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The estuary in Yunlin County’s Mailiao Township is a popular fishing spot, but many people leave behind trash, littering the beautiful coastline with bottles and cans. Even after the government installed surveillance cameras, littering remains a problem. Now the county plans to increase the reward for reporting littering from 10% of the collected fine to 50%, incentivizing people to report offenders.
This once-beautiful coastline is now littered with bottles and cans.
Plastic and glass bottles make up most of the trash, even piled up into mounds in some places. This is in Yunlin County’s Mailiao Township, close to the estuary in Zhongxing Village. It’s a popular fishing spot, but the litter people leave behind is ruining the environment.
Member of public
Dismayed at litter
It looks like a lot of people are littering, which makes it really dirty. I think the government should step in. In lots of places, if no one is around, people will litter when no one is watching.
The trash was mostly left by people who came here to fish and has accumulated over time. According to the Yunlin Environmental Protection Bureau, there are 34 major littering spots in the county, mostly along roadsides, under bridges, and by rivers and drains. Even with surveillance cameras watching, people continue to litter. Now the government is planning to raise the reward for reporting littering from 10% of the collected fine to 50%.
Member of public
Supports higher reward
I personally support raising the reward. If it’s high enough, people will be more willing to report it.
Huang Fu-yi
Environmental Protection Bureau deputy director
We plan to amend the law to raise the reward to 50%, encouraging more people to participate in environmental issues.
From January to April this year there were 19 penalized cases of littering, with fines totaling NT$22,800. Raising the reward for reporting littering may help, but it depends on the public’s sense of responsibility and concern for the environment.
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