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It has happened to most of us at one time or another. You"re strolling along the pavement, when suddenly one shoe gets
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to the ground. With a sinking feeling, you realize you"ve stepped in chewing gum—or worse.
Walking through British towns and cities, it"s often
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to avoid the litter covered across the pavements, roads and green spaces—anything from food wrappers and cigarette butts to bottles, cans and plastic bags. A shocking 30m tonnes of litter are
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from our streets every day.
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numerous anti-litter campaigns over the last decade, the amount of litter being dropped is not decreasing. The latest data shows that while there has been a modest
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of 3% in the amount of litter compared to the previous year, levels have risen since 2004/05.
At first glance, the failure of the current strategy to reduce littering substantially is
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. There are numerous ongoing anti-litter campaigns backed by
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. In 2005, the government introduced the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (CNEA) that gave local authorities new powers to
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businesses and individuals to get rid of litter from their land and to make companies help clear up the rubbish they generate.
But the CNEA"s effectiveness depends on
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local authorities implement it. It is quite possible that you could be
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for dropping litter in one district, but cross the road on to another local authority"s patch and not be punished for the same offence.