New measures to more than double flytipping fine to £500 welcomed by Moray's SNP MSP Richard Lochhead

NEW measures which will see the fine handed out for flytipping more than doubled have been welcomed by Moray's SNP MSP Richard Lochhead.

Mr Lochhead welcomed the measures from the Scottish Government, brought in in an attempt to prevent litter and flytipping in Moray.

The fine for flytipping will now be £500 – more than double what it was previously. It's part of a group of new measures, brought in under a six-year National Litter and Flytipping Strategy.

Other key measures include the introduction of new powers to impose a fine on the registered keeper of a vehicle from which a littering offence is committed and a new national online litter hub to provide information, advice and support to community groups and other relevant local organisations on tackling litter and littering behaviour.

Mr Lochhead said: “This SNP Government is working hard to support Scotland's transition to a zero waste and circular economy by tidying up Scotland’s streets and neighbourhoods. These strict new measures will help to keep communities in Moray clean and safe.

“Moray is a wonderful place to live, with a community to take pride in, but our neighbourhoods are so often besmirched by the selfish actions of a few, through reckless flytipping and littering, which impacts on everyone who lives here.

“More than doubling the fines for flytipping to £500 will surely help incentivise litter bugs to think hard before they dump rubbish onto our streets.”