‘Philly ain’t playing’: City steps up anti-dumping enforcement efforts

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Starting Nov. 3, a task force of 40 city employees will fan out across Philadelphia’s streets, vacant lots and underpasses, searching for discarded tires, drywall and other debris.

They’ll be issuing violations that could cost people who illegally dump waste tens of thousands of dollars…

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