Street Inspectors Appear in Tbilisi to Prevent Pollution

TBILISI – From this week on, street inspectors from the ‘Tbilservice Group,’ a company responsible for waste management and the proper functioning of infrastructure in the capital, will be patrolling Tbilisi to prevent pollution. The inspectors have undergone a special training course and they are authorized to fine individuals or legal entities they catch polluting the city.

Tbilisi City Hall reports that the street inspectors attended a meeting at the head office of ‘Tbilservice Group’, where they were given detailed information and instructions concerning their job. “During the first two weeks, the inspectors will only inform citizens who violate the law and warn them about the coming sanctions as well suggest they pick up and throw their waste in the bin,” the Tbilisi City Hall statement reads. After two weeks, inspectors will fill out a littering form and give the corresponding fine.

For leaving pet excrement in the street, the pet owner will be fined 50 GEL. For dropping rubbish up to 2 kg, the fine will be 80 GEL, while for dropping more than 2 kg rubbish, the fine will be 150 GEL. For throwing up to 2kg trash from a window or balcony the fine is 100 GEL and for throwing more than 2 kg trash, the fine increases up to 500 GEL. Also, for leaving up to five car wheels in the street the fine is 150 GEL and for more wheels the violators will have to pay 500 GEL. Individuals who drop dangerous waste will have to pay a 400 GEL fine, while legal entities will be charged 1000 GEL for such violations.

By Thea Morrison