https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Ed and Fred are two eco-activists who walked from Marseille to Paris picking up as many discarded face masks as they could, all to raise awareness of just how bad littering in France is. Join them on their epic journey. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201229/videofrench-british-duo-walk-880km-picking-up-face-mask-litter Tue, 29 Dec 2020 20:43:18 +0100 videofrench-british-duo-walk-880km-picking-up-face-mask-litter Despite their best efforts (and a new clean-up project) the Paris authorities are still waging a war against "uncivil" Parisians in a bid to clean up the dirty streets. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170704/paris-citys-crackdown-on-dirty-streets-sees-67-percent-rise-in-fines Tue, 04 Jul 2017 12:27:17 +0200 paris-citys-crackdown-on-dirty-streets-sees-67-percent-rise-in-fines Monday will see the new "anti-incivility brigade" in Paris hit the streets for the first time to crack down on daily infractions. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160912/watch-out-parisians-clean-up-brigade-is-hitting-the-streets Mon, 12 Sep 2016 11:57:51 +0200 watch-out-parisians-clean-up-brigade-is-hitting-the-streets Mayor Anne Hidalgo presented her plan on Monday for the creation of an "anti-incivility brigade" to crack down on daily infractions. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160613/paris-brings-in-brigade-to-clean-up-its-streets Mon, 13 Jun 2016 17:40:06 +0200 paris-brings-in-brigade-to-clean-up-its-streets A group of irate residents in northern Paris are suing the city authorities and the state for €10,000 each after growing fed up with the dirty state of their streets, that they describe as a "veritable hell". https://www.thelocal.fr/20160419/parisians-sue-city-hall-over-living-hell Tue, 19 Apr 2016 17:46:11 +0200 parisians-sue-city-hall-over-living-hell An Englishman has become somewhat of a celebrity in his adopted city of Marseille after he launched an initiative to clean up what is is often referred to as France’s dirtiest city. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160323/the-englishman-who-decided-to-clean-up-frances-dirtiest-city Wed, 23 Mar 2016 16:35:35 +0100 the-englishman-who-decided-to-clean-up-frances-dirtiest-city Could Paris really become a model of cleanliness for the rest of Europe? That's what city chiefs are hoping with a new clean-up plan. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160205/heres-how-theyre-planning-to-finally-clean-up-paris Fri, 05 Feb 2016 12:49:47 +0100 heres-how-theyre-planning-to-finally-clean-up-paris Around 3,000 tonnes of (extra) rubbish have accumulated on the streets of Paris as a strike by the city's rubbish collectors enters its fourth day. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151008/paris-garbage-collectors-hit-fourth-day-of-strike Thu, 08 Oct 2015 19:00:20 +0200 paris-garbage-collectors-hit-fourth-day-of-strike City chiefs are set to introduce harsher penalties for littering in Paris in an attempt to clean up the capital’s reputation as a filthy city. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150904/paris-prepares-to-crackdown-on-littering Fri, 04 Sep 2015 19:02:57 +0200 paris-prepares-to-crackdown-on-littering Paris authorities will soon have a new weapon to employ in their daily battle to clean up the capital's notoriously dirty streets - a specially designed smartphone app. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130516/paris-set-to-launch-app-to-clean-up-streets Thu, 16 May 2013 16:07:00 +0200 paris-set-to-launch-app-to-clean-up-streets Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë has announced a plan to double the fine for dropping dog waste, litter or cigarette butts in the street. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121031/paris-litter-bug-fine-to-be-doubled Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:30:00 +0100 paris-litter-bug-fine-to-be-doubled