Overview
- The CDU–SPD Senate confirmed that proceeds from illegal-waste fines will go into the budgets of the districts that impose them.
- Mobility and environment senator Ute Bonde reported on implementation progress, and the Senate adopted the report for submission to the Abgeordnetenhaus.
- The shift is intended to reward Bezirke that increase controls and pursue offenders, with Mayor Kai Wegner calling for more active sanctioning.
- Additional personnel are planned for the Ordnungsämter to improve detection and consistent penalty enforcement.
- A stricter fines schedule has been in force since early November, including a €250 penalty for discarding a cigarette butt.