AMET officers have issued 167 summonses for littering to an equal number of drivers. Even people walking the streets can and will be issued a summons for throwing garbage on the street. While public opinion is divided on this, most of it is nit picking since AMET agents are not supposed to be charged with enforcing environmental issues. Others think it’s a great idea and will help to reduce the 789 tons of garbage that is picked up each day from the gutters of Santo Domingo. Fines ranging from RD$500 to RD$1,000 are being levied at the street litterers, so the measure is expected to have some effect. Of the 167 summons issued already, however, 23 have been declared without merit.