Sheriff’s deputies or code enforcement officials can give you a citation for littering in Rockdale County.
Soon, penalties for those citations will come from the county’s new environmental court.
Oz Nesbitt, the county’s CEO, said a changing demographic in the county has led to an increase of litter.
“We’ve gotten away from educating people why it’s just not a good practice to throw debris out of your car or your truck going down the highway,” Nesbitt said. “You don’t just take your household garbage and waste and just dump it on the side of the road.”
Nesbitt says they are about three months away from having the court up and running.
