Throwing garbage on the public highway, mask or a cigarette butt can be punished with a fine of 135 euros, against 68 euros currently, according to a draft decree, announced Sunday the Secretary of State for the Ecological Transition Brown Poirson.
The draft decree, which covers masks, gloves, cigarette butts and unauthorized garbage disposal, should be presented in mid-June. The fine could even go up to 375 euros, or even 750 euros if the police draw up a report and forward it to the court, according to the ministry.
This measure is part of the roadmap for the circular economy launched in 2018 and “Found with the Covid-19 a new echo, with the multiplication of the number of new abandoned waste linked to the health crisis ” instead of being thrown in the trash, the ministry said.
“Everyone must understand that any waste thrown on the ground often ends up in the ocean” Brune Poirson said in a statement to the AFP.
“If you want clean seas and oceans, it starts with clean sidewalks”, continues the Secretary of State, who goes to Lège-Cap-Ferret, Gironde on Sunday, on the eve of World Oceans Day, to collect plastic waste.
The ministry also plans to step up communication campaigns to encourage people not to throw garbage anywhere.
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