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VIDEO: French-British duo walk 880km picking up face mask litter

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 20:43:18 +0100

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.

Garbage island: Corsican officials block rubbish dump as waste overflows

Tue, 21 Aug 2018 15:02:44 +0200

No rubbish incinerator on France’s so-called 'island of beauty' means more than 60,000 tonnes of waste is being dumped underground every year, a catastrophic scenario for some alarmed local officials.

'Intelligent' crows to work as rubbish collectors at French theme park

Sat, 11 Aug 2018 17:19:31 +0200

Six crows specially trained to pick up cigarette ends and rubbish will be put to work next week at a French historical theme park, its president said on Friday.

France kicks up a stink over Switzerland's 'rubbish tourists'

Fri, 30 Mar 2018 13:43:51 +0200

Authorities in the Franche-Comté region of France say more and more Swiss people are dumping their garbage across the border in a bid to save a few francs.

Rubbish piles up on streets of Paris as strikers kick up stink

Wed, 08 Jun 2016 15:38:15 +0200

The flood waters might be receding but the rubbish is piling up on the streets of Paris.

Parisians sue City Hall as streets turn into 'public bin'

Tue, 19 Apr 2016 17:46:11 +0200

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".

The Englishman cleaning up 'France’s dirtiest city'

Wed, 23 Mar 2016 16:35:35 +0100

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.

Strike sees rubbish pile up on Paris streets

Thu, 08 Oct 2015 19:00:20 +0200

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.

Paris unveils smartphone app to clean up streets

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:07:00 +0200

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.

Smokers face fines for discarded butts

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:46:00 +0100

Smokers who toss their cigarette butts onto the street could face a fine of €35 ($45) under new plans unveiled by city authorities in Paris.

Paris gets tough on trash with new campaign

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:10:00 +0200

A new campaign was launched on Wednesday to warn Parisians and tourists they risk a fine if they throw litter or urinate in the street.