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  On-the-spot litter fines branded 'bonkers'
Updated 01 November 2002, 11.11
 The plans include litter dropping and handing out flyers
Litter-droppers could be fined £50 if they're caught throwing rubbish in the street.

Bin men and street cleaners could be given the power to make on-the-spot fines, under plans being considered by the government to keep our streets tidy.

This could include people who drop chewing gum, draw graffiti and hand out fly posters.

 Are kids the worst litterbugs? Click here to comment!

The fines could be dished out by bin men
It's all part of a government plan to clean up streets, parks and public places.

But a spokesman for a bin men's union said the idea was "bonkers".

It's crazy to think of dust carts tearing down the streets in "hot pursuit" of people who've dropped a piece of litter, the spokesman said.

At the moment, only 1,000 people a year are prosecuted for dropping litter in the UK.

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Are kids the worst litterbugs?
opening quoteI try to put litter in the bin, but I know lots of my friends sometimes don't, so maybe we are the worst.closing quote
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