Dropping crisp packets could land you whopping £750 fine in new litter crackdown

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Dropping crisp packets could land you whopping £750 fine in new litter crackdown.

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Litterers across Britain face whopping fines of up to £750 per offence in a new crackdown on the country's rubbish crisis.Dropping a crisp packet could land you with the maximum penalty for littering, which is being hiked by 50 per cent.Meanwhile, fly-tippers face fines of up to £5,000, five times the current limit.The new penalties will come into force this summer as part of a zero-tolerance approach on waste crime.Labour is bidding to clean up Britain's litter-strewn streets by copying Japan's playbook, where dumping waste is frowned upon and people widely take their rubbish home.Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds said: "Fly-tipping and littering is a disgrace that blights local communities.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "Under this Government, criminals who break the rules will face heftier fines to clean up the mess they make."We are sending a clear message to those who dump their rubbish - we are coming after you and you will pay the price.The Government's Waste Crime Action...

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