18 November 2024,   22:17
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80- lari fine for littering environment with 2 kg of garbage - sanctions to be launched in 2 weeks

The citizens who contaminate the city with household waste amounting to around 2 kilograms, will be fined with 80 GEL. It is noteworthy that cigarette butts are included in this category as well. If the garbage is more than 2 kilograms the fine will grow up to 150 GEL.

Street inspectors, responsible for determining and fining polluters, will appear in the city streets from today. The supervisory officials will fine both legal and physical persons who throw garbage in the streets.
Additionally, if a dog or other domestic animal contaminates the streets or parks with fecal matters, the owner will be fined by 50 GEL. Persons contaminating environment with construction materials amounting to one cube will be fiend as well, natural person (200GEL), legal person (500GEL). When contaminating the streets with construction waste over 1 cube, natural person will be fined with 500GEl and legal person with 1500 GEL. When violating rule for the second time the fine doubles.
The introduction of the new penalty system in connection with Environmental pollution is acceptable for part of the population. The second part talks about irrelevance of the fines.

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