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Global NewsCurbside junk: Vancouver spends up to $2.5 million annually on illegal dumping The City of Vancouver says illegal dumping costs about $2 – $2.5 million annually. <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#money</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#waste</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/city" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#city</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Vancouver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vancouver</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/IllegalDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IllegalDumping</a> <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11070501/vancouver-illegal-dumping-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://globalnews.ca/news/11070501/vancouver-illegal-dumping-2/</a>

NYC GlueInteresting article about how California traffic cameras also catch illegal dumpers <a href="https://www.ksbw.com/article/monterey-county-california-traffic-cameras-crackdown-illegal-dumping/62699003" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ksbw.com/article/monterey-county-california-traffic-cameras-crackdown-illegal-dumping/62699003</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DSNY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DSNY</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sanitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sanitation</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/illegalDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#illegalDumping</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sewage</a> dumped illegally in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Windermere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windermere</a> over 3 yearsby Joe Crowley October 17, 2024"A water company repeatedly dumped millions of litres of raw sewage illegally into one of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ngland</a>'s most famous lakes over a three-year period, the BBC can reveal."More than 140 million litres of waste were pumped into Windermere between 2021 and 2023 at times when it was not permitted, our analysis shows, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnitedUtilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedUtilities</a> failed to report most of it."It means the company's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IllegalDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IllegalDumping</a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sewage</a> into the lake went on for far longer, and was far more extensive, than was previously known."United Utilities said some of its sewage releases into <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Windermere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windermere</a> were 'potentially non-compliant' but that it <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SelfReports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SelfReports</a> 'over 94% of potential pollution incidents to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnvironmentAgency</a>'."Matt Staniek, a campaigner against sewage pollution and founder of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveWindermere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaveWindermere</a>, said Windermere was 'the jewel in the crown of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LakeDistrict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LakeDistrict</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalPark</a>, and it's being used as an open sewer'."It is sometimes necessary to release sewage into rivers and lakes to stop the wastewater system from being overwhelmed by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HeavyRain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeavyRain</a> but this <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollution</a> can damage the environment, causing harmful <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AlgalBlooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AlgalBlooms</a> and even killing fish."In January this year - after BBC Panorama revealed the company had downplayed the severity of dozens of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollution</a> incidents, some involving Windermere - United Utilities retrospectively reported some discharges into the lake from October 2023 onwards."Read more: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrj70dynk1o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrj70dynk1o</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SelfReportingCompanies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SelfReportingCompanies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Crapitalism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FishKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FishKill</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IllegalDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IllegalDumping</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a>

Global News MontrealQuebec looks to end illegal dumping in Mohawk territory with ‘field interventions’ The Environment Department is targeting unauthorized dumping and backfilling of potentially contaminated soil on the banks and shoreline of the Lake of Two Mountains. <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/globalnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#globalnews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/IllegalDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IllegalDumping</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Kanesatake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kanesatake</a> <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10717489/illegal-dumping-mohawk-kanesatake-quebec/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://globalnews.ca/news/10717489/illegal-dumping-mohawk-kanesatake-quebec/</a>

DoomsdaysCWTons of dead fish cover major river in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Brazil</a> after alleged dumping of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/industrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#industrial</a> waste By ANDRE PENNER and ELÉONORE HUGHES Updated 3:01 PM EDT, July 18, 2024TANQUA, Brazil (AP) — "Several tons of fish have died along one of the main rivers in Brazil’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaoPaulo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaoPaulo</a> state after an alleged <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IllegalDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IllegalDumping</a> of industrial waste from a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sugar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sugar</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ethanol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ethanol</a> plant, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environmental</a> authorities and prosecutors said Wednesday.A preliminary analysis estimates that between 10 and 20 tons of fish died on the Piracicaba River in southeastern Brazil, Sao Paulo’s prosecutors said in a statement."The initial investigation points to an 'irregular discharge of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wastewater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wastewater</a>' from the Sao Jose Sugar and Alcohol company plant in the community of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RioDasPedras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RioDasPedras</a> and it reached a stream that flows into the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PiracicabaRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PiracicabaRiver</a>, prosecutors said."<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaoJose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaoJose</a> denied any involvement in the deaths of the fish, and said it was cooperating fully with authorities."Read more: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/brazil-dead-fish-sao-paulo-pollution-5ecbe68b12e457cee242aebb5fdee509#" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/brazil-dead-fish-sao-paulo-pollution-5ecbe68b12e457cee242aebb5fdee509#</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FishKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FishKill</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a>

A.Stringer<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PollutionWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PollutionWatch</a> UK has launched a new website and mobile app to create a central hub for reporting, reviewing, and resolving <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/waterpollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#waterpollution</a> incidents across the UK. The free platform allows anyone to report <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollution</a> events quickly and easily, including <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sewage</a> spills, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/industrialcontamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#industrialcontamination</a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/agriculturalrunoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#agriculturalrunoff</a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/illegaldumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#illegaldumping</a>, and more.Report water pollution with new Pollution Watch UK app <a href="https://pollutionwatch.org.uk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://pollutionwatch.org.uk/</a>

Global News OkanaganPeachland resident discovers backcountry dumpsite on Canada Day long weekend The dumpsite, located along the Okanagan Connector, was reported to the province’s RAPP (Report All Poachers and Polluters) hotline. <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/globalnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#globalnews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/BCBackcountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BCBackcountry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/CentralOkanagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CentralOkanagan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/IllegalDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IllegalDumping</a> <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10601103/okanagan-connector-illegal-dumpsite/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://globalnews.ca/news/10601103/okanagan-connector-illegal-dumpsite/</a>

Wokebloke for DemocracyWhat you can't see will kill you and your family. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/jun/24/please-come-and-see-me-because-ill-be-dead-soon-how-michael-sheen-got-sucked-into-a-forever-chemicals-expose" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/jun/24/please-come-and-see-me-because-ill-be-dead-soon-how-michael-sheen-got-sucked-into-a-forever-chemicals-expose</a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/ToxicWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ToxicWaste</a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pollution</a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/PCBs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PCBs</a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/IllegalDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IllegalDumping</a>

Dublin InquirerIn September, the council's CEO pledged to finally deal with a massive illegal dump in Darndale, and set out a timeline. But the plan's schedule has been drifting. For ex., CCTV was supposed to be installed in November, then January. Still no sign of it.<a href="https://dublininquirer.com/2023/02/08/council-misses-self-imposed-deadlines-to-tackle-massive-illegal-dump-in-darndale" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://dublininquirer.com/2023/02/08/council-misses-self-imposed-deadlines-to-tackle-massive-illegal-dump-in-darndale</a><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Dublin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Dublin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Ireland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IllegalDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#IllegalDumping</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/DublinCityCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#DublinCityCouncil</a>

AutisticMumTo3 She/her(2/2) <a href="https://mastodon.uk.com/tags/IllegalDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IllegalDumping</a> <a href="https://mastodon.uk.com/tags/UnregisteredWasteHandlers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnregisteredWasteHandlers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.uk.com/tags/Ads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.uk.com/tags/EnviromentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnviromentAgency</a> <a href="https://mastodon.uk.com/tags/EA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.uk.com/tags/ElectronicallyTaggingWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectronicallyTaggingWaste</a> <a href="https://mastodon.uk.com/tags/TighterRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TighterRegulation</a> He tells the story of one of the worst environmental crimes in U.K. history—the illegal dumping of a million tons of waste near Derry in Northern Ireland.

AutisticMumTo3 She/herWaste crime: How online advertising platforms are facilitating illegal dumping <a href="https://mastodon.uk.com/tags/IllegalDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IllegalDumping</a> <a href="https://mastodon.uk.com/tags/UnregisteredWasteHandlers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnregisteredWasteHandlers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.uk.com/tags/Ads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ads</a> <a href="https://mastodon.uk.com/tags/EnviromentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnviromentAgency</a> <a href="https://mastodon.uk.com/tags/EA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.uk.com/tags/ElectronicallyTaggingWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectronicallyTaggingWaste</a> <a href="https://mastodon.uk.com/tags/TighterRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TighterRegulation</a> <a href="https://phys.org/news/2023-02-crime-online-advertising-platforms-illegal.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://phys.org/news/2023-02-crime-online-advertising-platforms-illegal.html</a> >The new BBC podcast, Buried, by investigative journalists Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor, is a compelling look at how criminals are infiltrating the U.K. waste disposal system. It opens with a tape recording by a trucker, on his deathbed. (1/2)

StrypeyThe comments about "WishCycling" in this interview presume that everyone has the resources (vehicles, money etc) to transport large items to the places they can be dealt with in the most eco-friendly ways. In a situation where many people are struggling to pay for their basic needs, that's just not the case.<a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018874824/auckland-s-battle-to-keep-on-top-of-illegal-dumping" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018874824/auckland-s-battle-to-keep-on-top-of-illegal-dumping</a><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/WasteManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WasteManagement</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/IllegalDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IllegalDumping</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/WishCycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WishCycling</a>

Ciarán Mather<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/PHOTOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PHOTOS</a>: Councillor highlights illegal dumping at site in <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Kildare" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Kildare</a> <a href="https://www.leinsterleader.ie/news/home/976762/photos-councillor-highlights-illegal-dumping-at-site-in-kildare.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.leinsterleader.ie/news/home/976762/photos-councillor-highlights-illegal-dumping-at-site-in-kildare.html</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Litter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Litter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IllegalDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#IllegalDumping</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/KildareNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#KildareNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Newbridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Newbridge</a>

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