Source Feed: City of Ottawa News Releases
Author: City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias
Publication Date: September 24, 2024 - 11:12
It is now even easier to report illegal dumping
September 24, 2024
It is now even easier to report illegal dumping thanks to a new online reporting tool at ottawa.ca/311. You can also continue to report illegal dumping by calling 3-1-1.
There are no winners when it comes to illegal dumping. For some, it may seem like a quick and easy way to dispose of excess garbage but illegal dumping costs everyone. Local businesses, charities, farmers and your tax dollars must pay to clean it up. These costs end up being passed onto the consumer or divert funds that could have been better spent in the community. Illegal dumping is ugly, ruins our parks and greenspaces and can harm wildlife and pets.
Some examples of illegal dumping include:
- Bringing household garbage to parks and greenspaces
- Leaving garbage or unwanted items in or around a dumpster or a clothing donation box
- Adding your garbage to someone else’s curbside collection or shared waste collection area, otherwise known as common pad
- Dumping garbage on roads, ditches, culverts or private property
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