RSOL found that other nearby municipalities should be included in the mitigation strategy of the areas, particularly those near the landfill. It was recommended that the patent office be involved in the education process for contractors and tire-handling businesses. As a result, the municipality is in a better position to train its staff and educate its local communities. Violators were identified, and details about how to approach the issue were discussed. The assessment demonstrated the need to include other materials in the recycling program and areas of opportunity to develop a mini– transfer station to correct operational deficiencies in the municipal system. Additional assessments on the cost of managing illegal dumping sites vs. the cost of taking on the tipping fees of neighbors who take their waste to landfills should be considered. The municipal staff learned a new way to approach these solutions to reduce illegal dumping activities. New tools to evaluate the illegal dumping sites were demonstrated, and a five-step process to eliminate the sites was discussed. The municipality is looking forward to receiving additional training and guidance on this process, and multiple stakeholders were identified to create a working group that will now be part of future training sessions.
chloride (PVC) plastic products that readily evaporate; as a result, hazardous gases enter the ecosystem and cause cancer in humans and other animals. If these substances from an illegal dumping site come in contact with the pipelines, it could contaminate the water supply for the community. Pipeline maps can be included in the evaluation of illegal dumping sites. This could be an important detail to present to the community and the municipality to educate all who may be affected by illegal dumping. Other potential victims are private well owners who do not have the resources to sample their water frequently. New compounds and chemicals that could be harmful to public health and the environment are evaluated every year. RSOL’s Solutions and the Municipality’s Future RCAP Solutions’ report of these clandestine sites provided the municipality with relevant and valuable information to highlight what is most important to the agencies that will be contacted in search of alliances. The same information can be presented in diverse ways to the communities directly so that the issues most relevant to them can be considered and action plans can be developed to address this problem.
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