to keep the pavement outside of their shop clean.
Read MoreChewing gum is one of the worst types of litter, resistant to a lot of removal methods and it does not degrade which then proves expensive when it can be removed. In Ennis a chewing gum taskforce has been set up which aims to educate about the problems of chewing gum litter, proving successful with now 6 out of 7 now saying they would dispose of the gum correctly.
Read MoreCigarette litter is the most commonly dropped litter today, and Paris is the fight against it, if you are caught discarding any cigarette litter you can expect a €68 fine which is part of a national campaign in Paris. Other campaigns has been launched in the past but have failed and now officials believe fines are ethe only way to combat the issue.
Read MoreThe Love Your Forest Campaign looked at different ways to help reduce litter in the Forest of Dean area, this included a pop up litter shop which showcased artwork made from 33 year old litter to demonstrate the length of time which litter can last if discarded. Ribena and Lucozade contributed to this campaign to help interact with the community that they are based in.
Read MoreThe behaviour change charity Hubbub have launched a new campaign which aims to reduce the amount of litter which ends up in the UK's waterways system, 'For Fish's Sake' launched last week and targets people who leave litter on walls, down drains or next to bins, believing they aren't littering because they haven't thrown the litter on the ground.
Read MoreKeep Wales Tidy is a charity which works throughout Wales to help protect the environment, they deliver campaigns environmental education and training across Wales. Established in the 1950s the focus was restoring the pride in the UK after the way but it wasnt until 1972 when they were launched and became an independent charity in 2005.
Read MoreLittering is a crime in the UK and cash strapped councils are looking to private companies to enforce the Environmental Protection Act. One of these enforcement companies is called Kingdom, whos officers are paid a competency allowance for every 4 fines, so do they go out of their way to fine people?
Read MoreKeep Northern Ireland Beautiful is a charity campaign that helps educate peoples attitudes towards litter and environmental issues, the charity back dates to 1954 and have campaigns which have received the backing from celebs such as ABBA. The organisation works across a number of areas to put action plans in place to clean up and proect the environment and carry out assessments on how clean streets are etc...
Read MoreAll waste contains resources that went into making the original product, this is either energy that was used or raw materials. Waste is being diverted away from landfill and developed into fuel to replace the need for fossil fuels, as they release large amounts of greenhouse gases causing damage to the environment. There are new technologies being developed all the time to
Read MoreKeep Scotland Beautiful is a charity which tries to educate people about environmental issues and they spread their messages about everything from reducing litter to cutting carbon emissions . It works closely with the government, local councils and community groups for over 50 years now with the aim to working towards a greener and more sustainable Scotland.
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