City Council Approves New Eco-Regulation with Fines and Enforcement Team
With the approval of the city council, the regulation on urban hygiene services has come into effect, presented in the chamber by the Roberto Moratti, the environment assessor. The regulation addresses various services related to ecology and land cleaning, in particular waste collection and disposal, as well as penalties for violations of the rules.
Measures and figures provided in the regulation
Among the most interesting aspects is the introduction of fines for those who violate the regulations and the new role of the enforcement officer, a sort of ecological police officer. They will perform surveillance and control activities, with the authority to report violations of current legislation to the competent authorities.
Enforcement reports will be delivered immediately to the offenders and made available to the administration after approval from the municipal environment office and the municipal police. Fines, in accordance with regional law, can range from 50,000 to 500,000 lire, but for now the city council has set a uniform sanction of 100,000 lire for all violations.
Types of violations and sanctions
The violations of the regulation that will be identified and penalized by the enforcement officer are numerous. First of all, it is forbidden to leave garbage outside of the bins or improperly packaged. Containers must not be moved from their designated location, and waste cannot be casually deposited into the bins but must be placed into the appropriate ones for each type of waste.
Fines will be issued for those who leave inert materials (mostly building debris) in regular street containers, as well as for those who abandon garbage in unsuitable locations. It is forbidden to dispose of waste in street manholes; penalties will be applied to those who improperly collect organic waste, owners of public establishments who do not keep their areas clean, mobile vendors who leave the ground dirty, dog owners who do not clean up after their animals, and anyone distributing leaflets, except for electoral propaganda and communications from public entities or companies.