14 Apr 2008

Littering and illegal dumping in WA

I took this brochure from the library today and it tells me that there are huge fines on littering and dumping:

- Dumping in reserves or vacant land $ 200.00
- Fire in litter bin $ 400.00
- Advertising material placed outside a letter box $ 200.00
- Abandoning shopping trolleys $ 200.00
- Discarding litter in waterways and rivers $ 200.00
- Discarding litter in the street, parks or picnic grounds $ 200.00
- Dangerous litter (broken glass on the street) $ 200.00
- Careless disposal of cigarette butts $ 75.00
- Leaflets placed on car windscreens and bumpers $ 200.00

KEEP AUSTRALIA BEAUTIFUL

Take action and become a registered litter reporter: fill out the form on the website.

The point is that I never actually see who is littering all the broken glass bottles on the streets where I am cycling and try to avoid punctures by taking my life to great danger....
And who is dumping the empty shopping trolleys on our verge, empty the ash tray on the road and not to forget the huge piles of advertising material near the appartment buildings...
But I see often youngsters carelessly throwing empty cans, bottles and take-away rubbish on the ground, so beware!!!
Unfortunately it's only the littering from car's you can take action on...

No comments:

Post a Comment