Illegal dumping - or the unlawful deposit of litter, trash, refuse, or other materials onto someone else’s property - is a complex issue to solve. Illegal dumping often occurs outside of plain sight, sporadically, and in many different locations. Evidence necessary to carry out enforcement may be difficult to collect, and root causes (e.g. lack of access to facilities, sociocultural influences, environmental factors, or insufficient legal deterrents) are difficult to address. Regardless, illegal dumping is an antisocial behavior that pollutes our environment and may be symptomatic of other issues impacting a community.
