CLEVELAND — A science lesson turned into a call to action. After learning about the environmental impact of litter, the students decided they had to do something. One of their efforts? Writing a ...

The poster wrote that cleaning up "felt like power on my part," even though they were addressing someone else's mess.

The findings of the 2020 Keep American Beautiful study on litter in America will come as no shock to many, but the comprehensive look at a national problem offers new insight on what can and is being ...

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - It’s something that you don’t notice at first glance, and it can be easily overlooked. It’s the issue of cigarette butt litter. “Cigarettes are the single largest of any ...

Citizen scientists help in University of Bonn study showing river carries up to 4,700 tonnes of ‘macrolitter’ annually ...

In Tullamore last Sunday a new initiative was launched by the local Tidy Towns group to "shame" litter louts and dog walkers ...

While the city and county mayors boast the projects they are undertaking to make Chattanooga more popular, such as the City In A Park initiative or the new Lookouts stadium, our public parks and ...

Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions are the solution. This includes misguided single-use plastic bans (e.g., bans on plastic ...

Scientists from N.C. State University released 40 GPS-tracked plastic bottles into Marsh Creek in Raleigh in April and May 2025 to study how litter travels. This is a part of a larger NOAA-funded ...