Ministers are hoping to "create a lasting cluster-free legacy for England" - and believe current penalties set by councils, which fluctuate between £50 and £80, are not enough of a deterrent.
As part of proposals by the Department for Communities and Local Government, the minimum fine for littering will be doubled from £50 to £100, according to The Daily Telegraph.
Usually, councils offer those caught dropping cigarette butts, wrappers and gum a discount for early payment - but offenders who settle the bill late could pay a fixed penalty of £150.
Communities minister Marcus Jones told the newspaper: "Dropping litter is the kind of anti-social behaviour that really gets people's backs up, and rightly so.
"It's thoughtless, selfish and ruins shared spaces for everyone. Not only that, litter clearance and disposal costs hundreds of millions of pounds for councils every year - money that could be going on vital services."
The potential law change comes as campaigners urge Britons to challenge litterbugs who think it is their "human right" to dispose of rubbish in the street.
Adrian Evans, who is leading a nationwide clean-up operation ahead of the Queen's 90th birthday in March, told The Telegraph: "It can be quite a scary thing because you are pointing a finger of blame, you are casting aspersion on the character of the person who has chucked the litter.
"But the way I have done it in the past is to treat it as though they have made a mistake and something has inadvertently fallen out of their bag or pocket - sort of … 'Oh no, did you mean to drop that?'"
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