Mr. John Gormley, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has increased the on –the-spot Litter Fine from €125.00 to €150.00.
Do the right thing, put your litter in the bin!
Offences under Litter Pollution Act, 1997.
- Depositing a substance or object so as to create litter in a public place or litter is visible from a public place.
- Depositing for collection by or on behalf of a Local Authority a substance, material or thing in a manner that creates or tends to create litter in a public place or litter that is visible to any extent from a public place.
- Placing municipal waste into or near a litter receptacle.
- Failing to take measures in using a vehicle to transport goods or materials to prevent the creation of litter on a public road or a public place.
- Failing to take measures to prevent the creation of litter in the vicinity of a skip.
- Failing to keep a public place free of litter.
- Failing to keep land free of litter that is visible to any extent from a public place.
- Failing to keep land appurtenant to a residence that is let in two or more units free of litter that is visible from a public place.
- Failing to keep a footpath or margin adjoining a public road free of litter.
- Removing litter from a footpath or margin onto a road.
- Failing to provide or maintain adequate litter receptacles to prevent the creation of litter in the vicinity of a mobile outlet.
- Failing to remove litter caused by the operation of a mobile outlet in the vicinity of the outlet.
- Exhibiting an advertisement or other article or causing defacement of a structure, door, gate, window, tree, pole or other place.
- Placing advertising material on a mechanically propelled vehicle.
- Distributing advertising material contrary to a bye-law.
- Failing to remove faeces deposited by a dog.