Did You Know..?

• There are over 340 illegal dumps or vacant lot in Allegheny County. (Article - Allegheny County has the most illegal dumpsites)
  


• Allegheny County has more than twice as many illegal dumps as any of the five other Western Pennsylvania counties recently studied. (Article - Allegheny County has the most illegal dumpsites)
  


• People can be fined up to $25,000 for illegal dumping and even can be imprisoned for up to 90 days. (Article - Allegheny County has the most illegal dumpsites)


• Businesses, whether small or big, are the ones who do the most dumping. (ILLEGAL DUMPING PREVENTION)
  
• Illegal Dumps can bring down the property values of the houses surrounding it. (Environmental, Health, and Economic Effects of Illegal Dumping)
  
• Illegal dumps are sometimes set on fire to get rid of the waste, and since most illegal dumps can be found in wooden areas, a fire forest is most times inevitable. Even if the dump isn’t in a wooden area, it can put the surrounding buildings or houses in extreme danger. (Environmental, Health, and Economic Effects of Illegal Dumping)
  
• The laws against illegal dumping aren’t really put into effect and there really is no record of people who actually go caught doing. ( Article - Allegheny County has the most illegal dumpsites)
  
• Abandon lots are usually easily accessible to children and animals, and with all the things that can be inside the illegal dumps and lots, the outcome of them going in or around could be fatal. (Illegal Dumping)