Fiji to increase littering fines fivefold from September
The Fijian government says the tougher penalties are aimed at changing behaviour and reducing littering nationwide.
Fiji is set to impose much harsher penalties for littering from September next year. The government is introducing fines five times greater than the current level after updating the country's litter laws. The Climate and Environment Minister, Lynda Tabuya, announced the change would bring fines closer to the infringements paid in New Zealand for similar offenses.
Tabuya stated the increase aims to change people's behavior and discourage littering. She emphasized that the government wants to prove the law is effective and plans to track fines issued, offense locations, and changes in behavior. The enforcement of the updated litter law will commence on September 1st.
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