Officials warn of NT$3,600 fine for dumping beverages down storm sewer
Officials warn of NT$3,600 fine for dumping beverages down storm sewer
2026-06-17
It’s common knowledge that littering and throwing cigarette butts out on the street can result in fines, but did you know that dumping a leftover beverage into the storm drain is also against the law? A post went viral on social media recently from someone who said they were reported for dumping coffee into the sewer, resulting in a NT$3,600 fine.
Chen Meng-hsuan
FTV reporter
When walking along the street, what do you do if you accidentally spill your drink or can’t finish it? Many people will dump it down the storm drain. But be careful—it’s actually against the law.
- I’ll dump it down the storm drain.
- Because it’s convenient?
- Yeah.
- You can actually be fined for that, did you know?
- I didn’t.
In a social media post, a man in Keelung said he poured his coffee into a storm drain after discovering that it was leaking while he was driving. But to his surprise, he was captured on camera and received a fine from the local environmental protection bureau for NT$3,600. He said he certainly learned his lesson, along with many commenters who said they never knew it was illegal. You obviously aren’t allowed to litter or discard cigarette butts on the street, but few people know you could also be fined up to NT$6,000 for dumping a beverage.
Member of public
Up to NT$6,000? That’s so steep. I’d be pissed. At home we dump expired drinks down the toilet. Isn’t that the same thing? Toilets eventually drain into the sewers, too.
Member of public
They need to educate people. Why is it not allowed? If they explain it and people know the reason, of course we’d understand.
Chen Hao-chang
Taipei maintenance division chief
Dumping any liquid other than rainwater or clean water into the storm drain is considered to be polluting the drainage system and can result in a fine of up to NT$6,000 under the Waste Disposal Act.
Storm drains are meant for rainwater, not lattes. Saving yourself a quick trip to the trash can could result in an expensive lesson from the local environmental bureau.
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"飲料倒水溝"騎士挨罰3600元 環保局:非雨水或淨水皆違規
2026-06-17
亂丟垃圾、亂丟菸蒂會被罰，大家都知道，但如果飲料喝不完，或是不小心打翻外漏，就隨手把剩餘的飲料倒進路邊水溝，就會開罰，近日就在社群平台分享，自己將咖啡倒入水溝遭人拍下檢舉，被開罰3600元，引發網友熱議。
[[民視記者 陳孟暄]]
“走在路上，飲料喝不完，或是不小打翻漏得到處都是，你會怎麼處理？有人為了方便，就直接倒進水溝，但小心，這個動作恐怕會收到罰單。”
-水溝會倒掉。
-就因為比較方便。
-對。
-那其實這樣是會被罰錢，你知道嗎？
-不知道。
一名基隆的騎士在網路分享，到超商買咖啡後，發現杯蓋沒蓋緊，一路滲漏，乾脆把剩下咖啡倒至路邊水溝，沒想到整個過程被拍下檢舉，事後還收到環保局寄來的罰單，挨罰3600元，讓他直呼上了一課，不少網友看完也驚呼長知識，畢竟大家都知道不能亂丟垃圾、亂丟菸蒂，但很少人知道，原來把飲料倒進水溝，同樣可能吃上罰單，而且最高可開罰6000元。
[[民眾]]
“(最高罰)六千嗎？那還滿多的，會生氣哦。家裡有時候飲料放過期，我們也會直接倒馬桶啊，不是一樣的概念嗎？馬桶也是直接倒水溝裡啊 。”
[[民眾]]
“應該要宣導，如果不行的話，為什麼不行？要講出來，知道這個原因之後，我們當然要接受。”
[[台北市環保局環境清潔管理科科長 陳浩彰 ]]
“只要不是所謂的雨水或是乾淨的水，只要排到側溝，就是水溝的部分，都是屬於那個汙染水溝的部分，在廢棄物清理法都是可以裁罰的，最高裁罰到六千塊。”
路邊水溝不是垃圾桶，也不是廚餘桶，避免一時方便，換來一張罰單。
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