Johor authorities ramp up crackdown on litterbugs

Making amends: Zainal Fitri (right) watching offenders carry out community service at a parking area of a shopping mall in Johor Baru.

JOHOR BARU: Johor’s crackdown on littering is intensifying with more than 1,000 notices issued so far this year.

Johor Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp) director Zainal Fitri Ahmad said 16 litterbugs, including two Singaporeans, were ordered to perform their community service yesterday.