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Clyde man fined for missing the bin

A man from Clyde has been ordered to pay $385 to the Royal Children’s Hospital after he tossed a cigarette butt from a car in Clayton.

A witness reported seeing him throw the cigarette from the window of a Toyota van travelling along the Monash Freeway, just after noon on Thursday 2 November 2023.

The state’s environmental watchdog EPA Victoria says cigarette butts are the most common type of litter, they often find their way through drains and waterways to the bay.

Having received a fine from EPA, the man took the case to the Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court, where he pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawfully depositing waste.

The Magistrate found the charge proven but did not record a conviction.

The man gave an undertaking to be of good behaviour for a period of six months.

Members of the public can report littering from vehicles on the EPA Victoria website epa.vic.gov.au/report-pollution/report-litter-from-vehicles

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