Comments on: Minister: Act Increases Penalties For Littering

By: Young Black Heart

Young Black Heart — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:51:28 +0000

And I quote the honorable Minister Weeks:

““When I was a student I could never figure out why my teachers would repeat lessons over and over again. And as I got older, it dawned on me that the more I heard the message; the more it stuck with me.”

Glad to hear one of our civil servants needs to hear something over and over again before it finally “sticks”…

By: mangrove tree

mangrove tree — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:49:06 +0000

Lady I work for a living , and get dirty , I dont live in lala land like you.

Listen carefully- charging to dump= stupid= illegal dumping to avoid fees=

PLP FAIL

By: More with less

More with less — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:11:34 +0000

Their is no legitimate excuse for illegal dumping and littering period. If you can’t afford to take something to the dumb, then keep it on your own property!

By: Family Man

Family Man — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:43:05 +0000

Excellent idea

By: Argosy

Argosy — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:32:20 +0000

Another jest from the Jesters.

Let’s hope enough of the people come to their senses before they FINALLY call the election and vote in a serious team to get down to dealing seriously with our now serious situation.

By: LaVerne Furbert

LaVerne Furbert — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:27:11 +0000

Mangrove, there is no charge by government for the pick up of bulky items from households, so your theory is off base.

By: Decisions

Decisions — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:08:23 +0000

Its amazing how less gets done, but we have more civil servants??????

By: Mad Dawg

Mad Dawg — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:50:25 +0000

Weeks also talked about only letting truckers drop off waste at Tynes Bay if they have a proper permit. In other words, they’ve made it more difficult to drop off waste at Tynes Bay. They’re effectively encouraging fly- tipping.

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 04:23:18 +0000

Oh Pulleeeeze! We have been had a littering law. When has it ever been enforced?

Traveling the US I see signs warning of $1000 for littering in many states. Apparently they are serious too because most of the roadsides of these states are much cleaner than Bermuda.

In addition, it is not uncommon to see either gangs of prisoners cleaning roadsides or gangs of people doing community service doing supervised roadside cleaning.

Keeping in line with Bermuda costs, double US, the fine should be $2000 plus community service picking up roadside trash.

By: Dis APPOINTED

Dis APPOINTED — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 03:04:37 +0000

Happens in Smiths and Devonshire too.

By: Dis APPOINTED

Dis APPOINTED — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 03:03:51 +0000

It may not be what it seems. Trash in my area is to picked up on Tuesdays and Fridays. However, in the last few months it sometimes takes a day or two before they pick up my trash. I put out trash assuming it is going to be picked up. I came home and its still by the road. Nothing in the paper or Bernews to say there is a strike or go slow or something going on so it stays out. Most times it gets picked up the next day but I have no way to tell when. So its sits there until they come. Not my fault. Why dont we just go back to one day a week anyway like it used to be so we can save some money!

By: mangrove tree

mangrove tree — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 01:53:02 +0000

If there has an increase in illegal dumping it is as adirect result of the Government implementing charges for dumping at the Airport, at the Incinerator, and Marsh Folly.
The Airport saw an immediate drop in loads delivered the week the new charge was implemented. where did the differance go ? in the trees.

By: DarkSideofTheMoon

DarkSideofTheMoon — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 01:24:56 +0000

I saw a condom on the ground today….they need a fine for that nastiness

By: can it

can it — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 01:22:20 +0000

If that pisses you off wait ’till the tramps from another neighbourhood start using YOUR gate/driveway to dump their trash on Friday night/Saturday/Sunday/Eve of a public holiday like some lazy pigs have been doing at my gate !

I agree with all the other posters who doubt that this will ever be enforced as we’ve had anti littering fines on the books for decades and I can’t recall any slob ever appearing before a magistrate.

At least it seems that Minister Weeks has blown the myth out of the water that we’re some mythical ‘pristine’ location inhabited by 63,000 houseprouds for all those dreamers that think we’re some example of cleanliness to the rest of the world.

By: Shaking the Head

Shaking the Head — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 00:19:28 +0000

Whoa, let’s put this into perspective. Ignoring the fact that the law won’t be enforced (like so many others) $5,000 for littering and $25,000 for a repeat?.
The other week, Good Governance laws were passed to “stop the stealing from the public/taxpayer”. The maximum penalty for that is $10,000.
So, drop some litter, $5,000 fine. Steal $10,000,000 from the public, $10,000 fine.
So if I steal $10,000,000 I need to make sure I don’t drop the bag with the money, or else my fine will go up to $15,000.
Where do these people live??

By: KitCat

KitCat — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:56:29 +0000

The problem with laws is… you have to enforce them. Not sure that’ll ever happen.

But even so- please, people! It’s basic ideas of cleaning up after yourself- you’re supposed to learn that by the time you’re grown up! If you can’t manage to not leave the place a mess, you deserve to get hit with a hefty fine. Let’s start with tiers of maybe $50 for a bottle, $75 for a plastic bag and work our way up into the thousands of dollars for kitchen appliances and vehicles- and see how suddenly people will start being able to find a trash can.

Honestly, this island is full of some extremely childish ‘adults’.

By: Oooo

Oooo — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:41:36 +0000

HELLER!! That pisses me off!!! Especially when they do it right before a holiday knowing it will not be picked up until like 4 days later… Like my guest want to see their filthy trash on the way to my gate!

By: Walker

Walker — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:27:34 +0000

You shpuld try walking around Bermuda and seeing the trash dumped its terrible so a law is needed. KBB will be very pleased with this

By: Rockfish #1and#2

Rockfish #1and#2 — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:21:38 +0000

continued.(sorry)

Weeks seems to be attending too many State dinners and buffets.

By: Rockfish #1and#2

Rockfish #1and#2 — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:18:23 +0000

Just a little humor,

By: TheFuture

TheFuture — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:07:55 +0000

I have never, ever heard of someone actually being fined for littering. Safe to say, 99.9% goes unpunished. I operate a farm that is on the roadside. People have dumped couches, Christmas tree stands, kids toys there. Never mind the”normal” beer bottles, food containers of all sorts on a daily basis. I even find syringes for drug use. Seriously. I was cutting fallen trees after a hurricane with a chainsaw and an individual had the nerve to throw a bottle above me and onto the farm. Good thing I am not an angry (chain saw wielding) person.

Oh, and someone else left a car there. A car!

Without consequences, immoral people only continue to do wrong to others.

Any volunteers to come and help me move this 3 seater couch? (Had to be brought by at least two people…)

Suggestions: pay citizens who report others dumping half of the fine. This would be put to an end next week.

By: Opressed

Opressed — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:04:48 +0000

Should include empty Big foot and Guinness bottles in this electioneering report.

By: Truth is killin' me...

Truth is killin' me... — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:57:22 +0000

How about when taxpayers who live in the west end put out their trash on a Monday and it don’t even get picked the hell up by W&E. I’m gonna stop payin’ my taxes if this simple task cannot be done!!!

By: Grouper

Grouper — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:50:08 +0000

Sooooo right….

By: street wise

street wise — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:32:22 +0000

What about the trash trucks that seem to create a quite a bit of litter themselves. They do not even carry a broom and a shovel on the trucks to sweep up the small bits of litter they inevitably leave behind. I’m continually picking up after them….

Plus the grass on the Railway Trial up our way hasn’t been cut for weeks. I suppose the PLP Government has run out of money to pay for that too. A private company was doing it… have they been paid for what they have done already?

By: Spider

Spider — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:19:10 +0000

Yeah! What about people who put their trash out on Fridays,Sat. & Sun. when they know the garbage pick up is on Mondays and Thursdays?

By: sooooooo

sooooooo — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:13:46 +0000

When was the last time you saw someone in court for littering? A true waste of the time and money it took to draft it…

By: Mad Dawg

Mad Dawg — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:10:42 +0000

Another novelty law. Pass laws and never enforce them.

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:02:12 +0000

Don’t even have to read what is written
But thank you BERNOOZE.
More spin and bullsh!t.
Your gonna fine yah cusin $25,000……………………
Bring on the election.

By: More with less

More with less — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:40:04 +0000

This really means nothing as just like many other laws in Bermuda, they are not enforced. Put cameras up at all these dumping sites so you can get their license plate number. I really can’t fathom being an adult and littering, it really says something about the person.