Wild deposits, a growing harmful phenomenon.
Against this widespread practice, the town hall of Saint-Germain-sur-École, in Seine-et-Marne, decided to tackle the problem head-on and to place a photographic trap on the edge of the forest, supposed to surprise polluters. dumping their waste illegally.
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Mission successful, since two men were caught up to date on March 17, and their photos posted this week on the Facebook account of the Syndicat Mixte Intercommunal de la Collecte et du Treatment des Garbage Household (SMICTOM) in the Fontainebleau region.
Up to two years' imprisonment
In the photos, we can indeed see two men get out of a vehicle, then unload their dumpster filled with waste on a dirt road.
“
The photos are in the hands of the Public Prosecutor, the sanctioning procedure is now underway,
” explains SMICTOM.
The law provides for penalties of up to two years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.
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This camera trap is notably the result of a
“Forest and edge cleanliness”
charter
, voted in 2018, which allows the cooperation of several organizations, including the National Forestry Office (ONF), SMICTOM and the urban community. of the Pays de Fontainebleau.
“
This is the first time that we catch fraudsters in the act and that we distribute the photographs
”, rejoices with the
Parisian
Gérard Thomas, the mayor of Saint-Germain-sur-École.
And since the publication of the images, the elected official has received "
more than 150
" messages from other mayors, who also complain of illegal dumping.
In a report published in September 2019, the Ile-de-France regional council estimated that illegal dumps represented the equivalent of 20 to 25 kg of waste per inhabitants per year.
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