How is littering in public places punished?
(Baonghean.vn) - Ms. Nguyen Thi An residing in Vinh city asked: Currently, there are some people who lack awareness of maintaining public hygiene, littering and dumping garbage in public places. So how will this behavior be punished?
Reply:
Littering and dumping garbage in public places pollutes the environment and can be harmful to human health.
On July 7, 2022, the Government issued Decree No. 45/2022/ND-CP regulating administrative sanctions for violations in the field of environmental protection. This Decree takes effect from August 25, 2022. In which, Clause 2, Article 25 of Decree 45/2022/ND-CP stipulates:
+ Violations of throwing, dumping, or disposing of cigarette butts, butts, or ashes in the wrong place in apartment buildings, commercial or service areas, or public places will be subject to a fine of 100,000 VND to 150,000 VND.
+ Personal hygiene behaviors (urination, defecation) not in designated places in apartment buildings, commercial areas, service areas or public places will be fined from 150,000 VND to 250,000 VND.
+ Violations of dumping, discarding, or disposing of garbage or wastewater in the wrong place in apartment buildings, commercial or service areas or public places, except for violations specified in point d, will be subject to a fine of 500,000 VND to 1,000,000 VND.
+ The act of dumping, discarding, or leaving garbage on the sidewalk, roadway, or into the urban wastewater drainage system or surface drainage system; dumping wastewater in violation of regulations on the sidewalk, roadway; or disposing of plastic waste generated from daily activities into ponds, lakes, canals, rivers, streams, or the sea will be subject to a fine of 1,000,000 VND to 2,000,000 VND.
+ In addition, according to Point e, Clause 4, Article 7, Decree No. 144/2021/ND-CP dated December 31, 2021 of the Government on administrative sanctions for violations in the field of security, order, and social safety; prevention and control of social evils; fire prevention, firefighting, rescue; prevention and control of domestic violence, dumping or throwing waste, dirt, chemicals, bricks, soil, stones, sand or other objects into houses, residences, people, objects, property of others, into headquarters of agencies, organizations, workplaces, production and business places, targets, guard towers protecting targets will be fined from VND 3,000,000 to VND 5,000,000.