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2. Litter in the United States - Wikipedia

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   For small littering, a monetary penalty and/or a specified number of hours picking up litter or community service is the typical punishment. Going to jail for a littering/dumping conviction is rare. [4] [5] For example, in California the punishment for first-time littering starts at a minimum $250 fine and eight hours of picking up roadside ...

3. Litter - Wikipedia

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   Litter consists of waste products that have been discarded incorrectly, without consent, at an unsuitable location. The waste is objects, often man-made, such as aluminum cans, paper cups, food wrappers, cardboard boxes or plastic bottles, but also large and hazardous items of rubbish such as tires, electrical appliances, electronics, batteries ...

4. Waste management - Wikipedia

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   Areas with developing economies often experience exhausted waste collection services and inadequately managed and uncontrolled dumpsites. The problems are worsening. [18] [page needed] [90] Problems with governance complicate the situation. Waste management in these countries and cities is an ongoing challenge due to weak institutions, chronic ...

5. NC lawmakers again consider tougher penalties for littering ...

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   Dumping 500 pounds or more or littering for commercial purposes, already a felony, would be punishable by a $5,000 fine and at least 100 hours of community service. McInnis says the tougher ...

6. Illegal dumping - Wikipedia

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   Illegal dumping at Scales Road, London, England Illegal dumping in a residential subdivision, north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Illegal dumping, [1] [2] also called fly dumping or fly tipping (), [3] is the dumping of waste illegally instead of using an authorised method such as curbside collection or using an authorised rubbish dump.

7. Trash, traffic, tempers, tourists: Laguna Beach's summer of ...

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   Just steps from the exclusive Montage Resort, where an ocean view room costs upwards of $1,000 per night during the summer, waste was overflowing from trash cans on Treasure Island beach.