How does the world stay clean?

How does the world stay clean?



While India is suddenly realising the importance of `Swachh Bharat', we take a look at laws pertaining to cleanliness around the world: 

SINGAPORE: 

Touted as one of the cleanest cities around the world, Singapore takes its cleanliness very , very seriously.Reports state that even police officers often check the public toilets to make sure they've been flushed properly .If cleanliness is flouted in any way , litter bugs end up paying extremely heavy fines amounting to $5000 or may find their pictures in the local news. They're even given a state-sponsored counselling and may end up spending hours in litter collection.

THAILAND:

Try and drop a gum on the pavements here, it will cost you as much as $600.

OSLO:

The serene capital of Norway enjoys clean air and environments thanks to its strict laws and unique, engaging ideas pertaining to cleanliness.In a bid to dissuade people from littering, Oslo even has an anti-littering mascot, who makes public appearances from time-totime, to remind people not to litter. But the most exciting part of Oslo's clean-up mission is that the city's automatic trash system, which runs underground and burns the waste in incinerators, creates energy and heat for the city .

CALGARY:

This Canadian city has been lauded for its cleanliness drive. It has also topped several surveys as one of the world's cleanest cities. In order to maintain the high standard of cleanliness, it implements strict litterlaws with as much as a $1000 fine for throwing trash on the ground. The government also runs a free graffiti removal municipal program, for commercial and residential buildings.

 

MINNESOTA:

This Midwestern US state takes the cleanliness drive to obsessive levels. Just like you clean your feet before entering a temple, this state expects you to clean your vehicles before entering the border. Leave a tire-trail of mud, dirt or anything sticky and you are bound to get fined.

 

DUBAI:

Dubai, too, does not tolerate unclean cars. If the inspector spots a dirty car, he'll first write a warning and if the owner fails to clean the car within 15 days, the authorities not only fine heavily , but might also confiscate the car. Among several other laws indicating Dubai's seriousness over cleanliness, it also includes leak age of water from air-conditioners, drains or appliances over the pavement as a punishable offence. Eating, drinking and chewing gum in public transport, spitting, washing cars in undesignated areas also result in heavy fines, etc.

 

JAPAN:

No one can really compete with the obsession for cleanliness like the Japanese. One of the most unique rules is to `never walk and eat'. So even if you go to a vending machine, buy some chocolates or a can of juice, you will either have to finish it there itself and throw the trash in the bins provided there, or take the food home.Japan even has entire areas marked for recycling with garbage bins for different things like plastic, paper, glass and even bottle-tops.