before I realized what this item was on the side of the road. If my late dog Neyland had been walking with me, I never would have noticed the hot dog. I would have only seen Neyland swallowing, then licking his lips.
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In the state of Tennessee, it is illegal to toss food into the environment, just as it is to toss food wrappers. I’ve never heard of anyone being fined for littering for feeding ducks. Yes, I’ve done it in our own Centennial Park at Wataga Lake.
If the ducks are “cleaning it up,” is it litter?
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Friday November 13,2009
By Martin Stote
A MOTHER who was feeding ducks with her little boy was stunned to be served an on-the ... Read Full Story
In fact, I never knew that the program was initially aimed to get more fuel efficient cars on the road. I thought that it was to help tanking American car companies. The report says that some of the clunkers got better gas mileage than the new cars. Only in America.
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Study: Most deals provided meager gains in mileage
By Ted Bridis • ASSOCIATED PRESS • November 5, 2009
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WASHINGTON — The most common deals under the government’s $3 billion Cash... Read Full Story
This is a great story. I have put some shredded paper in my compost bin, but I was not sure that it was acceptable. It is. I’m not sure about using it for cat litter. I have had no luck with green cat litter, but it is worth a try.
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Reported by: Sara Noel Email: sara@frugalvillage.com Last Update: 11/03 10:53 am
Paper is often wasted. Maybe you use both sides of a sheet of paper, use the backs of your mail envelopes for grocery lists or r... Read Full Story
This is a “tax” that I could support in my own cash strapped state of Tennessee.
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By JACK HEALY Published: October 24, 2009
Starting Saturday, the strapped New York State government will be able to start collecting tens of millions of dollars from deposits on bottled water, after a federal judge’s ruling.
On Friday, the judge lifted an injunction that had blocked the state from going forward with a law. Advocates say the new deposits will encourage r... Read Full Story
This is horrible news. We need to improve urban forest. I hope the New York police catch the offenders.
My home town is working hard to add trees to urban areas, too. I have not heard of any vandalism yet.
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By Tina Susman
October 15, 2009
Reporting from New York – The chain... Read Full Story
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.
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London, October 5 (ANI): People behind the wheels of Ford are most likely to throw litter from their vehicles in the UK, suggests a survey.
Keep Britain Tidy found over 1,000 instances of people, especially those in t... Read Full Story
This is great news out of North Carolina. I wish every state and country would follow this edict.
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By KEN MURCHISON
Starting Thursday, it will be illegal to put plastic soda or water bottles in the trash in North Carolina.
Beginning Oct. 1, all plastic bottles must be recycled. The state is also banning oil filters and wooden pallets from landfills.
North Carolina recovers less than one out of every five plastic bottles generated in the state, despite having some of... Read Full Story
