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2289
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Although the state's General Statute 14-399 makes littering a crime, control of this unlawful disposal of solid waste is difficult because litterbugs are rarely caught and because lawmen and prosecutors do not view it as a high priority crime.
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18014
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Currently, North Carolina only has one anti-littering law--$50 maximum fine to litter. However, this law is difficult to enforce. Morgan offers advice for preventing littering in North Carolina to preserve the land for future generations.
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25300
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Wyatt McGhee and John Faulkner make an appeal to the people of North Carolina to support a bill that will reduce the amount of visible litter by giving a 10 cent per container deposit on beverage containers.
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25944
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It costs North Carolina approximately $2.5 million to cleaning up litter in the state every year. As a consequence, the NC General Assembly raised the maximum fine for littering from $50 to $200; however, the littering has not ceased. North Carolina is now watching the success of a system implemented in Oregon which outright prohibits any cans with pull-tabs.
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31690
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Despite laws against dumping and littering, the North Carolina countryside is being polluted by a proliferation of trash. In many cases, the trash dumps exist because there is no provision in the community for garbage and trash collection and nowhere else to dispose of it. This article discusses the problem and efforts to build sanitary landfills.
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