Trash and recycling collection are essential components of civic responsibility. If residences do not collect trash and recycling, disease and vermin can spread. If commercial businesses fail to collect, they may incur significant health code violations.
Unfortunately, some of these businesses adopt a mindset of “out of sight, out of mind” and illegally dump waste to avoid responsibility. In Oakland, California, a member of a neighborhood watch team stopped a truck from dumping in their neighborhood and posted their experience on the r/OaklandCA subreddit.
“My neighbor caught a driver for JD Hauling attempting to dump an entire hauler onto the street,” the original poster wrote. “When confronted, the driver picked up the hauler and drove off after a tense exchange…