Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Littering - it'll cost you
Every spring, snow melts revealing the budding foliage of our lawns, parks and green spaces – and a lot of litter.
According to Animal and Bylaw Services, litter doesn’t just impact the natural environment, it also affects the health and safety of our communities. Garbage and cigarette butts on our lawns and in our parks are not just unsightly, but can pose a potential fire risk.
The City would like to remind Calgarians of the Bylaws that are in place to deal with litter in our streets and parks. Littering is against the law, and offenders risk being stuck with a hefty fine:
Littering $500
Littering from a vehicle $750
Disposing of a burning litter $1,000
Animal and Bylaw Services uses the Broken Window Theory to explain how litter affects our communities, exacerbating social disorder - the more litter there is, the more people will continue to litter.
For more information about City Bylaws, please visit calgary.ca/bylaws.
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$500 for littering and yet if someone does not pick up (stoop&scoop) after their pet, the fine is $250. What is going on at silly hall these days?
ReplyDeleteYes, I totally agree about the penalty for littering but on the other hands people who walks their dogs should pick up the stoop & scoop, I think they should fine them more than $500 for littering. I walk around my neighbourhoods almost every day and I see lots of dog stoops that did not get picked up by their owners. To be fair to all the people around us I think the people who have pets and walk them should pick up the pets stoops.
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