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For many years now sidewalks, littered with trash, have been a huge problem of Bulgarian cities and towns with violators going unpunished. Photo by BGNES
The Inspectorate at the Sofia City Hall began Wednesday to issue fines to residents and visitors caught littering public spaces.
During an unheard before and much anticipated by many action, municipal employees have checked public transportation stops and at just 2 of them have fined 12 people for throwing cigarette butts on the sidewalk, the Bulgarian National Radio, BNR, reports.
The fine for this violation is BGN 10.
The City Hall vows to continue the checkups to include all of the capital's districts.
Over 300,000 residents in Sofia are affected by a garbage collection crisis in the metropolitan districts of Lyulin and Krasno Selo
In Bulgaria, nearly 670,000 tons of food goes to the trash every year.
Plovdiv citizens are threatened with serious fines for tossing cigarette buds or other small trash on the streets, announced the Mayor Ivan Totev.
The first snow fell in Bulgaria overnight Monday into Tuesday and brought more serious cold.
The Sofia Water utility and the Sofia City Hall are offering free bottled water to residents and visitors over the scorching heat.
Nearly half million Bulgarians have taken part Saturday in the "Clean Bulgaria in a Day" initiative, sponsor and organizer bTV reports.
Holiday weather conditions are expected to remain mixed across Bulgaria, with alternating periods of sunshine and rain showers, according to the forecast
On Thursday, April 9, weather conditions across Bulgaria are expected to remain unsettled, with variable cloud cover that will often be significant
Meteorologists from the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences have issued a yellow code warning for strong and potentially hazardous winds across all of Bulgaria on Wednesday.
Atmospheric pressure is expected to decline and settle close to the typical levels for this time of year
On Monday, April 6, 2026, morning temperatures across the country will range between 4°C and 9°C, with around 5°C expected in Sofia
Atmospheric pressure across the country is on an upward trend and is expected to exceed the average levels typical for this time of year by the afternoon.
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