City Mayor Johnny Ventura says that he is finalizing work on a bill that would increase fines for littering the city to RD$5,000 and RD$25,000, up from the present fines of five and 25 pesos. He said that the new fines should reduce the tendency of residents to litter sidewalks and streets with fruit peals, snack bags, plastic glasses, containers of juices, or cigarette boxes. Ventura has said that the cleanest city is not the one with the most effective garbage collection system, but rather the one where citizens cooperate and do not liter.
