Road being used as makeshift dump

[RonMar]

When I was a kid hunting, I came across a pile of trash bags up a dirt road. Some were ripped and I saw addressed mail envelopes. The sheriff and I delivered them back to their rightfull owner, along with a rather hefty ticket for illegal dumping. Well, I delivered, he wrote the ticket

Set up a camera. Photo evidence should be welcomed with open arms by the sheriff. I am fortunate to live along a dead end road, so my trash load is pretty light along the front of my place.

If you bring this to the attention of the powers that be, they may take action. In the county I live in, this type cleanup is prime work for the sherif's chain gang.

 

[kenmac]

Littering wasn't too bad here until the county imposed a dump fee. Now, instead of paying a dump fee people just dump on the county right of way & the county has to send a clean up crew & haul to the county dump

 

[wedge40]

When I was a kid hunting, I came across a pile of trash bags up a dirt road. Some were ripped and I saw addressed mail envelopes. The sheriff and I delivered them back to their rightfull owner, along with a rather hefty ticket for illegal dumping. Well, I delivered, he wrote the ticket

Set up a camera. Photo evidence should be welcomed with open arms by the sheriff. I am fortunate to live along a dead end road, so my trash load is pretty light along the front of my place.

If you bring this to the attention of the powers that be, they may take action. In the county I live in, this type cleanup is prime work for the sherif's chain gang.

"you can get anything you want At Alice's Restaurant"

Wedge

 

[Redbug]

I live on a dirt road. I pick up the trash along my road 2 or 3 times a year. Feed bags are great to use for roadside trash. There are about 7 other residences that live on the road, but I am the only one who cares enough to do something about it. My conclusion is my little area of the world is full of trashy people. It's the culture I live in and shows the level of ignorance these people have. Pretty sorry people.

Much of the wrappers, etc. are from fast food. Eat and throw. It would be nice for the fast food chains to have UV degradable packaging. No foam products, either. When something big gets dumped, I call the county and they come out with a dump truck to haul it to the dump.

 

[RobA]

The tires should have serial numbers that can be traced.

Ahhh, that's why the tire I found near my driveway had a little piece cut out of the sidewall.

It's amazing what "falls out" of people's cars. Last year I found a dirty diaper at the end of my driveway.

 

[Greenmountain Farmer]

A Vermont tradition

Green Up Vermont

 

[DanD78]

I was a township highway commissioner for one term many years ago and picking up "Dumped Items" took a lot of time. We picked up every major appliance you can name and furniture of all kinds. A 4in1 bucket makes clean up easier. People dumping really burns my butt. I have lived in my area all my life and recognize a truck load of junk driving slow looking for just the right spot. If I see a truck of junk driving around I will follow until they are out of my area. We never were successful in pressing charges against people caught dumping.

Dan

 

[Stimw]

My county uses prisoners to pick up trash before tractors come through to cut the road side grass.
What makes me mad is EVERYTIME you buy a tire you pay a disposal fee. Why can't you turn in any tire to the disposal point. Unless you are buying new tires no one around here takes the old ones without charging you.
Then there is the smokers who believe the world is their ashtray. And I haven't seen a vehicle made in the last 50-60 years that didn't have an ash tray!

 

[woodchuckie]

Me and my three little granddaughters pick up our little mile near my house about every three weeks. It needs it to. No trash dumping just your everyday litter. I always make sure we do it at one of the busiest traffic times so the "neighbors" will see the five year old and two eight year olds picking it up. They have a ball doing it. Once you get past our little mile it's awful. I don't know if i notice it more now or if people throw it out more.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

"you can get anything you want At Alice's Restaurant"

Wedge

except alice....

and the 27 8x10 full glossy photos with the circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one explaining what they meant.....