No €1000 fines for litterbugs in "Singapore of Europe" Enschede

1 week, 1 day ago

₹43.48-lakh fine imposed in Alappuzha as part of waste-free Kerala campaign

As part of the Malinya Muktham Navakeralam campaign, enforcement squads under the Local Self-Government department have imposed fines totalling ₹43.48 lakh in Alappuzha district for violations of waste management rules over the past 11 months. LSGD Alappuzha district joint director S. Sreekumar said the inspections would be intensified in the coming days. The squads are conducting inspections in government institutions, …

Kerala Fine Chengannur Waste Enforcement Squads

1 week, 1 day ago

Danish tourists spotted picking up trash in Sikkim, internet impressed: ‘A lesson for all of us’

Hindustan Times

Littering has long been a persistent issue in India, with garbage carelessly strewn across roads, railway tracks, beaches, and water bodies. Recently, two Danish tourists were seen picking up litter along the road while travelling to Yumthang Valley in North Sikkim. The caption read: “Two tourists from Denmark were seen picking up waste material on the way to Yumthang Valley …

India Tourists Sikkim North Sikkim Danish Tourist Danish Tourists

2 weeks, 6 days ago

Dutch drop charge on single-use plastics after MPs' protests

Dutch News

The Dutch government is scrapping the extra levy on single-use plastic cups and food boxes in line with MPs’ wishes, junior environment minister Chris Jansen has told parliament. The rates varied from business to business, with some companies criticised for charging too much, while others initially charged five cents but later lowered this to a symbolic one cent. The government …

Dutch

3 weeks, 2 days ago

Singapore splashes millions to flush out dirty toilets

Hindustan Times

Already renowned for its cleanliness, Singapore will spend $7.5 million to upgrade and deep clean public toilets at coffee shops, the environment ministry has said. Singapore splashes millions to flush out dirty toilets A "Public Toilets Taskforce" was formed by the ministry last year to identify lavatories that consistently fared poorly in cleanliness surveys. The Happy Toilet Programme, run by …

Public Toilet Toilets Public Toilets Splashes Millions Cleanliness Singapore

3 weeks, 3 days ago

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation to take tech route to tackle improper waste disposal crisis

New Indian Express

HYDERABAD: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has introduced a stringent system to tackle littering and illegal waste disposal across the city. Citizens caught littering roads, dumping construction and demolition waste or discarding garbage improperly will now receive instant e-challans. The new system expands beyond general littering to penalise improper disposal of all waste types, including C&D debris. He emphasised that …

Ghmc Improper Waste

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Naughty neighbours breaking little-known rule risk being hit with £400 fine... could you be falling foul of the council busybodies?

Daily Mail

Naughty neighbours breaking a little-known rule could be hit with a £400 fine by local authorities, Britons were warned today. London waste management experts BusinessWaste.co.uk have warned that dumping rubbish in another neighbour's bin could end in a hefty fine. Using somebody else's bin - whether it is because others are full or a simple matter of convenience - can …

Fine Waste Bin

1 month, 1 week ago

Kozhikode Corpn. struggles with wayside bin misuse, seeks public cooperation

The Hindu

The careless dumping of household waste in wayside bins by both residents and travellers has become a major headache for the Kozhikode Corporation, which is desperately searching for a solution. The recently installed twin steel bins—one for organic waste and the other for non-biodegradable waste—were meant for commuters to dispose of small waste items they cannot carry home, such as …

Waste Bin Bins Household Waste

1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Cheeta’ squad takes action against 453 establishments for unscientific waste disposal

The Hindu

The ‘Corporation Health and Environment Enforcement Team in Action’, a project of the Kozhikode Corporation that aims to convert Kozhikode into a total waste-free city by March 31, is making progress with the squad taking action against 453 establishments for unscientific waste disposal. “The enforcement squad conducted inspections in 1,095 establishments across the city over the past month and took …

Corporation Cheeta Unscientific Waste Disposal

2 months ago

Fine those who litter, NTR District Collector tells officials

The Hindu

NTR District Collector G. Lakshmisha on Wednesday instructed officials to have localities vulnerable to garbage dumping removed within a week and take strict action against those who litter. After inspecting a landfill at Jaggaiahpeta, along with MLA Sreeram Rajagopal, the District Collector asked officials to enhance surveillance at such points and impose fine on those found littering. He instructed the …

Mla Sreeram

3 months, 1 week ago

MCG seizes 11 vehicles for illegal dumping last week

Hindustan Times

The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram has intensified its crackdown on illegal dumping of waste and debris in public spaces, green belts, vacant plots, and along roadsides, deploying a dedicated Sanitation Security Force to monitor the city 24/7, officials said. Dr Balpreet Singh, additional commissioner of MCG, said that illegal dumping is a punishable offence and assured that strict action will …

Singh Fir Mcg Dumping Ssf Illegal Dumping

3 months, 1 week ago

BMC urges cleanliness, warns of heavy fines ahead of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

New Indian Express

BHUBANESWAR: In an overdrive to maintain the beauty of capital city and keep its pollution level under check during the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention in January, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation has urged all citizens and households to keep their surroundings clean. People and establishments have also been urged not to burn garbage or other waste in the open as there …

Bmc

4 months ago

₹95.35 lakh fine imposed for illegally dumping debris in Delhi: MCD report to NGT

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, : The MCD has informed the National Green Tribunal that a fine of ₹95.35 lakh was imposed on violators for illegally dumping construction and demolition debris in October. ₹ 95.35 lakh fine imposed for illegally dumping debris in Delhi: MCD report to NGT The NGT sought regular replies from the authorities concerned with steps preventing air pollution in …

Delhi Complaints Pollution Air Report Ngt Mcd

4 months ago

MCG imposes fines worth ₹30.1L on 705 entities for violating Grap norms

Hindustan Times

The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram has imposed fines totalling ₹30.1 lakh on 705 entities for violating Graded Response Action Plan norms since October 15, officials said on Tuesday. Since the implementation of Grap IV protocols across Delhi-NCR on November 18, Gurugram logged a peak air quality index of “severe” on November 19, according to data from the Central Pollution Control …

Gurugram Mcg Garg Grap Burning Waste 705 Violations

4 months, 1 week ago

Waste dumping on open plots: Tambaram municipal corporation fines owners Rs 1.4L

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: To stop vacant lands from turning into dumping grounds and prevent water stagnation, the Tambaram City Municipal Corporation has imposed a penalty of Rs 1.4 lakh on 42 land owners for failing to fence or put up boundary walls on vacant properties. According to a statement from the corporation, unfenced land gives room for garbage accumulation, stagnant water, and …

Land Plots Tambaram Owners Rs

7 months, 3 weeks ago

NGT imposes up to ₹50,000 fine for dumping solid waste in unauthorised areas in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu

The National Green Tribunal has imposed a complete prohibition on littering or dumping of solid waste at unauthorised places in Uttar Pradesh and a fine ranging from ₹5,000 to ₹50,000 for its violations. “We specifically direct that there shall be complete prohibition on littering/dumping of Solid Waste at unauthorized places particularly roadsides, rivers, waterways, wetlands, lakes, nalas, panchayat or revenue …

Uttar Pradesh Waste Ngt Solid Waste Littering Dumping

7 months, 3 weeks ago

3,100 cough up ₹3.5 lakh as fines for littering, spitting at 20 stations

Hindustan Times

Over 3,100 people were made to cough up ₹3.75 lakh as fines for littering or spitting ‘paan’ or ‘gutka’ at 20 railway stations that come under the jurisdiction of the Prayagraj division of North Central Railway, said railway officials. 3,100 cough up ₹ 3.5 lakh as fines for littering, spitting at 20 stations Kanpur, where the manufacturing of such products …

Station Prayagraj Stations Fines Spitting

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Puja to face action for 21 traffic violations

Hindustan Times

Pune: The traffic police on Thursday visited the probationary Indian Administrative Service officer Puja Khedkar’s residence of bungalow number 112 on Baner Road and issued a notice regarding misuse of beacon and government insignia on her private vehicle. According to traffic police, there are 21 challans for various traffic offences amounting to a fine of ₹ 26,000 to be recovered …

Traffic Ias Puja Khedkar Officer Puja Khedkar Officer Puja

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Unpaid fines piling up as traffic violators in Lucknow evade challans

Hindustan Times

LUCKNOW The City of Nawabs, rich in history, has created another history of sorts - traffic violators haven’t paid up ₹127.40 crore in fines for 5,54,065 challans over the last one year. The data showed that the highest one-month fine amount stood at ₹ 15.7 crore from 81,246 challans in December 2023. A detailed study of the said data revealed …

Crore Fines Challans Traffic Violators Lucknow Evade Unpaid Fine

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Now British holidaymakers in Spain face £170 fines if they buy cheap souvenirs from sellers on the beaches and streets - as the war on tourists continues

Daily Mail

As the war on tourists wages on, British holidaymakers in Spain could be forced to pay £170 fines if they buy souvenirs from unlicensed sellers on the beaches and streets. A crowded beach in Benidorm, part of the Costa Blance in Spain The mayor of Torrevieja has called for more police officers during the summer to enforce the crackdown on …

Tourism Spain British Islands Spanish Streets Majorca

10 months ago

Bengaluru: Solid Waste Management department has fined 13 lakh people for violations since 2019

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: The BBMP’s Solid Waste Management department has penalised 12.96 lakh people since 2019, collecting a whopping Rs 41.70 crore in penalties from them, for violations ranging from usage of banned single-use plastic, spitting, urinating in public places, to open defecation. According to R Prathiba, Joint Commissioner, Solid Waste Management Department, BBMP, the Palike engaged marshals, health officials and engineers …

Open Bbmp Open Defecation Solid Waste Management Department Defecation Lakh Imposed Plastic Spitting

10 months ago

Rs 3,000 penalty for littering in public places in Puducherry

New Indian Express

PUDUCHERRY: The Puducherry Local Administration Department announced penalty on those found littering and dumping waste in public places. While fines ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 1,000 will be levied for throwing garbage in public places, Rs 3,000 will be charged for dumping construction materials in front of houses, businesses or public areas. The press release urged builders to dispose …

Public Places Public Waste Puducherry

10 months, 1 week ago

Hero farmers block in bungling fly-tippers who are forced to clear up dumped waste

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hero farmers blockaded two fly-tippers …

Waste Unpaid Work Bivolaru

1 year, 1 month ago

Crackdown on single-use plastics: Coimbatore Corporation imposed fine of ₹ 7 lakh on businesses in January

The Hindu

The Coimbatore Corporation has taken decisive steps to curb the use of banned plastic bags and single-use plastics, imposing fines totalling ₹ 7,01,550 across the zones in the city last month. The penalties were levied on 115 out of 142 shops in the city’s flower market, and 2,311 businesses found in violation, and seized 569 kg of single-use plastics during …

Plastics

1 year, 3 months ago

Traffic fine collection fees putting thousands of households in financial trouble

NL Times

Rapidly increasing collection costs for traffic fines fill the government coffers but result in problematic debts for tens of thousands of households, the Volkskrant reports based on an analysis of traffic fines imposed in the past three years. The Central Judicial Collection Agency claims an average of 137 million euros in collection costs per year, on top of the original …

Traffic Costs Fine Euros Collection Fines Volkskrant

1 year, 4 months ago

France fined additional €10 million for air pollution failures

Hindustan Times

France’s top administrative court ordered the state to pay a further €10 million over lingering air pollution in two major cities. The penalty consists of two fines of €5 million each, corresponding to the second half of 2022 and the first half of this year. Nitrogen dioxide levels remain above the European threshold in Paris and Lyon and current and …

1 year, 5 months ago

Gurugram: 23 fined over ₹1 lakh in a single day for violating graded action plan

Hindustan Times

After teams were formed last week by the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram to inspect and curb sources of pollution in the city, the civic body has fined 23 entities a total sum of ₹1 lakh, for violating the graded response action plan measures between Tuesday and Wednesday, said senior officials. Officials said the offences included dumping construction and demolition waste …

Gurugram Officials Waste Chowk Grap Fined Construction Material

1 year, 5 months ago

‘Nuisance fee’: BMC levies fines to have a cleaner Mumbai

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: The civic body has decided to crack the whip against throwing waste and debris on the road, shops not keeping dustbins, and other practices that make the city filthy, making it an unpleasant sight for the citizens. ‘Nuisance fee’: BMC levies fines to have a cleaner Mumbai The Solid Waste Management department of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has started …

Mumbai Department Bmc Swm Nuisance

1 year, 8 months ago

MCG to penalise vehicles involved in illegal C&D waste dumping, streamline process

Hindustan Times

To control the illegal dumping of construction and demolition waste in the city, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram has formed teams to keep a watch on all sites where waste is being dumped illegally at night. Commuters travelling on Gurugram-Faridabad Road said more than 20 C&D waste dumping spots have come up along the stretch and despite officials conducting regular …

Construction City Gurugram Road Waste Illegal Mcg

1 year, 11 months ago

Scourge of public dumping waste continues unabated in Kochi

The Hindu

Stricter enforcement and heavier fine seem to have done little to check the menace of dumping waste wrapped in plastic covers in public places in Kochi. In the short period since the fire outbreak at the Brahmapuram plant that disrupted waste collection and disposal in the city last month, the Kochi Corporation has issued notices for fine worth ₹54 lakh …

Public Places Public Waste Residents Kochi Corporation Dumping

2 years, 4 months ago

Penalties worth over Rs 9 lakh issued to polluters in UP's Noida, Greater Noida

Firstpost

The air quality in both Noida and Greater Noida has been hovering between the ‘very bad’ and ‘severe’ category for the last few days, with a thick blanket of smog engulfing the twin towns on and off amid a spike in pollution Noida: Penalties worth over Rs 9 lakh were issued to offenders, including two real estate developers, for violating …

Noida Greater Noida Greater

2 years, 4 months ago

Toilet photos no longer needed, Enschede locals are told

Dutch News

Enschede tax officials will stop asking home owners to send them photographs of the interior of their property so that they can make more accurate assessments of the value, RTV Oost said on Friday. Officials said they wanted to improve property valuations to make sure the council did not get saddled with extra costs if home owners made a formal …

Home Owners Told Enschede Enschede Council

2 years, 4 months ago

Toilet photos no longer needed, Enschede locals are told

Dutch News

Enschede tax officials will stop asking home owners to send them photographs of the interior of their property so that they can make more accurate assessments of the value, RTV Oost said on Friday. Officials said they wanted to improve property valuations to make sure the council did not get saddled with extra costs if home owners made a formal …

Enschede Home Owners Privacy Watchdog

2 years, 6 months ago

GMC to impose spot fines through app for littering city

Deccan Chronicle

VIJAYAWADA: In a first of its kind, the Guntur Municipal Corporation launched spot fines for littering roads and streets through mobile application. GMC commissioner Ch Keerthi said that secretariat staff will impose fines instantly for throwing waste and garbage in the side drains and on the roads. Commissioner Keerthi said that from now on, there will be a spot fine …

Roads App Guntur Gmc

2 years, 7 months ago

Farmers dump junk around 14 roads overnight; Road services to claim damages

NL Times

Overnight, farmers took action in fourteen places on roads in the Netherlands, as far as is known. Farmers also dumped rubbish and hay bales on the A7 near Abbekerk, Marum, and Wieringerwerf, as well as next to the Wijkertunnel on the A9. The spokesperson couldn’t say whether the “junk” was found on the highways or the on- and off ramps. …

Farmers Road Rijkswaterstaat

3 years, 6 months ago

Remove pet’s poop from public place or pay ₹1k fine: Jabalpur administration

Hindustan Times

Jabalpur municipal corporation commissioner has issued an order for pet owners to either clean the poop of their pet from public place or pay a fine of ₹1,000. “Now, people can’t just go out with their dogs, unmindful of dirtying a public place. The order was released under the provisions of the Municipal Corporation Act 1956, “ said JMC commissioner …

Pet Owners Jabalpur Public Place Pay 1K

3 years, 11 months ago

Cities want quarantine violation fine reduced to 339 euros

NL Times

A bill submitted by the Cabinet to make quarantining obligatory for people entering the Netherlands from a region at high-risk for coronavirus infections will be debated in Parliament next week. Violators for breaking quarantine will be fined 435 euros if approved, but municipalities in the Netherlands want to see that amount reduced to 339 euros. Fines under 340 euros require …

Quarantine Cabinet Parliament Vng Violation Fine 339 Euros

4 years, 1 month ago

Now Pay Rs 1000 Fine for Spitting, Littering from Moving Vehicles in UP, Govt to Table Proposal

News 18

UP CM Yogi Adityanath has announced that a fine of Rs 1000 will soon be levied for spitting littering from a car in big cities. On a similar note, in light of the deteriorating air quality every year, Yogi Adityanath also directed policymakers to encourage EV production in the state. According to a state government spokesman, the state proposes to …

State

4 years, 6 months ago

Guilty of Littering Thailand's Many Beautiful Tourist Spots? Expect a Delivery You Left Behind

News 18

Nobody likes tourist spots filled with trash, yet we keep littering the most beautiful places. This could include damage to national parks, causing excessive noise or disruption at the tourist spots etc. Even though littering can be fined up to 500,000 baht and or be held in jail for up to five years per Thailand’s National Park Act, the tourists …

Tourist Spots Thailand Tourist

4 years, 6 months ago

Kalyan civic body collects Rs 5 lakh in fines for lockdown violations

Hindustan Times

HT Image The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation has collected fines worth Rs 5 lakh from those who have violated lockdown norms by not wearing a mask and avoiding social distancing in public places since May this year. Earlier in May, the civic body had warned of collecting fine from those spitting in public places, not wearing a mask and not following …

Public Places Rs 5 Kdmc

4 years, 9 months ago

France ‘looks to increase fines for littering’ amid coronavirus waste

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy France is reportedly looking to …

France French

4 years, 10 months ago

Kerala: Rs 5000 fine for not wearing masks in Wayanad

Deccan Chronicle

Wayanad: Individuals not wearing masks in public spaces would be charged a fine of Rs 5,000, Wayanad Superintendent of Police Ilango said on Wednesday. Apart from collecting fines from people not wearing masks in public, shopkeepers would also be fined if they do not provide facility to sanitise hands in their shops. "A fine of Rs 1000 will be collected …

Kerala Fine Wayanad Kpa

5 years, 2 months ago

Malaysia sends back trash, says won’t be world’s waste bin

The Hindu

Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to 13 mainly rich countries since the third quarter last year, with the environment minster warning on Monday that those who want to make the country a rubbish bin of the world can “dream on.” Shipments of unwanted rubbish have been rerouted to Southeast Asia since China banned the import of …

Waste Containers Malaysia Yeo Malaysian

5 years, 2 months ago

Kalyan aims for top 25 in Swachh survey

Hindustan Times

Kalyan HT Image The twin cities have upped cleanliness drives as the final Swachh survey nears. KDMC officials said one of the major reasons for KDMC’s improvement is the focus on waste segregation, starting operations of three biogas plants and scientific landfilling at Umbarde in Kalyan, and appointing clean-up marshals to curb violations. KDMC’s integrated solid waste management system at …

Waste Kalyan Gaikwad Swachh Waste Segregation Kdmc Umbarde Scientific

5 years, 5 months ago

How Indore Set an Example by Becoming the Cleanest City in 2019

The Quint

“It has been categorically laid down that clean environment is fundamental right of citizens under Article 21 and it is for the local bodies as well as the State to ensure that public health is preserved by taking all possible steps. Cities, with a population of more than 100,000 produce 67,000 tonnes a day or 44% of the total waste …

Ngt

5 years, 6 months ago

Ludhiana MC fixes fines for littering, not segregating waste

Hindustan Times

For improving solid waste management in the city, the general house of municipal corporation on Monday approved ‘Solid Waste management and Cleanliness and Sanitation Bye-laws 2019’. HT Image Under these by-laws, the MC has fixed fines and penalties for the residents caught spitting, littering, failing to segregate waste at sources, etc. The authorities will have to ensure 100% door-to-door collection …

Waste Fixes Fines

5 years, 8 months ago

Bengaluru: Hefty fines awaits you â€“ Traffic violators beware

Deccan Chronicle

BENGALURU: Vehicle drivers beware! The traffic police, who on an average book about 16,000 cases of traffic violation cases daily, will be eager to charge traffic offenders with costly receipts. According to traffic police, on the first day of new fine slabs traffic offenders, who were used paying fines in hundreds, were taken aback when they were asked to pay …

Hefty Fine East Traffic

5 years, 9 months ago

Woman fined £150 for littering after feeding sausage roll to pigeon

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s ridiculous.” But the enforcement officer, who works for contractor 3GS, replies: “It’s classed …

Bath Somerset Sausage Roll Fined 150

5 years, 10 months ago

菲律宾小镇立法禁止八卦违者罚款还要捡垃圾

China Daily

凡是有人的地方就有八卦，但是你知道聊八卦可能会犯法吗？菲律宾一个叫比纳洛南的小镇近日通过了一项地方性反八卦法令，禁止当地居民聊八卦、说别人的坏话，违者将被处以最高135元罚款及8小时社区服务的惩罚。 Photo by Ben White on Unsplash Authorities in Binalonan, a small Filipino town about 200 kilometres north of Manila, have made gossiping illegal under a new local law aimed at preventing rumors from spreading within the community. 菲律宾小镇比纳洛南（位于首都马尼拉以北约200公里处）的政府通过了一项新法令，禁止居民聊八卦，以防止流言在社区内散播。 Trash talking someone in Binalonan could see offenders literally picking up trash under a new local law designed to make …

Gossip Binalonan

5 years, 11 months ago

Hyderabad: Littering to be penalised

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The GHMC has decided to penalise citizens for dumping trash on the roadsides and in their colonies. The corporation has also decided to impose fines on the owners if garbage is dumped in their vacant land parcels. According to the new plan, the corporation will identify the open garbage dumping points and study the reason for trash being dumped …

Garbage Corporation Ghmc Kishore Mr Kishore Penalised Hyderabad Dumping Trash

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