City officials hope installing a new camera will deter illegal dumping in West Seattle. The motion-activated camera is the first in a pilot program that could see even more cameras like it installed in areas that frequently require cleanups throughout the city. SEATTLE - City officials hope inst...
The city has faced significant challenges with litter, illegal dumping, and trash remediation during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The news release from the mayor’s office cites data from SPU’s Illegal Dumping program, which shows a 195% increase in the volume of material collected from qua...
Pest Gnome compared cities across several metrics such as the share of homes with signs of cockroaches, access to pest control professionals, and the average number of extremely hot days (cockroaches love heat!) to come up with the results. Here are the 25 Roachiest Cities in America, accordi...
If you’re going to use graffiti to define your territory, you’re going to utilize gangs or drug dealers or even individuals living on the street who are used for illegal activities,” Hoffman said. Ari Hoffman is the host of “The Ari Hoffman Show” on Seattle’s KVI AM 570 and a ...
that’s a real nightmare of a hill, way outside the range of most people’s daily rides. So while I didn’t like it when it happened, it’s not ever going to be an issue for people living in places like Portland, or even the less outrageous neighborhoods of Seattle and San Francisc...
Bikes lining up at Seattle’s Cargo Bike Roll Call We have tried riding a lot of family bikes over the last month, and for that matter, the last year. We didn’t try everything, although it sometimes felt like it. There are a lot of bikes left that could work for other people. I...
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Illegal dumping by these businesses has not been observed. However, it is known that within the informal sector (manual emptying), faecal sludge is dumped directly into the environment, along with pit latrines that are broken open at the bottom and directly drain into the environment [21]. ...