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Drivers fined over littering from their cars

TIRANA, February 19 /ATA/ Minister of Tourism and Environment Mirela Kumbaro appealed today to drivers to stop throwing litter out of car-windows while driving along the road.

Kumbaro thanked the State Police for reacting immediately to any denunciation of environmental pollution.

The minister referred to the flagrant case in Lushnja, where a driver was fined 40,000 Lekë for littering out of car-window while driving along the road.

“Did you throw the bottle out of the car? Face the fine and think about it next time! Thank you to the State Police for reacting immediately to any denunciation of environmental pollution because we can no longer continue with these scenes which, apart from being ugly, are also dangerous”, said Kumbaro.

“40,000 Lekë fine for the vehicle driver who threw litter on the road and a call to all drivers and passengers to give up the habit of throwing litter from the car window because the roads do not belong to the enemy, but are ours”, Minister Kumbaro concluded.