New law stiffens penalties for littering
By Maria Weldali - Jul 29,2021 - Last updated at Jul 29,2021
According to the Waste Management Framework Law, penalties start from JD50 to reach JD1,000 and imprisonment of no less than a week. The penalty is doubled in the case of a repeated violation (File photo)
AMMAN — The Environment Ministry’s “With Determination, We Protect Our Environment” campaign kicked off on Tuesday, aiming to crackdown on the “random dumping of waste”.
The Ministry of Environment, in conjunction with the campaign’s launch, announced the start of its implementation of the Waste Management Framework Law Number 16 of 2020. The law targets public places, parks, forests, religious and tourist sites, city centres and main roads across the Kingdom.