The Dob in a Litterer program in South Australia is gaining momentum from the local community as more than 1300 reports of littering from vehicles have been lodged through the program in its first year.
The program launched on 1 February 2017, is part of the Local Nuisance and Litter Control Act 2016 and has been developed to support the South Australian Government’s commitment to introducing a public litter reporting system.
Since the program’s implementation, cigarette butts have accounted for approximately 80% of all reports received, with other items including beverage containers (4.9%), fast food packaging (2.6%), paper (11%) and green waste (0.3%).
A total of 315 warning letters have been issued and around 800 fines sent to motorists across South Australia.
Fines range from $210 for general litter, $500 for hazardous litter which includes lit cigarettes and glass, and $1000 for larger quantities of litter.
South Australians are encouraged to continue to support the program and report litter being thrown from vehicles to keep our streets and our environment clean.
Reports can be made via the Dob in a Litterer app or website.
The app can be downloaded for free from the Apple and Google stores.
The latest statistics are available every month showing totals since reporting first commenced in February 2017.
This is also summarised in a downloadable spreadsheet on the Data SA website.
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