Petition · past parliament
Increase fines and penalties for littering
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
The deterrent for littering is not enough and not enforced enough. The recent aftermath of mass gatherings have displayed a terrible lack of social responsibility and there should be reasonable guards in place to prevent people assuming a lack of consequence for littering.
Penalties should be increased. Enforcement should be more highly prioritised and enacted. And community service included as a penalty for non-payment of fines or habitual offence.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 Jun 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Jul 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Jul 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.