Social advertisement encourages Georgians not to litter (VIDEO)
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Georgia’s Environment Protection Ministry is encouraging citizens not to litter in Georgia through a new social advertising campaign that features world class Georgian alpinist Bidzina Gujabidze.
Watch the full advertisement below.
The final shot of the advertisement reads: "Littering is a punishable act in Georgia. For dropping household waste up to 2kg, the fine is 80 GEL. For 2kg or more – 150 GEL, for a legal entity – 500 GEL.”
Tougher penalties for littering came into force in January.
Last year, about nine tonnes of garbage was removed from one of Georgia’s most spectacular mountains.
A massive cleaning effort involving helicopters took place on Mount Kazbek in northeast Georgia. Clean-up crew's efforts saw about nine tonnes of rubbish waste removed from the towering peak in October 2014.
About nine tonnes of garbage has been removed from one of Georgia’s most spectacular mountains.
The Georgian Government is taking a tougher stance on environment pollution and those who intentionally drop rubbish or litter in Georgia can now be slapped with a fine.
People who throw litter from cars and other vehicles face fines of up to 120 GEL ($63 USD) under new law aimed at curbing roadside rubbish.
A video has been released online in a bid to change society’s current perception that it’s acceptable to litter in Georgia.
Georgia’s capital city Tbilisi is ‘going green’ and will soon become an ecologically clean city with healthy and attractive environments, pledged Tbilisi City Hall.
Georgia’s public sector employees are joining forces with community volunteers today to begin a three-day clean-up initiative in capital city Tbilisi as part of the global ‘Clean Up the World’ campaign.
A new mobile application is giving people in Georgia the chance to participate in country-wide efforts to clean up littered locations, reduce pollution and protect the environment.
The Georgian capital of Tbilisi will soon have an ecologically safe waste processing factory relevant to the European standards.
A memorandum was signed between Tbilisi City Hall and the KDV Georgia company that won the tender last year.