Don't drop it like it's trash

Aucklanders face fines of $100 for dropping rubbish in the streets under tough new council proposals. To reinforce Auckland Council's "zero waste" goal, it proposes a $100 fine for dropping small pieces of rubbish, rising to $400 for a second offence within a year. The top first offence fine would be $400 for dropping more than 120 litres of rubbish, or animal remains. This is just the right solution for the world's ever-growing trash problem and harsh policies like that should be implemented in more places. Maybe that will help close up the hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica.