Fighting for the falls Nov 7, 2009
Its not the bottles that Im worried about; its the candy wrappers. Theyre everywhere. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
The week ahead, or killing time until Phil Ivey Nov 1, 2009
We'd like to pay attention to Alex Smith at Indianapolis, or JaMarcus Russell's latest attempt to care enough about his job, or Game 4 of the World Series, or the Sharks at Carolina, or the candy wrappers and toilet paper all over the front lawn, but we just got a gig covering French soccer, and our first road trip is for the big LeMans at Nice match. Don't know a player or either team, and frankly, see no reason to care. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Why Are You Smokers Such Litterbugs? Sep 22, 2009
Pat wrote on Sep 18, 2009 5:18 PM:" Why cigarette butts?:I pick the litter up in front of my property on a frequent basis. EASILY ninety percent is smoker-related, butts, packs, etc. IF cigarette butts where as large as those candy wrappers, etc they would REALLY be noticeable.Smokers owe it to others to be polite with their cigarette butts. It isn't polite asking others to pick em up from their own property.Kids eat candy and many litter. Adults smoke. Time to act like an adult Perhaps a nickle... (New Iberia, LA)
Vagrants commandeer homes Aug 25, 2009
Inside the rental house, loaves of bread and candy wrappers left on an old mattress indicated the place was home to someone. As we searched through the old house, Tolman pointed out a grocery bag that someone had defecated in and left behind. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Lasting Impression Aug 8, 2009
" There was no whispering in a Jim Johnson meeting, and definitely no eating or rustling of candy wrappers. Dawkins said that was the respect Johnson commanded from the players. The night before every big game, when the defense watched film, Johnson would get up and tell a joke to break the tension. "He had a knee-slapper a couple of times," Dawkins said. Sometimes, the joke dragged into a long story and the punch line wasn't funny. But the guys would let the old man spin it, laughing in... (ESPN -- Football News)
On guarding camp Aug 2, 2009
If the homeless didnt want to take their urine-soaked socks, empty candy wrappers and beer cans with them, get the dumpster and not a $11,000 per month guard service to guard it. Robert Graham. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Litter vigilante cited by city for debris Jul 29, 2009
"Everything from candy wrappers to cigarette packs to beer bottles and liquor bottles," he said yesterday, standing above one of his heaps. "There's everything from plates to plastic covers for take-out food, snuff cans, potato chip bags.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
First aid might save the life of your furry friend Jul 25, 2009
Things that can choke a dog -- or cat -- include balls and other toys, food and cellophane candy wrappers. The tennis balls that so many dogs love can be just the "right" size to get stuck in the throat of a 75-pound Labrador or golden retriever. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Keep our creeks and streams free of litter Jul 18, 2009
While I can understand how plastic bags, candy wrappers, and plastic bottles can get blown into the creek, I seriously doubt the shopping cart, the love seat and bicycles we removed from the creek this year were carried there by ravens. Our creeks are victimized by the midnight dumpers -- those people unwilling or unable to visit the local transfer station. (Anchorage Daily News)
On dwindling snow, remember etiquette Jul 10, 2009
High in the chutes of Mount Clements, and over in the cliffs of the Dragon s Tail, we came across several discarded lunch sacks, candy wrappers and peanut-butter-smeared sandwich baggies. I m an optimist, generally, and was willing to attribute the rubbish to a string of remarkably windy days; but my friend Lee points out that we always seem to find trash, and never any 20 bills. (Missoulian, MT)
Picker-upper Jul 8, 2009
Candy wrappers, cigarette butts and a couple of socks were found along the way ... Candy wrappers, cigarette butts and a couple of socks were found along the way. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
We can do something about our trashy look Jul 7, 2009
2) Put empty plastic bottles, candy wrappers and aluminum cans, fast food containers, glass, etc. in travel plastic bags and throw away your trash at the next convenience trash container as you enter the store. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
From your closet to her boutique Jul 1, 2009
She pointed out a popular item, a purse woven from Mexican candy wrappers. Each bag is made of hundreds of recycled candy wrappers, and has become popular with celebrities looking to make an eco-friendly fashion statement. (Hanover Mariner, MA)
The Brookline Recycling Corner Jun 30, 2009
Pairing litter barrels with recycling barrels gives people clear options: The candy wrappers and orange peels and bagged dog waste go in one barrel; the empty bottles and cans go in the other barrel. People seem to appreciate the convenience. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Add texting to the list of theater disruptions Jun 28, 2009
From movie theaters to Broadway shows to jazz concerts, audiences are growing annoyed with a new distraction to add to the coughing, talking and crinkling candy wrappers -- texting. "To me, it's a violation of theater manners," said Tracy Taylor Perles, 48, of Upper St. Clair. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
River treated like garbage dump Jun 1, 2009
good gosh wrote on May 26, 2009 11:48 AM:" Sorry Joe, but grass clippings and leaves damaging the river???? How about the oil and gas that leak from all the fishing boats...and the beer, pop cans, chip bags, candy wrappers, etc... etc... that fall off of the fishing boats, or are thrown from the boats as they travel down the river...I've seen that on occassion. Not to mention all the trash that accumilates from the sandbar crowds and people camping and partying along the shore. I would rather... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
What not to flush May 27, 2009
Are you aware of the rags that mysteriously appear in the sewer pipes, whether out of malice or ignorance, the underwear and paper towels, the candy wrappers and Swiffer rags, or the "flushable" wipes that aren't really. One little piece of dental floss can tie all of these up, cut off a four-inch sewer pipe and cause those who watch over Juneau's sewer system anguish and overtime. (Juneau Empire)
To be litter-free May 19, 2009
RE "" (Editorial, May 15): You attempt to link improving recycling programs within the Commonwealth to reducing the epidemic of bottles, cups, food packaging, cigarette butts, candy wrappers, paper napkins, plastic bags, and other trash littering our streets, sidewalks, and front lawns. Although I strongly support any efforts that increase recycling, I don't believe the initiatives as proposed by the Globe will make a dent in this "annual crop of new litter.". (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Behind the scenes (33) May 16, 2009
The characters include a playwright who agonizes over crinkling candy wrappers and inattention to his play and theatergoers who are sitting in the wrong seats. Cast members are Emery Atwood, Gillian Alden, Carol Downey, Joe Anderson, Kayla Bunce, Cameron Carter, Cole Smith, Kyle Dickeson, Nathan Roch, Destiny O Connor, Jacob Swing, Brie Robbins and Carlie Gibson. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Volunteers clean up the banks of the Charles River May 6, 2009
Some of the stuff people found were shoes, candy wrappers, old tools, plastic bags, lighters, cigarette butts, plastic bottles, Styrofoam packing peanuts, juice boxes, broken glass and Styrofoam cups. With some friends we collected 741 cigarette butts, 20 rusty screws, part of a cell phone and a lot of other unidentifiable garbage. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
Recycling, German style May 6, 2009
Inside the bags is a jumble of meat trays, milk cartons, candy wrappers, soup cans, juice bottles and crumpled foil, a mixed blessing of lightweight packaging made out of every conceivable polymer and metal. Collected by consumers and left out to be picked up every two weeks all across Germany, the yellow bags and bins are part of a landmark system that puts the onus on manufacturers to limit their packaging and pay for the cost of recycling everything in which they sell their products. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Good news: Less to clean up along river May 3, 2009
"Three beer bottles, a couple of candy wrappers and Ziploc baggies.". Bill Fricke, 75, of Port Orange, said he's been coming to the annual cleanup for years and years. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Candy stars Apr 18, 2009
As the contest unfolds, reporter Phineous Trout (Miller) documents the finding of five golden tickets hidden in candy wrappers. Wonka failed to foresee the advantage of wealthy contestants who could buy large quantities of candy bars, yielding a pool full of spoiled brats. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Letter: Georgetown Earth Day coming up Apr 16, 2009
This is beyond the many, many bottles of liquor, beer cans and bottles, soda bottles, water bottles, Dunkin Donuts drinks, as well as candy wrappers, cigarette packs, chewing tobacco containers, etc. etc. (Georgetown Record, MA)
Easter treats judged by the experts Apr 12, 2009
With only minimal prompting, the girls said their thank-yous, disposed of their candy wrappers and giggled off to another room for a round of games. The remaining Peeps, one could swear, had developed a smug expression on their sticky little yellow faces. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Editorial: Time for Spring cleanup Apr 10, 2009
While much of the trash comes from the careless discard of fast food packaging or from overflowing trash bins at the Route 1 burger joints, residents have to take some of the blame for allowing water bottles, old scratch tickets and candy wrappers to escape their possession and fly out of pockets and cars. The town has limited resources to clean up the litter that blows freely around town streets and roadways. (Saugus Advertiser, MA)
Plastic 'diet' found in leatherback turtles Apr 10, 2009
Besides plastic bags, the turtles had swallowed fishing lines, balloon fragments, spoons, candy wrappers and more. Plastic was probably not the cause of death in most cases. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Enabling a neat freak Apr 10, 2009
Oh, the fast-food containers and candy wrappers are one thing. After all, those that devour the fast food want to dispose of the evidence just as quickly. (Beacon Villager, MA)
Across the Pond and Beyond:Time for spring cleaning Apr 4, 2009
And as for gum and candy wrappers, how about putting them into your pockets, guys. It may mean you or your Moms will have to check pockets before doing laundry, but better into your trash can at home than into the dug out or the field. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
Claeys: Butts are out and so is my belly Apr 3, 2009
The noshing of popcorn, the crinkling of candy wrappers and the slurping of soda not to mention the realization a bit of strange-person flab is overflowing armrests on either side is sure to turn a relaxing night at the movies into a stressful one. Stressed out. (Sioux City Journal)
County chooses plastic-bag 'carrot, not stick' Mar 27, 2009
Carol, while plastic bags are in fact trash, so is virtually all plastic food packaging (chip bags, bulk purchase bags, candy wrappers, etc. not mention drink lids, straws, plastic wrap, etc. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Art speaks for itself Mar 26, 2009
My Melamine Baby is a large rat covered with a quilt-like pattern of White Rabbit candy wrappers and blue acrylic. Even if you didn't remember 2008 was the Year of the Rat, you likely read about Chinese companies that adulterated milk products with the deadly chemical. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Beyond the front page Feb 23, 2009
I could see myself jumping the gun on reporting someone missing, Ive definitely spilled fast-food coffee on myself in the car and Ive left a few trails of candy wrappers. Fortunately for me, though, they havent led to the scene of a crime. (Florida Today)
Trail Of Candy Wrappers Leads Police To Teen Burglars Feb 22, 2009
(February 20, 2009)--A trail of candy wrappers helped officers find five Florida teenagers suspected of breaking into a 00004000 nearby home Tuesday, police said. Officers responded to a burglary report in Palm Bay on Florida's central Atlantic coast. (KWTX.com, TX)
Palm Bay teens charged in burglary Feb 19, 2009
Five Palm Bay teens were arrested on burglary-related charges after police followed a trail of candy wrappers from the crime scene back to the house of one of teens. Officers responded to a break-in Tuesday afternoon and found that the inside of the home had been vandalized. (The Palm Beach Post)
