STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The City Department of Sanitation is urging residents to help catch illegal dumpers by offering thousands of dollars in rewards.
Illegal dumping, which specifically refers to dumping from a vehicle and differs from littering, often involves disposing of a larger volume of waste in public spaces, such as a street, park, or vacant lot.
“Too often, crooked contractors steal our public space by dumping materials in streets, lots and sidewalks that they perceive to be out of the way,” said Acting New York City Department of Sanitation Commissioner Javier Lojan…