Residents in Birmingham, Alabama, are raising concerns about the significant amount of garbage people are dumping around the city.
What’s happening?
Birmingham is known for events like the Sidewalk Film Festival and the Birmingham Artwalk, but it’s also known as one of the dirtiest major cities in the country, at least according to one study that ranked it No. 8.
AL.com reported illegal waste dumping has become a significant occurrence in Birmingham, nearby cities, and unincorporated areas, with residents complaining about garbage thousands of times last year.
These complaints included bags of clothing dumped near parks, abandoned homes turned into dumping sites, and wooded areas converted into trash pits…