River Mountains Loop Trail

Does this pile of Trash and Household Garbage belong to you??!!

 

Desert Dumping 4-11-09

Desert Dumping 4-11-09

April 11, 2009

– While doing a volunteer trail project Saturday morning a group of us came across this pile of trash, yard clippings and just plan old household garbage. Ten plus bags of it just off the trail. This trash could have been left at the curb for Republic Services to pick up, at no cost to the owner; or he or she could have taken it to the Republic Services transfer station and dumped it for free, legally. Now an enforcement officer will go through the trash, look for any item with a name and address on it, cite the owner into court where various degrees of fines can be leveled on the owner. You see, according to Nevada Revised Statues (NRS) you own this trash until it is properly disposed of in a legal landfill. I hope this is not your trash, as the next knock at your door could be the police.


The desert is not a dump…it is our responsibliity to be good stewards of the land.
So love it more…:)
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Illegal Dumping – Do your part to stop it!

Why dump in desert?Dumping in the desert is illegal. It is bad for the environment and it is bad for the wildlife that lives there. I and alot of my trail friends are tired of dumping in the desert and we will report it.  Trail Watch volunteers are trained to report illegal dumping, so beware. Fines for dumping can cost you $500.00 and up.  I have been involved in upto two trail clean up events each year for the last five years and it still amazes me what gets dumped in our desert. Trust me when I say that “Eyes and ears” are watching the desert along the River Mountains Loop Trail.  Please bag it and can it at the curb.

DO YOUR PART TO STOP IT BY REPORTING IT!

What To Do If You…find dumped materials.  If you did not witness the dumping, but want to file a complaint about illegally dumped materials, gather information on the materials, such as:

  • Location
  • Description of materials
  • Date You observed the materials

Submit all complaints to: Clark County Health District

By Phone(702) 759-0600     Online: www.cchd.org                 Email: cleanup@cchd.org

WHAT To Do If You…Witness or know of materials illegally dumped.

If you have witnessed an illegal dumping or know of a site where materials have been illegally dumped, gather as much information as possible, such as:

  • Name of Individual, if known
  • vehicle Description
  • License Plate Information
  • Date and time of dumping
  • Dump site location
  • Description of material (household trash, construction materials, landscape trimings)
  • Pictures you have taken

Submit all information to: City of Henderson –

Code Enforcement –

Phone: (702)-267-3950

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: http://www.donttrashnevada.org/