Littering and illegal dumping are still huge issues in Nova Scotia. Halifax Regional Municipality is stepping up enforcement and have more teams in place to track down the people responsible. Fines can range from $500-$10-thousand for illegal dumping and $200-$10-thousand for litter violations. Recently, HRM introduced a campaign to educate people about the issue with a call to action of "Be responsible for your waste". Kirk Symonds is a part of the municipalities solid waste education team. And he says most times, the items people are dumping would have been accepted curb side.