Dh500 fine for spitting chewing gum on streets

Spitting, throwing cigarette butts or any waste, or spitting gum on public streets of Abu Dhabi will now draw a maximum fine of Dh500, the Abu Dhabi Municipality has said.

According to a municipality statement in Al Khaleej: “The offending person will be accountable and the fine will start at Dh100 for spitting, Dh500 for throwing chewing gum, Dh200 for throwing cigarette butts, and Dh500 for waste like water bottles, cans or paper waste.”

The municipality added that an awareness campaign with the slogan ‘Keep the city of Abu Dhabi clean" will be launched soon and thousands of brochures will be distributed.

The municipality said these brochures will be printed in Arabic, English, Urdu and Hindi.
 

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