# No litter zones?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-litter-zones/153295>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 6, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-litter-zones/153295 "2003-02-06T20:10:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vaioman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ecccb3/32.png) [@Vaioman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vaioman)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-litter-zones/153295/1 "2003-02-06T20:10:15Z")

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I was driving down a small road last night when I saw a sign that said “No litter zone” and some smaller text beneath it that I couldn’t read before I passed it up. Now, it’s my understanding that littering is illegal in all ‘zones’ so my question is why was there a sign saying that this area in particular was special?

I guess maybe the small text stated that fines were increased there, but I can’t be sure until I pass it again.

Just a little confused… :smack:

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**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-litter-zones/153295/2 "2003-02-06T20:26:36Z")

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Might be a sign advertising the group who’s picking up the litter, thereby creating a “no litter zone”.

But on the other hand, here’s the first hit on Google for “no litter zone”  
[http://www.ci.long-beach.ca.us/irb/home/lbb/no\_litter\_zone/](http://www.ci.long-beach.ca.us/irb/home/lbb/no_litter_zone/)

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**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-litter-zones/153295/3 "2003-02-06T20:29:54Z")

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Actually, I think such areas are targeted for special enforcement, due to litter problems in the past. The fine might be higher, or the crime raised from an infraction to a misdemeanor, or something like that.