Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Oslo crack down on littering

People who litter on the streets of Oslo will finally start getting fined as of June 1, part of a city campaign to clean up the capital.
Litter started becoming a big problem in Oslo several years ago. Most Scandinavian cities were once seen as being relatively clean, but all that started changing in the 1990s.
Some blame the advent of fast-food availability, along with growing affluence, while others point to a growing degree of carelessness among Oslo residents or simply bad behaviour. It's not unusual to see Norwegians simply tossing their cigarette butts or dropping their empty paper-cups and pasta cartons on the street.
The citizens of Oslo have to make a journey to Singapoore and watch the streets in this town. No garbage at all, and you got a fine if you throw something on the street.

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