926 polluters fined in Tbilisi, 384 are foreigners
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The pedestrian inspectors tasked to combat environmental pollution have fined 926 people in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi since April 20 this year, out of which 384 were citizens of foreign countries.
The amount of the fines reached 106,820 GEL.
The inspectors fined 882 physical and 44 legal entities for polluting the environment.
What are the fines for throwing garbage on the streets?
- Throwing less than 2 kg of garbage: For a person - 80 GEL, for throwing from out of a window - 100 GEL.
- Throwing more than 2 kg of garbage: For a person - 150 GEL, for throwing from out of a window - 500 GEL.
- Remaining feces of a dog or other pets: - 50 GEL. If a person cleans up the feces afterwards, he/she will not be fined.
- Polluting the environment with a tire under five-units (not bicycle tires) - 150 GEL.Polluting the environment with a tire over five-unit tire (not bicycle tires) - 500 GEL.
- Polluting the environment with dangerous materials: for a person - 400 GEL, for legal entities - 1000 GEL.
In total 20 inspectors from Tbilservice Group monitor pollution in Tbilisi, 10 men and 10 women.
New inspectors will be authorised to fine individuals and legal entities for dropping household rubbish and other types of waste in the street.
A video has been released online in a bid to change society’s current perception that it’s acceptable to litter in Georgia.
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.
Those who purposely litter or pollute the environment will be slapped with huge fines, announced Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili at today’s Governmental meeting.
Tbilisi residents woke up this morning to many of the sculptures of celebrated Georgian authors and public figures across the city wearing surgical masks. Social media users assume that this is a performance protesting air pollution.