The Litter Call in September 14, 2016

Litter is a huge issue globally and just as much of an issue here in Dubai.

According to the Dubai government you could be fined as much as 500 AED for littering!  The question is whether or not this is actually happening!

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We asked the UAE what their take on litter was and got a surprising response and even one person asking if their practice of tossing organics out of the window of a car was littering!

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Here are some of the sites we went to to prepare for the show.

http://www.litteritcostsyou.org/9-interesting-facts-and-statistics-about-littering/

http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/wordwide-litter-stats

http://7days.ae/turn-tide%E2%80%88clear-trash-beach/92601

http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/environment/dubai-municipality-cracks-down-on-littering-1.1308149

http://www.thenational.ae/uae/environment/50-per-cent-of-camels-deaths-caused-by-litter-in-uae

http://7days.ae/eco-group-hits-out-at-litterbugs-in-the-uae