Litter and Illegal Dumping
You've seen it. We've seen it. Litter and illegal dumping is a problem.
We're doing a lot but need your help. Share your ideas on how we can tackle this problem. Ideas will be shared with the newly formed Litter and Illegal Dumping Taskforce.
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What ideas do you have to reduce litter and illegal dumping in the City in the following categories?
- Education - What information can we share that can reduce these issues?
- Enforcement - How can we enforce the CA penal code around illegal dumping and deter those that contribute to the litter and dumping situation?
- Collection - What can we do to stay on top of clean-up or make proper disposal of trash the path of least resistance?
- Mitigation - How do we prevent it in the first place?
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about 2 years ago
Your Neighbor
-Run 1 year pilot program to remove the limit of 2 (I believe) bulk item pick ups, but add disclaimer to prevent abuse. -Add more trash cans throughout city (most trash cans in highly populated areas are constantly overflowing) -Weekly street sweeping (Street Sweeper comes by maybe once every 4-6 weeks in my neighborhood) -Enforcement (Video with proof and license plate has been sent in to VPD but no action taken)
over 2 years ago
various ideas
Education - useless. Those doing this are doing so either out of laziness or doing it *purposefully*. I've seen people throw fast food trash right out their car windows. They don't need to be educated; they need to be fined AND made to do community service. Enforcement - Maybe actually enforce litter laws? And make the laws significantly more severe for those caught, including community service for illegal dumpers. Allow dashcam video as evidence. Research illegally dumped trash to try to get evidence of the culprit (e.g. address labels) Collection - outside of the current "give litter the boot" efforts, is there a way for individuals to register with the city to clean up a site and have bags and a disposal method for them so they can do this on their own time? I'm having trouble making the cleanup events this summer. Mitigation - cameras in problem areas. Also, is there a way for citizens to request trash cans? That *may* help those who litter because there's no can nearby.
about 2 years ago
Ban styrofoam and plastic bags
Litter will continue to be a problem unless we start holding both businesses and individuals accountable for the trash they generate. Other nearby counties in the Bay Area have banned both with good success. Give people a time frame to prepare and then enforce the ban. It would be helpful if Recology would allow for compost instead of just the yard waste bin. Then restaurants could purchase compostable containers instead of plastic. The truth is most of our plastics are not being recycled anyway so encourage composting from the beginning.
almost 2 years ago
Invest in cameras in the high dumping areas, stiff fines for perpetrators ,commercial property owners being held accountable for upkeep.
about 2 years ago
Partner with Recology Vallejo
Recology Vallejo picks up trash in Vallejo so is in and out of the neighborhoods constantly. They have the equipment to pick up trash. Why not sponsor some sort of contest with them to keep their areas clean? Have them submit the areas they clean and have someone from the City select a monthly winner. Just like the residents of Vallejo see the trash constantly as we drive around, so do the employees of Recology Vallejo.
